摘要 |
PURPOSE:To prevent a malfunction caused by the difference of versions by holding the information at each version number of a hardware mechanism and a software mechanism, and determining the propriety of the continuity of the hardware mechanism and the software mechanism based on the comparison result of the information. CONSTITUTION:The version number information at every hardware mechanism is held by a hardware version level switch 7, the self-version number information is applied to each software, and the information of the propriety condition of the compatibility between the hardware and software at every version is applied to a table 11. Further in a mechanism 2, the version number of an offered hardware 3 is read from the switch 7, the version number of offered software 6', information from the table 11, etc., are fetched by a monitor 5', the propriety of the compatibility of the both numbers is confirmed by a monitor 10, and it is notified to the mechanism 2 and the monitor 5'. |