US 2002/0143487 A1 · Measurement control apparatus

Abstract

A measurement control apparatus designed to automatically select an interface circuit compatible with a measurement controlled object without error. A measurement control processor outputs interface setting data for setting one interface circuit compatible with the measurement controlled object in advance of output of measurement control data to the measurement controlled object. Based on this, an interface setting means activates only that interface circuit. Further, the processor is provided with a loopback unit for returning the interface setting data to the measurement control processor and confirms the match of the output interface setting data and the returned interface setting data. Further, it is provided with an identification code setting means for setting an identification code unique to an interface board mounting the interface circuit and confirms that the interface board has been correctly selected.

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Dependent claims

A measurement control apparatus comprising an interface circuit unit having a plurality of types of interface circuits compatible with a plurality of types of measurement controlled objects and a measurement control processor for selecting one interface circuit compatible with any one measurement controlled object executing predetermined measurement control, wherein

when said one measurement controlled object is given, the measurement control processor outputs from the output port interface setting data for setting one interface circuit compatible with a measurement controlled object among the plurality of types of interface circuits in advance of output of the measurement control data from the output port to the measurement controlled object and
further provision is made of an interface setting means which does not allow input of the interface setting data to the interface circuit unit while the interface setting data is being output.

A measurement control apparatus comprising an interface circuit unit having a plurality of types of interface circuits compatible with a plurality of types of measurement controlled objects and a measurement control processor for selecting one interface circuit compatible with any one measurement controlled object and executing predetermined measurement control, wherein

said apparatus is further provided with an identification code setting means configured to be able to transmit a unique identification code set for each interface board carrying said plurality of types of interface circuits thereon to an input port of said measurement control processor and transmits said unique identification code set for said interface board from said identification code setting means to said measurement control processor and
said measurement control processor confirms that the interface board corresponding to the sent identification code and the interface board which it sets itself match.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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