Meggitt vibro-meter VM600 - VM600 Mk2;VM600 Rack Slots; Module Positions

QUICK START MANUAL Document reference MAVM600MK2MPS-QS/E
VM600
Mk2
machinery protection system (MPS) Edition 2 - February 2021
1-14
Installing VM600
Mk2
modules
INTRODUCTION TO THE VM600
Mk2
MACHINERY PROTECTION SYSTEM (MPS)
1.5.1 VM600
Mk2
/VM600 rack slots / module positions
VM600
Mk2
/VM600 racks are modular systems with different rack slots / module positions as
follows:
• VM600
Mk2
/VM600 system rack
The VM600
Mk2
/ VM600 system rack (ABE04x) is a 19 ″ × 6U rack with 21 × VME slots on
the front and the rear of the rack. The slots are designated slot 0 to slot 20 (left to right,
as seen from the front). See Figure 1-1.
• VM600
Mk2
/VM600 slimline rack
The VM600
Mk2
/VM600 slimline rack (ABE056) is a 19″ × 1U rack with 1 × VME slot on
the front of the rack and 2 × slots on the rear. The slots are designated slot 1 and slot n,
since it can be set to any slot number from slot 3 to 14. See Figure 1-2.
The front and rear module/card cages of a VM600
Mk2
/VM600 rack are partitioned by a
backplane. Each side of the back plane is equipped with connectors allowing modules/cards
to be quickly and easily installed.
The following VM600
Mk2
modules are connected to the backplane by installing them from the
front of the VM600
Mk2
/VM600 rack:
•MPC4
Mk2
machinery protection and condition monitoring module.
The following VM600
Mk2
modules are connected to the backplane by installing them from the
rear of the VM600
Mk2
/VM600 rack:
•IOC4
Mk2
input/output module (for the MPC4
Mk2
module)
• RLC16
Mk2
relay module.
NOTE: Information on other VM600 MPS hardware can be found in a
VM600 machinery protection system (MPS) hardware manual.