Abstract: A method for the secured storing of a data element of a predefined data type to be stored by a computer program in an external memory, which is connected to a microcontroller, an error correction value of one error correction value data type being used. The method includes, when creating the computer program: defining a composite data element that includes one element of the data type and one element of the error correction value data type, in the computer program; and when executing the computer program: calculating the error correction value for the data element to be stored; forming an error correction data element as the composite data element, which contains the data element to be stored and the associated error correction value, which has been calculated for the data element; and writing the error correction data element to a memory address for the error correction data element.

Abstract: A method for controlling a technical system, in particular of a motor vehicle.

Abstract: A method for the secured storing of a data element in an external memory, which is connected to a microcontroller via an interface module, which is configured to calculate memory addresses for data to be stored and for error correction values. The method includes receiving the data element to be stored by the interface module, a calculation by the interface module of a memory address in the external memory for the data element to be stored, and a writing, starting at the memory address, of the data element and of the error correction value via the interface module into the external memory, the error correction value immediately following the data element being written and the writing taking place within one addressing phase. A corresponding interface module, a corresponding microcontroller, and a corresponding control unit are also described.

Abstract: A method for the secured storing of a data element to be stored by a computer program in an external memory, which is connected to a microcontroller, the microcontroller including an interface module, which is configured to calculate error correction values for data elements including, when creating the computer program, during a determination of memory addresses of the computer program, determining a memory address in the external memory for the data element, a shared memory space requirement of data element and associated error correction value being taken into account; and during execution of the computer program, receiving the data element by the interface module; calculating an error correction value for the data element by the interface module; and writing, starting at the memory address, the data element and immediately thereafter the calculated error correction value within one addressing phase by the interface module.

Abstract: An integrated circuit. The circuit includes a communication module including shared ports, and an error management module for managing at least one case of an error. The circuit is configured to communicate on multiple internal communication channels via the ports. The error management module includes at least one hardware path for selectively switching off the individual communication channels in the case of an error.

Abstract: A method for operating a microcontroller. The microcontroller includes a plurality of resources, a plurality of virtual machines being executed in the microcontroller, a coordination unit being superordinate to the plurality of virtual machines. Access information concerning accesses of the plurality of virtual machines to the plurality of resources is stored in the coordination unit. In the event that one of the virtual machines requests a reset of one of the resources, the coordination unit checks on the basis of the access information, which of the virtual machines are accessing this resource. The coordination unit determines on the basis of this check, whether the resource will be reset or whether a substitute measure will be taken.

Abstract: A method for the secured storing of a data element in an external memory, which is connected to a microcontroller via an interface module, which is configured to calculate memory addresses for data to be stored and for error correction values. The method includes receiving the data element to be stored by the interface module, a calculation by the interface module of a memory address in the external memory for the data element to be stored, and a writing, starting at the memory address, of the data element and of the error correction value via the interface module into the external memory, the error correction value immediately following the data element being written and the writing taking place within one addressing phase. A corresponding interface module, a corresponding microcontroller, and a corresponding control unit are also described.

Abstract: A method for the secured storing of a data element to be stored by a computer program in an external memory, which is connected to a microcontroller, the microcontroller including an interface module, which is configured to calculate error correction values for data elements including, when creating the computer program, during a determination of memory addresses of the computer program, determining a memory address in the external memory for the data element, a shared memory space requirement of data element and associated error correction value being taken into account; and during execution of the computer program, receiving the data element by the interface module; calculating an error correction value for the data element by the interface module; and writing, starting at the memory address, the data element and immediately thereafter the calculated error correction value within one addressing phase by the interface module.

Abstract: A method for the secured storing of a data element of a predefined data type to be stored by a computer program in an external memory, which is connected to a microcontroller, an error correction value of one error correction value data type being used. The method includes, when creating the computer program: defining a composite data element that includes one element of the data type and one element of the error correction value data type, in the computer program; and when executing the computer program: calculating the error correction value for the data element to be stored; forming an error correction data element as the composite data element, which contains the data element to be stored and the associated error correction value, which has been calculated for the data element; and writing the error correction data element to a memory address for the error correction data element.

Abstract: A method for the initial programming of a secondary computer. The method includes configuring a serial interprocessor interface between the secondary computer and a main computer, and data are written via the interface to a flash memory of the secondary computer.

