Wait control device

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1993-11-01

1994-06-28

Beausoliel, Jr., Robert W.

Pulse or digital communications

Repeaters

Testing

3642706, 3642704, 3642707, 364DIG1, 395550, G05F 1134

Patent

active

053255216

ABSTRACT:
A wait control device according to the present invention instructs a central processing unit (CPU) to wait for the start of its operation until the device receives a process completion signal from a memory unit or an I/O unit, and comprises setting means for setting the time of said CPU to wait for the start of its operation in the memory unit or the I/O unit accessed by the CPU, judgement means for judging system operation to be time out error when no process completion signal is presented during said time of the CPU, and selector means for selecting whether it passes a signal concerning the judgement of the time out error or successively waits for said processing completion signal.

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