Document reference MAMPS-HW/E HARDWARE MANUAL
Edition 18 - March 2022 VM600 machinery protection system (MPS)
1-1
Applications
INTRODUCTION
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Applications
The VM600 machinery protection system (MPS) is a digital machinery monitoring and
protection system designed for use in industrial applications. It is intended primarily for
vibration monitoring to assure the protection of rotating machinery as used in, for example,
the power generation, petrochemical and petroleum industries as well as in marine related
applications.
1.2 General overview
The VM600 series of machinery protection and condition monitoring systems from Meggitt’s
vibro-meter
®
product line are based around a 19" rack (1U or 6U) containing various types
of cards, depending on the application.
There are basically two types of system:
• Machinery protection system (MPS – 1U or 6U rack)
• Condition monitoring system (CMS – 1U or 6U rack).
It is also possible to integrate machinery protection and condition monitoring hardware into
the same 6U (ABE04x) rack.
NOTE: This manual describes machinery protection system (MPS) hardware only.
Further information on condition monitoring system hardware can be found in the
VM600 condition monitoring system (CMS) hardware manual.
In its most basic configuration, a VM600 machinery protection system (MPS) consists of the
following hardware:
1- ABE04x (19" x 6U) or ABE056 (19" x 1U) rack
NOTE: The ABE040 and ABE042 are identical apart from the position of the rack mounting
brackets.
2- RPS6U rack power supply (ABE04x only)
When an AC-input version of the RPS6U is installed in a VM600 rack, the optional ASPS
auxiliary sensor power supply can be used to replace external power supplies such as
the APF19x 24 V
DC
power supplies.
3- MPC4 machinery protection card
4- IOC4T input/output card for the MPC4
5- AMC8 analog monitoring card
6- IOC8T input/output card for the AMC8.
The MPC4 and IOC4T cards form an inseparable pair and one cannot be used without the
other. These cards are used primarily to monitor vibration for the purposes of machinery
protection.
Similarly, the AMC8 and IOC8T cards form an inseparable pair. These cards are used
primarily to monitor quasi-static parameters such as temperature, fluid level or flow rate for
the purposes of machinery protection.
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