About The Digi Connect Ws; Overview Of The Digi Connect Ws; Device Description - Digi Connect WS Manual De Referencia De Hardware

About the Digi Connect WS

Overview of the Digi Connect WS

Device description

The Digi Connect WS, an electronic data transmitting device, is intended to provide electronic transfer of device data
without controlling or altering the function or parameters of any device to which it is connected. As part of a network
system, the Connect WS is intended to receive and transmit data to/from devices to which it is connected. It does not
incorporate a therapeutic or diagnostic function.
The Connect WS is intended to be used with a data acquisition system to connect to RS-232 serial devices and send
data from these serial devices to the data acquisition system without adjusting or manipulating the format. Connect
WS complies with IEC 60601-1 3rd edition, and can be used in environments requiring this level of testing, including
being placed within the patient environment when used as part of a medical electrical (ME) system.
The Connect WS provides serial over IP connectivity for the environment that connects RS-232 devices to an
information system network. There are three models of the Connect WS: the Connect WS 1, the Connect WS 4, and the
Connect WS 8, which provide one, four, and eight RS-232 serial ports, respectively. The Connect WS includes a 10/100
Mbps network interface card, and an 802.11a/b/g/n compatible Wi-Fi card.
The Connect WS is intended solely to provide an interface between devices with serial ports and network connected
computers running a monitoring application to collect data from those devices.
To transmit data, the serial ports on the Connect WS are connected physically to serial ports on medical devices.
Computers connect through the network to the Ethernet port or Wi-Fi card of the Connect WS and communicate via
serial data communication over TCP or UDP with the Connect WS. The Connect WS, when configured, automatically
transmits serial data to and from connected serial devices with network-connected computers using TCP or UDP
sockets. Without changing or manipulating the data, the Connect WS allows for bi-directional data communication
between serial connected medical devices and network connected computers (through either Ethernet or Wi-Fi).
There is no electrical path for current to earth ground, ensuring no electrical shock when making physical contact
with the Connect WS Terminal Server.
The Connect WS does not provide alarm or safety notification capabilities and is not to be used in the critical path
between any device and any alarm or safety notification system.
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