Patent ID: 6411921
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: G01H

Abstract:
A method of collecting machinery maintenance data from machines, comprising:providing a computing circuit comprising a processor, memory, and a card slot, providing one or more analog machine activity sensors for collecting machinery maintenance data from machines, providing an interface card conformed to fit into said card slot for interfacing to said analog machine activity sensors, inserting said interface card into said card slot of said computing circuit, operating said processor to collect first data from one of said one or more analog machine activity sensors via said interface card, and store said first data into said memory of said computing circuit, removing said interface card from said card slot, inserting said interface card into said card slot, and operating said processor to collect second data from. one of said one or more analog machine activity sensors via said interface card into said memory of said computing circuit, and store said second data into said memory of said computing circuit with said first data.