
3Ć51 Theory of Operation: Communications
Original Ć June 1990
CE4.2:CL6211
3.5.2 Maintenance Data Communications
Certain request messages can be categorized as related to maintenance
of the controller operation. These request messages are called
Maintenance Data communications. Some examples include:
H Tuning
H Trace
H Download / Upload
When the Regulatory Controllers receive a request for Maintenance Data,
this message is processed at a lower priority internally than the Control
Task. This allows the normal control action of the Regulatory Controller
to be performed without being interrupted by the overhead necessary to
respond to the maintenance request message. (Note that certain
maintenance request messages will interact directly with the execution of
the Control Task, such as the Trace single-step function and download.)
Any Maintenance Data request that simply accesses information will
cause the Regulatory Controller to respond with the latest information
recorded within the controller. Any Maintenance Data request that will
cause a change to one of the controller's internal parameters (e.g. DDP
change request) will cause a response message to be generated to the
requestor and, if the change request was successful, this changed
parameter will be buffered internally to be acted on by the Control Task at
then next opportunity (e.g. the next FST scan cycle).
3.5.3 Task Priorities
The Regulatory Controllers treat each action that is required under the
following priority structure. Any higher priority action will interrupt" a
lower priority action in progress.
Priority Rank Internal Task to Perform
Higher Priority Process Data Communications Task
Control Task
Maintenance Data Communications Task
Lower Priority Self Test Task
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