摘要 |
<p>A connection device (6) provided between a first device (5) and a second device (7) includes: a holding unit (61) into which the first device (5) writes first information at predetermined intervals and into which the second device (7) writes second information at predetermined intervals; a detection unit (63) that monitors writing into the holding unit (61) performed by the first and second devices (5, 7) and detects if there is a failure in one of the first and second devices (5, 7) on the basis of the monitoring results; and a reporting unit (64) that reports the occurrence of the failure in the one of the devices detected by the detection unit (63) to the other of the devices.</p> |