Cobas B 121

cobas b 121 <BGE> system
ASTM Interface Description

COBAS, COBAS B and LIFE NEEDS ANSWERS
are trademarks of Roche.
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Revision history
Manual Version Software Version Revision date Remark

1.0 2.74 August 2008 First edition!
2.0 2.75 March 2011
3.0 2.75 June 2011 not released
4.0 2.76 September 2011
Imprint
o cobas b 121 system

In the course of 2005 the Roche OMNI C system was rebranded under the Roche
professional IVD user brand cobas®.
Systems with a serial number of 5000 or above are cobas b 121 systems.
Systems with a serial number up to 4999 are Roche OMNI C systems.
o cobas b 121 <BGE> system
cobas b 121 <BGE> systems are not equipped with tHb/SO2 or AutoQC modules.
The barcode scanner can be purchased separately.
Systems with a serial number of 8001 or above are cobas b 121 <BGE> systems.
Intended Use
The cobas b 121 <BGE> system is a modular analyzer for measuring blood gases,
electrolytes and hematocrit in whole blood, serum, plasma, acetate and bicarbonate
containing dialysis solutions, and QC materials.
This product complies with the requirements in the guideline for

In Vitro Diagnostic 98/79/EC.
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for errors or omissions which may appear in this document.
Subject to change without notice.
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Trademarks
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COBAS BGE LINK, are trademarks of Roche.
Contact address
Manufacturer Roche Diagnostics GmbH

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Edition
Version 4.0, September 2011

First edition: August 2008

4 ASTM Interface Description · Version 4.0
Table of contents
Revision history 3 Table of Calculated Parameters C-23

Imprint 3 Table of Input Parameters C-24
Intended Use 3 Table of Sample Types & Blood Types C-26
Copyrights 3 Table of QC Parameters C-26
Trademarks 4
Contact address 4
Edition 4
Table of contents 5
How to use this manual 7
Where to find information 7
Conventions used in this manual 7
General Description Part A
1 General Description
Introduction & General Information A-5
Restricted Characters A-5
ASTM Part B
2 Message Structure
Explanation B-5
Header Record B-6
Patient Information Record B-8
Test Order Record B-10
Result Record B-11
Request Information Record B-12
Comment Record B-13
Message Terminator Record B-14
Manufacturer Information Record B-15
Note B-15
3 Low Level Protocols

TCP/IP Connection B-19
Serial Connection B-19
4 Data Examples
Measurement Report B-27
QC Report B-28
Patient Query B-28
Calibration Report B-28
Maintenance Report B-29
Appendix Part C
5 Appendix
Connection Settings C-5
Resending of Results C-20
Table and Order of Transmitted Results C-21
Table of Measured Parameters C-22

How to use this manual
o Keep this ASTM Interface Description in a safe place to ensure that it is not damaged
and remains available for use.
o This ASTM Interface Description should be easily accessible at all times.
To find information quickly, there is a table of contents at the beginning of the book
and each chapter.
Where to find information
In addition to the ASTM Interface Description, the following documents are also
provided to assist in finding desired information quickly:
o cobas b 121 <BGE> system Instructions for Use
o cobas b 121 <BGE> system Reference manual
o cobas b 121 <BGE> system Short Instruction
o cobas b 121 system Operator’s CD
o cobas b 121 system Service Manual
Conventions used in this manual
Visual cues are used to help locate and interpret information in this manual quickly.
This section explains formatting conventions used in this manual.
Symbols The following symbols are used:
Symbol Used for

a Start of procedure
o List item
e Cross-reference
h Call-up (software reference)
Tip
Attention, Warning, Danger

All sections / passages that are marked with this symbol describe
procedures and/or indicate conditions or dangers that could damage
or lead to a malfunction in the cobas b 121 <BGE> system, and
which therefore should never be attempted and/or must be observed
to avoid potential injuries (to patients, users and third parties).

Abbreviations The following abbreviations are used:
Abbreviation Definition
A
ASTM "American Society for Testing and Material"
D
DNS Domain Name Server
H
HIS Hospital Information System
L
LIS Laboratory Information System
M
MAC Media Access Control
MDAC Data Access Components
MSDE Microsoft SQL Desktop Engine (until version 2000)

General Description A
1 General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

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General Description
In this chapter Chapter 1

Introduction & General Information ......................................................................... A-5
Restricted Characters .................................................................................................. A-5

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Introduction & General Information
Introduction & General Information
The cobas b 121 <BGE> system host communication is based upon the ASTM
standard E1394, but is not a complete implementation of the standard. The actual
implementation of the data transfer is described below.
Data can be transmitted via TCP/IP and the instruments built in UTP (unshielded
twisted pair) network port as well as via serial connection over the COM 2 port.
e For a description of the low level protocols used, see section Low Level Protocols on
page B-17.
e For information on how to set up the connection, see the Appendix, section Connection
Settings on page C-5.
This description applies to software version 2.75.
Restricted Characters
None of the ten transmission control characters, the form effector control or the four
device control characters may appear in message text. The following characters are
not permitted to appear in the message text:
Illegal Message Text Characters

<SOH> <STX> <ETX> <EOT> <ENQ>
<LF> <ACK> <DLE> <NAK> <SYN>
<ETB> <DC1> <DC2> <DC3> <DC4>
Table A-1 Illegal Message Text Characters

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2 Message Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

3 Low Level Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-17
4 Data Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-25
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Message Structure

Explanation .................................................................................................................. B-5
Delimiters .............................................................................................................. B-5
Field delimiter .................................................................................................. B-5
Repeat delimiter ............................................................................................... B-5
Component delimiter ...................................................................................... B-6
Escape delimiter ............................................................................................... B-6
Null values ............................................................................................................. B-6
Header Record ............................................................................................................. B-6
Example ................................................................................................................. B-7
Patient Information Record ........................................................................................ B-8
Example ................................................................................................................. B-8
Test Order Record ...................................................................................................... B-10
Example ............................................................................................................... B-10
Result Record ............................................................................................................. B-11
Example ............................................................................................................... B-11
Request Information Record .................................................................................... B-12
Example ............................................................................................................... B-13
Comment Record ...................................................................................................... B-13
Example ............................................................................................................... B-14
Message Terminator Record ..................................................................................... B-14
Example ............................................................................................................... B-14
Manufacturer Information Record .......................................................................... B-15
Example ............................................................................................................... B-15
Note ............................................................................................................................ B-15

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Explanation
Explanation
Each message has a number of records. A message is a group of records that begins
with a Header Record and ends with a Message Terminator Record. Each record has a
number of fields. Each field is by default separated by the vertical bar | character (the
actual definition of which character is used for field separation is done with the
Header Record).
Following is a description of the records and the fields within each record:
ID Record Types
H Header Record
P Patient Record
O Test Order Record
R Result Record
C Comment Record
Q Request Information Record
M Manufacturer Record
L Message Terminator Record
Table B-1 Record Types
Note:
The record type ID is not case sensitive, however, it is suggested to always use uppercase
characters.
Delimiters
Delimiters are ASCII characters used to separate fields within a record and to separate
sub-components within fields. Below is a description of the delimiters and how they
are commonly used:
Character Name Used as

| vertical bar Field delimiter
\ backslash Repeat delimiter
^ caret Component delimiter
& ampersand Escape delimiter
<CR> carriage return Record delimiter
Table B-2 Delimiters
Field delimiter
Separates adjacent fields. |field|
Repeat delimiter
Must be defined in the message header and is used to separate various numbers of
descriptors for the same field. I.E. A patient has two phone numbers.
|555-5555\444-4444|

Header Record
Component delimiter
Used to separate data elements within a field that has a hierarchical or qualifier
nature. I.E. The components of a name field would be separated.
|Sample^Josephine^X|
Escape delimiter
The escape delimiter is used to identify special case operations within a text field. For
example, if text were supposed to be highlighted, the field would be
|&H&DoctorsName&N&|. The &H& signifies the beginning of highlighting text and
the &N& signifies the start of normal text.
The application of the escape delimiter is optional and may be ignored; however, all
applications must accept the escape delimiter and use it to correctly parse fields
within the record.
Null values
All fields are position dependent and are obtained by counting field delimiters by
their position starting from the beginning of the record. This means if a field is null
(no information available), the field delimiters must be included in the record. This
ensures that the nth field can be identified by counting n-1 delimiters. Trailing null
fields do NOT need to be included. Delimiters are not needed after the last field
containing data.
Null values may be sent for the following reasons:
o The value is not known
o The sender knows the field is irrelevant to the receiving system.
o The value has not changed since the last transmission.
A field containing only a pair of double quotes “” should be treated by the receiving
system as an instruction to delete any existing contents of that field.
Note:
The receiving system may ignore any field it does not require. However, fields must always
be transmitted in the order specified.
Header Record
This record must always be the first record in a transmission. This record contains
information about the sender and receiver, instruments and computer systems whose
records are being exchanged. It also identifies the delimiter characters. The minimum
information that must be sent in a Header record is:
H|\^&<CR>
The H corresponds to the record type, H=Header. The | (vertical bar) is used as the
field delimiter. The \ (backslash) is the repeat delimiter. The ^ (carat) is the
component delimiter. The & (ampersand) is the Escape delimiter. The <CR> is
identified as a Carriage Return (ASCII decimal 13). The Carriage Return signifies the
end of the record.

Header Record
The entire header record consists of the following fields:

1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14<CR>
Example
H|\^&|||RocheÔMNI-C^1.60^1^1000||||||Meas|P|
1394-97|20050118133329<CR>
Field # Field Name Comment

1 Record Type ID Required, always H
2 Delimiter definitions Required, see the table in Delimiters.
The first character is the field
delimiter, the second is the repeat
delimiter, the third is the component
and the fourth is the escape character
3 Message Control ID Not used by the instrument.
4 Access Password Not used by the instrument.
5 Sender Name or ID Manufacturer name, instrument type,
software version, protocol version,
serial number; separated by
component delimiters.
6 Sender Street Address Not used by the instrument.
7 Reserved Field Not used by the instrument.
8 Sender Telephone # Not used by the instrument.
9 Characteristic of Sender Not used by the instrument.
10 Receiver ID Not used by the instrument.
11 Comment or Special Message type.
Instructions o Meas = measurement results,
o QC = quality control results,
o PQ = patient information query
response.
12 Processing ID Indicates how message should be
processed:
o P - Production, use standard
processing
13 ASTM Version # Required, currently 1394-97
14 Date and Time of message Required
Format=YYYYMMDDHHMMSS
<CR> Carriage return Required. Record Terminator
Table B-3

Patient Information Record
This record contains information about an individual patient. Patient information

records are only actively used in a Measurement Report and a Patient Query. A QC
Report contains a Patient Information Record without data due to ASTM standard
compliance necessities.
In case of the answer to a patient query make sure not to send fields marked with (-);
whether these fields are allowed is dependent on whether they have been explicitly
enabled in [Setup] > [Displays & reports] > [Measurement data] > [Enter patient info].
The Patient Information record consists of the following fields:

1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21
|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|32|33|34|35<CR>
Example
P|1|Pract Pat ID|Pat ID||Last name^First name^M||19691202|F||||||||

156^cm|45.0^kg||||||00000000000000/00000000000000|||||||||||<CR>

1 Record Type ID Required, always P
2 Sequence# Required, sequentially generated number
identifying the number of each record.
3 Practice assigned Patient ID A unique ID assigned and used by the
practice to identify the patient and his/her
results. Used by practice to identify the results
returned by the tester (lab).
4 Laboratory Patient ID Laboratory assigned ID. This is a unique
processing number generated by the lab, the
LIS, or the HIS (bar code number).
5 Patient ID No. 3 (-) Used for transmitting the patient's
insurance number.
6 Patient Name This field is the patient's name in the
following format:
Last^First^Middle^Suffix^Title.
Each component separated by the component
delimiter.
7 Mother's Maiden Name (-) Generic text as entered at the instrument.
8 Date of Birth Format=YYYYMMDD
9 Patient Sex Format M (male), F (female) or U
(unknown), null if not entered.
10 Patient Race (-) Transmits patient skin colour
11 Patient Address (-) Generic text as entered at the instrument.
12 Reserved Not used by the instrument.
13 Patient Telephone # (-) Generic text as entered at the instrument.
14 Attending Physician ID of the attending physician.
15 Special field 1 Not used by the instrument.
Table B-4 Patient information record

16 Special field 2 Not used by the instrument.
17 Patient Height Format valueûnit.
18 Patient Weight Format valueûnit.
19 Known or suspected (-) Generic text as entered at the instrument.
diagnosis
20 Patient active medications (-) Generic text as entered at the instrument.
21 Patient diet (-) Generic text as entered at the instrument.
22 Practice field 1 Not used by the instrument.
23 Practice field 2 Not used by the instrument.
24 Admission and discharge data (-) Format= YYYYMMDDHHMMSS\
and time YYYYMMDDHHMMSS
All zeros if no date entered.
25 Admission status (-) Generic text as entered at the instrument.
26 Location (-) Generic text as entered at the instrument.
27 Diagnostic Code (-) Generic text as entered at the instrument.
28 Alternative Diagnostic Code Not used by the instrument.
29 Patient Religion (-) Generic text as entered at the instrument.
30 Marital Status (-) Generic text as entered at the instrument.
31 Isolation Status (-) Generic text as entered at the instrument.
32 Language (-) Generic text as entered at the instrument.
33 Hospital Service (-) Generic text as entered at the instrument.
34 Hospital Institution (-) Generic text as entered at the instrument.
35 Dosage Category (-) Generic text as entered at the instrument.
<CR> Carriage Return Required. Record terminator
Table B-4 Patient information record

