Patent ID: 11875065
Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A control device that controls a drive device, the control device comprising:
a first operating unit configured to perform safety control for the drive device;
a second operating unit configured to perform standard control for the drive device;
a storage unit accessible by both the first operating unit and the second operating unit, the storage unit including a first storage area and a second storage area, the first storage area storing data involved with the safety control, the second storage area storing data involved with the standard control; and
a plurality of microcontroller units,
wherein:
the first operating unit is configured to access both the first storage area and the second storage area,
the second operating unit is configured to access the second storage area but is configured to be restricted from accessing the first storage area,
the first operating unit is a processor core configured to perform the safety control,
the second operating unit is a processor core configured to perform the standard control,
each of the plurality of microcontroller units includes the processor core configured to perform the safety control,
at least one of the plurality of microcontroller units includes the processor core configured to perform the standard control, and
mutual monitoring is performed between the processor cores configured to perform the safety control included respectively in the plurality of microcontroller units.