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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
May. 14, 2001
Pavel Peleska, Graefelfing, DE;
Dirk Schnabel, Munich, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus having a first assembly and a second assembly, which is identical to the first assembly; a bidirectional line, which connects the first and second assemblies to one another and is coupled to a voltage source; a first and a second test data providing device respectively assigned to an assembly; a first and a second line level fixing device, which are respectively assigned to an assembly, connected to the line via an interface and designed in such a way that, in response to a signal generated by the test data providing device, the line is connected to ground or isolated therefrom; a first and a second line level detecting device, which are respectively assigned to an assembly and connected to the line via the interface; and a first and a second evaluation device, which are respectively assigned to an assembly and designed in such a way that lack of correspondence between the signals of the first and second test data providing devices is detected.