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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 22, 1997
Mitsugu Nagoya, Tokyo, JP;
Kazumi Sakamaki, Fujimi, JP;
Duaxes Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The monitoring control apparatus according to the present invention performs a test on each integrated circuit that supports the boundary scan test method loaded on CPU board,and control board,, and on the connection relationships of these integrated circuits, by a boundary scan controller board,like that shown, for example, in FIG.,. If an abnormality is detected in CPU board,or control board,, an alarm apparatus,is activated which emits an alarm. Moreover, if the type of abnormality is such that there is the risk of it having a significant effect on the operation of a robot,, which is the target of this monitoring and control, from the viewpoint of safety, main power supply apparatus,of robot,is interrupted to prevent in advance robot,from running out of control.