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Principles of interfacing computers to medical equipment. 1990

J L Francis, and T R Martin

Table 3 shows a comparison of the interface standards considered. RS232 has the advantages of availability, flexibility and low cost. Variants on the standard overcome its limitations in data-rate and distance. The Centronics parallel standard is available on most personal computers and is particularly suitable for high data-rates over short distances. Other PC standards such as SCSI are special-purpose interfaces and therefore more difficult to use. GPIB is a robust and well-specified standard often used for the control of laboratory instruments.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003201	Computers	Programmable electronic devices designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations.	Calculators, Programmable,Computer Hardware,Computers, Digital,Hardware, Computer,Calculator, Programmable,Computer,Computer, Digital,Digital Computer,Digital Computers,Programmable Calculator,Programmable Calculators
D004864	Equipment and Supplies	Expendable and nonexpendable equipment, supplies, apparatus, and instruments that are used in diagnostic, surgical, therapeutic, scientific, and experimental procedures.	Apparatus and Instruments,Devices,Medical Devices,Device, Medical,Devices, Medical,Equipment,Inventories,Medical Device,Supplies,Device,Instruments and Apparatus,Inventory,Supplies and Equipment
D004867	Equipment Design	Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware.	Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D004869	Equipment Safety	Freedom of equipment from actual or potential hazards.	Device Safety,Hazards, Equipment,Medical Device Safety,Safety, Equipment,Device Safety, Medical,Safety, Medical Device,Equipment Hazard,Equipment Hazards,Hazard, Equipment,Safety, Device
D000703	Analog-Digital Conversion	The process of converting analog data to discrete, digital form.	Analogue-Digital Conversion,Analog Digital Conversion,Analog-Digital Conversions,Analogue Digital Conversion,Analogue-Digital Conversions,Conversion, Analog-Digital,Conversion, Analogue-Digital,Conversions, Analog-Digital,Conversions, Analogue-Digital
D016287	Computer Peripherals	Various units or machines that operate in combination or in conjunction with a computer but are not physically part of it. Peripheral devices typically display computer data, store data from the computer and return the data to the computer on demand, prepare data for human use, or acquire data from a source and convert it to a form usable by a computer. (Computer Dictionary, 4th ed.)	Peripheral Equipment, Computer,Peripheral Devices, Computer,Computer Peripheral,Computer Peripheral Device,Computer Peripheral Devices,Computer Peripheral Equipment,Computer Peripheral Equipments,Device, Computer Peripheral,Devices, Computer Peripheral,Equipment, Computer Peripheral,Equipments, Computer Peripheral,Peripheral Device, Computer,Peripheral Equipments, Computer,Peripheral, Computer,Peripherals, Computer

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