Measuring Instrument and Method
First Claim
1. A measuring instrument comprising a reader arranged to read information provided on a calibration piece and a processor arranged to calibrate the instrument using information read from the calibration piece by the reader together with a measurement of a property of the calibration piece made by the instrument.
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Abstract
A measuring instrument, such as a coating thickness measuring instrument, comprises a reader (6) arranged to read information provided on a calibration piece article (7), such as a calibration foil. The reader (6) can be an RFID reader and the information provided in a RFID tag. The information may be used to calibrate the instrument when the instrument is used to measure a property of the calibration piece. The reader (6) may also be used to read information provided on an article to be measured, to identify the article or a location on the article, or on a detachable probe of the instrument.
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- 1. A measuring instrument comprising a reader arranged to read information provided on a calibration piece and a processor arranged to calibrate the instrument using information read from the calibration piece by the reader together with a measurement of a property of the calibration piece made by the instrument.
- 16. A coating thickness measuring instrument comprising at least one detachable probe for measuring coating thickness, a reader arranged to read information provided on the or each detachable probe when the probe is fitted to the instrument and a processor, wherein the processor is arranged to process measurements made using a particular probe using information read from the probe.
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