Ethernet Connections Using Astm; Serial Connection - Siemens DCA Vantage Operator's Manual

CAUTION
For software versions 4.0 and higher, the Patient Test Data Entry
Setting for Patient ID is always both Enabled and Required. You
cannot change this setting. However, you can change the value to
another valid entry in the Patient_ID field.
POCT1-A2, the default Ethernet connection protocol, requires a
value in the Patient_ID field in the patient observation test record.
You cannot change this requirement.
The ASTM protocol allows a blank Patient_ID field. You may select
ASTM as your Ethernet protocol. For detailed information, see the
DCA Vantage Analyzer Host Computer Communications Link
manual.

Ethernet Connections Using ASTM

The DCA Vantage system also supports the ASTM Specification E1381, Low-
Level Protocol to Transfer Messages between Clinical Laboratory Instruments
and Computer Systems. The system also supports the ASTM Specification
E1394, Standard Specification for Transferring Information between Clinical
Instruments and Computer Systems.
This appendix contains the specifications needed for the interface cable
required.
For more information on connecting to an LIS, refer to the
DCA Vantage Analyzer Host Computer Communications Link manual (Part
Number 17306).

Serial Connection

The serial transmission between the system and the host is established
through the system's serial port using a serial cable. The mechanical and
electrical connection for serial binary data bit transmission between system
and computer system is described in the serial physical layer. The
DCA Vantage system implements and complies with the serial physical layer
defined in the ASTM 1381 standard. For more information about this standard,
refer to the standard.
Serial cable pin assignments and hardware handshaking are described in the
following sections.
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