Test Order Record
Test Order Record
The order record defines the particular type of tests run or performed for each
specimen. The order record for the cobas b 121 <BGE> system only is transmitted to
the host computer as part of the measurement report.
The Test Order record consists of the following fields:
1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31<CR>
Example
O|1|Specimen ID|MEASUREMENT^56|||||||Operator ID|||||

bloodârterialûmbilical<CR>

1 Record Type ID Required, always O
2 Sequence# Required, sequential number
3 Specimen ID Account or bar code number for patient
result messages, always 0 for QC messages
4 Instrument Specimen ID Order ID^Sample number
5 Universal Test ID Not used by the instrument.
6 Priority Not used by the instrument.
7 Requested / Order Date and Not used by the instrument.
Time
8 Specimen collection date and Not used by the instrument.
time
9 Collection end time Not used by the instrument.
10 Collection volume Not used by the instrument.
11 Collector ID Operator ID.
12 Action code Not used by the instrument.
13 Danger code Generic text as entered at the instrument.
14 Relevant clinical information Generic text as entered at the instrument
(Clinic Info).
15 Date/Time specimen received Not used by the instrument.
16 Specimen descriptor For measurement:
Sample type, blood type and puncture site;
separated by component delimiters.
For quality control:
Material name, level, lot number and material
base; separated by component delimiters.
17 Ordering Physician Not used by the instrument.
18 Physician's Telephone Not used by the instrument.
Number
19 User field 1 Not used by the instrument.
20 User field 2 Not used by the instrument.
21 Laboratory Field 1 Not used by the instrument.
22 Laboratory Field 2 Not used by the instrument.
Table B-5 Test order record
Result Record

23 Date/Time Results Reported Not used by the instrument.
or Last Modified
24 Instrument Charge to Not used by the instrument.
Computer System
25 Instrument Section ID Not used by the instrument.
26 Report Types Not used by the instrument.
27 Reserved Field Not used by the instrument.
28 Location or Ward of Not used by the instrument.
Specimen Collected
29 Nosocomial Infection Flag Not used by the instrument.
30 Specimen Service Not used by the instrument.
31 Specimen Institution Not used by the instrument.
<CR> Carriage Return Required. Record Terminator
Table B-5 Test order record
Result Record
The result record is used to send actual patient results that were performed on an
instrument. The Result record consists of the following fields:
1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|<CR>
Example
R|1|^^^pH^^^M^1|--||7.350^7.450^reference\
7.200^7.600^critical|A||X||Operator ID||20050118132926|<CR>

1 Record Type ID Required, always R
3 Universal Test ID ^^^Test name^^^how value was derived
(M-Measured, C-Calculated, I-Input)^Result
ID (see tables in Appendix on page C-3)
4 Data measurement or value Result value (Cut-off index not used)
5 Units Same as selected for instrument display.
6 Reference ranges Reference range of the analyte. Format is
lower limitûpper limit^limit name.
Multiple ranges are separated by repeat
delimiters.
Table B-6 Result record

Request Information Record

7 Result Abnormal Flags Dilution information, Errors, etc.
Characters identifying these flags are:
N Normal
A Abnormal
L Reference low
H Reference high
LL Below panic
HH Above panic
8 Nature of abnormality testing A, S, N or empty.
9 Result Status Status of the result:
F Final
X Results cannot be done
10 Date of Change in Instrument Not used by the instrument.
Normative Values
11 Operator Identification Identifies operator who performed the test
(instrument operator).
Note:
Only transmitted in the first result record.
12 Date/Time Test Started Not used by the instrument.

13 Date/Time Test Completed The date and time instrument completed the
test.
Format=YYYYMMDDHHMMSS
Note:
Only transmitted in the first result record.
14 Instrument Identification Not used by the instrument.

Table B-6 Result record
Request Information Record
The Request Information Record is used for querying a host system for patient
demographics. The response message to an information request has to consist of a
Header Record, a Patient Information Record and a Message Terminator Record. The
Message Terminator Record in this case has to end with one of the query response
codes. The Request Information Record consists of the following fields:
1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13<CR>

Comment Record
Example
Q|1|Pat ID||||||||||D<CR>

1 Record Type ID Required, always is Q.
3 Starting Range ID Number Laboratory Patient ID, entered during
measurement.
4 Ending Range ID Number Not used by the instrument.
5 Universal Test ID Not used by the instrument.
6 Nature of Request Time Not used by the instrument.
Limits
7 Beginning Request Results Not used by the instrument.
Date and Time
8 Ending Request Results Date Not used by the instrument.
and Time
9 Requesting Physician Name Not used by the instrument.
10 Requesting Physician Not used by the instrument.
Telephone Number
11 User Field No. 1 Not used by the instrument.
12 User Field No. 2 Not used by the instrument.
13 Request Information Status D - Requesting demographics only
Codes
Table B-7 Request Information Record
Comment Record
Comment records may be inserted anywhere except after the message terminator
record. Each comment record applies to the first non-comment record preceding it.
Comment records are currently inserted after the order record (comment entered by
the operator) and after result records in case a correlation has been applied to this
result. The Comment record consists of the following fields:
1|2|3|4|5<CR>

Message Terminator Record
Example
C|1|I|The Remark|G<CR>

1 Record Type ID Required, always is C.
3 Comment Source I Clinical Instrument
4 Comment Text For comment codes used, the format is
code^comment.
5 Comment Type Used to qualify comment records.
G Generic/Free Text
I Instrument flag comment
Table B-8 Comment record
Message Terminator Record
This is the last record in the message. A header record may be transmitted after this
record to signify the start of another message. The Message Terminator record
consists of the following:
1|2|3<CR>
Example
L|1|N<CR>

1 Record Type ID Required, always is L.
3 Termination code N normal termination
T sender aborted
E unknown system error
Q error in last request for information
I no information available from last
query
F last request for information processed
Table B-9 Message terminator record

Manufacturer Information Record
Manufacturer Information Record
For the cobas b 121 <BGE> system this record is used for transmitting calibration
and maintenance data only and will only be transmitted, when "additional data (DC)"
is activated.
The Manufacturer Information record will consist of the following:
1|2|3<CR>
Example
M|1|<CR>

1 Record Type Required, always is M.
3 Any number of fields Calibration or maintenance information.
Table B-10 Manufacturer Information Record
Note
For all records, fields up to and including the last field with data needs to be
transmitted. Fields not used at the end of the record may be truncated.

Note

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Low Level Protocols

TCP/IP Connection ................................................................................................... B-19
Serial Connection ...................................................................................................... B-19
Control Characters .............................................................................................. B-19
Communication Phases ...................................................................................... B-19
Establishment Phase ...................................................................................... B-19
Transfer Phase ................................................................................................ B-20
Termination Phase ......................................................................................... B-22
Error Recovery ..................................................................................................... B-22
Time-outs ............................................................................................................ B-22

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TCP/IP Connection
TCP/IP Connection
For TCP/IP connection, no specific low level protocol is used. Correct and complete
communication is ensured by the TCP/IP protocol itself.
Serial Connection
For serial communication, the low level protocol as specified with ASTM E1381 is
used. A detailed description of the cobas b 121 <BGE> system implementation can
be found in the following.
Control Characters
Control characters that are used for ASTM communications:
ASCII Decimal Hex Control char. Comment

<STX> 2 0x2 ^B Start of TeXt
<ETX> 3 0x3 ^C End of TeXt
<EOT> 4 0x4 ^D End Of Transmission
<ENQ> 5 0x5 Ê ENQuiry
<ACK> 6 0x6 ^F ACKnowledge
<LF> 10 0xA ^J Line Feed
<CR> 13 0xD ^M Carriage Return
<NAK> 21 0x15 Û Negative AcKnowledge
<ETB> 23 0x17 ^W End of Trans. Block
Table B-11 Control characters
Communication Phases
There are 3 distinct phases to each communication session: The Establishment phase,
the Transfer phase and the Termination phase. Each of these phases will be discussed
in the following paragraphs.
Establishment Phase
When the instrument is ready to send data, it transmits an <ENQ> character. After
the <ENQ> is sent, the instrument waits for a maximum of 15 seconds for a response
from the host. If there is no response from the host within 15 seconds, the <ENQ> is
resent. This loop is repeated for a maximum of six times. If there is no response after
these six retries, communication is aborted.
Sender Recipient
<ENQ>
<ACK> or <NAK>

Serial Connection
If an <ACK> character is received from the host, the establishment phase is

successful, and the transfer phase follows. If a <NAK> character is received from the
host, the instrument waits a minimum of 10 seconds, then resends the <ENQ> after
receipt of the <NAK> and repeats this loop until an ACK is received. If the host
continues to respond with <NAK> after six retries, communication is aborted.
This ends the Establishment phase of the communication session.
Transfer Phase
During the transfer phase the sender transmits messages to the receiver. The transfer
continues until all messages have been sent.
Sender>
<STX> FN data <ETB> or <ETX> CS <CR><LF>
Receiver<
<ACK>
Explanation of fields:
<STX> Start of text, ASCII decimal 2. This control character identifies the
starting point of the data that is being sent from the analyzer. This
character must accompany all data transmissions.
FN Frame number. A single digit field distinguishing between new and re-
transmitted frames. Legal characters are ASCII '0' to '7'. The frame
number must start at 1 with the first frame of the transfer phase. The
frame number is incremented by one for every new frame transmitted.
After '7', the frame number rolls over to '0', and continues in this fashion.
Data Data is one of the records described in the Message Structure section.
e see chapter Message Structure on page B-3
<ETB> Or <ETX> The <ETB> character stands for End of Transmission Block and is only
sent when there are multiple frames. When a message contains over 240
characters it is broken into two or more frames. The intermediate frame
must be terminated with an <ETB> (end of transmission block), CS
(checksum), <CR> (carriage return) and <LF> (line feed). The final
frame is terminated with an <ETX> (end of text), CS (checksum), <CR>
(carriage return) and <LF> (line feed). The frame structure is illustrated
below.
<STX> FN data <ETB> CS <CR><LF> ⇐Intermediate frame(s)
<STX> FN data <ETX> CS <CR><LF> ⇐End frame

Serial Connection
CS The CS (checksum) is used for checking data integrity. The checksum is

computed by adding the binary values of the character, keeping the lowest
significant 8 bits of the result. The checksum is initialized to zero with the
<STX> character. The first character used in computing the checksum is
the frame number. Each character in the message text is added to the
checksum (modulo 256). The calculation of the checksum does not
include the <STX>, the checksum characters, or the trailing <CR> and
<LF> (the <ETX>/<ETB> is included in the calculation).
The checksum is transmitted as two ASCII characters (hexadecimal
representation). The two characters are transmitted as the checksum,
with the most significant character first (C1). For example, a checksum of
122 can be represented as 0x7A (0x stands for hexadecimal). The
checksum is transmitted as the ASCII character '7' followed by the
character 'A'.
<CR> <LF> The <CR> (carriage return) and <LF> (line feed) combination is used as
the end termination characters of the message text.
Acknowledgements After each frame is sent, the sender waits up to 15 seconds for a reply. The receiver
shall transmit one of three replies:
<ACK> (Decimal 06)
The <ACK> reply signifies the last frame was received and processed successfully and
it is OK to send another frame. The sender increments the frame number and either
sends a new frame or terminates the transmission.
e see Termination Phase on page B-22
<NAK> (Decimal 21)

The <NAK> reply signifies the last frame was not received successfully and the
receiver is prepared to receive it again. The sender will retransmit it with the same
frame number.
<EOT> (Decimal 04)
The <EOT> reply signifies the last frame was received successfully and the receiver is
prepared to receive another frame, but requests the sender to stop transmitting data.
e see Interrupts below
Interrupts During the transfer phase, if the receiver responds to a frame with an <EOT> in place
of an <ACK>, the sender must interpret this as an interrupt request. The <EOT>
signifies the last frame was successful, but the receiver is requesting the sender to stop
transmitting. If the sender chooses to ignore the <EOT>, the receiver must resend the
<EOT> for the interrupt to remain valid. If the sender chooses to honour the
interrupt, the sender must enter the termination phase.
e see Termination Phase on page B-22
The sender must not enter the establishment phase for at least 15 seconds or until the
receiver has finished a message cycle (establishment, transfer, termination).

Serial Connection
Termination Phase
The termination phase returns the communication link to the clear or neutral state.
The sender notifies the receiver that all messages have been sent.
Sender Recipient
<EOT>
No response
The termination phase is a sequence of conditions that will cause communication

between the devices to cease. The termination phase is entered when the sender has
no more data to transmit. Termination is accomplished by transmitting an <EOT>.
When the <EOT> is sent, no acknowledgement is needed, do not expect an <ACK>.
The receiver, upon receiving <EOT>, considers the communication to have ended
and sends no further data or acknowledgements.
Error Recovery
A receiver checks every frame for valid data. To check data, the receiver calculates the
checksum on the received data and compares this calculated checksum to the
checksum that was transmitted by the sender and sent with the data stream. If the
checksums match, the data is valid. If the checksums do not match, the data is not
valid and the receiver must send a <NAK>. Upon receiving the <NAK>, the sender
re-transmits the last frame with the same frame number.
A frame should be rejected for the following errors:
o Any character errors are detected (parity error, framing error, etc.).
o The calculated frame checksum does not match the checksum in the received
frame.
o The frame number is not one higher than the last accepted frame.
Upon receiving a <NAK>, or any character except <ACK> or <EOT>, the sender
increments a re-transmit counter and re-transmits the same frame (with the same
frame number). If the counter shows the frame was not accepted after six times, the
sender must abort the message and proceed immediately to the termination phase.
Time-outs
If the reply after sending an <ENQ> is not received within 15 seconds, the sender
enters the termination phase.
If the receiver detects contention and no <ENQ> is received within 20 seconds, the
receiver regards the data link to be in the neutral state.
If the sender receives no reply within 15 seconds after transmitting the last character
of a frame, it aborts the message by entering the termination phase.
During the transfer phase, the receiver sets a timer when first entering the transfer
phase or when replying to a frame. If a frame or an <EOT> is not received within 30
seconds, the receiver discards the incomplete message and regards the line to be in the
neutral state.
The receiver can delay its reply for up to 15 seconds. Longer delays cause the sender to
abort the message.

Serial Connection
Receiving Device Sending Device
Send <EOT>
Busy IDLE IDLE
Send <NAK> Receive
<ENQ>
Receive
Data to
Awake <EOT> or Contention
Time Out Send
Send <ACK> Send <ENQ>

Timer = 30 Timer = 15
Time Out Receive <ENQ>

Send <EOT> or <NAK>
Waiting Waiting
Timer = 30
<ACK> received
Send <ACK>
Get Frame
Timer = 30
Bad Frame
Frame Send <NAK> Next Frame
Done
Received Setup
IDLE
Good Frame Send <EOT> Retries < 6
Send <EOT>
Frame OK
New Frame
Data to Repeat Frame Frame Receive

Send Retries < 6 Ready <ACK>
Set Frame
Timer = 15
Time Out
Waiting Ignore
Accept
Old Frame Interrupt

Setup Receive <NAK> Receive <EOT>
Request
Incr. Retries
Figure B-1

Serial Connection

cobas b 121 <BGE> system 4 Data Examples
Table of contents
Data Examples

Measurement Report ................................................................................................. B-27
QC Report .................................................................................................................. B-28
Patient Query ............................................................................................................. B-28
Calibration Report .................................................................................................... B-29
Maintenance Report .................................................................................................. B-29

4 Data Examples cobas b 121 <BGE> system
Table of contents

Measurement Report
Measurement Report
H|\^&|||RocheÔMNI-C^2.74^1^1003||||||Meas|P|1394-97|20040527113934
P|1|16436|123456||Smith^John^X||19880101|M||||||||184^cm|96^kg||||||00000000000000/
00000000000000|||||||||||
O|1|63258522|MEASUREMENT^10|||||||123456|||||bloodârterial^radial
C|1|I||G
R|1|^^^pH^^^M^1|7.618||7.350^7.450^reference\7.200^7.600^critical|HH||F||123456||20040420121205|
R|2|^^^PCO2^^^M^4|20.6|mmHg|35.0^45.0^reference\20.0^60.0^critical|L||F|||||
R|3|^^^PO2^^^M^3|176.4|mmHg|80.0^100.0^reference\60.0^800.0^critical|H||F|||||
R|4|^^^Na^^^M^6|153.8|mmol/L|135.0^148.0^reference\125.0^160.0^critical|H||F|||||
R|5|^^^K^^^M^7|6.96|mmol/L|3.50^4.50^reference\2.80^6.00^critical|HH||F|||||
R|6|^^^Cl^^^M^9|115.4|mmol/L|98.0^107.0^reference\80.0^115.0^critical|HH||F|||||
R|7|^^îCa^^^M^8|0.724|mmol/L|1.120^1.320^reference\1.050^1.500^critical|LL||F|||||
R|8|^^^Hct^^^M^5|--|%|35.0^50.0^reference\25.0^65.0^critical|A||X|||||
R|9|^^^Temperature^^Î^155|37.0|°C||||F|||||
R|10|^^^Baro^^^M^31|724.1|mmHg||||F|||||
R|11|^^^cHCO3^^^C^51|20.6|mmol/L||||F|||||
R|12|^^^ctCO2(P)^^^C^52|21.2|mmol/L||||F|||||
R|13|^^^SO2(c)^^^C^58|99.8|%||||F|||||
R|14|^^^BE^^^C^53|0.0|mmol/L||||F|||||
R|15|^^^BEecf^^^C^55|-0.6|mmol/L||||F|||||
R|16|^^^BB^^^C^56|45.0|mmol/L||||F|||||
R|17|^^^ctO2^^^C^60|10.1|Vol%||||F|||||
R|18|^^^ctCO2(B)^^^C^61|--|mmol/L||A||X|||||
R|19|^^^pHst^^^C^62|7.410|||||F|||||
R|20|^^^cHCO3st^^^C^63|24.4|mmol/L||||F|||||
R|21|^^^HbI^^^C^200|0.447|||||F|||||
R|22|^^^PAO2^^^C^64|176.4|mmHg||||F|||||
R|23|^^ÂaDO2^^^C^65|0.0|mmHg||||F|||||
R|24|^^â/AO2^^^C^66|100.0|%||||F|||||
R|25|^^âvDO2^^^C^67|--|%||A||X|||||
R|26|^^^RI^^^C^68|0|%||||F|||||
R|27|^^^niCa^^^C^70|0.809|mmol/L||||F|||||
R|28|^^ÂG^^^C^71|24.8|mmol/L||||F|||||
R|29|^^^pHt^^^C^72|7.618|||||F|||||
R|30|^^^H+t^^^C^73|24.086|nmol/L||||F|||||
R|31|^^^PCO2t^^^C^74|20.6|mmHg||||F|||||
R|32|^^^PO2t^^^C^75|176.4|mmHg||||F|||||
R|33|^^^PAO2t^^^C^76|176.4|mmHg||||F|||||
R|34|^^ÂaDO2t^^^C^77|0.0|mmHg||||F|||||
R|35|^^â/AO2t^^^C^78|100.0|%||||F|||||
R|36|^^^RIt^^^C^79|0|%||||F|||||
R|37|^^^Hct(c)^^^C^80|23.9|%||||F|||||
R|38|^^^MCHC^^^C^81|--|g/dL||A||X|||||
R|39|^^^BO2^^^C^84|--|||A||X|||||
R|40|^^^BEact^^^C^54|0.9|mmol/L||||F|||||
R|41|^^Ôsm^^^C^82|304.6|mOsm/kg||||F|||||
R|42|^^ÔER^^^C^83|--|%||A||X|||||
R|43|^^^Qs/Qt^^^C^69|--|%||A||X|||||
R|44|^^^Qt^^^C^86|--|%||A||X|||||
Figure B-2 Measurement Report

