| 摘要 |
A method and an apparatus for controlling the operation of a digital processing system. In one example of a method of the invention, a request is repeatedly generated for the digital processing system, and a response to the request is normally provided by the digital processing system when it is not in a default state (e.g. when not crashed). If the digital processing system is in a default state then no response is provided, and a control device automatically restarts the digital processing system. In another example of a method of the invention, a status indicator is, when the system is not in a fault state, repeatedly sent to a control device. This status indicator resets a counter in the control device, thereby preventing the counter from reaching a predetermined value. If the counter reaches the predetermined value, then the control device automatically restarts the digital processing system. |
