Sensor for a Measuring Point and Method for Testing a Sensor for a Measuring Point
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Abstract
A two-part sensor composed of a sensor head and a sensor-head counterpart, testing is performed as to whether a correct sensor head is connected with the sensor-head counterpart.
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18 Claims
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6. A sensor for a measuring point, comprising:
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a sensor head; a sensor-head counterpart, said sensor head and sensor-head counterpart being releasably connectable with one another, and a control system, wherein; said sensor head includes a measuring transducer for measured value registering, a first microcontroller for measured value processing and a communication interface for data exchange with said sensor-head counterpart; said sensor-head counterpart is connected with said control system, to which the processed, measured values are forwarded; and said sensor head includes a radio unit connected with said first microcontroller. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Method for operating a measuring point sensor comprising:
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connecting a sensor head and a sensor head counterpart releasably with one another via a plug connection, wherein the sensor head counterpart is connected to a control system via a cable connection, and reading an identification of said sensor head or sensor data or a measured value via a first radio path into a portable testing device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Method for operating a measuring point sensor comprising:
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connecting a sensor head and a sensor head counterpart releasably with one another via a plug connection, wherein the sensor head counterpart is connected to a control system via a cable connection, said sensor head comprising a measuring transducer, which serves for registering a physical measured variable, wherein;
connected to the measuring transducer is a signal processing unit, in which a measurement signal of said measuring transducer is preprocessed, and wherein via an analog/digital converter said measurement signal is then fed to a microcontroller, in which a further processing of the measurement signal takes place,said sensor head further comprising an antenna and a radio unit connected to the microcontroller and to the antenna, and the radio unit is connected with a voltage supply unit of said sensor head; and reading an identification of said sensor head or sensor data or a measured value into a portable testing device wherein; said identification of the sensor head or said sensor data or said measured value is transmitted via said radio unit.
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