Analyser Interface Multiplexer - AIMCommunication with automatic analysis devices is one of the central functions of an IT-based laboratory system.
The laboratory device server represents the active communication path between the application server and each group (up to 8 analysis devices can be connected per AIM). In addition, the analysis values are automatically captured and entered in the laboratory IT system (unidirectional laboratory devices), and the request parameters from a sample are sent to the laboratory device and the results transmitted back to the laboratory IT system (bidirectional laboratory devices).
Even in the event of application server failure, the system remains capable of processing work, as both the instructions to the analysis devices are stored in the AIM and the measured values returned are stored in the AIM on an intermediate basis, so that they can be sent to the application server at the first opporturnity, without user intervention.
Functionality
Every laboratory device requires a driver (I/O module). The function of this module is to convert the information sent from/to the labaratory device into a format that can be processed by the laboratory IT system.
- It is essential that these I/O modules have an extremely stable server to be able to run without interruption
- 98% of all laboratory devices communicate via an RS232 interface. The communication path must be kept short to avoid transmission failures
- Most bidirectionial devices require an immediate response to their queries to the IT system. Where this response is delayed, processing failures in the laboratory device can occur
- Many laboratory devices can transmit results to the IT system once only. If this information is lost (if the IT system was not ready to receive the information for some reason), the sample must be measured again
The laboratory device server is completely maintenance-free! |
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