Patent ID: 8700828
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G05B,G06F

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: acquiring an electrical power signal of an external source at a universal interface device; communicating with one or more sensors coupled to the universal interface device through the universal interface device; conditioning, at the universal interface device, the electrical power signal, wherein the conditioning is based on a type of power used and a quality of power used by the one or more sensors; transferring the conditioned electrical power signal to the one or more sensors; receiving, at the universal interface device, an output of the one or more sensors operating on the conditioned electrical power signal; converting the output of the one or more sensors to an appropriate form thereof compatible with an interface associated with the universal interface device; communicating the appropriate form to the interface; and communicating the output of the one or more sensors to one or more data processing devices communicatively coupled to the universal interface device through the interface.