Configurable indicating device and method for monitoring and control in fluid systems

An apparatus for monitoring or controlling a fluid system comprising:

• a housing having at least one display mounted thereon;
• a sensor interface comprising at least one sensor configured to output signals corresponding to a sensed fluid characteristic;
• a computer readable memory disposed within said housing and storing user configurable program parameters in a stored menu configuration partitioning said program parameters among a plurality of discrete menus;
• a user interface having an input device configured via outputting a menu reconfiguration command to alter said stored menu configuration via moving one of said program parameters out of a first one of said menus and into a second one of said menus and such that said first and second menus are simultaneously reconfigured in response to the menu reconfiguration command;
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• a processor disposed within said housing and configured to display said program parameters in said plurality of discrete menus according to said stored menu configuration

A method of setting up an indicating device for use in monitoring or controlling a fluid system comprising the steps of:

• displaying a menu of program parameters for an indicating device according to a first menu configuration;
• configuring discrete menus of program parameters for the indicating device via a menu reconfiguration command from an input device to a processor of the indicating device;
• wherein configuring discrete menus further includes moving a first program parameter out of a first one of the menus and into a second one of the menus via said menu reconfiguration command and such that the first and second menus are simultaneously reconfigured in response to the menu reconfiguration command;
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• verifying configuring of the discrete menus at least in part by displaying program parameters partitioned according to the menu reconfiguration command.