1. An addressable biologic electrode array comprising:
an array of electrodes disposed on a support, the array of electrodes being selectively addressed and driven using a memory associated with each electrode of the array, the driven electrodes being driven at one of a plurality of stimulus levels by a source of electrical current or voltage external to the array.
2. The device of claim 1, further comprising a polymer layer disposed above the array of electrodes.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein the polymer layer is permeable to water.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the polymer layer is permeable to counter-ions.
5. The device of claim 3, wherein the polymer layer is permeable to electrolysis reaction gases.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein the polymer layer has a thickness within the range of approximately 1 nanometer to approximately 100 microns.
7. The device of claim 1, further comprising a biomolecule coupled to the polymer layer.
8. The device of claim 7, wherein the biomolecule comprises nucleic acids.
9. The device of claim 7, wherein the biomolecule comprises amino acids.
10. The device of claim 1, wherein the stimulus level is an electrical current.
11. The device of claim 1, wherein the stimulus level is a voltage.
12. The device of claim 1, wherein the support is contained within a sample chamber.
13. The device of claim 1, further comprising a computer external to the array that is operatively coupled to the memory associated with each electrode, the computer controlling the stimulus level of the driven electrodes.
14. A method of selectively addressing and applying electrical current or voltage to electrodes in a biologic electrode array comprising the steps of:
providing an array of electrodes on a substrate, the array of electrodes being selectively addressed and driven using a memory associated with each electrode of the array, the driven electrodes being driven at one of a plurality of stimulus levels by a source of electrical current or voltage external to the array.
15. The method according to claim 14, wherein a polymer layer is disposed above the array of electrodes.
16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the polymer layer is permeable to water.
17. The method according to claim 15, wherein the polymer layer is permeable to counter-ions.
18. The method according to claim 15, wherein the polymer layer is permeable to electrolysis reaction gases.
19. The method according to claim 15, wherein the polymer layer has a thickness within the range of approximately 1 nanometer to approximately 100 microns.
20. The method according to claim 15, further comprising a biomolecule coupled to the polymer layer.
21. The method according to claim 20, wherein the biomolecule comprises nucleic acids.
22. The method according to claim 20, wherein the biomolecule comprises amino acids.
23. The method according to claim 14, wherein the stimulus level is an electrical current.
24. The method according to claim 14, wherein the stimulus level is a voltage.
25. The method according to claim 14, further comprising the step of providing a computer external to the array that is operatively coupled to the memory associated with each electrode, the computer controlling the stimulus level of the driven electrodes.
26. The method according to claim 14, further comprising the step of imaging the array of electrodes.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A power monitoring device configured to monitor power consumed in a device for mounting component, which constitutes a component mounting line, the power monitoring device comprising:
an operation information collecting section configured to collect in time-series operation information representing a device operation state of the device for mounting component and to create time-series data of the operation information;
a power measuring section configured to measure in time-series an amount of power consumption representing an amount of power consumed in the device for mounting component and to create time-series data of the amount of power; and
a synchronous output section configured to output the time-series data of the operation information and the time-series data of the amount of power by synchronizing respective time axes in time-series with each other.
2. The power monitoring device according to claim 1,
wherein the time-series data of the amount of power is data obtained by creating and collecting time-series data of an amount of carbon dioxide emissions converted from the measured amount of power consumption into the amount of carbon dioxide emissions.
3. The power monitoring device according to claim 1,
wherein the operation information includes at least one of on-off information representing an on-off state of an element actuating section configured to operate by consuming power in the device for mounting component and power index information serving as an index of an amount of power consumed by the element actuating section.
4. The power monitoring device according to claim 3, further comprising:
a display section configured to display the time-series data of the operation information and the time-series data of the amount of power by synchronizing respective time axes in time-series with each other such that a relationship between an amount of power consumption at each point in time and power index information of the element actuating section during actuation can be understood.
5. The power monitoring device according to claim 4,
wherein a specific point in time of a time axis in time-series of the time-series data of the amount of power is indicated on a display screen of the display section configured to display the time-series data of the amount of power, thereby the operation information corresponding to the specific point in time is displayed on the display screen.
6. The power monitoring device according to claim 1, further comprising:
a working specifying section configured to specify a working process or an element actuating section, which is a largest source of power consumption.
7. The power monitoring device according to claim 6, further comprising:
an output adjusting section configured to perform, for the element actuating section specified by the working specifying section or an element actuating section that is a largest source of power consumption in the specified working process, adjustment to decrease an output of the element actuating section so as to reduce power consumption.
8. A power monitoring method for monitoring power consumed in a device for mounting component, which constitutes a component mounting line, the power monitoring method comprising:
an operation information collecting process of collecting in time-series operation information representing a device operation state of the device for mounting component and creating time-series data of operation information;
a power measuring process of measuring in time-series an amount of power consumption representing an amount of power consumed in the device for mounting component and creating time-series data of an amount of power; and
a synchronous output process of outputting the time-series data of the operation information and the time-series data of the amount of power by synchronizing respective time axes in time-series with each other.
9. A device for mounting component, which constitutes a component mounting line configured to mount a component on a board and to manufacture a mounting board, the device for mounting component comprising:
an element actuating section configured to operate by consuming power in the device for mounting component; and
a power monitoring device according to claim 1.