Meggitt VM600 Hardware Manual

VM600 MPS hardware manual (standard version) MAMPS-HW/E 5 - 3
Edition 17 - February 2018
Overview of AMC8 / IOC8T operation
AMC8 / IOC8T CARD PAIR
5.2 Overview of AMC8 / IOC8T operation
The AMC8 implements a variety of signal processing and monitoring functions, each of which
requires real-time continuous processing of the inputs.
The block diagram in Figure 5-2 summarises the operation of the AMC8 card.
Figure 5-2: Operation of AMC8 / IOC8T card pair
Sensor 1
Sensor
signal
conditioning
Sensor
signal
conditioning
Sensor
signal
conditioning
Signal routing
Signal
processing /
monitoring
VME
RS-232
IOC
Remote Channel #1
Alarms / OK
Processed value
Alarms / OK
Processed value
Sensor 2
Sensor 8
Signal
processing /
monitoring
Signal
processing /
monitoring
Alarms / OK
Processed value
Remote Channel #2
“Multi-
channel”
processing /
monitoring
(4 channels)
Alarms / OK
Processed value
Alarms
Processed value
Alarms
Processed value
Alarms
Processed value
(a) (b)
To (a)
To (b)
Idem for
Sensors 3 to 7
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Meggitt VM600 Specifications

General

Brand	Meggitt
Model	VM600
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English