Patent ID: 6167344
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: G11C

Abstract:
A method for operating a control apparatus having a programmable memory unit, the programming of the memory unit taking place with a sequential execution of a multiplicity of memory programming control operations, the method comprising:executing a check step S1 via which it can be determined whether all, selected individual or several of the memory programming control operations have been carried out which must by then have been carried out;executing a decision step S2, in which, while taking into account the check results, a decision is made as to whether the programming operation should be continued as prescribed by executing further memory programming control operations; and,the execution of the memory programming control operations takes place by processing control programs and that the check as to whether a memory programming control operation has been executed is effected via a check as to whether the assigned control program or the assigned control program segment was run through.