QC Report
R|45|^^^P/F^^^C^88|840.0|mmHg||||F|||||
R|46|^^ÂLLEN test^^Î^152|ErrTxt[1641]|||||F|||||
R|47|^^Â/F^^Î^154|adult|||||F|||||
R|48|^^^P50^^Î^156|26.7|mmHg||||F|||||
R|49|^^^R^^Î^157|0.840|||||F|||||
R|50|^^^FIO2^^Î^158|0.210|||||F|||||
R|51|^^^MV^^Î^162|--|||||F|||||
R|52|^^^Dosage^^Î^134|--|||||F|||||
L|1|N
Figure B-2 Measurement Report
QC Report
H|\^&|||RocheÔMNI-C^2.74^1^1003||||||Qc|P|1394-97|20040527114010
O|1|419467291|QC^11|||||||Omni C|||||COMBITROL TS+^2^21723603âqueous
C|1|I|The Remark|G
R|1|^^^Na^^^M^600|137.8|mmol/L|-1.0^-1.0|H||F||Omni C||20040519092806|
R|2|^^^Cl^^^M^601|101.8|mmol/L|-1.0^-1.0|H||F|||||
R|3|^^^pH^^^M^602|7.415||-1.000^-1.000|H||F|||||
R|4|^^îCa^^^M^603|1.099|mmol/L|-1.000^-1.000|H||F|||||
R|5|^^^K^^^M^604|4.75|mmol/L|-1.00^-1.00|H||F|||||
R|6|^^^PO2^^^M^605|--|mmHg|-1.0^-1.0|A||F|||||
R|7|^^^PCO2^^^M^606|44.1|mmHg|-1.0^-1.0|H||F|||||
R|8|^^^Hct^^^M^609|42.8|%|-1.0^-1.0|H||F|||||
L|1|N
Figure B-3 QC Report
Patient Query
H|\^&|||RocheÔMNI-C^2.74^1^1003|||||||P|1394-97|20050118133359
Q|1|Pat ID||||||||||D
L|1|N
Figure B-4 Patient Query

Calibration Report
Calibration Report
H|\^&|||RocheÔMNI-C^2.74^1^1003||||||SR^REAL|P|1394-97|20050118132556
M|1|SR^ROÔC^1|308^PO2^1P Pot|--|mV|330^250^550|A^Fill Ref 1565||20050117181344
M|2|SR^ROÔC^1|310^PO2^Slp Pot|2.58|mV|2^-10^15|N
M|3|SR^ROÔC^1|312^PCO2^1P Pot|--|mV|-1000^-1300^2000|A^Fill Ref 1565
M|4|SR^ROÔC^1|314^PCO2^Slp Pot|--|mV|-143^-160^-110|A^1P was nOk 2004
M|5|SR^ROÔC^1|320^Na^1P Pot|--|mV|950^-1700^2300|A^Fill Ref 1565
M|6|SR^ROÔC^1|322^Na^Slp Pot|--|mV|130^110^140|A^1P was nOk 2004
M|7|SR^ROÔC^1|332^Cl^1P Pot|--|mV|700^-2300^1700|A^Fill Ref 1565
M|8|SR^ROÔC^1|334^Cl^Slp Pot|--|mV|-108^-120^-90|A^1P was nOk 2004
M|9|SR^ROÔC^1|324^K^1P Pot|--|mV|550^-1700^2100|A^Fill Ref 1565
M|10|SR^ROÔC^1|326^K^Slp Pot|--|mV|130^110^140|A^1P was nOk 2004
M|11|SR^ROÔC^1|328^Ca^1P Pot|--|mV|500^-2000^2200|A^Fill Ref 1565
M|12|SR^ROÔC^1|330^Ca^Slp Pot|--|mV|-87^-95^-65|A^1P was nOk 2004
M|13|SR^ROÔC^1|316^pH^1P Pot|--|mV|500^-2100^1600|A^Fill Ref 1565
M|14|SR^ROÔC^1|318^pH^Slp Pot|--|mV|-305^-340^-250|A^1P was nOk 2004
M|15|SR^ROÔC^1|401ÔRDERBITS|2P cal. incl. O2|||N
M|16|SR^ROÔC^1|402^Baro|736.8|mmHg||N
M|17|SR^ROÔC^1|409^DateTime|20050117181344|||N
L|1|N
Figure B-5 Calibration Report
Maintenance Report
H|\^&|||RocheÔMNI-C^2.74^1^1003||||||LSUÛ12|P|1394-97|20050118132435
M|1|EQU^ROÔC^1|Instrument|20050118132435|OP||N
M|2|EQP^ROÔC^1|1^LOG||20050118132435||55^1^604^1^^
L|1|N
Figure B-6 Maintenance Report

Maintenance Report

Appendix C
5 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
cobas b 121 <BGE> system 5 Appendix
Table of contents
Appendix

Connection Settings ....................................................................................................C-5
General ...................................................................................................................C-5
Serial Connection ..................................................................................................C-7
TCP/IP Connection .............................................................................................C-14
Patient Query Settings .........................................................................................C-18
Resending of Results ..................................................................................................C-20
Table and Order of Transmitted Results ..................................................................C-21
Table of Measured Parameters ..................................................................................C-22
Table of Calculated Parameters .................................................................................C-23
Table of Input Parameters .........................................................................................C-24
Table of Sample Types & Blood Types ......................................................................C-26
Table of QC Parameters ............................................................................................C-26

ASTM Interface Description · Version 4.0 C-3
5 Appendix cobas b 121 <BGE> system
Table of contents

C-4 ASTM Interface Description · Version 4.0
Connection Settings
Connection Settings
General
The cobas b 121 <BGE> system connection settings are done in the Interface section
of the setup mode. To get there, follow the steps listed below:
Figure C-1
1 Press the task switch button in the upper left corner of the screen.
Figure C-2

Connection Settings
2 Select the setup mode (the lowest icon).
Figure C-3
3 Select Interfaces either by using the arrow buttons or by directly pressing the line.
Figure C-4
4 Press the activation button above the arrow buttons.
Figure C-5
e To proceed, see either Serial Connection on page C-7 or TCP/IP Connection on

page C-14.

