Measuring device and measuring system

Abstract

To provide a measuring device that can reduce a manufacturing cost and improve convenience.SOLUTION: A measuring device comprises a communication unit 12 that can be connected to an external device (for example, portable information terminal 2) to be recognized as a keyboard. A processing unit 15 is configured to execute measured value input processing of, when a first condition is satisfied, converting measured values of measured value data D1, D1a into keyboard operation time output signals, transmitting the signals from the communication unit 12 to the external device, and inputting the measured values in a measured value input column on a measured value input screen of the external device. When a plurality of measured value input columns are present in the measured value input screen, in the measured value input processing, according to a position in the measured value input screen of the measured value input column to which the measured values are to be input, the processing unit transmits keyboard operation time output signals corresponding to a key operation for designating the measured value input column to which the measured values are to be input from the communication unit 12 to the external device prior to keyboard operation time output signals obtained by converting the measured values.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a measurement device configured to generate measurement value data based on measurement values ​​and to be able to transmit the measurement values ​​of the generated measurement value data to an external device, and to a measurement system including such a measurement device and an information processing terminal as an external device. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, when repairing electrical equipment, electrical inspection is performed to check whether the repair work has been performed correctly, and the inspection results are compiled and submitted in a report. Specifically, a measuring device is carried to the installation site of the work object to measure the voltage value, resistance value, etc. of each part of the work object after the repair work, and the report on which the measured values ​​are written is brought back from the installation site and submitted, or a piece of paper (such as a memo paper) on which the measured values ​​are written is brought back from the installation site and a report is created and submitted using a personal computer or the like. However, when creating a report at the installation site, it is difficult to write the measured values ​​in neat characters at a site where there are no desks, chairs, etc., so it may be difficult to make the person who reads the report correctly recognize the measured values. In addition, even when a piece of paper on which the measured values ​​are written is brought back and a report is created using a personal computer or the like, it is difficult to write the measured values ​​on the piece of paper in neat characters at the site, so there is a risk of misidentifying the measured values ​​written on the piece of paper brought back and creating a report with incorrect measured values.

[0003] On the other hand, in order to solve the above problems, the following patent document discloses an invention of an inspection and judgment device for electrical equipment (hereinafter, also simply referred to as "inspection and judgment device") that is configured to include a personal computer and an inspection device. This inspection and judgment device is configured to transmit a check sheet created on a personal computer to the inspection device, execute a measurement operation using the check sheet in the inspection device to generate measurement value data (hereinafter, also referred to as "measurement value data"), transmit the generated measurement data from the inspection device to the personal computer, and input the measurement value into the check sheet, thereby generating a report.

[0004] Specifically, first, a check sheet (a report form without inputting measurement values) is created using a dedicated application program (hereinafter simply referred to as "program") installed on a personal computer. Next, an inspection device is connected to the personal computer, and the check sheet is sent from the personal computer to the inspection device. Next, measurement work is performed using the inspection device at the installation site of the inspection target. At this time, measurement work is performed sequentially for each measurement point specified in the check sheet according to the instructions displayed on the display unit of the inspection device. As a result, measurement data is generated in which the measurement values ​​for each measurement point are recorded in the inspection device.

[0005] Next, the inspection device is brought back from the installation site, connected to a personal computer, and the measurement data is transmitted from the inspection device to the personal computer. The personal computer is then operated to input each measurement value recorded in the measurement data transmitted from the inspection device into the corresponding measurement value input field on the check sheet using a dedicated program. This generates a check sheet with the measurement value entered into each measurement value input field. The generated check sheet is then printed out to complete a report that allows the user to check whether the inspection target is good or bad. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] JP 2006-200897 A (pages 7-11, figures 1-11) Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] However, the inspection and determination device disclosed in the above-mentioned patent document has the following problems to be solved.

[0008] Specifically, the inspection and judgment device disclosed in the above patent document employs a configuration in which measurement value data generated in the inspection device is transmitted from the inspection device to a personal computer, and the measurement values ​​recorded in the measurement value data on the personal computer are entered into each measurement value input field of a check sheet using a dedicated program, thereby generating a check sheet with measurement values ​​entered into each measurement value input field.

[0009] Therefore, the inspection and judgment device disclosed in the above patent document requires a dedicated program to create a report, and the manufacturing cost of the inspection and judgment device is increased by the cost of creating the dedicated program.In addition, a personal computer that does not have the dedicated program installed cannot create a check sheet or input the measured values ​​recorded in the measured value data into the measured value input field, which reduces the convenience of the inspection and judgment device.

[0010] On the other hand, among the reports created using this type of device, there are some that have three measurement value input fields for inputting three measurement values, for example, the measurement value for "object 1," the measurement value for "object 2," and the measurement value for "object 3." When creating a report of this type using the inspection and judgment device disclosed in the above patent document, a check sheet with three measurement value input fields is created on a personal computer and sent to the inspection device, and the inspection device sequentially performs measurement processing from "object 1" to "object 3," and then the measurement value data generated by the inspection device is sent to the personal computer. As a result, the three measurement values ​​recorded in the measurement value data are entered into the measurement value input field for "object 1," the measurement value input field for "object 2," and the measurement value input field for "object 3," respectively.

[0011] In this case, when creating a report like the above, for example, there are times when it is desired to perform measurement processing for "object 1" and "object 2" and measurement processing for "object 3" in parallel using multiple inspection devices. In this case, if the measurement processing for "object 1" and "object 2" is performed on one inspection device and the measurement processing for "object 3" is performed on a second inspection device, when the measurement data is sent from the first inspection device to a personal computer, the measurement value for "object 1" is entered in the measurement value input field for "object 1" and the measurement value for "object 2" is entered in the measurement value input field for "object 2", but when the measurement data is sent from the second inspection device to the personal computer, the measurement value for "object 3" is entered in the measurement value input field for "object 1" without being entered in the measurement value input field for "object 3".

[0012] In this way, the inspection and judgment device disclosed in the above patent document is configured so that the measurement process is performed in the measurement order specified when the check sheet is created, so that the measurement values ​​corresponding to each measurement input field can be input. Therefore, when the measurement process is performed in an order different from the specified order, it becomes necessary to change the measurement order in the check sheet or to create a new check sheet that specifies the measurement process to be performed in the desired measurement order. Therefore, in this respect as well, there is a problem in that the convenience of the inspection and judgment device is impaired.

