Roche/Hitachi cobas c 311 analyzer
Roche Diagnostics May 2011
Host Interface Manual – Version 1.3 A-2
Overview
This document describes communication procedure related to
communication method that enables intercommunication
between Laboratory Host System, hereinafter referred to as
HOST, and cobas c 311 analyzer. Specification and software
described herein comply with the following ASTM
communication protocol: (HOST communication ASTM
higher-layer: High-Level, lower-layer: Low-Level I/F
specification)
Specification X12 of ASTM (American Society of Testing and
Materials)
ASTM E1381-91: Specification for Low-Level Protocol to
Transfer Messages Between Clinical
Laboratory Instruments and Computer System
ASTM E1394-91: Standard Specification for Transferring
Information between Clinical Instruments and Computer
System