Remote firing device with diverse initiators
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1. A remote firing system comprising:
- a set of remote devices, each remote device being capable of communicating a safety data structure that includes a system identifier for indentifying the remote firing system from other remote firing systems and a device identifier for identifying a remote device from other remote devices; and
a controller device for causing the set of remote devices to trigger detonators, the controller device being capable of selecting a subset of the set of remote devices for triggering detonators and further being capable of communicating the safety data structure that includes a system identifier for identifying the remote firing system from other remote firing systems and device identifiers for identifying the subset of remote devices to control.
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Abstract
A remote firing system for remotely detonating explosive charges includes features that provide safety and efficiency improvements. These features include safety communication among multiple remote devices and multiple controller devices, a polling functionality permitting rapid deployment of system devices, electronic key systems, programmable remote devices for easy replacement of failing remote devices, and an event history log for the remote devices for efficient diagnostic evaluation.
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1. A remote firing system comprising:
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a set of remote devices, each remote device being capable of communicating a safety data structure that includes a system identifier for indentifying the remote firing system from other remote firing systems and a device identifier for identifying a remote device from other remote devices; and a controller device for causing the set of remote devices to trigger detonators, the controller device being capable of selecting a subset of the set of remote devices for triggering detonators and further being capable of communicating the safety data structure that includes a system identifier for identifying the remote firing system from other remote firing systems and device identifiers for identifying the subset of remote devices to control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A remote firing system comprising:
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a set of remote devices, each remote device being capable of communicating a safety data structure that includes a system identifier for identifying the remote firing system from other remote firing systems and a device identifier for identifying a remote device from other remote devices, wherein each remote device is capable of being semi-permanently programmed to take on a temporary identity which is removed upon the removal of an electronic key; and a controller device for causing the set of remote devices to trigger detonators, the controller device being capable of selecting a subset of the set of remote devices for triggering detonators and further being capable of communicating the safety data structure that includes a system identifier for identifying the remote firing system from other remote firing systems and device identifiers for identifying subset of remote devices to control.
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