发明名称 |
MONITORING CIRCUIT |
摘要 |
<p>MONITORING CIRCUIT A monitoring circuit for digital circuits is disclosed. The monitor is primarily applicable to digital circuits which operate in a cyclic mode with the digital patterns generated during each cycle being repeated in a predictable manner. A predetermined number of expected bit patterns are stored in a programmable memory. The stored bit patterns correspond on a bit-by-bit basis to the bit patterns generated by the circuit being monitored when this circuit is operating normally. In the self-scan mode each pattern generated by the circuit being monitored is compared to each of the patterns stored in the memory in a sequential manner. Each time a pattern generated by the circuit being monitored is found to identically correspond to a pattern stored in the memory a valid pattern pulse is generated which steps a down counter one count. If this process does not result in the down counter being stepped the expected number of times during the operating cycle, a flipflop is set indicating that the circuit being monitored has malfunctioned. Provisions are also included for counting the transitions of a digital signal during predetermined portions of the cycle of the circuit being monitored and for monitoring the polarity and amplitude of a predetermined number of analog voltages. The result of all of these tests are combined to generate a signal indicating the operational status of the circuit being monitored. The monitoring circuit may also be operated in a one-to-one correspondence mode. In this mode each bit pattern generated by the circuit being monitored are compared to bit patterns stored in a selected memory location. If these bit patterns are not identical, a malfunction signal is generated.</p> |
申请公布号 |
CA1087742(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1980.10.14 |
申请号 |
CA19770287989 |
申请日期 |
1977.10.03 |
申请人 |
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION |
发明人 |
FEILCHENFELD, MICHAL M.;DAGGETT, KENNETH E.;LLOYD, RAYMOND A. |
分类号 |
H04Q9/00;G01R31/28;G06F11/00;G06F11/27;G08C25/00;(IPC1-7):06F7/02 |
主分类号 |
H04Q9/00 |
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