[0013] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and has as its main object to provide a measurement device and a measurement system that can reduce manufacturing costs and improve convenience. [Means for solving the problem]

[0014] In order to achieve the above object, the measurement device according to claim 1 includes a measurement unit, a processing unit that generates measurement data based on measurements taken by the measurement unit, and a communication unit that is configured to be connectable to an external device that is a Bluetooth-compatible device in Bluetooth Low Energy mode so as to be recognized as a keyboard by the external device, and that is capable of transmitting a keyboard operation output signal to the external device in accordance with the Human Interface Device Profile under the control of the processing unit, the processing unit comprising: a communication adapter that is capable of short-range wireless communication in accordance with the Bluetooth (registered trademark) standard; The transmission of the measurement data is instructed by an output signal during keyboard operation according to the Human Interface Device Profile. When a first predefined condition is met, The Measurement data The measured values ​​recorded in are recorded in CSV format, and the recorded CSV format of The Measurements The string that makes upand executing a measurement value input process for inputting the measurement value into a measurement value input field in a measurement value input screen of the external device by transmitting the measurement value into the measurement value input field from the communication unit as the keyboard operation output signal from the communication unit to the external device, and inputting the measurement value into a measurement value input field in a measurement value input screen of the external device, and when there are a plurality of measurement value input fields in the measurement value input screen, in the measurement value input process, the keyboard operation output signal corresponding to a key operation that designates the measurement value input field into which the measurement value is to be input is transmitted in accordance with the position of the measurement value input field into which the measurement value is to be input within the measurement value input screen. The string that composes The communication unit transmits the signal to the external device prior to the keyboard operation output signal.

[0015] The measurement device according to claim 2 is the measurement device according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit configures the measurement value of the measurement value data in the measurement value input process. In strings When a first symbol that cannot be input by key operation of a single key is present among the symbols, the keyboard operation output signal corresponding to a key operation for inputting a first character string predefined in correspondence with the first symbol is transmitted from the communication unit to the external device as the keyboard operation output signal corresponding to the first symbol.

[0016] The measurement device according to claim 3 is the measurement device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the processing unit converts the measurement value of the measurement value data into an exponential notation format including a supplementary unit when a second predetermined condition is satisfied in the measurement value input process, and the measurement value after the conversion is The string that makes up is transmitted from the communication unit to the external device as an output signal during keyboard operation.

[0017] The measurement device according to claim 4 is the measurement device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the processing unit, when a predetermined third condition is satisfied in the measurement value input process, changes the auxiliary unit of the measurement value of the measurement value data according to a predetermined changing procedure, and converts the measurement value after the conversion. The string that makes up is transmitted from the communication unit to the external device as an output signal during keyboard operation.

[0018] The measurement device of claim 5 is a measurement device of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the communication unit is configured to be able to transmit the measurement value data to the external device in accordance with the Serial Port Profile under the control of the processing unit, and the processing unit is configured to be able to execute a control mode selected from either a control mode in which the measurement value of the measurement value data is transmitted from the communication unit to the external device as an output signal upon keyboard operation in accordance with the Human Interface Device Profile, or a control mode in which the measurement value data is transmitted from the communication unit to the external device in accordance with the Serial Port Profile. Also, The measurement system according to claim 6 comprises the components according to claims 1 to 6. 5 and an information processing terminal as the external device. Effect of the Invention

[0019] The measurement device according to claim 1 includes a communication unit that is configured to be connected to an external device in Bluetooth Low Energy mode so that the external device is recognized as a keyboard by the external device, the communication unit being configured to be capable of transmitting an output signal during keyboard operation to the external device in accordance with the Human Interface Device Profile under the control of the processing unit, and the processing unit: When the keyboard is operated according to the Human Interface Device Profile, the measurement data is sent by the output signal. When a first predefined condition is met, the measurement data The measured values ​​recorded in the are recorded in CSV format, and the recorded CSV format Measurements The string that makes up and converting the measured value into a keyboard operation output signal and transmitting it from the communication unit to an external device to input the measured value into a measurement value input field on a measurement value input screen of the external device. When there are multiple measurement value input fields on the measurement value input screen, in the measurement value input process, a keyboard operation output signal corresponding to a key operation that specifies the measurement value input field into which the measured value is to be input is converted into a measurement value according to the position of the measurement value input field into which the measured value is to be input on the measurement value input screen. The string that makes up The measurement system according to claim 5 includes the measurement device and an information processing terminal as the external device.

[0020] Therefore, according to the measurement device of claim 1 and the measurement system of claim 5, the measurement value is transmitted from the measurement device to the external device (information processing terminal) by the keyboard operation output signal, and the measurement value is directly input into the measurement value input field of the measurement value input screen that can be displayed on the display screen of a general external device (information processing terminal). Therefore, the measurement value data measured by the measurement device can be reliably and easily acquired in the external device (information processing terminal) without preparing a dedicated program for inputting the measurement value of the measurement data transmitted from the measurement device into the measurement value input field. This makes it possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the measurement system by the amount of the dedicated program not required, and to sufficiently improve the convenience since the measurement value data can be acquired from the measurement device by a very general external device (information processing terminal) that can display the measurement value input screen. In addition, the measurement device transmits a keyboard operation output signal corresponding to a key operation that specifies the measurement value input field into which the measurement value should be input, and therefore the measurement value can be reliably and easily input into any of the multiple measurement value input fields on the measurement value input screen without changing the input order of the measurement values ​​for each measurement value input field or creating new data for a measurement value input screen in which the measurement values ​​are input into each measurement value input field in a desired input order. As a result, the measurement device and the measurement system can further improve their convenience.

[0021] In the measurement device according to claim 2, the processing unit configures the measurement value of the measurement value data in the measurement value input process. In stringsWhen the symbols include a first symbol that cannot be input by key operation of a single key, a keyboard operation output signal corresponding to a key operation to input a first character string predefined for the first symbol is transmitted as a keyboard operation output signal corresponding to the first symbol. Therefore, according to the measurement device and a measurement system including such a measurement device as described in claim 2, even a measurement value including a first symbol that cannot be input by key operation of a single key can be reliably and easily input into the measurement value input field. This makes it possible to further improve the convenience of the measurement device and measurement system.