Connection Settings
Serial Connection
Make sure, that the instrument's COM 2 interface (on the instrument's rear) is
connected to the host or host device using a 9 pin null modem cable. The COM 1
interface is reserved for other purposes and can not be used for ASTM
communication.
Figure C-6
1 Select COM2.
Figure C-7
2 Press the activation button (above the arrow buttons).
Figure C-8

Connection Settings
3 Press the keyboard button.
Figure C-9
4 Select a baudrate matching the host's using the arrow buttons or directly pressing
the line & press the activation button (above the arrow buttons).
Figure C-10
5 Select stopbits via arrow buttons or directly pressing the line.
Figure C-11

Connection Settings
Figure C-12
7 Select the number of stopbits matching the host's using the arrow buttons or
directly pressing the line & press the activation button (above the arrow buttons).
Figure C-13
8 Select handshake via arrow buttons or directly pressing the line.
Figure C-14

Connection Settings
Figure C-15
10 Select the handshake matching the host's via the arrow buttons or directly
pressing the line & press the activation button (above the arrow buttons).
Figure C-16
11 Select parity via arrow buttons or directly pressing the line.
Figure C-17

Connection Settings
Figure C-18
13 Select the parity matching the host's via the arrow buttons or directly pressing the
line & press the activation button (above the arrow buttons).
Figure C-19
14 Select type via arrow buttons or directly pressing the line.
Figure C-20

Connection Settings
Note:
In case "Service interface" is displayed for type, contact Roche support to have it
deactivated.
Figure C-21
16 Select ASTM communication via the arrow buttons or directly pressing the line &
press the activation button (above the arrow buttons).
Figure C-22
17 Press the one level up button (above the arrow buttons).
Figure C-23

Connection Settings
18 Select ASTM communication by using the arrow buttons or by directly pressing

the line.
Figure C-24
Figure C-25
20 Make sure the activated checkbox is checked. In this case, measurement and QC
data are transmitted, when the instrument changes back to the "Ready" screen.
Make sure to check the "Add. Data (DC)" checkbox only, if calibration &
maintenance data also is to be transmitted (not documented in this description).
After having pressed the "back to Ready" button (above the one level up button)
the cobas b 121 <BGE> system is successfully configured for sending ASTM data
via its COM 2 interface.

Connection Settings
TCP/IP Connection
1 Make sure, that the instrument's Ethernet port (on the instrument's rear) is
connected to a 10BaseT network port.
Figure C-26
2 Select Net by using the arrow buttons or by directly pressing the line.
Figure C-27

Check the displayed IP address. In case it does not match the IP address dedicated
by the hospital IT, press the keyboard button next to the IP address and change it.
Also check the displayed Subnet mask and - if not matching the given sub-net
mask - correct it after pressing the keyboard button.
Also check the displayed Gateway and - if not matching the dedicated gateway IP
address - correct it after pressing the keyboard button.
Note:
Make sure, that the "Init at system start" checkbox is checked. In case the "Initialize"
button is enabled, press it.

Connection Settings
Hint:
Pressing the "More" and then the "Network test" button allows access to the PING
functionality to allow for checking of the network connection. Furthermore the MAC
address is displayed there, which might be useful for networks being generally managed
using DHCP.
4 Press the one level up button.
Figure C-28
5 Select ASTM communication by using the arrow buttons or by directly pressing

the line.
Figure C-29

Connection Settings
Figure C-30
7 Press the keyboard button next to host address.
Figure C-31
8 Type in the host IP address as specified by the hospital IT. Confirm the entry by
pressing OK.
Figure C-32

Connection Settings
9 Press the keyboard button next to host port.
Figure C-33
10 Type in the host listener port as specified by the hospital IT. Confirm the entry by
pressing OK.
Figure C-34
11 Make sure the activated checkbox is checked. In this case, measurement and QC
data are transmitted, when the instrument changes back to the "Ready" screen.
Make sure to tick the "Add. Data (DC)" checkbox only, if calibration &
maintenance data also is to be transmitted (not documented in this description).
Note:
Make sure, that the white "ASTM communication" and "COM 2" fields are not shown here.
In case COM 2 is selected for ASTM communication, ASTM data can not be
communicated over TCP/IP!

Connection Settings
12 Press the back to Ready button.
Figure C-35
13 Accept the changes by pressing the Yes button.

During the boot process, the instrument will initialize its Ethernet interface IP
address and network connection. After sending the first data successfully, the
network icon in the status bar will change to green. An icon changing back to grey
indicates a loss of connection.
Patient Query Settings
For instrument ease of use the patient query function should only be activated in case
the connected information system is able to successfully answer the
cobas b 121 <BGE> system patient query.
Figure C-36

Connection Settings
1 Press the task switch button in the upper left corner of the screen.
Figure C-37
2 Select the setup mode (the lowest icon).
Figure C-38
3 Select Instrument either by using the arrow buttons or by directly pressing the
line.
5 Select Misc. settings either by using the arrow buttons or by directly pressing the
line.
7 Select Ext. Patient query either by using the arrow buttons or by directly pressing
the line.

Resending of Results
Figure C-39
10 Select ASTM either by using the arrow buttons or by directly pressing the line.
12 Press the back to ready button above the one level up button.
Note:
When a patient ID is entered during a measurement, the cobas b 121 <BGE> system will
query the connected information system for patient data. While the query is running, no
data can be entered.
Resending of Results
To allow for resending of data from the database, zoom into the measurement, QC or
calibration record to be resent and press the Print button. From the pop-up menu
select one of the following options:
o Print (exclusively prints the displayed record)
o ASTM Communication (exclusively resends the displayed record)
o Print & ASTM (prints & resends the displayed record)

Table and Order of Transmitted Results
Table and Order of Transmitted Results
The table below lists all values which are transmitted as results and their order.
Name Order Remark

PH (H+) 1 Whether pH or H+ is transmitted in this place
depends on which is set as measured parameter.
PCO2 2
PO2 3
Na 4
K 5
Cl 6
ICa 7
Hct 8
Temperature 9
Baro 10
cHCO3 11
ctCO2(P) 12
SO2(c) 13
BE 14
BEecf 15
BB 16
ctO2 17
ctCO2(B) 18
st
pH 19
st
cHCO3 20
HbI 21
PAO2 22
AaDO2 23
a/AO2 24
avDO2 25
RI 26
niCa 27
AG 28
pHt 29
t
H+ 30
PCO2t 31
PO2t 32
PAO2t 33
AaDO2t 34
a/AO2t 35
t
RI 36
Hct(c) 37
MCHC 38
Table C-1 Order of Transmitted Results

