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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eckhardt Belgardt, München, DE;
Hans Bittermann, Neuried, DE;
Jörg Köpp, München, DE;
Klaus Steinigke, München, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/100 ;
Abstract
Different conditions of a module are indicated by means of at least one visual indicator element, for instance in the form of a light emitting diode, mounted visibly on the module. Pressing a repair key initiates a repair condition, in which the actions and control procedures necessary for taking the faulty module out of service are carried out, and also causes a newly inserted module in a module frame to be automatically recognized, prompts a test function and causes the new module to be automatically put into service upon passing a test procedure.