VIBRO-METER 200-510-070-113 Protective Measurement Card
VIBRO-METER 200-510-070-113 Protective Measurement Card
In general, a VM600 rack used for machinery protection can contain:
• Only MPC4/ IOC4T card pairs
• Only AMC8/ IOC8T card pairs
• A combination of MPC4/ IOC4T and AMC8/ IOC8T card pairs.
Depending on the application, the following type of cards can also be installed in the rack:
7-RLC16 relay card (16 relays) and IRC4 intelligent relay card (eight relays combined as
either 4 DPDT or 8 SPDT).
All the above items can be used to make a stand-alone MPS system, that is, one that is not
connected to a network.
A networked version of the MPS will in addition contain the following hardware in the ABE04x
rack:
8-CPUM modular CPU card
9-IOCN input/output card for the CPUM.
Depending on the application (and irrespective of whether the rack is used in a stand-alone
or a networked configuration), one or more of the following power supplies can be used
200-510-070-113
outside an ABE04x rack:
• APF19x 24VDC power supplies
• Any equivalent low-noise power supply provided by the customer.
These devices must be used for GSI1xx galvanic separation units, GSV safety barriers and
transducer and signal conditioner front-ends having a current requirement greater than
25mA. They will often be mounted in the cubicle in which the rack is installed.
NOTE: Auxiliary sensor power supplies (ASPSs) installed in an ABE04x rack perform the
same function as external power supplies such as the APF19x 24VDC power
supplies. That is, they are used to power external hardware such as GSI galvanic
separation units or signal conditioners that require more power than can be
provided by an MPC4/IOC4T card pair.
NOTE: Refer to the individual data sheets for full technical specifications of the MPS
hardware (seeAppendixB:Data sheets).
Finally, a combined machinery protection and condition monitoring system can integrate the
following condition monitoring hardware in an ABE04x (6U) rack:
• XMx16/XIO16T extended monitoring card pairs.
NOTE: Further information on the condition monitoring system hardware can be found in
the VM600 condition monitoring system (CMS) hardware manual.
Figure1-1 and Figure1-2 show front and rear views of a typical VM600 (6U) rack containing
machinery protection system (MPS) hardware
Communicating with the VM600 MPS
A VM600 MPS can be configured in several ways, depending on the hardware installed in the
system rack (ABE04x). Figure1-3 shows the various possibilities for communicating with the
system. In all cases, one of the VM600 MPSx software packages (MPS1 or MPS2) is required
to perform the configuration.
In general, VM600 MPS racks can be classified as operating either with or without a CPUM
modular CPU card installed:
• A VM600 rack without a CPUM card, also known as a stand-alone rack, is a MPS system
that is not connected to a network.
In a stand-alone rack, each MPC4 and AMC8 card must be configured in turn using an
RS-232 link to a computer running one of the VM600 MPSx software packages (MPS1
or MPS2). The panels of MPC4 and AMC8 cards have a 9-pin D-sub connector for
configuring the card when used in a stand-alone rack.
• A VM600 rack containing a CPUM card (and, optionally, its associated IOCN card), also
known as a networked rack, is a MPS system that is connected to a network.
In a networked rack, the CPUM card acts as a “rack controller” and allows an Ethernet
link to be established between the rack and a computer running one of the VM600 MPSx
software packages (MPS1 or MPS2).
In general, communication between the CPUM and the MPC4 and AMC8 cards takes
place via a VME bus on the VM600 rack backplane. A networked rack allows all of the
MPC4 and AMC8 cards in a rack to be configured in ‘one-shot’ using a direct Ethernet
(or RS-232) connection to a computer running one of the VM600 MPSx software
packages.