Transfer apparatus for a measuring instrument and method for transferring raw data using a transfer apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016170394-A1
Application number	US-201414902800-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 3, 2014
Priority date	Jul 3, 2013
Publication date	Jun 16, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A transfer device for a measurement device includes a raw data interface for direct access to the raw measurement data of the measurement device; an identification device identifying the raw measurement data with a measurement device identifier; and a transmission device transmitting the raw data that have been identified to an external evaluation device. The external evaluation device is arranged externally to the measurement device and/or externally to the transmission device, and the measurement device identifier allows the external evaluation device to associate the raw measurement data with the measurement device and/or the transmission device, said raw measurement data being transmitted substantially unchanged.

First claim

1 - 15 . (canceled)

16 . A transfer apparatus for a measuring instrument, comprising:
a raw data interface configured to directly access to raw measurement data of the measuring instrument; a labeling device labeling the raw measuring data with a measuring instrument label; and a transmission device transmitting the labeled raw measurement data to an external evaluation apparatus, wherein the evaluation apparatus is arranged externally to the measuring instrument and/or the transmission device, wherein the evaluation apparatus, using the measuring instrument label, assigns the raw measurement data to the measuring instrument and/or the transfer apparatus, wherein the raw measurement data are transmitted substantially unchanged, and wherein the transfer apparatus is adapted to receive a calculated measurement value from the evaluation apparatus and transmit the calculated measurement value.

17 . The transfer apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the raw measurement data are the measurement data of an echo curve.

18 . The transfer apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the raw data interface is a measuring instrument interface selected from the group of measuring instrument interfaces consisting of an I 2 C interface; a HART® interface; and a 4 . . . 20 mA interface.

19 . The transfer apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the raw data interface adapted to bypass an evaluation apparatus present in the measuring instrument.

20 . The transfer apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the labeling device is adapted to encrypt the raw measurement data.

21 . The transfer apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the transmission device comprises a transfer interface selected from the group of transmission interfaces consisting of a wired transfer interface; a radio interface; and a wide-area network interface.

22 . The transfer apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the transfer apparatus is integratable into the measuring instrument.

23 . A transfer apparatus for a measuring instrument, comprising:
a raw data interface configure to directly access to raw measurement data of the measuring instrument; a labeling device labeling the raw measurement data with a measuring instrument label; and a transmission device transmitting the labeled raw measurement data to an external evaluation apparatus, wherein the evaluation apparatus is arranged externally to the measuring instrument and/or the transmission device, wherein the evaluation apparatus, using the measuring instrument label, assigns the raw measurement data to the measuring instrument and/or the transfer apparatus, wherein the raw measurement data are transmitted unchanged, and wherein the raw data interface is configured to bypass an evaluation apparatus of the measuring instrument.

24 . A method for transferring raw measurement data with a transfer apparatus, comprising:
accessing the raw measurement data of a measuring instrument using a direct access; labeling the raw measurement data with a measuring instrument label; transmitting the labeled raw measurement data to an external evaluation apparatus, wherein the evaluation apparatus is arranged externally to the measuring instrument and/or the transmission device, wherein the evaluation apparatus, using the measuring instrument label, assigns the raw measurement data to the measuring instrument and/or the transmission device, and wherein the raw measurement data are transmitted substantially unchanged; and receiving a calculated measurement value from the evaluation apparatus and providing the calculated measurement value.

25 . An evaluation apparatus, comprising:
a receiving device receiving raw measurement data labeled with a measuring instrument label from a transfer apparatus; a management device managing at least one measuring instrument; an assignment device assigning the received raw measurement data to one of the at least one managed measuring instruments; a calculation device calculating a target measurement value from the raw measurement data; and a provision device providing the calculated target measurement value externally on the transfer apparatus.

26 . The evaluation apparatus according to claim 25 , wherein the calculated measurement value is a fill level, a pressure and/or a limit.

27 . The evaluation apparatus according to claim 25 , wherein the calculation device is adapted to evaluate an echo curve.

28 . The evaluation apparatus according to claim 25 , wherein the provision device is adapted to provide the calculated target measurement value internally and/or externally.

29 . A measurement system, comprising:
a measuring instrument; a transfer apparatus according to claim 16 ; and an evaluation apparatus according to claim 25 , wherein the measuring instrument is connected to the transfer apparatus via a raw data interface in such a way that the transfer apparatus can directly access the raw measurement data generated by the measuring instrument, wherein the evaluation apparatus is connected to a communication network externally to the measuring instrument and/or the transfer apparatus, and wherein the transfer apparatus is connected to the communication network by a transmission device, in such a way that the transfer apparatus can transmit the raw measurement data to the evaluation apparatus substantially unchanged via the communication network.

30 . A program element for transferring raw measurement data which carries out a method of claim 24 for transferring raw measurement data with a transfer apparatus when executed on a processor.

Assignees

• Grieshaber Vega Kg

Inventors

• Allgaier Volker
• Staiger Holger

Classifications

• G05B2219/21063

  Bus, I-O connected to a bus · CPC title

• G05B19/0423 Primary

  Input/output · CPC title

• H04L67/12

  specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks · CPC title

• G01F23/0061

  Physics · mapped topic

• G01F23/80

  Arrangements for signal processing · CPC title