Data Connectivity - Actim 1ngeni Bedienungsanleitung

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4.12 Data Connectivity

Data connectivity refers to the ability to connect to a laboratory information system
(LIS) and send assay results for storage in that system.
The Actim 1ngeni Instrument communicates with an LIS Server using the HL7
standard. This standard defines TCP/IP data exchange and protocol frames used for
communication between a LIS server and an instrument.
Note!. Only unidirectional communications are possible using the LIS transmission feature from the Actim 1ngeni
Instrument to the LIS Server.
Packet Format
Results to be sent to the LIS are packaged as an ASCII formatted data packet. The packet is divided broadly into
several categories/sections each of which contain fields appropriate for certain types of information.
As an example, a data packet may contain the following categories:
• Message Header - Information used to parse the message
• Specimen Segment - Information about the specimens tested
• Observation Request Segment - Information about the Type of test requested (1 to many)
• Observation Results Segments - Information about the result of the tests.
The categories above are defined in the HL7 standard.
Setup LIS Connection
The following section demonstrates the steps for Setting up the Actim 1ngeni for LIS communications.
Step 1. Select LIS Setup from the Data Connectivity menu
The first step is to Set the LIS Server IP address and Port Number settings in the
Actim 1ngeni to establish communications on the same network.
Step 2. Set LIS Server IP Address
Setting up communications to the LIS Server requires knowledge of the server
credentials. Contact your IT provider to acquire the IP Address & Port Number
details of the LIS Server to be used.
• Select "IP Address"
• Enter the IP Address of the LIS server into the field provided, with each unique ID number separated by a full
stop '.' E.g. "XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX"