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Apparatus for the preparation and wireless transmission of measured values
Assignee: Renk GmbH
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Filing: 1989-09-05
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Granted: 1991-08-20
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Expires: 2009-09-05
Abstract
Abstract Analog measured values are processed by an A/D converter (50) and/or digital measured values are processed by a timer (60) in a microcomputer and fed through a P/S converter (62) to a logic means (42). Furthermore, RF pulses are fed by an oscillator means (44) to an additional input of the logic means (42). The logic means (42) transfers the RF pulses of the oscillator means (44) to a transmitter (4) for wireless transmission of measured values whenever the P/S converter (62) feeds pulses to another input of the logic, the length and spacing apart of such pulses depending on the measured values.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerhard Kirstein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 07:27
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08C; G08C19/00; G08C19/16; G08C19/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A system for the processing and wireless transmission of measured values, including: a microcomputer means for preparing transmission signals from measured values; a timer having an input for receiving digital measured values, wherein the timer is connected to the microcomputer for communicating said digital measured values to the microcomputer; a logic means having first and second inputs and an output, the first input being connected to an output of the microcomputer for receiving the transmission signals; a transmitter connected to the output of the logic means for wireless transmission of the transmission signals corresponding to the measured values processed by the microcomputer; and an oscillator means having first and second RF pulse outputs, the first RF pulse output being connected to the second input of the logic means, the second RF pulse output being connected, through a first pulse divider, to the microcomputer for producing a system cycle for the microcomputer, the logic means forwarding the RF pulses of the oscillator means to the transmitter each time that transmission signals are present at the first input of the logic means.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
180 words
A system for the processing and wireless transmission of measured values, including: a microcomputer means for preparing transmission signals from measured values; a timer having an input for receiving digital measured values, wherein the timer is connected to the microcomputer for communicating said digital measured values to the microcomputer; a logic means having first and second inputs and an output, the first input being connected to an output of the microcomputer for receiving the transmission signals; a transmitter connected to the output of the logic means for wireless transmission of the transmission signals corresponding to the measured values processed by the microcomputer; and an oscillator means having first and second RF pulse outputs, the first RF pulse output being connected to the second input of the logic means, the second RF pulse output being connected, through a first pulse divider, to the microcomputer for producing a system cycle for the microcomputer, the logic means forwarding the RF pulses of the oscillator means to the transmitter each time that transmission signals are present at the first input of the logic means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the logic means is in the form of an AND gate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system of claim 2, wherein the microcomputer means includes a parallel-to-serial converter, and wherein the first input of the logic means is connected to the parallel-to-serial converter for receiving the transmission signals therefrom.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the logic means is in the form of a NAND gate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system of claim 4, wherein the microcomputer means includes a parallel-to-serial converter, and wherein the first input of the logic means is connected to the parallel-to-serial converter for receiving the transmission signals therefrom.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the timer is an integral component of the microcomputer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the microcomputer means, the timer, the logic means, the transmitter and the oscillator means are packaged together as an integral module.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system of claim 7, wherein the transmitter is releasably connected to the module.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
61 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the system cycle for the computer, produced by the first pulse divider, is also connected to the microcomputer through a second pulse divider for providing a divided system cycle, and wherein the divided system cycle actuates a watchdog circuit of the microcomputer, by which the microcomputer is restored to an initial value at defined times.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system of claim 1, further comprising a switch connected to the microcomputer means and the transmitter, which shuts off the transmitter each time and for as long as the microcomputer processes measured values.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
181 words
A system for the processing and wireless transmission of measured values, including: a microcomputer means for preparing transmission signals from measured values; an analog-to-digital converter having an input for receiving analog measured values, wherein the analog-to-digital converter is connected to the microcomputer for communicating said measured values to the microcomputer; a logic means having first and second inputs and an output, the first input being connected to an output of the microcomputer for receiving the transmission signals; a transmitter connected to the output of the logic means for wireless transmission of the transmission signals corresponding to the measured values processed by the microcomputer; and an oscillator means having first and second RF pulse outputs, the first RF pulse output being connected to the second input of the logic means, the second RF pulse output being connected, through a first pulse divider, to the microcomputer for producing a system cycle for the microcomputer, the logic means forwarding the RF pulses of the oscillator means to the transmitter each time that transmission signals are present at the first input of the logic means.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
181 words
A system for the processing and wireless transmission of measured values, including: a microcomputer means for preparing transmission signals from measured values; an analog-to-digital converter having an input for receiving analog measured values, wherein the analog-to-digital converter is connected to the microcomputer for communicating said measured values to the microcomputer; a logic means having first and second inputs and an output, the first input being connected to an output of the microcomputer for receiving the transmission signals; a transmitter connected to the output of the logic means for wireless transmission of the transmission signals corresponding to the measured values processed by the microcomputer; and an oscillator means having first and second RF pulse outputs, the first RF pulse output being connected to the second input of the logic means, the second RF pulse output being connected, through a first pulse divider, to the microcomputer for producing a system cycle for the microcomputer, the logic means forwarding the RF pulses of the oscillator means to the transmitter each time that transmission signals are present at the first input of the logic means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 11, wherein the logic means is in the form of an AND gate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system of claim 12, wherein the microcomputer means includes a parallel-to-serial converter, and wherein the first input of the logic means is connected to the parallel-to-serial converter for receiving the transmission signals therefrom.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 11, wherein the logic means is in the form of a NAND gate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system of claim 14, wherein the microcomputer means includes a parallel-to-serial converter, and wherein the first input of the logic means is connected to the parallel-to-serial converter for receiving the transmission signals therefrom.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 11, wherein the analog-to-digital converter is an integral component of the microcomputer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 11 wherein the microcomputer means, the analog-to-digital converter, the logic means, the transmitter and the oscillator means are packaged together as an integral module.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system of claim 17, wherein the transmitter is releasably connected to the module.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
61 words
The system of claim 11, wherein the system cycle for the computer, produced by the first pulse divider, is also connected to the microcomputer through a second pulse divider for providing a divided system cycle, and wherein the divided system cycle actuates a watchdog circuit of the microcomputer, by which the microcomputer is restored to an initial value at defined times.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system of claim 11, further comprising a switch in signal communication with the microcomputer means and the transmitter, which shuts off the transmitter each time and for as long as the analog-to-digital converter is converting measured values.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system of claim 11, further comprising a switch in signal communication with the microcomputer means and the transmitter, which shuts off the transmitter each time and for as long as the microcomputer processes measured values.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
49 words
The system of claim 11, wherein the analog-to-digital converter has an input for measuring a supply voltage, and wherein, in the event of a measured voltage under-supply, the microcomputer switches over to an emergency program in which less energy is consumed than in the use of a main program.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
42 words
The system of claim 11, wherein the analog-to-digital converter has an input which is connected to a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of the system, and wherein the temperature measurement is processed by the microcomputer means into transmission signals for transmission.
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