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US 6,851,612 B2Granted
Portable diagnostic device
AssigneeSiemens Building Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Iasso, Peter Sun, Michael Pierce, Brian Stouchko
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Abstract
A portable, preferably hand-held device is provided which may be used to test device loops in fire safety systems for short circuits, open circuits, ground faults and can test the response of the devices in the loop before or after the device loop is connected to the system.
Claims17
A method for programming and testing devices in a system using a hand-held device, said hand-held device comprising a graphical user interface, comprising:
- displaying a menu on said graphical user interface of said hand-held device;
- receiving a user input to select a mode of operation for said hand-held device allowing a user to test or program, or a combination thereof, devices and device loops;
- receiving a user request to display device program options and displaying said device program options;
- receiving a user request to select a programming option;
- and
- displaying a prompt on said graphical user interface to insert a device to be tested or programmed or a combination thereof.
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