METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DATA INTERFACE BETWEEN EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPORARY MONITORING AND APPARATUS FOR GATHERING DIAGNOSTIC DATA Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC G05B23/00 

FIELD: information technology.

SUBSTANCE: channel (500) is configured and arranged to be rigidly mounted (401) to equipment (100) meant for temporary monitoring. At least one element (800) for connecting with a sensor is movably gripped (402) inside this channel and a sensor assembly (1000) (comprising a plurality of photosensitive receptors (1001) which are arranged in form of a structure which corresponds to signal lights which make up part of the monitored equipment) is pressed (404) to the element for connecting with the sensor by a fixation element (1200) so as to retain the sensor assembly in place with respect to the monitored equipment. Owing to this approach, the sensor assembly (in combination with the element for connecting with the sensor) can be moved (403) along the channel to a selected position with respect to at least one of the signal lights and then retained in that selected position by the fixation element.

EFFECT: reliable and efficient connection of equipment with the corresponding apparatus for gathering diagnostic data over a considerably shorter period of time.

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