Generating and/or encoding rotational data for a mechanical element over a digital network
Systems and techniques to facilitate generating and/or encoding rotational data associated with a mechanical element are presented. A sensor system can measure rotational speed data and phase data associated with a mechanical element that rotates. The sensor system can also encode the rotational speed data and phase data into a digital data packet. Furthermore, the sensor system can transmit the digital data packet associated with the rotational speed data and phase data to one or more sensor devices in communication with the sensor system.
1. A sensor system, comprising:
a memory that stores computer executable components;
a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise:
an analog measurement component that measures, based on a time reference, analog data indicative of rotational speed data and phase data associated with a mechanical element that rotates, wherein the time reference is synchronized across the sensor system and a group of sensor devices;
an encoder component that encodes the time reference, the analog data indicative of the rotational speed data and the phase data into a digital data packet in a format that enables transmission via a digital network;
an analysis component that determines a magnitude of the rotational speed data based on the analog data as compared to a defined magnitude threshold, resulting in analysis data, wherein the analysis data comprises configuration data and error checking data that comprise information indicative of rate of change of time between phase reference measurements included in a set of reference point measurements; and
a communication component that transmits, based on control data received from a control device, the analysis data and the digital data packet associated with the data indicative of the rotational speed data and the phase data to one or more sensor devices of the group of sensor devices in communication with the sensor system, wherein the communication component transmits the digital data packet via the digital network, and wherein the one or more sensor devices being communicatively coupled via the digital network and controlled by the control device.
2. The sensor system of claim 1 , wherein the analog measurement component determines a set of reference point measurements associated with the mechanical element during a defined interval of time, and wherein the phase data comprises the set of reference point measurements.
3. The sensor system of claim 1 , wherein the analog measurement component measures the data indicative of the rotational speed data and the phase data based on a clock signal provided to the sensor system and the one or more sensor devices, and wherein the clock signal facilitates synchronization of processing between the sensor system and the one or more sensor devices.
4. The sensor system of claim 1 , wherein the communication component transmits diagnostic data that comprises at least the data indicative of the rotational speed data and the phase data to a display device, and wherein the diagnostic data displayed on the display device is in a human interpretable format.
5. The sensor system of claim 1 , wherein the analog measurement component generates a tachometer pulse signal based on the data indicative of the rotational speed data and the phase data, and wherein the communication component transmits the tachometer pulse signal to an analog measurement device.
6. The sensor system of claim 1 , wherein the communication component transmits the digital data packet associated with the data indicative of the rotational speed data and the phase data to the one or more sensor devices to facilitate measurement of other data that is different than the data indicative of the rotational speed data and the phase data.
7. The sensor system of claim 1 , wherein the analysis component generates a snapshot of a digitized analog signal generated by the encoder component, wherein the snapshot comprises a set of digital rotational data for the mechanical element over a defined interval of time based on the time reference.
8. A method, comprising:
capturing, by a system comprising a processor, a set of rotational measurements associated with a rotating mechanical element based on a time reference synchronized across a group of sensor devices, wherein the set of rotational measurements comprise analog data indicative of rotational speed of the rotating mechanical element and phase data associated with the rotating mechanical element;
encoding, by the system, the time reference and the set of rotational measurements into a digital data packet formatted for transmission over a digital network;
determining a magnitude of the rotational speed data based on the analog data as compared to a defined magnitude threshold, resulting in analysis data, wherein the analysis data comprises configuration data and error checking data, which comprise information indicative of rate of change of time between phase reference measurements included in a set of reference point measurements; and
transmitting, by the system, the analysis data and the digital data packet associated with the set of rotational measurements to one or more sensor devices of the group of sensor devices in communication with the system via the digital network and based on control data received from a control device, wherein the one or more sensor devices are communicatively coupled via the digital network and controlled by the control device.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the capturing set of rotational measurements comprises capturing one or more reference point measurements associated with the rotating mechanical element during a defined interval of time.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the capturing the set of rotational measurements comprises capturing the set of rotational measurements based on a clock signal provided to the system and the one or more sensor devices, wherein the clock signal facilitates synchronization of processing between the system and the one or more sensor devices.
11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
transmitting, by the system, diagnostic data comprising at least the set of rotational measurements to a display device that displays the set of rotational measurements in a human interpretable format.
12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
generating, by the system, a conditioned tachometer pulse signal based on the set of rotational measurements; and
transmitting, by the system, the conditioned tachometer pulse signal to an analog device.
13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
generating, by the system, the analysis data based on analysis of the set of rotational measurements; and
transmitting, by the system, the analysis data to a display device that displays the set of rotational measurements in a human interpretable format.
14. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:
measuring, based on a synchronized time reference, rotational data associated with a rotating mechanical element, wherein the rotational data comprises analog data indicative of a rotational speed and phase data;
encoding the synchronized time reference and the rotational data into a digital data packet configured to be transmitted via a digital network, wherein the synchronized time reference is synchronized across the digital network;
determining a magnitude of the rotational speed data based on the analog data as compared to a defined magnitude threshold, resulting in analysis data, wherein the analysis data comprises configuration data and error checking data, and wherein the configuration data and error checking data comprise information indicative of rate of change of time between phase reference measurements included in a set of reference point measurements; and
based on control data received from a control device, transmitting, via the digital network, the analysis data and the digital data packet that includes the rotational data to one or more sensor devices in communication with the system, wherein the one or more sensor devices are controlled by the control device, and wherein the one or more sensor devices are communicatively coupled to one another via the digital network.
15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the measuring the rotational data comprises measuring the data indicative of the rotational speed data and the phase data associated with the rotating mechanical element.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the measuring the rotational data comprises measuring a set of reference points associated with the rotating mechanical element during a defined period of time.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the measuring the rotational data comprises measuring the rotational data based on a clock signal provided to the system and the one or more sensor devices, and wherein the clock signal facilitates synchronization of processing between the system and the one or more sensor devices.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise:
transmitting diagnostic data comprising at least the rotational data to a display device that displays the rotational data in a human interpretable format.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise:
conditioning a tachometer pulse signal based on the rotational data.