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:
- sending a command to perform an action from said host computer to an embedded controller;
processing the command by the embedded controller;
controlling operations of an instrument that must be completed on schedule via said embedded controller embedded in said instrument;
periodically sending a status packet to a host computer,wherein status values in each status packet are updated with each iteration of 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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26 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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sending a command to perform an action from said host computer to an embedded controller; processing the command by the embedded controller; controlling operations of an instrument that must be completed on schedule via said embedded controller embedded in said instrument; periodically sending a status packet to a host computer, wherein status values in each status packet are updated with each iteration of said sending a status packet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. 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; periodically generating and sending a status packet, including a status of the command, by said embedded controller to said host computer, wherein status values in each said status packet are updated with each iteration of said generating. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. 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; periodically generating and sending a status packet including status parameters of the instrument, by said embedded controller to said host computer, wherein said status parameters in each status packet are updated with each iteration of repeating said generating; and wherein execution of said programming further causes said system to perform sending a command atom by said host computer to said embedded controller and processing the command atom by said embedded controller. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory 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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sending a command atom by said host computer to said embedded controller; processing the command atom by said embedded controller; periodically generating and sending a status packet including status parameters of an instrument, by an embedded controller embedded in the instrument, to a host computer, wherein said status parameters in each status packet are updated with each iteration of said generating. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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