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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2002
Donald G. Lutz, San Ramon, CA (US);
Daniel Duggan, Danville, CA (US);
Donald G. Lutz, San Ramon, CA (US);
Daniel Duggan, Danville, CA (US);
Pentagon Technologies Group, Inc., Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
An environmental monitoring system is disclosed including a plurality of sensors, a plurality of sensor modules each electrically connected to one of the plurality of sensors for generating a ID signal that uniquely identifies the one sensor electrically connected thereto, a plurality of first electrical connectors each electrically connected to one of the sensor modules and a central monitoring unit that includes a plurality of second electrical connectors for connection with the first electrical connectors, a CPU for receiving the ID signals via the first and second electrical connectors for identifying each of the sensors in response to the received ID signals and for configuring operating parameters for each of the identified sensors, and a storage medium for storing sensor data corresponding to the sensor signals. Other elements of the monitoring system can include a power supply, at least one input/output module and calibration ports.