Intelligent sensor system with network bus
US6013108A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01D21/02
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention disclosure describes an intelligent sensor system in which different types of sensors are connected to a network communication bus. Analog and digital signals are transferred bi-directionally on the common communication bus between the distributed sensors and an application specific controller referred to as a bus converter/controller module (BCM). The traditional analog type sensors are connected to the communication bus through interface devices referred to as transducer-to-bus interface modules (TBIM). The TBIM provides sensor identification, self-test and data correction functions.
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