Abstract: An integrated circuit. The circuit includes a communication module including shared ports, and an error management module for managing at least one case of an error. The circuit is configured to communicate on multiple internal communication channels via the ports. The error management module includes at least one hardware path for selectively switching off the individual communication channels in the case of an error.

Abstract: A method updating a program in a flash memory includes executing a first image of the program while an address space of the program is imaged onto the memory blocks, which are operated in a single-level mode; copying part of the first image from a range within the address space, which is imaged onto one of the blocks, into a backup block; setting the one of the blocks to a multi-level mode; while the address range is imaged onto the backup block, programming the one of the blocks with part of the second image besides for the part of the first image; switching the address range back to the block while the block remains in the multi-level mode; as long as the second image is incomplete, repeating the copying, programming, and switching with further parts of the second image; and subsequently executing the second image instead of the first image.

Abstract: A computation unit having at least one computation core, a primary memory device, and at least one main connecting unit for connecting the at least one computation core to the primary memory device, the computation unit having at least two functional units, at least a first functional unit of the at least two functional units being embodied a) to receive first data from at least one further functional unit of the at least two functional units, and/or b) to transmit second data to at least one further functional unit of the at least two functional units.

Abstract: A method (10) for the initial programming of a secondary computer (22), characterized by the following features: —a serial interprocessor interface (21) between the secondary computer (22) and a main computer (23) is configured, and —the data (24) are written (12) via the interface (21) to a flash memory (25) of the secondary computer (22).

Abstract: A method updating a program in a flash memory includes executing a first image of the program while an address space of the program is imaged onto the memory blocks, which are operated in a single-level mode; copying part of the first image from a range within the address space, which is imaged onto one of the blocks, into a backup block; setting the one of the blocks to a multi-level mode; while the address range is imaged onto the backup block, programming the one of the blocks with part of the second image besides for the part of the first image; switching the address range back to the block while the block remains in the multi-level mode; as long as the second image is incomplete, repeating the copying, programming, and switching with further parts of the second image; and subsequently executing the second image instead of the first image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for running a virtual machine on a destination host node in a computer cluster, comprising the steps of requesting (S101) a set of target configuration parameters assigned to the virtual machine, wherein the target configuration parameters have prioritizations; requesting (S102) a set of actual configuration parameters of the destination host node for checking against the requested set of target configuration parameters; and running (S103) the virtual machine on the destination host node, if the set of actual configuration parameters of the destination host node falls within the set of target configuration parameters, wherein when selecting destination host node, the prioritization of the target configuration parameters is considered.

Abstract: A method for determining values influencing movement of a robot is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: a) provision of a task to be performed by the robot and a worker; b) provision of a layout of a workstation; c) provision of tool data; d) determination of respective axial movement patterns of the robot on the basis of steps a) to c); e) provision of a worker workspace; f) determination of critical path points of the robot, where a specified movement speed is exceeded by the robot and/or a specified mass of an element to be moved by the robot is exceeded, on the basis of the axial movement patterns and the workspace; g) simulation of respective collisions at the critical path points by a second robot; and h) determination of permissible operating speeds of the robot for each critical path point on the basis of the simulated collisions.

Abstract: A computation unit having at least one computation core, a primary memory device, and at least one main connecting unit for connecting the at least one computation core to the primary memory device, the computation unit having at least two functional units, at least a first functional unit of the at least two functional units being embodied a) to receive first data from at least one further functional unit of the at least two functional units, and/or b) to transmit second data to at least one further functional unit of the at least two functional units.

Abstract: A model calculation unit for calculating a data-based function model in a control unit is provided, the model calculation unit having a processor core which includes: a multiplication unit for carrying out a multiplication on the hardware side; an addition unit for carrying out an addition on the hardware side; an exponential function unit for calculating an exponential function on the hardware side; a memory in the form of a configuration register for storing hyperparameters and node data of the data-based function model to be calculated; and a logic circuit for controlling, on the hardware side, the calculation sequence in the multiplication unit, the addition unit, the exponential function unit and the memory in order to ascertain the data-based function model.

Abstract: A method for updating a control device having a first processor core and having a first flash memory associated with the first processor core, in which the first processor core works with a first block of the first flash memory, in which while it is working, a second block, electronically separate from the first block, of the first flash memory is reprogrammed with a predefined memory image; and in which after reprogramming, the first processor core is switched over from the first block of the first flash memory to the second block of the first flash memory.