ASL INTERCOM F100, User Manual

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Operating the F100
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 ASL 2005
6. Smart Probes
6.1 About Smart Probes
Smart probes are similar to passive probes except for one key advantage - all the probe details,
calibration data and probe history are stored within the probe itself and not within the measurement
instrument.
Smart probes can be moved freely from channel to channel or instrument to instrument without the
need to manually enter any data into the instrument.
6.2 How Smart Probes Work
Each Smart probe if fitted with a small non-volatile memory device; this device is transparent during
normal temperature measurement.
The probe is interrogated before a measurement cycle and the probe data is read into the instrument
for use in the measurement process.
6.3 Smart Probe Data Security
To maintain a high level of data security, the Smart probe has a built in data-lock. If the data-lock is
set, the Smart probe data cannot be modified.
6.4 Smart Probe Calibration Supervisor
To assist in maintaining valid calibration, the instrument checks the Smart probe calibration date and
compares it with the instruments current date. If the Smart probe date is found to have expired the
instrument will warn the user.
6.5 Smart Probe Working Range Monitor
The Smart probe working range monitor is used to monitor a Smart probes working range and to notify
a user if it is used outside its specified range.