Hello, I have novametrix 8100 COsmo service manual, it includes Capnostat electronic test and circuits full explained , as this: "Also located on the input buffer IC13 are the CAPNOSTAT CO2XDISC,
CO2ZERO* and CO2SPAN* signals, which inform the system that a CAPNOSTAT sensor is
disconnected, if it is connected and currently on the Zero Cell, or if it is connected and currently on the
Reference Cell."
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