Method and apparatus for emulating laboratory instruments at rem

Details Method and apparatus for emulating laboratory instruments at rem Method and apparatus for emulating laboratory instruments at rem

1996-08-07

1999-08-31

Teska, Kevin J.

G06F 9445

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ABSTRACT:
An improved laboratory instrument emulation network system is provided having instrument emulation stations and an instrument emulation network controller in which the emulation network system allows communication between the network controller and each instrument emulation station along a bi-directional, high-speed serial data communications network. The network system allows users at each emulation station to configure the station so as to emulate a certain instrument, i.e., voltmeter, pH meter, temperature meter, etc. The system performs real-time acquisition of raw data at each emulation station, transmits the raw data to the network controller in near-real time where it is converted into engineering units (e.g., volts, units of pH, degrees Celsius), then returns the converted data to the respective station and displays the data in either graphical or numerical format (or both), as the user selects. The converted data can also be transmitted to other emulation stations, if desired. A personal computer can be connected into the system to transfer data and software, in which laboratory station configuration software can be downloaded from the personal computer, and acquired data can be uploaded from the network controller.

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