High-speed converter, measurement system, and computer-readable medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018063606-A1
Application number	US-201715687817-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 28, 2017
Priority date	Aug 31, 2016
Publication date	Mar 1, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

To perform processing at a higher speed cycle. A high-speed converter ( 220 ) includes any conversion means ( 241, 251, 261, 271 ) among a first conversion means ( 241 ) for converting an analog signal into a digital value; a second conversion means ( 251 ) for converting a digital value into an analog signal; a third conversion means ( 261 ) for converting an electrical signal into a digital signal; and a fourth conversion means ( 271 ) for converting a digital signal into an electrical signal, and causes the conversion means ( 241, 251, 261, 271 ) that is included to operate by a method based on information acquired via a network ( 400 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A high-speed converter comprising at least any conversion means among a first conversion means for converting an analog signal into a digital value; a second conversion means for converting a digital value into an analog signal; a third conversion means for converting an electrical signal into a digital signal; and a fourth conversion means for converting a digital signal into an electrical signal,
wherein the conversion means that is comprised is operated by a method based on information acquired via a network.

2 . The high-speed converter according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of conversion means among the first conversion means, the second conversion means, the third conversion means and the fourth conversion means; and a clock generating means for generating a clock, wherein the plurality of conversion means that are comprised are operated synchronously based on the clock outputted from the clock generating means.

3 . The high-speed converter according to claim 1 , wherein the information acquired via the network at least includes data for measuring a measurement object, and
wherein any of the conversion means that is comprised converts and outputs the data for measuring, while a conversion means other than said conversion means converts data inputted from a measurement instrument that is measuring the measurement object.

4 . The high-speed converter according to claim 3 , wherein the information acquired via the network further includes a condition for starting measurement on the measurement object and a condition for ending measurement on the measurement object, and
wherein measurement on the measurement object is started on the event of the condition for starting being satisfied, and subsequently the measurement on the measurement object is ended on the event of the condition for ending being satisfied.

5 . The high-speed converter according to claim 3 , wherein the data for measuring the measurement object is data for inducing a predetermined phenomenon in the measurement object.

6 . The high-speed converter according to claim 3 , wherein the high-speed converter is capable of connecting and disconnecting the measurement instrument and switching to another measuring instrument.

7 . A measurement system comprising the high-speed converter according to claim 1 , and an analysis server that is connected to the high-speed converter via a network,
wherein the analysis server transmits at least data for measuring a measurement object to the high-speed converter as the information acquired via the network, wherein the high-speed converter measures the measurement object by causing conversion to be performed in the conversion means that is comprised based on the data for measuring the measurement object, and transmits data acquired from the measurement to the analysis server, and wherein the analysis server performs analysis on the measurement object based on the data acquired from the measurement.

8 . The measurement system according to claim 7 , wherein the analysis server outputs guidance information corresponding to a type of the measurement object, the guidance information being referenced by a user in order to perform measurement.

9 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with a high-speed conversion program for enabling a computer, which is equipped with any conversion means among a first conversion means for converting an analog signal into a digital value; a second conversion means for converting a digital value into an analog signal; a third conversion means for converting an electrical signal into a digital signal; and a fourth conversion means for converting a digital signal into an electrical signal, to function as a high-speed converter,
the high-speed conversion program causing the computer to function as high-speed converter which causes the conversion means that is equipped to operate by a method based on information acquired via a network.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Hada Kouji
• Miyazaki Yoshito
• Otsuki Hideki
• Kamiguchi Masao
• Itou Susumu
• Hirota Hitoshi

Classifications

• H04Q2209/86

  Performing a diagnostic of the sensing device · CPC title

• H04Q9/00

  Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom · CPC title

• H04Q9/04 Primary

  Arrangements for synchronous operation · CPC title

• H04L67/12 Primary

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

• H04Q2209/80

  Arrangements in the sub-station, i.e. sensing device · CPC title