Modular system and methodology for testing and measurement
First Claim
1. A system for testing and measuring one or more substances, comprising:
- a user interface unit having a micro controller, a power source, a display, and an input device;
one or more sensing modules each having at least one sensor probe, a signal conditioner, and a sensor controller comprising a computing device, wherein said sensor probe is in electrical communication with said signal conditioner and said signal conditioner is in electrical communication with said sensor controller;
wherein said user interface unit and said sensing modules are in electrical communication such that sensor data generated by said one or more sensor probes corresponding to one or more properties of said substances is transmitted to said micro controller of said user interface unit.
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Abstract
A modular system and method for testing and measuring various physical and chemical properties of substances includes a user interface unit having a micro controller, a power source, a display, and an input device; and a sensing module having a sensor probe, a signal conditioner, and a sensor controller. The user interface unit and the sensing modules are in electrical communication with one another such that sensor data generated by the one or more sensor probes, corresponding to one or more properties of the substances, is transmitted to the micro controller of the user interface unit. The user interface unit can be used to remotely view, test, record, and analyze data obtained by the sensing module, which module may be located at a remote location. The user interface unit and the sensing module may be in wired or wireless communication according to various known wired and wireless connection means.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for testing and measuring one or more substances, comprising:
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a user interface unit having a micro controller, a power source, a display, and an input device; one or more sensing modules each having at least one sensor probe, a signal conditioner, and a sensor controller comprising a computing device, wherein said sensor probe is in electrical communication with said signal conditioner and said signal conditioner is in electrical communication with said sensor controller; wherein said user interface unit and said sensing modules are in electrical communication such that sensor data generated by said one or more sensor probes corresponding to one or more properties of said substances is transmitted to said micro controller of said user interface unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for testing and measure one or more substances, comprising:
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a user interface unit having a micro controller, a power source, a display, and an input device; a hub having a hub controller, a voltage regulator, and an auxiliary power supply; one or more sensing modules each having at least one sensor probe, a signal conditioner, and a sensor controller comprising a computing device, wherein said sensor probe is in electrical communication with said signal conditioner and said signal conditioner is in electrical communication with said sensor controller; wherein said sensing modules are in electrical communication with said hub controller of said hub and said hub controller is in electrical communication with said micro controller of said user interface unit such that sensor data generated by said one or more sensor probes corresponding to one or more properties of said substances is transmitted to said micro controller of said user interface unit through said hub controller. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for testing and measuring properties of one or more substances, comprising:
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providing a sensing module having at least one sensor probe, a signal conditioner, and a sensor controller comprising a computing device, wherein said sensor probe is in electrical communication with said signal conditioner and said signal conditioner is in electrical communication with said sensor controller; establishing electrical communication between said sensor controller of said sensing module and a micro controller of a user interface unit; generating, by said sensor probe, sensor data corresponding to one or more properties of said one or more substances; converting, by said signal conditioner, said sensor data into computer-readable signal data; and transmitting, said computer-readable signal data to said micro controller from said sensor controller. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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