Patent ID: 7246023
Filing Date: 2007-07-17
Classification: B24B,G05B,G07C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for monitoring a production process performed by a production machine, said apparatus comprising: one or more sensor modules including at least one sensor module accepting an input from a linear variable differential transformer, said at least one sensor module including a signal conditioning circuit for conditioning said input; one or more module slots each adapted to receive said one or more sensor modules; a processing device for executing steps to monitor a production process, said steps including: said display device in communication with said processing device, said display device displaying said visual presentation in a human readable format; a gain control circuit in communication with said processing device and in communication with said signal conditioning circuit, said gain control circuit for amplifying the input from the linear variable differential transformer according to the gain set by the processing device; an offset control circuit in communication with said processing device and in communication with said signal conditioning circuit, said offset control circuit for applying a dc voltage offset to the input from the linear variable differential transformer according to the offset set by the processing device; the input device in communication with said processing device, said input device accepting commands from the user thereby allowing the user to control said processing device; and a storage device in communication with said processing device, said storage device for storing data for later recall.