Adjustment of measurement system components

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016202182-A1
Application number	US-201615074278-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 18, 2016
Priority date	Mar 28, 2012
Publication date	Jul 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

One aspect provides a system, including: a sensor adjustment component having: a memory device having adjustment information stored therein; a light engine capable of producing a signal detectable by a light detector of an optical sensor to be adjusted; and one or more processors; where the one or more processors are configured to execute program instructions to operate the light engine to produce a predetermined light pattern detectable by the light detector of the optical sensor to be adjusted; where the predetermined signal pattern comprises the adjustment information; and where the adjustment information configures said light detector that receives said predetermined signal pattern carrying the adjustment information. Other aspects are disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A system, comprising:
a sensor adjustment component comprising:
a memory device having adjustment information stored therein;
a light engine capable of producing a signal detectable by a light detector of an optical sensor to be adjusted; and
one or more processors;
wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute program instructions to operate the light engine to produce a predetermined light pattern detectable by the light detector of the optical sensor to be adjusted; wherein the predetermined signal pattern comprises the adjustment information; and whereby the adjustment information configures said light detector that receives said predetermined signal pattern carrying the adjustment information.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the optical sensor is a luminescent dissolved oxygen optical sensor.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined light pattern includes an initiation signal.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the initiation signal is a predetermined signal indicating to the optical sensor that the adjustment information is to follow.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment information is sensor cap lot specific adjustment information.

6 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a sensor cap from a lot matched with the adjustment information.

7 . A method comprising:
producing, using a light engine of a sensor adjustment component, a predetermined light pattern detectable by a light detector of an optical sensor to be adjusted; wherein the predetermined signal pattern comprises the adjustment information for adjusting the sensor to be adjusted; and whereby the adjustment information configures said light detector that receives said predetermined signal pattern carrying the adjustment information.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the optical sensor is a luminescent dissolved oxygen optical sensor.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the predetermined signal pattern includes an initiation signal.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the initiation signal is a predetermined signal indicating to the optical sensor that the adjustment information is to follow.

11 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the adjustment information is sensor cap lot specific adjustment information.

12 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising updating the sensor adjustment component memory device to store new adjustment information therein.

Assignees

• Hach Co

Inventors

• Crook David T
• Moin Areef A

Classifications

• G01N2201/12723

  Self check capacity; automatic, periodic step of checking · CPC title

• G01N21/645 Primary

  Specially adapted constructive features of fluorimeters · CPC title

• G01N2021/6432

  Quenching · CPC title

• G01N21/643

  non-biological material · CPC title

• G01D3/022 Primary

  having an ideal characteristic, map or correction data stored in a digital memory · CPC title