Keysight Technologies, Inc.
SYSTEM FOR TIME-DETERMINISTIC, DISTRIBUTED AND SYNCHRONIZED EXECUTION FOR CONTROL TEST AND MEASUREMENT APPLICATIONS

Abstract:

Systems for time-deterministic, distributed and synchronized execution for control, test and measurement applications, consisting of one or more modules (M0, . . . , Mn) that share at least one trigger signal and one clock signal and comprising a Time-Deterministic Processor, which uses the clock signal and one or more of the trigger signals shared by all modules (M0, . . . , Mn) to run a program distributed across multiple modules (M0, . . . , Mn) with precise control of instant of execution of each instruction and synchronize the execution of all or a subset of modules (M0, . . . , Mn). The Time-Deterministic Processor communicates with a common signal bus to all modules (M0, . . . , Mn), comprising a control bus which share at least a clock and trigger signals. Optionally, the signal bus includes a communication bus with which the time-deterministic processor in the modules (M0, . . . , Mn) communicates with each other and optionally with a host processor or external computer.