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Continuously
Monitor
the Facility
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Blood Banks (temperature & humidity) |
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Specimen Storage (temperature) |
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Chiller Operation (temp. level, flow) |
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Pharmacies (temperature & humidity) |
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HVAC System (temp. RH, air flow, pressure) |
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Drug/Chemical Storage (temp. & RH) |
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Compressed Air & Vacuum (pressure) |
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Sterile Zones (positive air pressure) |
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Oxygen Systems (pressure, volume) |
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Morgues (temperature) |
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Utilities (power, gas, oil, steam, water) |
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Filter Condition (pressure drop, air flow) |
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Flexible
Alarm Processing
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Both analog and digital inputs can trigger
alarms. |
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Compare each datapoint against high and low
warning levels, limits, and rate of change. |
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Reference any number of alarm strategies (how
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Automatically display specific instructions on
how to react to an alarm condition. |
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Send user-defined alerts automatically via
Telephone, E-Mail, Pager, or PA System. |
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Record each alarm condition change in one or
more log files. |
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System
Features
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Event-Driven System |
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Five Level Alarm Detection |
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Database Centered Architecture |
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Automatic Messaging Option |
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Client-Server Application |
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Full Data Recall and Analysis |
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Standards-Based (TCP/IP, etc.) |
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Accessible from Remote PC's |
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Flexible Distributed I/O |
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Links to Existing Databases |
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Fully User-Configurable |
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Uses Existing Networks |
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No Programming Required |
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Maintained by Hospital Techs. |
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Scalable and Extensible |
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Very Low Cost I/O Components |
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Object Oriented Graphics |
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Uses Standard Windows PC's |
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Typical
Distributed
Client-Server
System
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The diagram below shows a typical client-server CIMScan
system in use in a large hospital or blood bank.
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The system uses the facility's existing Local Area Network
infrastructure to minimize installation cost. The eLink
controller "report by exception" to keep the additional network
traffic to the lowest possible level. The eLinks can also
buffer measurement data if the network ever goes down and then
transfer it up to the CIMScan host when communications is
restored. The eLinks also perform local alarm processing
personnel are alerted to any condition the needs attention, even
if the network is down.Click here to learn more about
eLink Controllers and I/O Pods. |
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User
Interface
for a
Typical
System
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Automatic Messaging
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CIMScan has the ability to create any number of user-defined text
messages containing the current values from the real-time database.
CIMAlert is a server application that adds automatic message
delivery to CIMScan. CIMAlert can transmit messages to one or
more recipients via Telephone, E-Mail, Pager, or over a PA System.
Spoken messages are first converted from text to high quality,
intelligible speech before they are delivered. A typical use
would be to transmit a message when a database point reached an
alarm limit. The message could include variables, like the name of
the database point, the data value, the units of measure, alarm
limits, plus any pre-defined text you wish
Click here to find out more about CIMScan
and the CIMAlert messaging system.
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...and what does all this cost?
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One would think such a comprehensive
system would be very expensive. On the contrary, we know of no
other system that can provide cost-effective solutions like
CIMScan. How do we do it? It's simple. We
use the latest high-volume, low-cost technology and put it together
in a system that people with average computer skills can configure
and use. CIMTechniques can provide
all the components you will need to implement your own monitoring
system, or we can provide a complete turnkey package based on your
requirements. Click here to see
a comparison of the cost of different ways of integrating a system
or contact our sales
department for a comprehensive proposal for a system that meets your
exact requirements. |
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Additional Information
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Click
here to go to our "Requests" page to ask for
additional information. We have a color brochure that
completely describes the Hospital Monitoring and Asset Management
System. |
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The
CIMScan System is ideally suited to continuously monitor the areas where
critical materials are stored in hospitals and blood banks. In
addition, CIMScan offers the flexibility to monitor various aspects of
the physical
plant as well. The system is built on proven
technology that has been in use since the mid-90's.
CIMScan is both standards-based and extremely cost effective. The
networking of the distributed I/O components is handled over the
hospital's existing LAN. Maintenance and even system configuration
can be easily accomplished by hospital or blood bank technical staff.
