Patent ID: 8706033

Claim:
An adapter for providing wireless communication between a transducer and a computer, comprising: a processor; a first connector operable for connecting said adapter to said transducer, said first connector in electrical communication with said processor such that said processor receives at least one measured parameter from said transducer; at least one radio transmitter in electrical communication with said processor, said processor operable to transfer said at least one measured parameter to said at least one radio transmitter for wirelessly transmitting said at least one parameter to said computer; a voltage reference component in electrical communication with the processor and the transducer, wherein the voltage reference component provides a precise reference voltage to determine the magnitude of the at least one measured parameter; a load box selectively connectable with the first connector, wherein the load box, when connected to the first connector, reprograms the adapter or updates the adapter with different software; a power source; a battery manager/charger operable for delivering a charge to said power source; a power supply switch operable with said battery manager/charger for charging the operation of said power source between a standby mode and an active mode; and a power activation switch operable with said first connector to detect a connection between said first connector and said transducer, such that when said connection between said first connector and said transducer is detected by said power activation switch and power said power source is in standby mode, said power activation switch sends a signal to said processor, and said processor is activated, and said signal is also sent to said batter manage/charger such that said power source is changed to said active mode.