Method and device for simulating a software application to execute in a system
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsSébastien De Vaulx, Clément Magnin, Pierre Damien Thabault
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Abstract
A method for simulation of a software program able to be run in a system and to control at least one action on expiration of a counter of the system, includes: the implementation of steps as a result of running instructions of the software program (L), and the implementation of a step (L′) separate from the steps implemented as a result of running the software and resulting in an early running of the said action. An associated device also is proposed.
Claims16
A method for simulation of a software program to be run in a system and to control at least one predetermined action, the method comprising:
- performing a plurality of steps as a result of running of instructions of the software program;
- and
- performing a step, separate from the steps performed as a result of running of the software program, which results in an early occurrence of said at least one predetermined action, said at least one predetermined action occurring early being transmission of a predetermined failure information item using the software program,
- wherein said performing the separate step includes forced writing into a first counter a first predetermined value, which is less than a second predetermined value causing said at least one predetermined action to occur at a normal predetermined time, to bring about early expiration of the first counter so as to cause said at least one predetermined action to occur early as compared to the normal predetermined time.
A method for simulation of a software program to be run in a system and to control at least one predetermined action, the method comprising:
- performing a plurality of steps as a result of running of instructions of the software program;
- and
- performing a step, separate from the steps performed as a result of running of the software program, which results in an early occurrence of said at least one predetermined action as compared to a normal predetermined time regarding occurrence of said at least one predetermined action, said at least one predetermined action occurring early being transmission of an expiration information item indicative of an amount of time remaining before transmission of a predetermined failure information item,
- wherein said performing the separate step includes transmitting the expiration information item from a counter.
A device for simulation of a software program to be run in a system and to control at least one predetermined action, the device comprising:
- first processing circuitry configured to perform operations by running instructions of the software program;
- and
- second processing circuitry configured to perform an operation, separate from the operations performed as a result of the running of the software program, which results in an early occurrence of said at least one predetermined action as compared to a normal predetermined time regarding occurrence of said at least one predetermined action, said at least one predetermined action occurring early being transmission of an expiration information item indicative of an amount of time remaining before transmission of a predetermined failure information item, or transmission of the predetermined failure information item,
- wherein the transmission of the resultant early occurrence of said at least one predetermined action is to outside the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.