Abstract: A test stand for confronting a test piece with a simulated electrical fault. The test stand includes a central fault control unit for orchestrating the simulated electrical fault, and at least one local node configured as a failure insertion unit (FIU), with a switch arrangement for falsifying selected electrical currents in the test stand. The fault control unit is configured to create an abstract fault description, which specifies at least one electrical fault to be applied to an electrical line, and to transmit it to the local node. The local node is configured to derive from the abstract fault description an activation rule for the switch arrangement that is suitable for applying the electrical fault to the electrical line, and to apply the electrical fault to the electrical line by activating the switch arrangement according to the activation rule.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fiber reinforced composite component. The method comprises providing a pre-cured fiber reinforced composite support structure which comprises a flat area that merges at at least one associated transition area into at least one annexed curved area, wherein the at least one associated transition area comprises at least one slot adapted to provide bending flexibility to the at least one transition area; providing at least one uncured fiber reinforced composite element; and joining the at least one uncured fiber reinforced composite element to the pre-cured fiber reinforced composite support structure by a co-bonding process.

Abstract: A testing device for testing a communication between at least two participants. The testing device is set up to evaluate the communication on the basis of at least one state transition of at least one of the participants. The evaluation includes the determination of a deviation of the evaluated communication from a default. The default contains information on states and/or state transitions of the at least one participant. The testing device also has an output device that is set up to output first data depending on the evaluation.

Abstract: A system includes: a camera unit; a control unit; and a test setup for testing the control unit. The test setup comprises a processor and an image output unit. The processor is configured to manipulate image data to simulate an error of the camera unit and to output, on the image output unit, the manipulated image data in the form of an image detectable via camera optics. The camera unit is configured to detect, via the camera optics, the outputted image data simulating the error of the camera unit. The control unit is configured to receive, from the camera unit, camera image data simulating the error of the camera unit.

Abstract: A method and device for transmitting metrologically acquired and digitized measured data in a test device. The measured data corresponds to a program task, and a direction of the transmission of the measured data from a measured data transmitter of the test device is provided via a data channel to a measured data receiver of the test device. The measured data transmitter has a signal preprocessing processor, a task monitoring processor and a data channel arbiter. Via the task monitoring processor, a task ID data packet is generated at an execution start of the program task or at an execution end of the program task, and the task ID data packet is transmitted to the data channel arbiter. Via the data channel arbiter, the measured data and the task ID data packet are successively forwarded via the data channel as a data stream to the measuring data receiver.

Abstract: Computer network having a plurality of clocks that are synchronized with one another, that are distributed among multiple participants in the computer network, and from which a global system time of the computer network can be read out. The computer network includes a first synchronizing signal transmitter for a first synchronizing signal and a second synchronizing signal transmitter for a second synchronizing signal, and every participant can be equipped to synchronize the value of a locally stored variable quantity with a global value on the basis of the first synchronizing signal or the second synchronizing signal, and in doing so to take into account a time lag of the synchronizing signal.

Abstract: A number of software routines comprising at least two software routines are created for an interface unit of a computer system having a first and a second interface processor for forwarding input data from a peripheral to a processor of the computer system on which software is programmed. A first subset of the software routines is assigned to a first category provided for task-synchronous data transfer, and a second subset of the software routines are assigned to a second category provided for continuous data transfer. The first interface processor is programmed with the first subset and the second interface processor with the second subset of software routines. During execution of the software, the first subset is cyclically executed by the first interface processor at a first cycle rate, and the second subset is cyclically executed by the second interface processor at a second cycle rate.

Abstract: A method for operating a real-time-capable simulation network having multiple network nodes for computing a simulation model. The network nodes are connected to one another via a serial data bus, and the network nodes exchange data via data bus messages. At least one event-driven task of the simulation model is implemented on a first network node, and a nondeterministic triggering event is detected by a second network node. The second network node communicates the detected triggering event to the first network node and the first network node computes the event-driven task. A fast response time is achieved by the means that a detection signal is sent from the second network node in the form of a multicast data bus message or a broadcast data bus message to multiple network nodes of the simulation network or to all network nodes of the simulation network over the serial data bus.

Abstract: An interface unit for data exchange between a first processor of a computer system and a peripheral environment. The interface unit has a number of input data channels for receiving input data from the peripheral environment and a first access management unit. The access management unit is configured to receive a request for providing the input data, stored in the number of input data channels, from a first interface processor stored in the interface unit and from a second interface processor stored in the interface unit and to provide or not to provide the input data, stored in the number of input data channels, to the first interface processor and the second interface processor. A first priority and a second priority can be stored in the first access management unit.

Abstract: A number of software routines comprising at least two software routines are created for an interface unit of a computer system having a first and a second interface processor for forwarding input data from a peripheral to a processor of the computer system on which software is programmed. A first subset of the software routines is assigned to a first category provided for task-synchronous data transfer, and a second subset of the software routines are assigned to a second category provided for continuous data transfer. The first interface processor is programmed with the first subset and the second interface processor with the second subset of software routines. During execution of the software, the first subset is cyclically executed by the first interface processor at a first cycle rate, and the second subset is cyclically executed by the second interface processor at a second cycle rate.

Abstract: A method and device for transmitting metrologically acquired and digitized measured data in a test device. The measured data corresponds to a program task, and a direction of the transmission of the measured data from a measured data transmitter of the test device is provided via a data channel to a measured data receiver of the test device. The measured data transmitter has a signal preprocessing processor, a task monitoring processor and a data channel arbiter. Via the task monitoring processor, a task ID data packet is generated at an execution start of the program task or at an execution end of the program task, and the task ID data packet is transmitted to the data channel arbiter. Via the data channel arbiter, the measured data and the task ID data packet are successively forwarded via the data channel as a data stream to the measuring data receiver.

Abstract: A method for configuring an interface unit of a computer system with a first processor and a second processor stored in the interface unit. A data link is set up between the first processor and the second processor. A peripheral of the computer system is configured to store input data in an input data channel and to read output data from an output data channel, and the second processor is configured to read the input data from the input data channel and to store output data in the output data channel. A sequence of processor commands for the second processor is created such that a number of subsequences is created.

Abstract: An interface unit for data exchange between a first processor of a computer system and a peripheral environment. The interface unit has a number of input data channels for receiving input data from the peripheral environment and a first access management unit. The access management unit is configured to receive a request for providing the input data, stored in the number of input data channels, from a first interface processor stored in the interface unit and from a second interface processor stored in the interface unit and to provide or not to provide the input data, stored in the number of input data channels, to the first interface processor and the second interface processor. A first priority and a second priority can be stored in the first access management unit.

Abstract: A method for configuring an interface unit of a computer system with a first processor and a second processor stored in the interface unit. A data link is set up between the first processor and the second processor. A peripheral of the computer system is configured to store input data in an input data channel and to read output data from an output data channel, and the second processor is configured to read the input data from the input data channel and to store output data in the output data channel. A sequence of processor commands for the second processor is created such that a number of subsequences is created.