A method for checking of the signal - and module activities in a timer module and timer module

摘要

The present invention relates to a timer module with a status register. In this case, the timer module can be connected with an external computing unit and comprises means, at least one activity signal for an internal signal of the timer module (100) and / or an internal unit of the timer module and / or a process within the internal unit to produce, in the case of a detected activity of a live status to introduce into a status register and the activity status of the external computer unit to from the external computer unit certain times to be interrogated and resetting. Furthermore, the activity status introduced into the status register, to it from the external computer unit is reset.