Patent ID: 7903693

Claim:
An installation system for the high-speed acquisition of acquisition data including an Ethernet network with a plurality of nodes (N), where at least one of the nodes of the Ethernet network constitutes a client/server detection unit with at least one detector delivering acquisition data, said client/server detection unit comprising: self-triggering resources for reading the acquisition data so that the client/server detection unit is able to operate independently; reading and processing resources independent of other nodes of the network; resources for transmission of the acquisition data via the Ethernet network to at least one other node (N); a clock unit allowing correlation between clocks of the multiple client/server detection units; wherein said clock unit comprises: resources for receiving a clock synchronization signal, generated by each of the client/server detection unit and including encoded instructions; resources for transmission of an acknowledgment signal to each of the client/server detection unit transmitting the synchronization signal; and resources for processing the encoded instructions, to increment an event-marking sensor; a detector performing a conversion of a physical magnitude into electrical signals delivered on several output paths; a sequencer with resources performing: sequencing for reading the clock synchronization signal from the clock unit; sequencing for reading the acquisition data from the detector and configuration data; storage of the acquisition and configuration data; analysis and processing of the acquisition data from the detector; an interface to an Ethernet network processor, and the Ethernet network processor with resources providing: an interface to the sequencer; reception of the data sent by a user unit to perform the configuration of the detector and of the sequencer; processing of the acquisition data; and transmission of the acquisition data from the detector to the user unit.