FAULT-TOLERANT MICROCONTROLLER Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: automation and computer engineering, in particular, high- performance control and computer equipment, equipment for automated control of industrial processes. SUBSTANCE: device provides synchronization of completion of parallel program threads and continuous operation of system, when individual modules fail. Goal of invention is achieved by n*m modules, where n is number of lines, m is number of columns, i-th module of system has memory units, selection unit, message unit, analysis unit, address commutator, address register, instruction register, multiplexer of logical conditions, multiplexer of program selection, synchronization unit, unit of OFF gates, unit of AND gates, AND gates, OR gates, comparison circuit, univibrator, flip-flop, register, delay gates, demultiplexer, multiplexer. EFFECT: increased field of application. 6 cl, 5 tbl, 17 dwg