Interfacing
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Document no. M1137263-04
4 Interfacing
External devices can be interfaced with the S/5 Anesthesia and Critical Care Monitors via the
UPI4 and UPI4NET boards, B-UPI4 and B-UPI4NET, via the Interface Module, E-INT, and via the
Device Interfacing Solution, N-DISxxx.
A UPI4 and UPI4NET board can be used for interface with:
• S/5 Anesthesia Delivery Unit
• Printers
• Computers
An E-INT can be used for interface with:
• Datex-Ohmeda monitors
• Various other manufacturers’ monitors
• Various anesthesia machines
Printers and computers can be interfaced via the monitor’s serial or parallel port.
Device specific N-DISxxx modules can be used with:
• Ventilators/ anesthesia machines
• Heart-lung machines
• Monitors
• Blood-gas analyzers
4.1 Interfacing external monitors via Interface Module,
E-INT
It is possible to interface Datex-Ohmeda monitors, Critikon Dinamap 1846SX, Abbott Oximetrix
3, Baxter Explorer and Vigilance, Nellcor N-100, N-200 and N-1000 to the S/5 Anesthesia
Monitor or to the S/5 Critical Care Monitor via Interface Module, E-INT. The parameters that are
transferred from external monitors are summarized in tables: Table 4 Transference of
parameters, Datex-Ohmeda monitors and Table 5 Transference of parameters, external
monitors.
The Interface Module, E-INT, has two serial/analog connectors.
WARNING Always make sure that the combination complies with the international
safety standard IEC 60601-1-1 for medical electrical systems and with the
requirements of local authorities.