System of circumvention and recovery in a multi-function system

a controller for a multi-function system, the controller comprising:

• at least one event signal port configured to receive a event signal from at least one event detector;
• a control read channel port configured to receive signals from a plurality of peripherals;
• a control write channel port configured to send control signals to the plurality of peripherals;
• and
• a first processor in communication with the at least one event signal port, the control read channel port and the control write channel port, the first processor configured to process event signals and to generate control signals to the peripherals based on received event signals, wherein the control signals implement a circumvention process in each peripheral based on the peripherals susceptibility of the event detected and implements a recovery process when the event is over.

A method of operating a multi-functional system having a plurality of peripherals having various levels of susceptibility to events, the method comprising:

• detecting at least one event;
• implementing circumvention procedures on each peripheral susceptible to the at least one event based at least in part on the susceptibility of the peripheral to the at least one event;
• detecting the end of the at least one event;
• and
• implementing restoring procedures on each peripheral susceptible to the at least one event to restore each peripheral to normal operations after the detection of the end of the at least one event.