Patent ID: 6968276

Claim:
A system for processing the measuring signals from a sensor comprising: a first micro-controller, comprising an input for the sensor data, a first memory and a first processor, a second micro-controller comprising a second memory and a second processor; a bus system that connects the first micro-controller with the second micro-controller, wherein the first memory stores data and instructions that are configured so as to be adapted to the sensor and enable the conversion of the signals provided by the sensor into data representing the variables to be measured, and wherein the first processor is connected such that it can execute the instructions stored in the first memory, and thereby convert in real-time the measuring signals of the sensor into data that represent the measurable variable, and transfer these data by way of the bus system to the second micro-controller, wherein the second memory stores sensor-independent data and instructions, which enable the processing of the data transferred by the bus system, representing the variable to be measured, and whereby the second processor is connected so as to be able to execute the sensor-independent instructions in the second memory, and wherein both the first memory and the second memory each comprise a data memory and a program memory.