CONNECTOR INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR DATA ACQUISITION

摘要

A data acquisition system includes a receptacle and a data acquisition device. The receptacle has a housing, sensor inputs to receive data signals from sensors coupled to an object, and a rib to block insertion of a standard Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug and facilitate insertion of a modified USB plug having a slot that mates with the rib. The data acquisition device includes circuitry to receive, store and process data, a USB plug having pins operatively coupled to the circuitry, a first subset of pins configured to receive data signals from the receptacle and a second subset of pins configured to support standard USB communication with USB-compliant devices, and a slot formed in the USB plug such that the slot facilitates interconnection of the USB plug both with standard USB-compliant devices and with the receptacle, the slot mating with the rib to facilitate interconnection.

主权项

1. A data acquisition device comprising:
circuitry configured to receive data acquired from one or more sensors coupled to an object; a Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug having a plurality of pins operatively coupled to the circuitry, a first subset of the plurality of pins configured to receive data signals from the one or more sensors coupled to the object and a second subset of the plurality of pins configured to support standard USB communication with USB-compliant devices; and a modification to the USB plug configured such that the modification facilitates interconnection of the USB plug both with standard USB-compliant devices and with an object-connected receptacle that is configured to prevent interconnection with standard USB plugs.