Patent ID: 7137645

Claim:
A control device for a restraining system in a motor vehicle, comprising: a processor; at least one sensor connected to the processor, the at least one sensor sensing an impact of the motor vehicle; a safety switch for performing a watchdog for monitoring of the processor and for checking a sensor value of the at least one sensor; at least one output stage of an ignition circuit, the at least one output stage being connected to the processor and being for triggering the restraining system; and a time unit connected to the safety switch and for triggering the at least one output stage, wherein: the safety switch is able to be connected to the at least one sensor for a plausibility check of a sensor signal, the time unit triggers the at least one output stage as a function of the sensor signal and for a predefined period of time, the safety switch includes an arrangement for evaluating the sensor signal, and the arrangement for evaluating the sensor signal is configured such that the sensor signal is able to be processed and checked for a trigger event.