Handheld devices, systems, and methods for measuring parameters
First Claim
1. A gateway device for a measurement system, the gateway device comprising:
- a first communication system configured to receive a plurality of signals containing data according to a first protocol, wherein the plurality of signals are received from a plurality of handheld measurement devices that measure electrical, mechanical, or physical parameters of a machine, and wherein the data includes a plurality of measurement values from the plurality of handheld measurement devices;
a data translator configured to translate the plurality of signals containing the data to one or more translated signals containing the data according to a second protocol different from the first protocol;
a data memory system configured to collect the data; and
a second communication system configured to communicate the data collected in the data memory device to a separate computing device by transmitting the translated signals to the separate computing device,wherein the first communication system is configured to communicate with at least one handheld measurement device of the plurality of handheld measurement devices using a single-ended binding procedure in which the gateway device receives a signal that is periodically transmitted by the at least one handheld measurement device and, by activating only the gateway device, the gateway device unilaterally selects the at least one handheld measurement device for binding and automatically binds the at least one handheld measurement device with the gateway device for communication via a communication link between the gateway device and the at least one handheld measurement device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are generally directed to handheld systems, individual components, and methods of using such systems and components for measuring parameters, such as electrical, mechanical, and physical measurement parameters. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a gateway device for a measurement system generally includes a first communication system for receiving at least one signal containing data according to a first protocol, wherein the at least one signal includes at least one measurement value from at least one handheld measurement device, a signal translator for translating the signal containing the data to another signal containing the data according to a second protocol different from the first protocol, and a data memory system for storing data on the gateway device.
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13 Claims
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1. A gateway device for a measurement system, the gateway device comprising:
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a first communication system configured to receive a plurality of signals containing data according to a first protocol, wherein the plurality of signals are received from a plurality of handheld measurement devices that measure electrical, mechanical, or physical parameters of a machine, and wherein the data includes a plurality of measurement values from the plurality of handheld measurement devices; a data translator configured to translate the plurality of signals containing the data to one or more translated signals containing the data according to a second protocol different from the first protocol; a data memory system configured to collect the data; and a second communication system configured to communicate the data collected in the data memory device to a separate computing device by transmitting the translated signals to the separate computing device, wherein the first communication system is configured to communicate with at least one handheld measurement device of the plurality of handheld measurement devices using a single-ended binding procedure in which the gateway device receives a signal that is periodically transmitted by the at least one handheld measurement device and, by activating only the gateway device, the gateway device unilaterally selects the at least one handheld measurement device for binding and automatically binds the at least one handheld measurement device with the gateway device for communication via a communication link between the gateway device and the at least one handheld measurement device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11)
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9. A method of collecting measurement data from a handheld measurement device, the method comprising:
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in a first communication system of a gateway device, receiving a plurality of signals containing data according to a first protocol, wherein the plurality of signals are received from a plurality of handheld measurement devices that measure electrical, mechanical, or physical parameters of a machine, and wherein the data includes a plurality of measurement values from the plurality of handheld measurement devices; translating the plurality of signals containing the data to one or more translated signals containing the data according to a second protocol different from the first protocol; and storing the data in a data memory system on the gateway device, the method further comprising establishing a communication link between the first communication system and at least one handheld device of the plurality of handheld measurement devices by using a single-ended binding procedure in which the gateway device receives a signal that is periodically transmitted by the at least one handheld measurement device and, by activating only the gateway device, the gateway device unilaterally selects the at least one handheld measurement device for binding and automatically binds the at least one handheld measurement device with the gateway device for communication via the communication link; and transmitting the translated signals to a separate computing device using a second communication system of the gateway device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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