ANALOG AND DIGITAL INDICATING METER

• US 20100117626A1
• Filed: 11/09/2009
• Published: 05/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Governors America Corporation
• Original Assignee: Governors America Corporation
• Inventors: CAPPA, PAUL, YI, DAE KON, KUOK, HENRY, WERTZ, DAN, LAVIN, SEAN
• Application Number:
  US12/614,570
• Publication Number:
  US 20100117626A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 324/140.R
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 13/00 Arrangements for displaying electric variables or waveforms

Abstract

An analog and digital indicating electronic meter provides a digital readout of a measured value, and a pointer indication of the measured value on a selectable analog scale configured to match the measured value.

Claims

1. An analog and digital indicating electronic meter comprising:

a digital display configured to provide an analog scale and a digital readout of a measured value;

a pointer movably connected to the digital display for indicating the measured value on the analog scale; and

a microprocessor operatively connected to control the digital display and the pointer for indicating the measured value.

2. The meter according to claim 1, wherein the meter is configured to receive a plurality of measured values from a plurality of sensors, and to update the digital readout, the analog scale, and the pointer position to indicate a displayed value selected from the plurality of measured values.

3. The meter according to claim 1, wherein the meter includes controls for selecting a displayed value from a plurality of measured values.

4. The meter according to claim 1, wherein the meter is configured to automatically select a sequence of displayed values from the plurality of measured values.

5. The meter according to claim 4, wherein the meter is configured to automatically select the displayed value by comparing each of the plurality of measured values to one or more corresponding warning output setpoints.

6. The meter according to claim 1, wherein the meter includes controls for selecting an appearance of the analog scale.

7. The meter according to claim 6, wherein the meter includes controls for selecting an analog display scale and analog display units.

8. The meter according to claim 1, wherein the meter is configured to automatically select an appearance of the analog scale matching a displayed value.

9. The meter according to claim 8, wherein the meter is configured to automatically select an analog display scale and analog display units matching a displayed value.

10. The meter according to claim 1, wherein the meter includes controls for selecting warning output values.

11. The meter according to claim 1, wherein the meter is configured to automatically select warning output values corresponding to a displayed value.

12. The meter according to claim 1, wherein the meter is configured to provide a warning output when a displayed value exceeds a warning output value.

13. The meter according to claim 12, wherein the meter is configured to provide flashing or color-changing illumination when the displayed value exceeds a warning output value.

14. The meter according to claim 1, wherein the meter is configured to automatically select an out-of-range measured value from a plurality of measured values.

15. The meter according to claim 14, wherein the meter is configured to automatically display a sequence of other measured values related to the out-of-range measured value.

16. The meter according to claim 14, wherein the meter is configured to automatically display the out-of-range measured value.

17. The meter according to claim 1, wherein the meter is configured to display a calculated value based on a combination of two or more measured values.

18. A method for configuring a single meter to provide analog and digital indication of any of a plurality of measured values, the method comprising:

configuring said single meter to select a measured value for display in response to actuation of controls provided in said meter;

configuring said single meter to selectably provide an analog scale appropriate to said measured value selected for display;

configuring said single meter to provide a digital readout of said measured value for display; and

configuring said single meter to move a pointer on said analog scale for indicating said measured value selected for display.