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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alfons Baumgartner, Grassau, DE;
Assignee:
Johannes Heidenhain GmbH, Traunraut, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 1/500 ;
Abstract
A method for the dependable operation of a spatially separated input device of a numerical control that includes inputting at an input device so as to generate output signals, supplying the output signals to at least two processors and checking the output signals or signals based on the output signals for conformity in a comparator device. The method further includes transmitting a first shut-off signal to a control unit if there is no conformity.