Sensor arrangement for an occupant protection system of a motor vehicle

Sensor arrangement for an occupant protection system of a motor vehicle, comprising - a first group of sensors (10, 12) with which a first group of state parameters are detected which are usable by a subsequent decision unit in common for the detection of a first event, providing a first coupled, on the input side with at least one sensor (12) of the first sensor group digital unit (20) that processes applied thereto sensor output signals and for forwarding to the decision unit as digital values, - marked by - a second group of sensors (14, 16, 18) with which a second set of state parameters can be detected which can be used by the downstream common decision unit for detecting a second event, - a second input side with at least one sensor (16, 18) coupled to the second sensor array digital unit (22) that processes applied thereto sensor output signals and for forwarding to the decision unit as digital values ​​provides, in which - at least one sensor (10) of the first sensor group with the second digital unit (22) and at least one sensor (14) of the second sensor group to the first digital unit (20) is coupled, and - the digital units (20, 22) on the output side with a first and a second node (28, 30) that bring together each of them supplied digital values ​​corresponding to a first and a second output line (32, 34) are coupled such that the first node (28) the said sensors (10, 12) of the first sensor group corresponding digital values ​​on the first output line (32) and the second node (30), the sensors (14, 16, 18) of the second sensor group corresponding digital values ​​on said second output line ( 34) merges.