[0022] In the measurement device according to claim 3, when a second predetermined condition is satisfied in the measurement input process, the processing unit converts the measurement value of the measurement data into an exponential notation format including a supplementary unit, and the converted measurement value The string that makes up is converted into an output signal when the keyboard is operated and transmitted. Therefore, according to the measuring device of claim 3 and a measuring system equipped with such a measuring device, when a plurality of measured values ​​with different auxiliary units are measured in the measuring device, the measured values ​​converted into an exponential notation format including the auxiliary units are transmitted to an external device (information processing terminal) simply by having the measuring device execute a measurement value input process. As a result, according to this measuring device and measuring system, the respective measured values ​​can be easily compared without performing a process of making the auxiliary units of the measured values ​​uniform in the external device (information processing terminal) and without considering the difference in the auxiliary units at the time of measurement in the measuring device, thereby further improving the convenience.

[0023] In the measurement device according to claim 4, when a third predetermined condition is satisfied in the measurement value input process, the processing unit changes the auxiliary unit of the measurement value of the measurement value data according to a predetermined changing procedure, and converts the measurement value into the converted measurement value. The string that makes upis converted into an output signal when the keyboard is operated and transmitted. Therefore, according to the measuring device of claim 4 and a measuring system equipped with such a measuring device, it is possible to input a measurement value converted into a desired auxiliary unit into a measurement value input field simply by having the measuring device execute a measurement value input process, without having to perform the task of changing the auxiliary unit in an external device (information processing terminal). This makes it possible to further improve the convenience of this measuring device and measuring system. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0024] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a measurement system 100. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a spreadsheet SS. [Diagram 3] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a report format RF. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0025] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a measuring device and a measuring system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0026] The measurement system 100 shown in FIG. 1 is an example of a “measurement system”, and is configured to include a measurement device 1 and a mobile information terminal 2.

[0027] Measuring device 1 is an example of a "measuring device" and includes a measuring unit 11, a communication unit 12, an operation unit 13, a display unit 14, a processing unit 15, and a storage unit 16, and is configured to be able to measure various electrical parameters such as the voltage value, current value, and resistance value of a measurement object. Measuring unit 11 measures a specified one of the measured values ​​such as the voltage value, current value, and resistance value under the control of processing unit 15, and outputs the measured value D0 to processing unit 15.

[0028] The communication unit 12 is, for example, configured with a communication adapter capable of short-distance wireless communication conforming to the Bluetooth (registered trademark) standard, and connects to a Bluetooth-compatible device such as the mobile information terminal 2 under the control of the processing unit 15 to transmit and receive various data. In this case, the communication unit 12 in this example is configured to be capable of operating in an operation mode in which it connects to a Bluetooth-compatible device in a Bluetooth Low Energy (hereinafter also referred to as "BLE") mode (an example of a configuration in which "it is configured to be connectable to an external device so as to be recognized as a keyboard") and transmits a "keyboard operation output signal" in accordance with a Human Interface Device Profile (hereinafter also referred to as "HID"), in addition to an operation mode in which it transmits and receives various data according to a "Serial Port Profile (hereinafter also referred to as "SPP")".

[0029] Operation unit 13 includes operation switches that enable various operations such as inputting operating conditions (measurement conditions) for measurement device 1, instructing to start / stop measurement processing, and instructing to transmit measurement value data D1a and measurement value data D2 from measurement device 1 to mobile information terminal 2 as described below, and outputs operation signals corresponding to the switch operations to processing unit 15. Display unit 14, under the control of processing unit 15, displays various display screens (not shown) such as an operating condition setting screen and a measurement result display screen.

[0030] The processing unit 15 performs overall control of the measurement device 1. Specifically, the processing unit 15 controls the measurement unit 11 to execute the measurement process, and generates measurement value data D1 based on the measurement value D0 and stores it in the storage unit 16 (a process of temporarily recording the measurement value D0 as measurement value data D1 in the storage unit 16). The processing unit 15 also displays the measurement value D0 recorded as measurement value data D1 on the display unit 14 (measurement result display screen), and when instructed to output data in SPP to an external device or to store the measurement result in the measurement device 1, generates measurement value data D1a for transmission and storage corresponding to the measurement value data D1 and stores it in the storage unit 16.

[0031] Furthermore, when a predefined "first data transmission condition" is satisfied, the processing unit 15 causes the communication unit 12 to transmit measurement value data D1a to the portable information terminal 2 or the like in accordance with the SPP. Furthermore, when a predefined "second data transmission condition (an example of the "first condition")" is satisfied, the processing unit 15 converts the measurement value recorded as the measurement value data D1a (or the measurement value data D1) into a "keyboard operation output signal" and causes the communication unit 12 to transmit the measurement value data D2 to the portable information terminal 2 or the like in accordance with the HID.

[0032] In this case, as the above-mentioned "first data transmission condition" and "second data transmission condition", any condition is preselected (set) as the operating condition from among conditions such as when an operation to instruct the start of data transmission is performed, when the time set to start data transmission arrives, when the measurement value data D1 is stored in the storage unit 16, and when the measurement value D0 of the measurement value data D1 is a value that satisfies the trigger condition. The transmission process of the measurement value data D1a and the measurement value data D2 will be described in detail later with specific examples.

[0033] The storage unit 16 stores the operation program and calculation results of the processing unit 15, the measurement value data D1, D1a, etc. The storage unit 16 is provided with a storage area for temporarily storing the calculation results of the processing unit 15 and the measurement value D0 output from the measurement unit 11 as measurement value data D1, and a storage area for continuously storing the operation program of the processing unit 15 and the measurement value data D1a for storage and transmission, but the following description will not distinguish between these storage areas.

[0034] On the other hand, the mobile information terminal 2 corresponds to an "information processing terminal" as an "external device" and is composed of a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a portable personal computer, and the like. In this case, in the measurement system 100 of this example, as an example, the mobile information terminal 2 is composed of a tablet terminal equipped with communication units 21, 22, an operation unit 23, a display unit 24, a processing unit 25, and a storage unit 26, and a general-purpose spreadsheet application program (hereinafter, also simply referred to as a "spreadsheet application") is installed. Note that the actual mobile information terminal 2 is equipped with various components for realizing the functions of a "tablet terminal" in addition to the above-mentioned components 21 to 26, but in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, illustration and description of those components are omitted.

[0035] The communication unit 21 is, for example, configured with a wireless LAN communication adapter, and connects to various information processing terminals via a communication network under the control of the processing unit 25 to transmit and receive various data such as the above-mentioned measurement value data D1a and the measurement value data D3 described below. The communication unit 22 is configured with a communication adapter capable of short-range wireless communication conforming to the Bluetooth (registered trademark) standard, similar to the communication unit 12 of the above-mentioned measuring device 1, and connects to a Bluetooth-compatible device such as the measuring device 1 under the control of the processing unit 25 to transmit and receive various data. In this case, the communication unit 22 of this example is configured to be capable of operating in an operation mode in which a Bluetooth-compatible device is connected in BLE mode and a "keyboard operation output signal" is transmitted according to HID, in addition to an operation mode in which various data is transmitted and received according to SPP, similar to the above-mentioned communication unit 12.

[0036] The operation unit 23 includes, for example, a touch panel disposed on the front side of the display unit 24 and various operation switches for causing the mobile information terminal 2 to function as a "tablet terminal", and outputs operation signals according to operations to the processing unit 25. The display unit 24 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, and displays various display screens such as a measurement result display screen (not shown) under the control of the processing unit 25.

[0037] The processing unit 25 controls the mobile information terminal 2 as a whole. Specifically, the processing unit 25 stores the measurement value data D1a transmitted from the measuring device 1 in the memory unit 26, and displays the measurement values ​​recorded in the measurement value data D1a on the display unit 24. When the measurement value data D2 is transmitted from the measuring device 1 while a spreadsheet application is running as described below, the processing unit 25 generates measurement value data D3 by inputting a measurement value into a specified cell C among cells CA1, CA2, CB1, CB2 (hereinafter, also referred to as "cell C" when the individual cells are not distinguished) in the spreadsheet SS shown in FIG. 2 in accordance with a "keyboard operation output signal" transmitted as the measurement value data D2, and stores the generated measurement value data D3 in the memory unit 26.

[0038] Furthermore, when a predefined "third data transmission condition" is satisfied, the processing unit 25 reads out the measurement value data D1a and / or the measurement value data D3 from the storage unit 26 and transmits the read measurement value data D1a and / or the measurement value data D3 from the communication unit 21 to an external information processing terminal. In this case, as the above-mentioned "third data transmission condition", an arbitrary condition is selected from among conditions such as when an operation to instruct the start of data transmission is performed, when a time set to start data transmission arrives, when storage of the measurement value data D1a is completed, and when generation of the measurement value data D2 (storage in the storage unit 26) is completed. The generation process of the measurement value data D3 and the transmission process of the measurement value data D1a and / or the measurement value data D3 will be described in detail later with specific examples. The storage unit 26 stores the calculation results of the processing unit 25 and the measurement value data D1a, D3, etc.

[0039] Next, the report creation process using the measurement system 100 will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0040] Note that Bluetooth pairing between communication unit 12 of measurement device 1 and communication unit 22 of mobile information terminal 2 is assumed to have already been completed, and a description of this pairing operation will be omitted. In the measurement system 100 of this example, the measurement value of the measurement process by measurement device 1 can be input into a report format created by a user or a report format created by a third party to generate measurement value data D3 in mobile information terminal 2, but to facilitate understanding of the configurations of the "measurement device" and "measurement system", an example will be described in which a measurement value is input into an arbitrary cell C in a spreadsheet SS shown in Fig. 2 to generate measurement value data D3 (spreadsheet data).

[0041] First, the operating unit 13 of the measuring device 1 is operated to set operating conditions for the measurement process and the transmission process of the measurement value data D1a and / or the measurement value data D2. In this case, the operating conditions for the measurement process include the "type of electrical parameter to be measured (voltage value (DC, AC, DC+AC), current value (DC, AC), resistance value, etc.)", "measurement range (any range, auto range, etc.)", "measurement period (period for outputting the measurement value D0)", and "measurement start / end conditions". In addition, as an example of an operating condition for the transmission process of the measurement value data D1a, the "transmission start condition (manual, set time, always)" is set. Furthermore, operating conditions for the transmission process of the measurement value data D2 include, by way of example, "whether to transmit units (physical units such as "V", "A", and "Ω" and auxiliary units such as "m", "k", and "M") together with the numerical measurement value", "whether to convert the measurement value to exponential notation and the number of decimal points to use when converting", "from which cell C of the spreadsheet SS each measurement value to be transmitted is to be entered", and "transmission start conditions (manual, set time, always)", etc.

[0042] In this case, the following conditions are set as examples of operating conditions for the measurement process: "Type of electrical parameter to be measured: current value (DC)", "Measurement range: auto range", "Measurement period: 1 second", and "Measurement start: operation of start switch / measurement end: at completion of 10 measurements". In addition, the condition "Manually start transmission" is set as an example of operating conditions for the transmission process of the measurement value data D1a. In addition, the following conditions are set as examples of operating conditions for the transmission process of the measurement value data D2: "Send units (physical units and auxiliary units) together with the numerical value of the measurement value", "Do not convert the measurement value to exponential notation", "Each measurement value to be transmitted is entered from cell CB3 in the spreadsheet SS", and "Manually start transmission".

[0043] Next, after connecting the measurement unit 11 to the measurement target, the operation unit 13 is operated to start the measurement process. At this time, the processing unit 15 causes the measurement unit 11 to execute the measurement process according to the operating conditions set as described above in response to the operation signal output from the operation unit 13. As a result, for example, measurement values ​​D0, D0·· such as "123.456789mA", "23.456789mA", "3.456789mA"·· are output from the measurement unit 11 at one-second intervals. Furthermore, each time the measurement value D0 is output from the measurement unit 11, the processing unit 15 stores the measurement value D0 in the storage unit 16 as measurement value data D1 (an example of the process of "generating measurement value data based on the measurement value measured by the measurement unit"). In this example, the operating condition is set to start transmitting the measurement value data D1a manually, and as an example, each time the generation (storage in the memory unit 16) of one piece of measurement value data D1 is completed, the processing unit 15 generates measurement value data D1a that can be transmitted to an external device in correspondence with that measurement value data D1 and stores (saves) it in the memory unit 16. Thereafter, when the tenth measurement value D0 is output from the measurement unit 11 and the measurement value data D1, D1a are stored in the memory unit 16, a series of measurement processes under the set operating conditions is completed.

[0044] On the other hand, when transmitting the measurement results (each measurement value) of the above measurement process by the measurement device 1 to the mobile information terminal 2, the measurement system 100 (measurement device 1) in this example is capable of selecting and executing any of the following two transmission methods.

