Configurable physiological measurement system

A physiological measurement system comprising:

• a plurality of components each configured to provide information specifying measurements the components are capable of supporting, at least one of the plurality of components being a sensor configured to transmit light having a plurality of wavelengths into a tissue site and to generate a sensor signal responsive to the transmitted light after tissue attenuation;
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• a processor configured to receive the information from each of the components and determine, based on the information, which of a plurality of potential physiological measurements the physiological measurement system is capable of supporting.

A physiological measurement system comprising:

• a physiological sensor capable of detecting a plurality of physiological parameters of a patient by transmitting light having a plurality of wavelengths into a tissue site of the patient and generating a sensor signal responsive to the transmitted light after tissue attenuation, the physiological sensor configured to provide information specifying measurements the physiological sensor is capable of supporting;
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• a processor in communication with the physiological sensor, the processor capable of supporting only a subset of the plurality of physiological parameters that the physiological sensor is capable of supporting, the processor further configured to determine, based on the provided information, the supported subset of the plurality of physiological parameters.