Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Clock supervision unit
- Patent Title (中): 时钟监督单位
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Application No.: US12675867Application Date: 2008-08-20
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Publication No.: US08909971B2Publication Date: 2014-12-09
- Inventor: Manfred Zinke , Peter Fuhrmann , Markus Baumeister
- Applicant: Manfred Zinke , Peter Fuhrmann , Markus Baumeister
- Applicant Address: NL Eindhoven
- Assignee: NXP B.V.
- Current Assignee: NXP B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Eindhoven
- Priority: EP07115502 20070903
- International Application: PCT/IB2008/053329 WO 20080820
- International Announcement: WO2009/031060 WO 20090312
- Main IPC: G06F1/14
- IPC: G06F1/14 ; H03K5/19 ; G06F11/16

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a clock supervision unit (100) and an electronic system clocked by at least one clock (c*) and using the clock supervision unit (100). The clock supervision unit (100) analyzes the at least one clock (c*) based on a monitor clock (m*) provided together with the at least one clock (c*) or separately to the clock supervision unit (100). The clock supervision unit (100) at least comprises an activity unit (210), a deviation unit (220) and an auxiliary clock generator (240). The auxiliary clock generator (240) outputs an auxiliary clock (a*). The activity unit (210) detects the presence of the monitor clock (m*) based on the auxiliary clock (a*) and the presence of the auxiliary clock (a*) based on the monitor clock (m*). The deviation unit (220) detects clock faults in the monitor clock (m*) based on the auxiliary clock (a*). With the clock supervision unit (100) according to the present invention, the at least one clock (c*) can be supervised in more detail and it is possible to react on different clock faults in the at least one clock c* with different error handling procedures, e.g. by initiating a shutdown of the devices controlled by the electronic system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100308868A1 CLOCK SUPERVISION UNIT Public/Granted day:2010-12-09
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