[0045] In the first transmission method, the measurement data D1a can be transmitted from the measurement device 1 to the portable information terminal 2 according to the SPP when the communication unit 12 of the measurement device 1 and the communication unit 22 of the portable information terminal 2 are connected. In this case, when the operation unit 13 is operated to instruct the start of data transmission in the SPP, the processing unit 15 transmits the measurement data D1a from the communication unit 12 to the portable information terminal 2 (communication unit 22) as the above-mentioned "first data transmission condition" is satisfied. Note that the transmission and reception of various data from the measurement device 1 to the portable information terminal 2 in the SPP is similar to the data transmission method generally used in this type of measurement device and measurement system, so a detailed description is omitted. In this case, the measurement data D1a transmitted from the measurement device 1 to the portable information terminal 2 can be transmitted, for example, from the communication unit 21 to an arbitrary information processing terminal (such as a data server or a personal computer) via a communication network, so that the measurement values ​​recorded in the measurement data D1a can be displayed, printed, analyzed, etc. in the information processing terminal of the transmission destination.

[0046] As a second transmission method, the measurement value recorded in the measurement data D1a by the measurement device 1 is directly input to any cell C (an example of a "measurement value input field in a measurement value input screen of an external device": see FIG. 2) in a spreadsheet SS of a spreadsheet application started on the mobile information terminal 2 (an example of a "measurement value input process"), and measurement value data D2 similar to the contents of the measurement value data D1a can be transmitted from the measurement device 1 to the mobile information terminal 2. Specifically, first, the communication unit 12 of the measurement device 1 is connected to the communication unit 22 of the mobile information terminal 2 in BLE mode, and the measurement device 1 is recognized as a keyboard by the mobile information terminal 2. In addition, the operation unit 23 of the mobile information terminal 2 is operated to start the spreadsheet application, and a new spreadsheet SS is displayed on the display unit 24. At this time, the input cursor is positioned in cell CA1 in the spreadsheet SS displayed on the display unit 24 (not shown).

[0047] Next, the operation unit 13 of the measuring device 1 is operated to instruct the start of data transmission (transmission of measurement value data D2) via HID. At this time, the processing unit 15 determines that the above-mentioned "second data transmission condition (one example of the "first condition")" has been satisfied, and records the measurement values ​​"123.456789mA", "23.456789mA", "3.456789mA", etc. recorded in the measurement value data D1a in CSV format in accordance with the operating conditions for the preset transmission process. Next, the processing unit 15 transmits each of the measurement values ​​recorded in CSV format to the mobile information terminal 2 by a "keyboard operation output signal". to make By this, the measurement value is input into cell C in the spreadsheet SS of the portable information terminal 2.

[0048] At this time, in this example, the operating condition is set to "input each measurement value to be transmitted from cell CB3 in the spreadsheet SS." Therefore, as described above, the processing unit 15 transmits a "keyboard operation output signal" corresponding to a key operation that moves the input cursor positioned in cell CA1 of the spreadsheet SS in the mobile information terminal 2 to cell CB3 (an example of a "key operation that designates a measurement value input field into which a measurement value should be input") prior to the "keyboard operation output signal" corresponding to the input operation of each measurement value. Specifically, the processing unit 15 transmits from the communication unit 12 to the mobile information terminal 2 (communication unit 22) a "keyboard operation output signal" that is output when the keyboard is operated in the following order: "CR (Carriage Return)", "CR", "TAB", "1", "2", "3", ".", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "TAB", "m", "A", "CRLF (Carriage Return Line Feed)", "TAB", "2", "3", ".", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "TAB", "m", "A", "CRLF", "TAB", "3", ".", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "TAB", "m", "A", "CRLF", ... to make .

[0049] As a result, in the mobile information terminal 2, the input cursor located in cell CA1 of the spreadsheet SS is moved to cell CB3 in response to the keystrokes of "CR", "CR", and "TAB", the numerical value "123.456789" is entered into cell CB3 in response to the keystrokes of "1", "2", "3", ".", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", and "TAB", the character "mA" (unit of measurement value) is entered into cell CC3 in response to the keystrokes of "m", "A", and "CRLF", and then the input cursor is moved to cell CA4, and the input cursor is moved to cell CB4 in response to the keystroke of "TAB", and the numerical value "2", "3", ".", "4", "5", and "6" are entered into cell CC3 in response to the keystrokes of "m", "A", and "CRLF". In response to the key operations of "7", "8", "9", and "TAB", the numerical value "23.456789" is input into cell CB4, in response to the key operations of "m", "A", and "CRLF", the character "mA" is input into cell CC4, and then the input cursor is moved to cell CA5, in response to the key operation of "TAB", the input cursor is moved to cell CB5, in response to the key operations of "3", ".", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", and "TAB", the numerical value "3.456789" is input into cell CB5, in response to the key operations of "m", "A", and "CRLF", the character "mA" is input into cell CC5, and then the input cursor is moved to cell CA6. Note that the operation after the point at which the input cursor is moved to cell CA6 is the same as the operation after the point at which the input cursor is moved to cell CA5, except for the point at which the character to be input is different, and therefore a detailed description will be omitted.

[0050] With the above, the transmission of each measurement value recorded in the measurement value data D1a by the "keyboard operation output signal" (input of the measurement value into each cell C in the spreadsheet SS of the mobile information terminal 2: transmission of the measurement value data D2 from the measuring device 1 to the mobile information terminal 2) is completed. Note that, unlike the above example, when the condition "Do not transmit the unit" is set when setting the "operation conditions for the transmission process", the processing unit 15 does not transmit the "key operation output signal" corresponding to the three key operations of "TAB" after the "value" in the measurement value and "m" and "A" indicating the unit. As a result, only the "value" in the measurement value is input into cell C in column B in the spreadsheet SS (only the "value" is transmitted as the measurement value data D2). After this, the operation unit 23 of the mobile information terminal 2 is operated to save the spreadsheet SS, and the measurement value data D3 of the spreadsheet SS into which each measurement value recorded in the measurement value data D1a has been input is stored in the storage unit 26.

[0051] On the other hand, the measurement value data D3 (data in the spreadsheet SS) generated in the mobile information terminal 2 can be sent from the communication unit 21 to any information processing terminal (such as a data server or a personal computer) via a communication network, for example, so that the measurement values ​​recorded in the measurement value data D3 can be displayed or printed (reports can be created) and the measurement values ​​can be analyzed at the destination information processing terminal. In this case, when analyzing the measurement values ​​measured by the measuring device 1 as described above, the sum or difference of the measurement values ​​can be found, or a desired value can be found by multiplying or dividing the measurement values ​​by a predefined coefficient. Therefore, analysis can be performed more quickly and easily by providing the measurement value data D3 (data in the spreadsheet SS) than by providing "measurement value data" in a special format.

[0052] Although different from the above example, some of the "measurement values" handled by this type of "measurement device (measurement system)" contain "symbols that cannot be entered by key operation of a single key." To be specific, for example, "Ω", "°", "℃", "°F", "ε" and "m 2This applies to measurements that include symbols such as " (an example of a "first symbol").

[0053] When such a measurement value exists, in the measurement device 1 (measurement system 100) of this example, when transmitting measurement value data D2 to the mobile information terminal 2 (executing the "measurement value input process" for inputting the measurement value into cell C of the spreadsheet SS, etc.), the processing unit 15 replaces the above-mentioned "first symbol" with a "keyboard operation output signal" corresponding to the key operation for inputting the "predefined first character string" and transmits the result. to make Specifically, the above examples of "Ω", "°", "℃", "°F", "ε" and "m 2 " is replaced with the "keyboard operation output signal" corresponding to the key operation to enter the character strings "_Ohm", "_degree", "_degree C", "_degree F", "_e", and "m^2" and transmitted. to make This allows information having the same meaning as "a symbol that cannot be entered by key operation of one key" to be transmitted from the measuring device 1 to the mobile information terminal 2 and entered into cell C.

[0054] The "_" in the converted character string is an example of a symbol indicating that the character string indicating the measurement value ("unit" in the above example) recorded in the measurement value data D1a in the measurement device 1 has been converted; if the "_" is added when the measurement value data D3 (data in the spreadsheet SS) is referenced in the mobile information terminal 2 or the like, it can be easily and reliably recognized that the character string indicating the measurement value (unit) has been converted in the measurement device 1. Therefore, instead of adding an "_" to the beginning of the converted character string, any symbol other than "_" can be added, or any symbol can be added to the end of the character string. Furthermore, if it is not necessary to recognize that a conversion process has been performed, a configuration in which the symbol such as "_" in the above example is not required can be adopted.

[0055] Also, different from the above example, when the condition "Convert the measurement value to exponential notation (including the auxiliary unit)" is set as the operating condition for the transmission process of the measurement value data D2 instead of the condition "Do not convert the measurement value to exponential notation", for example, when an instruction to transmit the measurement value data D2 is given, the measurement value recorded in the measurement value data D1a is converted to exponential notation including the auxiliary unit. For example, the measurement values ​​"1.234mA", "23.456A", "345.678kA", "4.5678MA" are converted to exponential notation such as "1.234E-03A", "23.456E+00A", "345.678E+03A", "4.5678E+06A". Note that in this example, "when an instruction to start data transmission in HID is given" corresponds to "when the predefined second condition is satisfied". Instead of such a configuration, a configuration can be adopted in which the process of converting to exponential notation as described above is executed, assuming that the "second condition" is satisfied when, for example, "the generation of the measurement data D1a is completed" or "when an operation to start the conversion process is performed."

[0056] Next, the converted measured values ​​are recorded in CSV format. Thereafter, similar to the above example where the measurement values ​​were not converted to exponential notation, each measured value recorded in CSV format (measured value converted to exponential notation) is sent to the mobile information terminal 2 by a "keyboard operation output signal", thereby inputting the measured value into cell C in the spreadsheet SS of the mobile information terminal 2. As a result, measurement value data D3 is generated in the mobile information terminal 2, in which the measured values ​​"1.234mA", "23.456A", "345.678kA", "4.5678MA", etc. are input into any cell C in the spreadsheet SS.

[0057] Furthermore, the measuring device 1 (measurement system 100) of this embodiment is configured to change the auxiliary unit of the measurement value recorded in the measurement value data D1a according to a "predefined change procedure" when the "third predefined condition" is satisfied (for example, when an instruction is given to transmit the measurement value data D2 to the mobile information terminal 2), and convert the converted measurement value into a "keyboard operation output signal" and transmit it. In this case, the process of "changing the auxiliary unit of the measurement value according to a predefined change procedure" is, for example, a process of converting a measurement value of "1234mV" into a measurement value of "1.234V", or a process of converting a measurement value of "9.876A" into a measurement value of "9876mA". When such a conversion of the "auxiliary unit" is desired, the desired change procedure can be set when setting the "operating conditions for transmission process" in the measuring device 1.

[0058] Also, although an example has been described in which measurement values ​​are input into any cell C in a spreadsheet SS of a spreadsheet application running on the mobile information terminal 2, measurement values ​​can also be input into cells C1a, C1b, C2a, C2b, etc. (hereinafter simply referred to as "cell C") in a report form RF shown in FIG. 3 instead of the spreadsheet SS.

[0059] In this case, in the example of the report form RF shown in the same figure, when each measurement process is performed in order starting with the measurement process for the measurement value to be input to cell C1a, such as "measurement process for the voltage value of inspection point 1," "measurement process for the resistance value of inspection point 1," "measurement process for the voltage value of inspection point 2," "measurement process for the resistance value of inspection point 2," etc., by sending "keyboard operation output signal corresponding to the voltage value of inspection point 1," "keyboard operation output signal corresponding to the resistance value of inspection point 1," "keyboard operation output signal corresponding to the voltage value of inspection point 2," "keyboard operation output signal corresponding to the resistance value of inspection point 2," etc. from the measuring device 1 to the mobile information terminal 2, it is possible to input each corresponding measurement value into each cell C of the report form RF (send measurement value data D2 from the measuring device 1 to the mobile information terminal 2).

[0060] Also, as an example, when only the "measurement process for the voltage value at inspection point 5" and the "measurement process for the resistance value at inspection point 5" are performed without performing the measurement process from "inspection point 1" to "inspection point 4", and the obtained measurement values ​​are input to cells C5a and C5b in the report form RF (transmitting measurement value data D2 of the measurement value for "inspection point 5"), a "keyboard operation output signal (another example of "keyboard operation output signal corresponding to key operation specifying the measurement value input field where the measurement value should be input")" corresponding to eight "CR" or eight "TAB" key operations is transmitted prior to transmitting the "keyboard operation output signal corresponding to the voltage value at inspection point 5" and the "keyboard operation output signal corresponding to the resistance value at inspection point 5" so that the measurement value is not input to cells C1a and C1b. As a result, the input cursor located in cell C1a is moved to cell C5a, and then the measurement value corresponding to the "keyboard operation output signal" to be transmitted is input.

