公开(公告)号：US06349274B1

公开(公告)日：2002-02-19

申请号：US09522021

申请日：2000-03-09

申请人： Meg F. Kay ,  Jonathan Brumley ,  Howard Tsoi ,  Kurt Carlson

发明人： Meg F. Kay ,  Jonathan Brumley ,  Howard Tsoi ,  Kurt Carlson

IPC分类号： G06F1750

CPC分类号： G06F9/4411

摘要： A data acquisition system comprising a Configuration Manager for intelligently managing access to DAQ configuration information. The data acquisition system comprises a computer system coupled to a data acquisition device, a data acquisition application (user application) executing on the computer system, and DAQ driver level software executing on the computer system. The memory of the computer system stores a hardware database which includes information on DAQ objects in the DAQ system, and the memory stores configuration files which comprise desired configurations of the DAQ system. The Configuration Manager of the present invention executes in the computer system to control access to the hardware database and configuration files stored in the computer system. The present invention also includes a method for providing access to information on data acquisition (DAQ) objects in the DAQ system. The Configuration Manager accesses the configuration information from the system memory if the configuration information comprises modified parameter values stored in the memory, and the Configuration Manager otherwise accesses the configuration information from the hardware database. The present invention also includes a method for providing access to additional or new information on data acquisition (DAQ) objects in a DAQ system. The user of the DAQ system can receive an updated hardware database, and an existing configuration file can automatically access the additional capabilities of the DAQ object from the installed updated hardware database.

摘要翻译： 一种数据采集系统，包括用于智能管理对DAQ配置信息的访问的配置管理器。 数据采集​​系统包括耦合到数据采集装置的计算机系统，在计算机系统上执行的数据采集应用程序（用户应用程序）以及在计算机系统上执行的DAQ驱动程序级软件。 计算机系统的存储器存储包括DAQ系统中的DAQ对象的信息的硬件数据库，并且存储器存储包括DAQ系统的所需配置的配置文件。 本发明的配置管理器在计算机系统中执行以控制对存储在计算机系统中的硬件数据库和配置文件的访问。 本发明还包括一种在DAQ系统中提供对数据采集（DAQ）对象的信息的访问的方法。 如果配置信息包括存储在存储器中的修改参数值，配置管理器将从系统内存中访问配置信息，而配置管理器则从硬件数据库访问配置信息。 本发明还包括一种用于提供对DAQ系统中数据采集（DAQ）对象的附加或新信息的访问的方法。 DAQ系统的用户可以接收更新的硬件数据库，现有配置文件可以自动从已安装的更新的硬件数据库中访问DAQ对象的附加功能。

公开(公告)号：US6096094A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-01

申请号：US943784

申请日：1997-10-03

申请人： Meg F. Kay ,  Jonathan Brumley ,  Howard Tsoi ,  Kurt Carlson

发明人： Meg F. Kay ,  Jonathan Brumley ,  Howard Tsoi ,  Kurt Carlson

IPC分类号： G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/44

CPC分类号： G06F9/4411

摘要： A data acquisition system comprising a Configuration Manager for intelligently managing access to DAQ configuration information. The data acquisition system comprises a computer system coupled to a data acquisition device, a data acquisition application (user application) executing on the computer system, and DAQ driver level software executing on the computer system. The memory of the computer system stores a hardware database which includes information on DAQ objects in the DAQ system, and the memory stores configuration files which comprise desired configurations of the DAQ system. The Configuration Manager of the present invention executes in the computer system to control access to the hardware database and configuration files stored in the computer system. The present invention also includes a method for providing access to information on data acquisition (DAQ) objects in the DAQ system. The Configuration Manager accesses the configuration information from the system memory if the configuration information comprises modified parameter values stored in the memory, and the Configuration Manager otherwise accesses the configuration information from the hardware database. The present invention also includes a method for providing access to additional or new information on data acquisition (DAQ) objects in a DAQ system. The user of the DAQ system can receive an updated hardware database, and an existing configuration file can automatically access the additional capabilities of the DAQ object from the installed updated hardware database.

摘要翻译： 一种数据采集系统，包括用于智能管理对DAQ配置信息的访问的配置管理器。 数据采集​​系统包括耦合到数据采集装置的计算机系统，在计算机系统上执行的数据采集应用程序（用户应用程序）以及在计算机系统上执行的DAQ驱动程序级软件。 计算机系统的存储器存储包括DAQ系统中的DAQ对象的信息的硬件数据库，并且存储器存储包括DAQ系统的所需配置的配置文件。 本发明的配置管理器在计算机系统中执行以控制对存储在计算机系统中的硬件数据库和配置文件的访问。 本发明还包括一种在DAQ系统中提供对数据采集（DAQ）对象的信息的访问的方法。 如果配置信息包括存储在存储器中的修改参数值，配置管理器将从系统内存中访问配置信息，而配置管理器则从硬件数据库访问配置信息。 本发明还包括一种用于提供对DAQ系统中数据采集（DAQ）对象的附加或新信息的访问的方法。 DAQ系统的用户可以接收更新的硬件数据库，现有配置文件可以自动从已安装的更新的硬件数据库中访问DAQ对象的附加功能。