Systems and methods for compressing a sensor-based signal

An encoder for compressing a sensor-based signal, comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• receive the sensor-based signal;
• divide the sensor-based signal into a plurality of portions, wherein each of the plurality of portions is generated according to a corresponding cycle of a clock signal;
• identify a plurality of states of each of the plurality of portions of the sensor-based signal;
• divide sensor state data for one of the plurality of states into a parameter list and a difference component, wherein the parameter list includes a value common to all of the sensor state data for the one of the plurality of states, wherein the difference component includes a plurality of values that are offsets from the common value;
• and
• packetize the parameter list within a header of a packet and the difference component within a payload of the packet to compress the sensor state data;
• and
• a memory device coupled to the processor.

A plasma system for compressing a sensor-based signal, comprising:

• a radio frequency (RF) generator configured to generate an RF signal;
• a plasma chamber coupled to the RF generator via an RF communication medium;
• and
• an encoder configured to:
• receive the sensor-based signal including measurement information from an RF sensor coupled to the RF communication medium;
• divide the sensor-based signal into a plurality of portions, wherein each of the plurality of portions is generated according to a corresponding cycle of a clock signal;
• identify a plurality of states of each of the plurality of portions of the sensor-based signal;
• divide sensor state data for one of the plurality of states into a parameter list and a difference component, wherein the parameter list includes a value common to all of the sensor state data for the one of the plurality of states, wherein the difference component includes a plurality of values that are offsets from the common value;
• and
• packetize the parameter list within a header of a packet and the difference component within a payload of the packet to compress the sensor state data.