[0061] Furthermore, when a spreadsheet application is not installed on the mobile information terminal 2 and no data in a format such as the above-mentioned report form RF exists, as an example, the measurement device 1 can transmit measurement value data D2 to the mobile information terminal 2 while a memo pad application or a text editor (an application capable of inputting character strings and saving data of input character strings) is running on the mobile information terminal 2. Even in such an example of use, the measurement value data D2 is transmitted from the measuring device 1 to the mobile information terminal 2 by a "key operation output signal", so that the measurement value inputted on the character string input screen of the memo pad application can be saved in text format on the mobile information terminal 2 to obtain the "measurement value data".

[0062] Also, an example has been described in which the measurement values ​​of the measurement data D1a are transmitted from the measuring device 1 to the mobile information terminal 2 as measurement data D2 after the process of generating the measurement data D1a is completed (transmission of measurement data by a "keyboard operation signal"), but each time the measurement unit 11 completes generation of measurement data D1 based on the measurement values ​​D0 (each time the measurement values ​​D0 are stored in the memory unit 16 as measurement data D1), the measurement values ​​recorded in the measurement data D1 can also be transmitted as measurement data D2 by a "keyboard operation signal". In such an operation example, unless an instruction is given to store the measurement results in the measuring device 1, it is possible to eliminate the need to generate the measurement data D1a (data to be stored and transmitted) in the above example.

[0063] In this manner, the measurement device 1 includes a communication unit 12 that is configured to be connectable to a mobile information terminal 2 (external device) so as to be recognized as a keyboard, and that is configured to be capable of transmitting a "keyboard operation output signal" to the mobile information terminal 2, and a processing unit 15 that is configured to execute a "measurement value input process" in which, when a "predefined first condition" is satisfied (for example, when an instruction to start transmission is received), the measurement value recorded in the measurement value data D1, D1a is converted into a "keyboard operation output signal", which is transmitted from the communication unit 12 to the mobile information terminal 2, and the measurement value is input into a "measurement value input field (cell C)" in a "measurement value input screen (for example, a spreadsheet SS)" of the mobile information terminal 2, and when there are multiple "measurement value input fields" in the "measurement value input screen", a "keyboard operation output signal" corresponding to a key operation that specifies the "measurement value input field" into which the measurement value is to be input is transmitted from the communication unit 12 to the mobile information terminal 2 prior to the "keyboard operation output signal" into which the measurement value is converted, depending on the position in the "measurement value input screen" of the "measurement value input field" into which the measurement value is to be input. to make This measurement system 100 also includes a measurement device 1 and a mobile information terminal 2 serving as an "external device (information processing terminal)".

[0064] Therefore, according to the measurement device 1 and the measurement system 100, the measurement value is sent from the measurement device 1 to the mobile information terminal 2 by the "keyboard operation output signal", and the measurement value is directly input into the "measurement value input field" (cell C of the spreadsheet SS or the report form RF) of the "measurement value input screen" that can be displayed on the display screen of a general "external device (information processing terminal)". Therefore, the data of the measurement value measured by the measurement device 1 (measurement value data D2 in the above example) can be reliably and easily acquired by the mobile information terminal 2 without preparing a dedicated program for inputting the measurement value recorded in the "measurement value data" sent from the measurement device 1 into the "measurement value input field". As a result, the manufacturing cost of the measurement system 100 can be reduced by the amount that a dedicated program is not required, and the convenience can be sufficiently improved because the measurement value data D2 can be acquired from the measurement device 1 by a very general "external device (information processing terminal)" that can display the "measurement value input screen". Furthermore, by transmitting a "keyboard operation output signal corresponding to a key operation specifying a measurement value input field into which a measurement value should be input" from the measurement device 1, it is possible to reliably and easily input a measurement value into any one of the multiple "measurement value input fields" on the "measurement value input screen" without changing the input order of the measurement values ​​into each "measurement value input field" or creating data for a new "measurement value input screen" in which the measurement values ​​are input into each "measurement value input field" in the desired input order. This makes it possible for the measurement device 1 and measurement system 100 to further improve their convenience.

[0065] In addition, in the measurement device 1, when a "first symbol" that cannot be input by key operation of one key is present among the symbols constituting the measurement value recorded in the measurement value data D1, D1a in the "measurement value input process", the processing unit 15 transmits a "keyboard operation output signal" corresponding to the key operation of inputting a "first character string" previously defined corresponding to the "first symbol" as a "keyboard operation output signal" corresponding to the "first symbol". to makeTherefore, with this measuring device 1 and measuring system 100, even a measured value that has a "first symbol" that cannot be entered by operating a single key can be reliably and easily entered into the "measurement value input field." This makes it possible for this measuring device 1 and measuring system 100 to further improve its convenience.

[0066] Furthermore, in this measuring device 1, when the "second predefined condition" is satisfied in the "measurement value input process" (for example, when an instruction to start transmission is received), the processing unit 15 converts the measurement values ​​recorded in the measurement value data D1, D1a into an exponential notation format including auxiliary units, and converts the converted measurement values ​​into "keyboard operation output signals" and transmits them. to make Therefore, with this measuring device 1 and measuring system 100, when multiple measurement values ​​with different auxiliary units are measured by the measuring device 1, the measurement values ​​converted into an exponential notation format including the auxiliary units are transmitted to the mobile information terminal 2 as measurement value data D2 simply by having the measuring device 1 execute a "measurement value input process." As a result, with this measuring device 1 and measuring system 100, the measurement values ​​can be easily compared without having to perform a process of making the auxiliary units of the measurement values ​​uniform on the mobile information terminal 2 or the like, and without considering the difference in the auxiliary units at the time of measurement by the measuring device 1, thereby further improving convenience.

[0067] Furthermore, in this measuring device 1, when the "predefined third condition" is satisfied in the "measurement value input process" (for example, when an instruction to start transmission is received), the processing unit 15 changes the auxiliary unit of the measurement value recorded in the measurement value data D1, D1a in accordance with the "predefined change procedure", converts the converted measurement value into a "keyboard operation output signal", and transmits it. to makeTherefore, with this measuring device 1 and measuring system 100, it is possible to input a measurement value converted into a desired auxiliary unit into the "measurement value input field" simply by having the measuring device 1 execute the "measurement value input process" without having to perform the task of changing the auxiliary unit on the mobile information terminal 2. This makes it possible for the measuring device 1 and measuring system 100 to further improve their convenience.

