Sensor system for a seismograph
AssigneeNomis Seismographs, LLC
InventorJoseph R. Getz
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Abstract
A sensor system for a seismograph functions as a hybrid between a digital sensor and an analog sensor. The sensor system has an analog output combined with digital information about the sensor. The sensor system uses both an analog section and a digital section to provide information to a collection device. The digital section can provide digital information regarding the operation of the sensor(s) of the sensor system. After the digital section completes the exchange of digital information, the digital section can be deactivated and the analog section can be used to provide analog sensor information to the collection device. The collection device can use the digital information from the digital section to process the analog sensor information from the analog section.
Claims18
A sensor system for a seismograph comprising:
- a sensor to measure vibrations;
- first circuitry coupled to the sensor, the first circuitry configured to receive a signal corresponding to the measured vibrations from the sensor and provide data corresponding to the measured vibrations to a collection device via at least one first connection;
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- second circuitry comprising a memory device to store information related to the sensor, the second circuity configured to provide the stored information about the sensor to the collection device via a single second connection in response to receiving a signal from the collection device on the single second connection.
A seismograph comprising:
- a collection device;
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- a sensor system comprising:
- a sensor, the sensor configured to measure movement and provide an analog signal corresponding to the measured movement;
- a first section coupled to the collection device and to the sensor, the first section configured to process the analog signal from the sensor and provide analog data to the collection device;
- and
- a second section coupled to the collection device, the second section configured to provide digital information about the sensor to the collection device;
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- wherein the collection device is configured to receive the digital information from the second section and use the received digital information in processing the analog data from the first section.
A method of providing sensor information to a collection device, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by a collection device, operating information related to a sensor from the sensor;
- determining, by the collection device, an output data format for the sensor based on the obtained operating information;
- receiving, by the collection device, analog data from the sensor corresponding to measured vibrations by the sensor;
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- converting, by the collection device, the analog data from the sensor to digital data based on the determined output data format.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.