Patent ID: 6782325
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: G01F

Abstract:
Flow meter electronics for providing a flow rate of a material flowing through a flow meter sensor of a Coriolis flow meter, said flow meter electronics comprising:a single output port; and a processing system coupled to said single output port and configured to: receive pick-off signals from said flow meter sensor, process said pick-off signals to determine said flow rate of said material, receive an instruction for a frequency output signal or a digital communication protocol signal, if said instruction is for said frequency output signal, then said processing system is configured to process said flow rate to generate said frequency output signal having a frequency proportional to said flow rate, and transmit said frequency output signal over said single output port, and if said instruction is for said digital communication protocol signal, then said processing system is configured to process said flow rate to generate said digital communication protocol signal that represents said flow rate, and transmit said digital communication protocol signal over said single output port.