Methods for detecting and reporting operational errors in in vitro diagnostic systems, transport equipment for laboratory sample distribution systems, and laboratory sample distribution systems.

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for detecting and reporting an operation error in an in vitro diagnostic system for the improved processing of the operation error without interfering with the operation. A transport device of a laboratory sample distribution system includes a drive device (9) for moving a sample container carrier (5) on a transport surface (6) to each of the arranged transport modules (2). It is provided with a network interface, has a transport plane (4), a controller device, and stores the network addresses of each transport module (2) and adjacent transport modules (8). A replacement operation is applied that receives replacement information indicating that a transport module (7) has been replaced and sends a network address request from the alternative transport module to the adjacent transport module (8). The network address of the alternative transport module is received and stored from the adjacent transport module (8). The method, device and system. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1