INSTRUMENT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS
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1. A method of controlling an instrument in communication with a host computer, said method comprising:
- controlling operations of an instrument that must be completed on schedule via an embedded controller embedded in said instrument;
sending a status packet to a host computer; and
periodically repeating said sending a status packet to the host computer, wherein status values in said status packet are updated with each iteration of repeating said sending a status packet.
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Abstract
Methods, systems and computer readable media for controlling an instrument in communication with a host computer are provided. Operations of an instrument that must be completed on schedule are controlled via an embedded controller embedded in the instrument. A complete status packet is sent to a host computer from the embedded controller Periodically, the embedded controller repeats the sending of a complete status packet to the host computer, wherein status values in the complete status packet are updated with each iteration of sending a complete status packet.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of controlling an instrument in communication with a host computer, said method comprising:
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controlling operations of an instrument that must be completed on schedule via an embedded controller embedded in said instrument; sending a status packet to a host computer; and periodically repeating said sending a status packet to the host computer, wherein status values in said status packet are updated with each iteration of repeating said sending a status packet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of controlling an instrument in communication with a host computer, said method comprising:
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sending a command atom from a host computer to an embedded controller embedded in said instrument; processing the command by the embedded controller; generating and sending a status packet, including a status of the command, by said embedded controller to said host computer; and periodically repeating said generating and sending a status packet by the embedded controller to the host computer, wherein status values in said status packet are updated with each iteration of repeating said generating. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An instrumentation system comprising:
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an instrument including an embedded controller configured to control execution of operations by said instrument; a host computer configured to communicate with said embedded controller; and programming configured to control operation of the system, which when executed by said system performs; generating and sending a status packet including status parameters of the instrument, by said embedded controller to said host computer; and periodically repeating said generating and sending a status packet by said embedded controller to said host computer, wherein said status parameters in said status packet are updated with each iteration of repeating said generating. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer readable medium that provides instructions, which when executed on at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform a method comprising:
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generating and sending a status packet including status parameters of an instrument, by an embedded controller embedded in the instrument, to a host computer; and periodically repeating said generating and sending a status packet by said embedded controller to said host computer, wherein said status parameters in said status packet are updated with each iteration of repeating said generating. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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