Connecting Large-Scale Laboratory Analysers with Provet Cloud

Laboratories often want to improve their efficiency by reducing the required manual steps in their laboratory workflows. Many of these steps can be optimised by integrating the laboratory analysers used at the laboratories.

Large-scale laboratory analyser devices (such as Cobas, Immulite, Siemens etc.) used in large central laboratory facilities can be connected to Provet Cloud using an additional connectivity program called LabTerm. LabTerm has been developed by Provet Cloud's partner company Tietoniksi .

LabTerm can provide a one-way or two-way integration for compatible laboratory analyser devices. With the two-way connectivity, you can send requests from Provet Cloud to the analyser and get results from the analyser back to Provet Cloud. The functionality also depends on the capabilities of the analyser as some devices support one-way and some two-way connectivity. Verifying the connectivity options requires further discussion with Provet Cloud specialists.

The LabTerm integration software is provided as an additional feature to Provet Cloud and licensed per analyser device. Pricing can be quoted once the actual makes and models of the devices to be integrated are known. This also requires that we have the connectivity description available from the laboratory analyser's provider. The most commonly used format to communicate between an analyser and Labterm is the ASTM protocol which is transferred over a serial port communication (RS232) cable. On-site setup days are commonly required for this connectivity. Please contact sales@provet.info to discuss your specific connectivity options.

A Windows computer is required near the analyser devices for installing the connectivity software as the analysers are often connected with RS232 cables. The following image illustrates a common connectivity setup.

The following analysers have been successfully connected using the Labterm connectivity software: