Document title

EC90 LIS Interface

V1.01

Document This document describes the communication specifications of EC90

purpose

Intended use Development

Name Date Signature

Written by Zsolt Fülöp 26.02.2021

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1. Revisions
Revision History:

Revision Date Status By Signature Description

EC 90 LIS communication
V1.0 02.02.2021 Initial version Zsolt Fülöp
initial version

V1.01 26.02.2021 Device identification and

serial number added to
header record

User specified sample ID

added to order record
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Table of Contents
1. Revisions .......................................................................................................................................... 2
2. EC90 LIS interface ............................................................................................................................ 4
Physical level and data link level ......................................................................................................... 4
Setting status ................................................................................................................................... 4
Forwarding status ............................................................................................................................ 4
End status ........................................................................................................................................ 5
Timeout ............................................................................................................................................... 5
Restricted Message Codes .................................................................................................................. 5
3. Communication mode ..................................................................................................................... 6
EC90->LIS ............................................................................................................................................. 6
4. Data record ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Fields.................................................................................................................................................... 7
Header record ..................................................................................................................................... 7
Patient record ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Order record ........................................................................................................................................ 8
Test result record ................................................................................................................................ 9
End mark record .................................................................................................................................. 9
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2. EC90 LIS interface

The communication is based on physical connection method RS232 or Ethernet connection per HOST
connection. The communication protocol is based on the ASTM standards 1381 and E 1394.

- ASTM 1381 for “physical” communication – this communication protocol describes the
mechanism of sending of data
- ASTM E 1394 for “logical” communication – this communication protocol describes the
mechanism of coding of data.

Physical level and data link level

Specification for Low-level protocol to transfer message between clinical laboratory instruments and
computer systems

Data link level consists of the following 3 types of communication status:

 Setting status
 Forwarding status
 End status

Setting status
Establish a logical communication and determine the sending direction of information. This defines
the Sending and Receiving sides.

1. The Sending side transmits [ENQ] to the Receiving side.

2. In its response, the Receiving side:
a. Returns [ACK] if the transmission is available.
b. Returns [NAK] if the transmission is unavailable. The Sending side must wait 10
seconds before re-sending [ENQ].

Forwarding status
The Sending side transmits messages to the Receiving side. The following is an example of the text
frame structure:

<STX><Frame #><Data><ETX><Checksum><CR><LF>

Symbol Code Sescription

STX Indicates the beginning of the Code to be sent at the
text Send. beginning of a frame.
Frame # Frame Number Frame Number is “0” to “7” of
ASCII numbers. Its purpose is
to distinguish between sent
frame and re-send frames. This
1-digit number is sent
immediately after STX
characters. The Frame Number
begins with “1” when the
Forwarding Status starts, and
increases sequentially, every
time a new frame is sent and a
positive reply is received.
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The Frame Number returns to

“0” after “7”, and the above
steps are repeated.
Data Message Text Employ ASTM E1394 Record.
(Refer to explanation of ASTM Refer to the Message Format
E1394) in the later section for details.
ETX Indicates the end of the text The code to indicate the end of
Send. the final frame.
Checksum Sum charcter values between
[STX] and [ETX] in Binary. Then
take the last 8 bits and express
it in Hexadecimal (2 digits).
Then, change the 2-digit
number into “0” to “F” ASCII
character format, and save
each digit as checksum
CR The ASCII Code for Recovery. Code required before
completing an E1394-91
Record (E1381-91 Message) or
code that is sent between the
2nd and last within a frame.
LF ASCII Code for line changes. LF Code is used for the last
character of a frame. LF cannot
be used for Text messages.

End status
The Sending side sends [EOT] to indicate that all information has been transmitted to the Receiving
side, and turns to the Idling Status.

Timeout
In Setting Status, the Sending side sets a 15-second timer when sending [ENQ]. If there is no response
within the 15 seconds, Timeout is applied. The Sending side turns to an End Status when Timeout
occurs.

Restricted Message Codes

- STX (02) Beginning of Text Sending
- ETX (03) End of Text Sending
- EOT (04) End of Sending
- ENQ (05) Inquiry
- ACK (06) Positive Response
- NAK (15) Negative Response
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3. Communication mode
EC90->LIS
In this mode as soon as an analysis is performed completely, EC90 analyser may send its results to
host computer.

EC90 Com. Direction Host

ENQ ->
<- ACK
H: Header record ->
<- ACK
P: Patient record ->
<- ACK
OBR: Order record ->
<- ACK
OBX: Test result ->
<- ACK
L: End Mark Record ->
<- ACK
EOT ->

4. Data record
The data record is a type of Text beginning with ASCII (alphabet code) called record descriptor, and
ending with [CR]

- H Record (header)
- P Record (patient)
- OBR Record – one or more (order)
- For each line or one more OBX lines (result)
- L Record (end of message)

Example:

H|\\^&||A.2|20150106142536|
P|1|00010032|A0125|CLAUDE^DOMINIQUE|19680514|
OBR|1|00010032||NORBERT^HAURY||||||
OBX|1|00010032 |TYPE|Na|124.5|mmol/L|0||||20150106112502|
OBX|2|00010032 |TYPE|K|21.1|mmol/L|0||||20150106112502|
OBX|3|00010032 |TYPE|iCa|43.1|mmol/L|0||||20150106112502|
OBX|4|00010032 |TYPE|Cl|15.6|mmol/L|0||||20150106112502|
L|1
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Fields
The record can be separated into several fields by separators. The fields are distinguished by their
position in the record. Field lengths are not fixed. The following are types of separators:

Field | Distinguish between fields within records.

- When there is no contents in a field, send the separator
only.
Repeat ~ Use to distinguish a repeated/multiple same type of
information within a field.
Component ^ Divide a field into several sub-fields.
Sub-component & Defined only in Header. Not used as separator.
Escape \ Defined only in Header. Not used as separator.

Header record
Header records include definitions of separators, Version Information, and the Message Created Date
etc.

H|\\^&|EC90|00500|A.2|20150106142536|

Field n° Field Value or remarks

1 Header ID H
2 Delimiter definition Field delimiter:
generally “|”
Repeat character:
generally “~”
Component delimiter:
generally “^”
Escape and sub
component character:
generally “\” and “&”
unused
3 Device identification EC90
number
4 Device SN 00500
5 Version N° A.2
6 Date & time of YYYYMMDDHHMMSS
message
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Patient record
Patient record includes patient attribute information.

P|1|00010032|A0125|CLAUDE^DOMINIQUE|19680514|

Field n° Field Value or remarks

1 Patient ID P
2 Trans-mission Sequence Number.
sequence number Sequential from “1” and
increase by one per
patient.
3 Sample ID Sample ID
4 Patient ID Patient ID, if defined
5 Patient Name FN^LN
6 DOB Date of Birth
Format: YYYYMMDD

Order record
Order record includes test order information. Multiple order items are included in a record by using
component separators.

OBR|1|00010032|Test123|NORBERT^HAURY||||||

Field n° Field Value or remarks

1 Order ID OBR
2 Sequence number Sequence Number
Sequential per OBR
record
3 Sample ID Sample ID
4 SPECID User specified Sample ID
5 Operator ID Operator ID
6-10 Not in use
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Test result record

Test result record includes information on the received results.

OBX|1|00010032 |TYPE|Na|124.5|mmol/L|0||||20150106112502|

Field n° Field Value or remarks

1 Result ID OBX
2 Sequence number Sequence Number.
Sequential per OBX
Record
2 Sample ID Sample ID
3 TYPE TYPE message
4 Result type Na, K, ICA, Cl
5 Result 123.4
6 Unit mmol/L
7 Error no. Measurement error
flags
8-10 Not in use
11 Date & time of YYYYMMDDHHMMSS
message

End mark record

L|1

Field n° Field Value or remarks

1 End Mark ID L
2 Sequence number 1