Data acquisition module and method
CA 1287923 C · Owner: Sears, Leslie R. Iii · Inventors: Crain, Stephen F.; Roberts, Don M.; Sears, Leslie R. Iii
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A data acquisition apparatus includes two microcomputers interconnected by a shared dual access digital storage device. One microcomputer obtains the data related to the monitored condition, stores it in the digital storage device, and modifies a status word which is monitored by the other microcomputer. When the other microcomputer detects a change in the status word, it takes the data from the shared digital memory and moves it into its own memory for subsequent use or transfer. The data acquisition apparatus also includes, in a preferred embodiment, analog switches and a digital to analog converter by which external analog devices can be controlled to change the monitored operation.
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- Granted August 20, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 20, 2008.
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