Spectrometer with dynamically coded components
First Claim
1. An analytic spectrometer comprising:
- a central computer;
an interchangeable component;
readable data medium means integral with the interchangeable component and adapted for storing encoded data concerning at least one of a history and a changeable current property of the interchangeable component;
read/write means connected to the data medium means for reading encoded data from and for writing encoded data to the data medium means; and
interface means connected between the read/write means and the central computer for transferring the encoded data to and from the central computer.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
In an analytic spectrometer (50) having a central computer (9), permanently installed and exchangeable components (5), such as a radiation source, a detector, a beam splitter, a filter, external measurement probes and the like, each of which exhibiting a readable data carrier (7) with encoded data of parameters characterizing the respective component (5), the data media (7) can be written to and contains changeable time dependent data concerning the history and/or the actual properties of the corresponding component (5) for example length of operation, performance deterioration parameters or calibration curves of the component (5). These data can be continuously adjusted by the central computer (9) to the current state of the component (5) so that the data medium (7) connected to the component (5) can immediately supply information concerning the current actual properties of the component (5) when installing the component (5) in another spectrometer.
-
Citations
15 Claims
-
1. An analytic spectrometer comprising:
-
a central computer; an interchangeable component; readable data medium means integral with the interchangeable component and adapted for storing encoded data concerning at least one of a history and a changeable current property of the interchangeable component; read/write means connected to the data medium means for reading encoded data from and for writing encoded data to the data medium means; and interface means connected between the read/write means and the central computer for transferring the encoded data to and from the central computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
- 8. An interchangeable FTIR spectrometer optical component comprising a readable data medium means integral with the interchangeable optical component and adapted for storing encoded data concerning at least one of a history and a changeable current property of the interchangeable optical component, and adapted for storing non-changeable encoded data which cannot be overwritten or deleted.
-
15. An FTIR spectrometer comprising:
-
an interchangeable optical component; readable data medium means integral with the interchangeable optical component and adapted for storing encoded data concerning at least one of a history and a changeable current property of the interchangeable optical component and adapted for storing non-changeable encoded data; read/write means connected to the data medium means for reading encoded data from and for writing encoded data to the data medium means; a central computer adapted to decode the encoded data and to process decisions on the basis of decoded data and adapted to process the encoded data for controlling the read/write means to automatically update changed parameters of the interchangeable optical component; interface means connected between the read/write means and the central computer for transferring the encoded data to and from the central computer; and sensor means, communicating with the read/write means, for detecting changes in the encoded data and for generating data signals in response to the detected changes in the encoded data.
-
Specification