Probe configuration data protocol and transmission method

A data protocol, comprising:

• a frame comprising a time based string of data, said frame being subdivided into slots of predetermined duration;
• and
• at least one slot of said slots being divided into sub-slots comprised of fixed inter-pulse timing which are each used to represent a particular state of digital data, the particular state of digital data being represented by a respective time interval location of said fixed inter-pulse timing within said at least one slot.

A system for use in conjunction with a measurement probe for transmission of probe-specific set-up data, the system comprising:

• a probe structurally configured to output data in a form of at least one slot of predetermined duration, said at least one slot being divided into n+1 sub-slots each of a known time interval, wherein n represents a number of digital states, said data being represented by a pulse being output at a start of a particular one of said n+1 sub-slots;
• and
• a measurement device configured to receive said data and to recognize position of said pulse at the start of said particular one of said n+1 time slots.