[0068] The configurations of the "measurement device" and "measurement system" are not limited to the above-mentioned exemplary configurations of the measurement device 1 and measurement system 100. For example, the above description was given taking as an example a configuration in which the measurement device 1 and the mobile information terminal 2 are connected to each other via wireless communication (Bluetooth in the above example) and measurement data D2 is transmitted from the measurement device 1 to the mobile information terminal 2 (the measurement value is input into cell C in the spreadsheet SS or report form RF of the mobile information terminal 2). , nothing Wired connection and switching hand, It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which measurement value data D2 is transmitted (measurement values ​​are input to cell C, etc.) while connected via wired communication. As an example, a configuration can be adopted in which the "measurement device" and the "external device (information processing terminal)" are mutually connected with a communication cable capable of wired communication conforming to various serial communication standards such as USB and PS2, and measurement values, etc. are transmitted via the communication cable by a "keyboard operation output signal" with the "measurement device" being recognized as a keyboard by the "external device (information processing terminal)."

[0069] Also, while an example has been described in which the "measurement input process" is configured to be capable of "changing auxiliary units," in addition to this configuration, the "measurement device" can also be configured to be capable of "changing physical units." Specifically, as one example, the "measurement device" can be configured to be capable of converting a measurement value of "9.9989 g" into a measurement value of "0.3527 oz."

[0070] In addition, in the "measurement value input process", the "measurement device" can be configured to execute a process of converting the "symbol (character) indicating a decimal point" and the "three-digit separator (character)" included in the measurement value to be transmitted in accordance with preset conversion conditions.

[0071] Specifically, depending on the usage environment of the "external device (information processing terminal)" that transmits the measured value from the "measurement device," the "symbol indicating the decimal point" and the "symbol separating every three digits" in the measured value are preset. When transmitting a measured value in a usage environment where the "decimal point" is written in the British style, the "decimal point" included in the measured value is written as ".( period )" and transmits it, and when transmitting a measurement value in an environment where the "decimal point" is written in the French style, the "decimal point" included in the measurement value is converted to the "keyboard operation output signal" that corresponds to a ", (comma)" and transmits it.

[0072] In addition, when transmitting a measurement value including a "thousand-digit separator", when transmitting a measurement value in an environment where the "thousand-digit separator" is represented by " (space)", the "thousand-digit separator" included in the measurement value is converted to a "keyboard operation output signal" corresponding to " (space)" and transmitted; when transmitting a measurement value in an environment where the "thousand-digit separator" is represented by ", (comma)", the "thousand-digit separator" included in the measurement value is converted to a "keyboard operation output signal" corresponding to ", (comma)" and transmitted; when transmitting a measurement value in an environment where the "thousand-digit separator" is represented by "' (apostrophe)", the "thousand-digit separator" included in the measurement value is converted to a "keyboard operation output signal" corresponding to "' (apostrophe)" and transmitted; and when transmitting a measurement value in an environment where the "thousand-digit separator" is represented by ". (period)", the "thousand-digit separator" included in the measurement value is converted to a "keyboard operation output signal" corresponding to ". (period)" and transmitted.

[0073] By setting it up in this way, regardless of what characters are used in the "measurement device" to represent the "decimal point symbol" or the "thousand-digit separator", it is possible to obtain measurement values ​​in which the "decimal point" and "thousand-digit separator" are represented in characters that match the usage environment in the "external device" simply by sending the measurement value from the "measurement device" to the "external device".

[0074] In addition, the "measurement values" transmitted from the "measuring device" to the "external device (information processing terminal)" are not limited to "voltage values," "current values," and "resistance values," but can include various physical quantities (electrical parameters such as power and phase, as well as various parameters such as temperature, humidity, brightness (light intensity), illuminance, distortion, rainfall, and flow rate). [Explanation of symbols]

[0075] 100 Measurement System 1. Measuring equipment 2. Mobile information terminals 11 Measuring part 12,21,22 Communications Department 13,23 Operation section 14,24 Display section 15,25 Processing section 16,26 Storage part CA1, CA2··, CB1, CB2··, C1a, C1b, C2a, C2b·· cells D0 Measurement D1, D1a, D2, D3 Measurement data SS Spreadsheet RF Report Form

Claims

1. a measurement unit; a processing unit that generates measurement data based on measurements taken by the measurement unit; and a communication unit that is configured to be connectable to an external device that is a Bluetooth-compatible device in Bluetooth Low Energy mode so that the external device recognizes the keyboard as a keyboard and that is capable of transmitting an output signal during keyboard operation to the external device in accordance with a Human Interface Device Profile under the control of the processing unit, The processing unit is configured to execute a measurement input process that, when a first predetermined condition is satisfied that the transmission of the measurement data is instructed by the keyboard operation output signal in accordance with the Human Interface Device Profile, records the measurement value recorded in the measurement data in CSV format, and transmits a character string constituting the measurement value in the recorded CSV format from the communication unit to the external device as the keyboard operation output signal, thereby inputting the measurement value into a measurement value input field on a measurement value input screen of the external device, and when there are multiple measurement value input fields on the measurement value input screen, in the measurement value input process, the keyboard operation output signal corresponding to a key operation that specifies the measurement value input field into which the measurement value is to be input is transmitted from the communication unit to the external device prior to the keyboard operation output signal of the character string constituting the measurement value, depending on the position of the measurement value input field into which the measurement value is to be input within the measurement value input screen.

2. 2. The measuring device according to claim 1, wherein, when a first symbol that cannot be input by key operation of a single key is present among symbols in a character string constituting the measurement value of the measurement value data, the processing unit causes the communication unit to transmit the keyboard operation output signal corresponding to a key operation for inputting a first character string that is predefined corresponding to the first symbol to the external device.

3. 3. The measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit converts the measurement value of the measurement value data into an exponential notation format including a supplementary unit when a predetermined second condition is satisfied during the measurement value input process, and transmits a character string constituting the converted measurement value from the communication unit to the external device as an output signal upon keyboard operation.

4. The measuring device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when a predetermined third condition is satisfied during the measurement value input process, the processing unit changes the auxiliary unit in the measurement value of the measurement value data in accordance with a predetermined change procedure, and transmits a character string constituting the converted measurement value from the communication unit to the external device as an output signal upon keyboard operation.

5. the communication unit is configured to be able to transmit the measurement value data to the external device in accordance with a Serial Port Profile under the control of the processing unit; The measurement device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the processing unit is configured to be capable of executing one selected from a control mode in which the measurement values ​​of the measurement value data are transmitted from the communication unit to the external device as an output signal upon keyboard operation in accordance with a Human Interface Device Profile, and a control mode in which the measurement value data is transmitted from the communication unit to the external device in accordance with a Serial Port Profile.

6. 6. A measurement system comprising the measurement device according to claim 1 and an information processing terminal as the external device.

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