Automation System For Monitoring A Safety-Critical Process

Abstract

An automation system for monitoring a safety-critical process includes a platform, a fail-safe peripheral module, and a safe runtime environment. The platform executes user programs. The user programs include a first user program and a second user program, which together implement a safety function. The second user program is diversitary with respect to the first user program. The fail-safe peripheral module couples the user programs with the safety-critical process. The safe runtime environment is implemented on the platform independently of the user programs and provides the user programs with safe resources independent of the platform.

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