Method, system, and device for monitoring operations of a system asset
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1. A device for use in monitoring operation of a system asset, the device comprising:
- an interface for receiving sensor data representative of an operating condition of the system asset being monitored, wherein the device is configured to generate real-time samples of the sensor data from the interface by digitizing the sensor data, wherein each sample includes a status of the sensor data, wherein the status of the sensor data includes an indication of whether the sample is valid or invalid or an indication that the system asset being monitored is in an alarm state;
a memory device for storing the samples; and
a processor coupled to the interface and to the memory device, the processor configured to;
create a hierarchy of the samples within the memory device, wherein the hierarchy includes a first tier, a second tier, and a third tier;
store a first level of the samples in the first tier to allow for access of the first level of the samples by the processor;
store a second level of the samples in the second tier to allow for access of the second level of the samples by the processor; and
store a third level of the samples in the third tier to allow for access of the third level of the samples by the processor, wherein the second tier and the third tier are multiples of each other.
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Abstract
A device for use in monitoring operation of a system asset includes an interface for receiving sensor data representative of an operating condition of the system asset, a memory device for storing the sensor data, and a processor coupled to the interface and to the memory device. The processor is configured to create a hierarchy of sensor data within the memory device, wherein the hierarchy comprises a first tier and a second tier, store a first level of the sensor data in the first tier, and store a second level of the sensor data in the second tier.
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1. A device for use in monitoring operation of a system asset, the device comprising:
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an interface for receiving sensor data representative of an operating condition of the system asset being monitored, wherein the device is configured to generate real-time samples of the sensor data from the interface by digitizing the sensor data, wherein each sample includes a status of the sensor data, wherein the status of the sensor data includes an indication of whether the sample is valid or invalid or an indication that the system asset being monitored is in an alarm state; a memory device for storing the samples; and a processor coupled to the interface and to the memory device, the processor configured to; create a hierarchy of the samples within the memory device, wherein the hierarchy includes a first tier, a second tier, and a third tier; store a first level of the samples in the first tier to allow for access of the first level of the samples by the processor; store a second level of the samples in the second tier to allow for access of the second level of the samples by the processor; and store a third level of the samples in the third tier to allow for access of the third level of the samples by the processor, wherein the second tier and the third tier are multiples of each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for use in monitoring operation of a system asset, the system comprising:
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a data acquisition device configured to generate real-time samples of sensor data from an interface by digitizing the sensor data, wherein each sample includes a status of the sensor data, wherein the status of the sensor data includes an indication of whether the sample is valid or invalid or an indication that the system asset being monitored is in an alarm state, wherein the data acquisition device comprises; the interface for receiving the sensor data representative of an operating condition of the system asset being monitored; a memory device for storing the samples; a processor coupled to the interface and to the memory device, the processor configured to; create a hierarchy of the samples within the memory device, wherein the hierarchy includes a first tier, a second tier, and a third tier; store a first level of the samples in the first tier to allow for access of the first level of the samples by the processor; store a second level of the samples in the second tier to allow for access of the second level of the samples by the processor; and store a third level of the samples in the third tier to allow for access of the third level of the samples by the processor, wherein the second tier and the third tier are multiples of each other; and a display device coupled to the data acquisition device, the display device configured to display data representative of the second level of the samples. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of monitoring a system asset, the method comprising:
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generating real-time samples of sensor data by digitizing the sensor data via a data acquisition device comprising a processor, wherein each sample includes a status of the sensor data, wherein the status of the sensor data includes an indication of whether the sample is valid or invalid or an indication that the system asset being monitored is in an alarm state; creating a hierarchy of the samples within a memory device by the processor, wherein the hierarchy includes a first tier, a second tier, and a third tier; receiving the samples representative of an operating condition of the system asset being monitored by the processor; storing a first level of the samples in the first tier to allow for access of the first level of the samples by the processor; storing a second level of the samples in the second tier to allow for access of the second level of the samples by the processor; store a third level of the samples in the third tier to allow for access of the third level of the samples by the processor, wherein the second tier and the third tier are multiples of each other; and displaying data representative of the second level of the samples on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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