Fast/accurate calibration for a physical property sensor
First Claim
1. Apparatus for sensing a physical property comprising:
- a sensing transducer for generating signals representative of the physical property, said sensing transducer having unique signal generating characteristics;
a signal conditioner for receiving said signals from said sensing transducer and processing said signals in accordance with said unique signal generating characteristics to generate a usable signal identifiably reflecting said physical property;
reader means associated with said signal conditioner for reading encoded data; and
data means for encoding said unique signal generating characteristics of said sensing transducer, said data means being integrally incorporated into said sensing transducer whereby said signal conditioner can be quickly and accurately adapted to operate with a given sensing transducer by having said reader means read said data means for said given sensing transducer.
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Abstract
The unique signal generating characteristics of a sensing transducer are defined by integrally incorporating an encoded form of the characteristics into the sensing transducer such that the encoded characteristics can be read by a data reader incorporated into a signal conditioner used with the sensing transducer. The encoded data is incorporated as an inseparable part of each operable sensing transducer by being molded or otherwise formed into a connecting cable of the sensing transducer or engraved or otherwise formed onto the barrel of a connector plug for interconnecting the transducer to the signal conditioner. The encoded data portion of the cable is passed through a reader externally mounted on the signal conditioner, or the encoded data on the barrel of a connector plug is read as the connector plug is inserted into a connector socket on the signal conditioner.
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1. Apparatus for sensing a physical property comprising:
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a sensing transducer for generating signals representative of the physical property, said sensing transducer having unique signal generating characteristics; a signal conditioner for receiving said signals from said sensing transducer and processing said signals in accordance with said unique signal generating characteristics to generate a usable signal identifiably reflecting said physical property; reader means associated with said signal conditioner for reading encoded data; and data means for encoding said unique signal generating characteristics of said sensing transducer, said data means being integrally incorporated into said sensing transducer whereby said signal conditioner can be quickly and accurately adapted to operate with a given sensing transducer by having said reader means read said data means for said given sensing transducer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. In a monitoring system for sensing a physical property including a sensing transducer for generating signals representative of the physical property and having unique signal generating characteristics, and a signal conditioner for receiving said signals from said sensing transducer and processing said signals in accordance with said unique characteristics to generate a usable signal identifiably reflecting said physical property, calibration apparatus comprising:
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data reader means associated with said signal conditioner for reading encoded data; and data means for encoding said unique signal generating characteristics of said sensing transducer, said data means being integrally incorporated into said sensing transducer whereby said signal conditioner can be quickly and accurately adapted to operate with a given sensing transducer by associating said data means for said given sensing transducer with said reader means such that said unique signal generating characteristics for said sensing transducer are passed to said signal conditioner. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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