Adjustment of measurement system components

• US 10,006,863 B2
• Filed: 03/18/2016
• Issued: 06/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hach Company (Veralto Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hach Company (Veralto Corp.)
• Inventors: Crook, David T., Moin, Areef A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Epps, Georgia Y
• Assistant Examiner(s): Williams, Don
• Application Number:
  US15/074,278
• Publication Number:
  US 20160202182A1
• Time in Patent Office: 830 Days
• Field of Search: 2502081, 250216, 250221, 2502221, 356 39, 356 40, 356301
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 3/022 having an ideal characteristic, map or correction data stored in a digital memory
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2021/6432 Quenching
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 21/643 non-biological material
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 21/645 Specially adapted constructive features of fluorimeters
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2201/12723 Self check capacity; automatic, periodic step of checking

Abstract

One aspect provides a system, including: a sensor adjustment component having: a memory device having adjustment information stored therein; a light engine capable of producing a signal detectable by a light detector of an optical sensor to be adjusted; and one or more processors; where the one or more processors are configured to execute program instructions to operate the light engine to produce a predetermined light pattern detectable by the light detector of the optical sensor to be adjusted; where the predetermined signal pattern comprises the adjustment information; and where the adjustment information configures said light detector that receives said predetermined signal pattern carrying the adjustment information. Other aspects are disclosed.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a sensor adjustment component comprising;

a memory device having adjustment information stored therein;

a light engine capable of producing a signal detectable by a light detector of an optical sensor to be adjusted, wherein the optical sensor to be adjusted is adjusted in response to installation of a new component of the optical sensor; and

one or more processors;

wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute program instructions to operate the light engine to produce a predetermined light signal unique to the new component of the optical sensor and provided by the adjustment component and detectable by the light detector of the optical sensor to be adjusted;

wherein the new component of the optical sensor dictates the adjustment information, wherein the adjustment information comprises information for utilization of the new component of the optical sensor; and

whereby the adjustment information configures said light detector for utilization of the new component of the optical sensor.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the optical sensor is a luminescent dissolved oxygen optical sensor.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the predetermined light signal includes an initiation signal.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the initiation signal is a predetermined signal indicating to the optical sensor that the adjustment information is to follow.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the adjustment information is sensor cap lot specific adjustment information.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a sensor cap from a lot matched with the adjustment information.

7. A method comprising:

producing, using a light engine of a sensor adjustment component, a predetermined light signal unique to the new component of the optical sensor and provided by the adjustment component and detectable by a light detector of an optical sensor to be adjusted, wherein the optical sensor to be adjusted is adjusted in response to installation of a new component of the optical sensor;

wherein the new component of the optical sensor dictates the adjustment information for adjusting the sensor to be adjusted, wherein the adjustment information comprises information for utilization of the new component of the optical sensor; and

whereby the adjustment information configures said light detector for utilization of the new component of the optical sensor.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the optical sensor is a luminescent dissolved oxygen optical sensor.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the predetermined light signal includes an initiation signal.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the initiation signal is a predetermined signal indicating to the optical sensor that the adjustment information is to follow.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the adjustment information is sensor cap lot specific adjustment information.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising updating the sensor adjustment component memory device to store new adjustment information therein.