Diagnosing faults in electronic machines
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1. A diagnostic data acquiring device to form a data connection with an apparatus, the diagnostic data acquiring device comprising:
- data acquisition circuitry, said data acquisition circuitry to receive data from the apparatus and to store said data;
a power source to power said data acquisition circuitry; and
power transfer circuitry adapted to provide power to the apparatus from which said device is to acquire data.
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Abstract
A diagnostic data acquiring device forms a data connection with an apparatus. The diagnostic data acquiring device includes data acquisition circuitry and a power source to power the data acquisition circuitry. The data acquisition circuitry receives data from the apparatus and causes the data to be stored. The device further includes power transfer circuitry adapted, to provide power to the apparatus from which the device is to acquire data.
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1. A diagnostic data acquiring device to form a data connection with an apparatus, the diagnostic data acquiring device comprising:
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data acquisition circuitry, said data acquisition circuitry to receive data from the apparatus and to store said data;
a power source to power said data acquisition circuitry; and
power transfer circuitry adapted to provide power to the apparatus from which said device is to acquire data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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10. A diagnostic data acquiring device receiver adapted to receive a diagnostic data acquiring device to form a data connection with an apparatus to be diagnosed, and comprising data acquisition circuitry and a power source to power said data acquisition circuitry and at least partially powering said apparatus to which said device is to be connected, said data acquisition circuitry to receive data from said apparatus and to store said data;
- said receiver being arranged to receive said diagnostic data acquiring device and electrically connect thereto such that said diagnostic data acquiring device receives power therefrom.
- View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
- 13. A combination of a diagnostic data acquiring device to form a data connection with an apparatus, and an apparatus with which said device is to form said data connection, wherein said device comprises data acquisition circuitry and a power source to power said data acquisition circuitry, and to provide power to said apparatus, and power transfer circuitry adapted to transfer power from said power source to said apparatus, said data acquisition circuitry to receive data from said apparatus and to store said data and said apparatus having power acceptance circuitry adapted to receive power from said power transfer circuitry, and to pass data to said diagnostic data acquiring device.
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20. A method of diagnosing an electrical apparatus comprising:
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making a data connection with the apparatus with a diagnostic data acquiring device;
providing power to said apparatus through said device; and
downloading data from said apparatus to the device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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26. A machine readable medium containing instructions which, in response to being programmed into said electrical apparatus, cause the electrical apparatus to:
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communicate with a diagnostic data acquiring device; and
to accept power from the device; and
to transfer diagnostic data to the device. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A diagnostic data acquiring device to form a data connection with an apparatus, the diagnostic data acquiring device comprising:
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data acquisition circuitry;
a power source to power said data acquisition circuitry;
wherein said data acquisition circuitry receives data from the apparatus and stores said data.
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- 35. A diagnostic data acquiring device comprising a cartridge to form a data connection with an apparatus into which said cartridge is inserted, said cartridge comprising data acquisition circuitry to receive diagnostic data from said apparatus in response to said cartridge being at least partially inserted in said apparatus and to store received diagnostic data, said cartridge having an identifier to identify it to said apparatus as a diagnostic data acquiring cartridge capable of receiving diagnostic data.
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41. A machine readable data reader/writer apparatus having at least one of a read and a write station adapted to receive an insertable and removable machine readable data carrier and a writable data carrier, said apparatus having a processor adapted to perform a diagnostic data obtaining operation to obtain diagnostic data capable of being analyzed to determine the presence or absence of at least some faults of said apparatus;
- and said apparatus having a diagnostic data-acquiring device identifier to identify the presence of a diagnostic data-acquiring device at said station, said diagnostic data-acquiring device to receive diagnostic data obtained by said processor; and
diagnostic data transfer circuitry adapted to transfer obtained diagnostic data to said diagnostic data-acquiring device in response to said device being in situ at said station;
wherein said processor recognizes an operative presence of a diagnostic data-acquiring device at said station and causes diagnostic data to be acquired by said device via said transfer circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
- and said apparatus having a diagnostic data-acquiring device identifier to identify the presence of a diagnostic data-acquiring device at said station, said diagnostic data-acquiring device to receive diagnostic data obtained by said processor; and
- 49. A method of reducing the number of tape drives that are removed from their site of use for fault diagnosis, the method comprising inserting a diagnostic data acquiring cartridge into one of said tape drives, downloading fault diagnostic data to said diagnostic data acquiring cartridge, and diagnosing said diagnostic data at said site of said tape drive.
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52. A method of diagnosing an electrical apparatus having a read/write station comprising providing a diagnostic data acquiring cartridge to a data connection with the apparatus, inserting the cartridge into said apparatus at said station, making said data connection between said apparatus and said device, downloading data from said apparatus in order that said data can be analyzed.
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