Optically-pumped magnetometer (OPM) with an OPM connector that mitigates electrostatic discharge (ESD) and stores OPM operational data

A method of operating an Optically Pumped Magnetometer (OPM) system to characterize a magnetic field, the OPM system comprising an OPM sensor that is coupled to an OPM cable that is coupled to an OPM connector that is detachably coupled to an OPM controller, the method comprising:

• the OPM connector storing OPM operational data in a memory;
• the OPM controller reading the OPM operational data from the memory in the OPM connector when the OPM connector is coupled to an OPM controller;
• the OPM controller generating sensor control signals based on the OPM operational data and transferring the control signals to the OPM sensor over the OPM connector and the OPM cable;
• the OPM sensor characterizing the magnetic field in response to the sensor control signals and transferring output signals that characterize the magnetic field to the OPM controller over the OPM cable and the OPM connector;
• the OPM controller modeling the magnetic field based on the output signals;
• the OPM controller transferring new OPM operational data to the OPM connector;
• and
• the OPM connector storing the new OPM operational data in the memory.

An Optically Pumped Magnetometer (OPM) system comprising an OPM sensor that is coupled to an OPM cable that is coupled to an OPM connector that is detachably coupled to an OPM controller and that is configured to characterize a magnetic field, the OPM system comprising:

• the OPM connector configured to store OPM operational data in a memory;
• the OPM controller configured to read the OPM operational data from the memory in the OPM connector when the OPM connector is coupled to an OPM controller;
• the OPM controller configured to generate sensor control signals based on the OPM operational data and transfer the sensor control signals to the OPM sensor over the OPM connector and the OPM cable;
• the OPM sensor configured to characterize the magnetic field in response to the sensor control signals and transfer output signals that characterize the magnetic field to the OPM controller over the OPM cable and the OPM connector;
• the OPM controller configured to model the magnetic field based on the output signals;
• the OPM controller configured to transfer new OPM operational data to the OPM connector;
• and
• the OPM connector configured to store the new OPM operational data in the memory.