摘要:
A computer system has a plurality of processing units (2-1,2-2,2-n) connected via one or more system buses (1-1,1-2). Each processing unit (2-1,2-2,2-n) has three or more processors (20-1,20-2,20-3) on a common support board (PL) and controlled by a common clock unit (1000). The three processors (20-1,20-2,20-3) perform the same operation and a fault in a processor (20-1,20-2, 20-3) is detected by comparison of the operations of the three processors (20-1,20-2,20-3). If one processor (20-1,20-2,20-3) fails, the operation can continue in the other two processors (20-1,20-2,20-3) of the processing unit (2-1,2-2,2-n), at least temporarily, before replacement of the entire processing unit (2-1,2-2, 2-n). Furthermore, the processing unit (2-1,2-2,2-n) may have a plurality of clocks (A,B) within the clock unit (1000), with a switching arrangement so that the processors (20-1,20-2,20-n) normally receive clock pulses from a main clock (A), but receive pulses from an auxiliary clock (B) if the main clock (A) fails. Switching between the main and auxiliary clock (A,B) involves comparison of the pulse duration from the clocks (A,B). Additionally, a plurality of cache memories (220,221) may be connected in common to the processors (20-1,20-2,20-3), so that failure of one cache memory (220,221) permits the processing unit (2-1,2-2,2-n) to continue to operate using the other cache memory (220,221). Coherence of the contents of the cache memories (220,221) may be achieved by direct comparison, and a comparison method can also be used to invalidate data in an internal cache memory (2020-1,2020-2,2020-3) of a processor (20-1,20-2,20-3) which differs from that in the external cache memory (220,221). Coherence of protocols may also ensure that data in caches (220,221) of the different processor units (2-1,2-2,2-n) are always correct.
摘要:
A computer system has a plurality of processing units connected via one or more system buses. Each processing unit has three or more processors on a common support board (PL) and controlled by a common clock unit. The three processors perform the same operation and a fault in a processor is detected by comparison of the operations of the three processors. If one processor fails, the operation can continue in the other two processors of the processing unit, at least temporarily, before replacement of the entire processing unit. Furthermore, the processing unit may have a plurality of clocks (A,B) within the clock unit, with a switching arrangement so that the processors normally receive clock pulses from a main clock (A), but receive pulses from an auxiliary clock (B) if the main clock (A) fails. Switching between the main and auxiliary clock (A,B) involves comparison of the pulse duration from the clocks (A,B). Additionally, a plurality of cache memories may be connected in common to the processors, so that failure of one cache memory permits the processing unit to continue to operate using the other cache memory. Coherence of the contents of the cache memories may be achieved by direct comparison, and a comparison method can also be used to invalidate data in an internal cache memory of a processor which differs from that in the external cache memory. Coherence of protocols may also ensure that data in caches of the different processor units are always correct.
摘要:
Information of light from a subject is converted into information of the electric charges to generate image data for one screen in an image pickup device, the image data is outputted to an image processing LSI, only the image data belonging to a plurality of areas is selected by a processing amount reduction unit, the selected image data is transferred to a RAM in a single chop by a data transfer unit, and the processing of recognizing a white line is executed by a CPU on the basis of the image data stored in the RAM.
摘要:
In order to precisely detect abnormal objects by use of a low-cost arrangement at high speeds while avoiding unwanted influence of variations of a light source and/or regularly vibrating objects in the environment concerned, there are provided a means 4200 for subdividing an image being input from a camera into blocks, an object candidate extraction unit 4700 which is operable to compare image data of a frame to be processed and image data of its immediately preceding frame in units of blocks to thereby extract an abnormal object candidate in accordance with the presence or absence of edges and a longitude-to-lateral edge radio change rate, and an object judging unit 4800 for determining or “judging” whether the abnormal object candidate is a true abnormal object or not, wherein the object judging unit 4800 regards it as an abnormal object in cases where movement of the abnormal object candidate was traceable for a prespecified length of time period.
摘要:
An object of the present invention is to provide a surface protecting film which dramatically improves an efficiency of transporting and storing a mother glass, has better peelability from an adherend when peeled without polluting a mother glass surface, and gives reinforcing effect, and use thereof, by using a pressure-sensitive adhesive protecting film. There is provided a film for protecting a mother glass for a flat panel display, characterized in that a rear side is unevenly-processed, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive side is smoother than a rear side.
摘要:
In a semiconductor memory device according to the present invention, which allows a memory cell array unit and a memory circuit internal logic unit to be tested independently of each other, a first test circuit unit TCi1 to which an address signal a″, a scan-in signal SIN, a scan select signal SS and a shift clock signal SCLK are input, outputs an address signal a′″ and a scan-out signal SiOUT1. The address signal a′″ is input to the memory cell array unit MCA and a column selector CS, whereas the scan-out signal SiOUT1 is input to a second test circuit unit TCi2. The second test circuit unit TCi2, to which the scan-out signal SiOUT1, the scan select signal SS, a write control signal WCTRL and a scan clock signal SCLK are input, outputs at a scan-out signal SOUT. The first test circuit unit and the second test circuit unit each achieve a parallel/serial conversion function.
摘要:
An oil control valve includes a cylindrical valve housing and ports and formed in a periphery of the valve housing so as to face pipes, respectively, that guide hydraulic oil to an actuator. The valve housing is provided with a groove that provides communication between the port and the pipeline and a groove that provides communication between the port and the pipeline.
摘要:
For the preparation of a tree structure recognition dictionary, in order to obtain the best decision tree, the maximum depth or the sum of the depths should be taken into account. For this purpose, there is provided a system and method for preparing a recognition dictionary which makes it possible to shorten both the maximum recognition time and the total recognition time by successively allocating to nodes of the decision tree features, for which a feature evaluation measure called "maximum estimated depth" for reducing the maximum depth or "sum of estimated node numbers" for reducing the sum of the depths is the smallest.
摘要:
A bus-coupler or bus window in an information transport system for connecting a plurality of buses, to each of which a plurality of arithmetic units, a plurality of memory or storage units and a plurality of input-output units are connected separately through stations. The bus coupler includes a dead-lock control circuit for preventing a dead-lock which could possibly occur in communication between the buses.
摘要:
The number of S-FFs in a scan-path is decreased by half and a test time needed is decreased. An I/O terminal 1A is connected to a scan-path 31-3m and a combination circuit 2 via a selector 5A and an output of the scan-path 31-3m is connected to an I/O terminal 1B via a selector 6A and a tri-state buffer 7A. The I/O terminal 1B is connected to a scan-path 3m+1-3n and to the combination circuit 2 via a selector 5B and the output of the scan-path 3m+1-3n is connected to the I/O terminal 1A via a selector 6B and tri-state buffer 7B. When testing, the tri-state buffers are turned off and test-data are supplied by connecting the I/O terminal 1A, 1B to the scan-path 31-3m, 3m+1-3n respectively. Thereafter, output signals of the combination circuit is applied to each S-FF 3, and the test data are read out from the I/O terminal 1A, 1B by turning on the each tri-state buffer 7A, 7B.