METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING STERILIZATION CHAMBERS
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1. A method of operating a sterilization chamber from a computing device, comprising:
- receiving configuration data for the chamber at the computing device, the configuration data indicating the hardware configuration of the sterilization chamber;
reading phase information from a sterilization cycle specification; and
invoking a subsystem of the sterilization chamber corresponding to the phase information using a standard interface of the subsystem;
wherein the subsystem executes a phase using the phase information and the configuration data.
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Abstract
There is provided a method and apparatus for operating a sterilization chamber such that one version of Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) software is compatible with any number of hardware configurations of the sterilization chamber. The PLC software is divided into a core module for operations which are the same across all hardware configurations, and a template module for hardware specific operations. Configuration data, state data, and live data are segregated from each other.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of operating a sterilization chamber from a computing device, comprising:
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receiving configuration data for the chamber at the computing device, the configuration data indicating the hardware configuration of the sterilization chamber; reading phase information from a sterilization cycle specification; and invoking a subsystem of the sterilization chamber corresponding to the phase information using a standard interface of the subsystem; wherein the subsystem executes a phase using the phase information and the configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computing device for operating a sterilization chamber, comprising:
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a processor; memory; and a communication subsystem; wherein the processor, memory, and communication subsystem cooperate to; receive configuration data for the chamber at the computing device, the configuration data indicating the hardware configuration of the sterilization chamber; read phase information from a sterilization cycle specification; and invoke a subsystem of the sterilization chamber corresponding to the phase information using a standard interface of the subsystem; wherein the subsystem executes a phase using the phase information and the configuration data.
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having executable code stored thereon for execution by a processor of a computing device for operating a sterilization chamber, the executable code comprising instructions for:
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receiving configuration data for the chamber at the computing device, the configuration data indicating the hardware configuration of the sterilization chamber; reading phase information from a sterilization cycle specification; and invoking a subsystem of the sterilization chamber corresponding to the phase information using a standard interface of the subsystem; wherein the subsystem executes a phase using the phase information and the configuration data.
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