CONTROLLER FOR SUPERVISING DATA ACQUISITION DEVICES
First Claim
1. A controller for supervising remote Data Acquisition Devices (DADs) each via a corresponding bridge board communicatively coupled thereto, the controller comprising:
- a micro-computer, the micro-computer configured to be in network data communication with a plurality of bridge boards, each bridge board including;
a DAD in data communication with the bridge board, the DAD configured to be selectively fired upon receipt of firing instructions from the bridge board, the DAD when fired configured to acquire and store DAD data if DAD data is available for acquisition, the DAD further configured to output acquired DAD data to the bridge board according to one of a plurality of DAD communications protocols;
the bridge board further configured to communicate data with the micro-computer via a selected network communications medium;
the bridge board further configured to send firing instructions to the DAD responsive to corresponding firing instructions received from the micro-computer, the bridge board further configured to generate enhanced DAD data, the enhanced DAD data comprising enhancements made by the bridge board to DAD data received by the bridge board from the DAD; and
the bridge board further configured to transmit, responsive to transmit instructions received from the micro-computer, the enhanced DAD data to the micro-computer via the selected network communications medium according to a selected bridge board communications protocol;
the micro-computer further configured to selectively send firing instructions to at least three bridge boards concurrently; and
the micro-computer further configured to receive enhanced DAD data and selectively take at least one action with respect to such received enhanced DAD data selected from the group consisting of (1) storing the received enhanced DAD data, (2) further processing the received enhanced DAD data, and (3) further transmitting the received enhanced DAD data to a remote computing device.
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Abstract
A controller for supervising remote Data Acquisition Devices (DADs), each via a corresponding bridge board communicatively coupled thereto, wherein selected DADs have non-identical performance specifications. The controller comprises a micro-computer configured to be in network data communication with a plurality of bridge boards. Each bridge board is configured to communicate data with the micro-computer via a selected network communications medium that in preferred embodiments comprises a 3-wire cable. The micro-computer is further configured to selectively send firing instructions to at least three bridge boards concurrently.
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19 Claims
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1. A controller for supervising remote Data Acquisition Devices (DADs) each via a corresponding bridge board communicatively coupled thereto, the controller comprising:
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a micro-computer, the micro-computer configured to be in network data communication with a plurality of bridge boards, each bridge board including; a DAD in data communication with the bridge board, the DAD configured to be selectively fired upon receipt of firing instructions from the bridge board, the DAD when fired configured to acquire and store DAD data if DAD data is available for acquisition, the DAD further configured to output acquired DAD data to the bridge board according to one of a plurality of DAD communications protocols; the bridge board further configured to communicate data with the micro-computer via a selected network communications medium; the bridge board further configured to send firing instructions to the DAD responsive to corresponding firing instructions received from the micro-computer, the bridge board further configured to generate enhanced DAD data, the enhanced DAD data comprising enhancements made by the bridge board to DAD data received by the bridge board from the DAD; and the bridge board further configured to transmit, responsive to transmit instructions received from the micro-computer, the enhanced DAD data to the micro-computer via the selected network communications medium according to a selected bridge board communications protocol; the micro-computer further configured to selectively send firing instructions to at least three bridge boards concurrently; and the micro-computer further configured to receive enhanced DAD data and selectively take at least one action with respect to such received enhanced DAD data selected from the group consisting of (1) storing the received enhanced DAD data, (2) further processing the received enhanced DAD data, and (3) further transmitting the received enhanced DAD data to a remote computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A controller for supervising remote Data Acquisition Devices (DADs), each via a corresponding bridge board communicatively coupled thereto, the controller comprising:
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a micro-computer, the micro-computer configured to be in network data communication with a plurality of bridge boards, each bridge board including; a DAD in data communication with the bridge board, the DAD configured to be selectively fired upon receipt of firing instructions from the bridge board, the DAD when fired configured to acquire and store DAD data if DAD data is available for acquisition, the DAD further configured to output acquired DAD data to the bridge board according to one of a plurality of DAD communications protocols; the bridge board further configured to communicate data with the micro-computer via a selected network communications medium; the bridge board further configured to send firing instructions to the DAD responsive to corresponding firing instructions received from the micro-computer, the bridge board further configured to generate enhanced DAD data, the enhanced DAD data comprising enhancements made by the bridge board to DAD data received by the bridge board from the DAD; and the bridge board further configured to transmit, responsive to transmit instructions received from the micro-computer, the enhanced DAD data to the micro-computer via the selected network communications medium according to a selected bridge board communications protocol; the micro-computer further configured to receive enhanced DAD data and selectively take at least one action with respect to such received enhanced DAD data selected from the group consisting of (1) storing the received enhanced DAD data, (2) further processing the received enhanced DAD data, and (3) further transmitting the received enhanced DAD data to a remote computing device; and wherein selected DADs have non-identical performance specifications. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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