Patent ID: 6085337
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for generating test results during a self-check operation on predetermined components of a processing system comprising steps of:performing a self-checking routine on a selected component of said processing system to determine whether said selected component is able to function in accordance with a prescribed protocol, said selected component being one of said predetermined components;writing a particular value into a device designation bit field of a first register in response to a positive determination of said selected component with respect to said self-checking routine, said particular value being associated with said selected component;selectively resetting a first bit in an N bit field within a second register in response to said device designation bit field within said first register, where N is greater than one, said first bit being uniquely associated with said selected component; andgenerating a confirmation signal to indicate that each of said predetermined components has successfully passed a self-checking routine selected for said each predetermined component, said confirmation signal being generated only when all of said bits in said N bit field have been reset, said bits in said N bit field being uniquely associated with said predetermined components.