Table of Measured Parameters
Name Order Remark

BO2 39
BEact 40
Osm 41
OER 42
Qs/Qt 43
Qt 44
P/F 45
ALLEN Test 46
A/F 47
P50 48
R 49
FIO2 50
MV 51
Dosage 52
Table C-1 Order of Transmitted Results
Table of Measured Parameters
The table below lists all possible measured values that are available on the
cobas b 121 <BGE> system and can be transmitted to the host system within a
measurement message.
Name ID
pH 1
+
H 2
PO2 3
PCO2 4
Hct 5
Na 6
K 7
Ca 8
Cl 9
Baro 31
Table C-2 Measured parameters

Table of Calculated Parameters
Table of Calculated Parameters
The table below lists all possible calculated values that are available on the
cobas b 121 <BGE> system and can be transmitted to the host system.
e For explanations, see the cobas b 121 <BGE> system Reference Manual, chapter
Theoretical Foundations.
Name ID
H+ 50
cHCO3 51
ctCO2(P) 52
BE 53
BE(act) 54
BEecf 55
BB 56
SO2(c) 58
P50 59
ctO2 60
ctCO2(B) 61
pHst 62
st
cHCO3 63
PAO2 64
AaDO2 65
a/AO2 66
avDO2 67
RI 68
Qs/Qt 69
niCa 70
AG 71
t
pH 72
H+t 73
PCO2t 74
PO2t 75
PAO2t 76
AaDO2t 77
a/AO2t 78
t
RI 79
Hct (c) 80
MCHC 81
Osm 82
OER 83
BO2 84
Qt 86
P/F 88
Table C-3 Calculated Parameters

Table of Input Parameters
The table below lists all input parameters that are available on the
cobas b 121 <BGE> system and can be transmitted to the host system.
e For explanations and availability, see the cobas b 121 <BGE> system Reference Manual
chapter Setup, section Displays & reports.
Name ID Transmitted in Record Type

Practice Patient ID 100 Patient Information Record
Patient ID 101 Patient Information Record
Insurance Number 102 Patient Information Record
Last Name 103 Patient Information Record
First Name 104 Patient Information Record
Middle Initial 105 Patient Information Record
Suffix 106 Patient Information Record
Title 107 Patient Information Record
Mothers Name 108 Patient Information Record
Date of Birth 109 Patient Information Record
Age 110 Not transmitted
Sex 111 Patient Information Record
Race 112 Patient Information Record
Address 113 Patient Information Record
Phone Number 114 Patient Information Record
Physician 115 Patient Information Record
Height 116 Patient Information Record
Weight 117 Patient Information Record
Diagnosis 118 Patient Information Record
Medications 119 Patient Information Record
Diet 120 Patient Information Record
Admission Date 121 Patient Information Record
Admission Time 122 Patient Information Record
Discharge Date 123 Patient Information Record
Discharge Time 124 Patient Information Record
Admission Status 125 Patient Information Record
Location 126 Patient Information Record
Diagnostic Code Type 127 Patient Information Record
Religion 128 Patient Information Record
Marital Status 129 Patient Information Record
Isolation Status 130 Patient Information Record
Patient Language 131 Patient Information Record
Hospital Service 132 Patient Information Record
Hospital Institute 133 Patient Information Record
Dosage Category 134 Patient Information Record
Measurement Time 135 Header Record
Table C-4 Input Parameters

Name ID Transmitted in Record Type

Measurement Date 136 Header Record
Time Changed 137 Not transmitted
Date Changed 138 Not transmitted
Operator ID 139 First Result Record
Remark 140 Comment Record
Specimen ID(Accession No) 141 Test Order Record
Samples 142 Not transmitted
Order ID (sample No) 143 Test Order Record
Acceptor 144 Not transmitted
Date Drawn 145 Not transmitted
Time Drawn 146 Not transmitted
Danger Code 147 Test Order Record
Clinic Info 148 Test Order Record
Sample Type 149 Test Order Record
Blood Type 150 Test Order Record
Puncture Site 151 Test Order Record
ALLEN Flag 152 Result Record
Container 153 Test Order Record
A/F 154 Result Record
Pat. Temp 155 Result Record
P50 156 Result Record
R 157 Result Record
FIO2 158 Result Record
24h Urine 159 Result Record
Vent Mode 160 Result Record
VT 161 Result Record
MV 162 Result Record
PIP 163 Result Record
Ti 164 Result Record
Te 165 Result Record
SRATE 166 Result Record
ARATE 167 Result Record
PEEP 168 Result Record
MAP 169 Result Record
Flow 170 Result Record
Hbl 200 Result Record
Table C-4 Input Parameters

Table of Sample Types & Blood Types
Table of Sample Types & Blood Types
Sample Types Blood Types

Whole blood Arterial
Aqueous solution Capillary
Serum/plasma Mixed venous
Acetate Venous
Bicarbonate Unknown
Table C-5
Table of QC Parameters
The table below lists all possible values that are available on the
cobas b 121 <BGE> system for quality control and can be transmitted to the host
system with a QC message.
Name ID
Na 600
Cl 601
+ (settings dependent)
pH/H 602
iCa 603
K 604
PO2 605
PCO2 606
Hct 609
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Version 4.0, September 2011

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Revision history 3 Table of Calculated Parameters C-23

General Description Part A

3 Low Level Protocols

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How to use this manual

Where to find information

Conventions used in this manual

Symbols The following symbols are used:

Symbol Used for

Attention, Warning, Danger

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Abbreviations The following abbreviations are used:

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1 General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

In this chapter Chapter 1

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Introduction & General Information

This description applies to software version 2.75.

Illegal Message Text Characters

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2 Message Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

In this chapter Chapter 2

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Character Name Used as

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The entire header record consists of the following fields:

Field # Field Name Comment

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Patient Information Record

This record contains information about an individual patient. Patient information

The Patient Information record consists of the following fields:

P|1|Pract Pat ID|Pat ID||Last name^First name^M||19691202|F||||||||

Field # Field Name Comment

Field # Field Name Comment

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Test Order Record

O|1|Specimen ID|MEASUREMENT^56|||||||Operator ID|||||

Field # Field Name Comment

Field # Field Name Comment

Field # Field Name Comment

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Field # Field Name Comment

12 Date/Time Test Started Not used by the instrument.