Meggitt VM600 Hardware Manual

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Assigning alarm signals to relays on the RLC16 card
CONFIGURATION OF AMC8 / IOC8T CARDS
10.8Assigning alarm signals to relays on the RLC16 card
The IOC8T card contains the following four local relays for signalling alarms: RL1, RL2, RL3
and RL4.
Specific alarms can be attributed to these relays using the VM600 MPSx software.
NOTE: Refer to the relevant manual for further information: VM600 MPS1 software
manual or VM600 MPS2 software manual.
A large number of alarm signals can be processed by the MPS. The possible alarms are
summarised in the table below:
Any of these alarm signals can be sent to the RLC16 card to switch relays. This is achieved
by either of the following two means:
1- Using the Open Collector Bus (OC Bus)
This is the normal method of switching relays. Hardware settings required for this method are
described in 10.8.1 Using the Open Collector Bus (OC Bus) to switch relays.
Refer also to 3.4.3 Open Collector Bus for a description of the OC Bus.
2- Using the Raw Bus
This method can be used if the 16 lines provided by the OC Bus are insufficient, or if only a
few relays are required for more than two MPC cards. This method is described in
10.8.2 Using the Raw Bus to switch relays.
Refer also to 3.4.4 Raw Bus for a description of the Raw Bus.
Figure 10-11: Available alarm signals (AMC8 / IOC8T card pair)
Individual channels Multi-channels
123456781234
Alert+
Alert
Danger+
Danger
Global
Channel OK
Channel
Status *
Basic logical combinations of alarms Up to 16 possibilities
Advanced logical combinations of alarms
Up to 8 possibilities
Key:
= Alarm available
N/A = Alarm not available
* Channel Status = AMC Configuration Not Running, Alarm Reset and so on.

Meggitt VM600 Specifications

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Brand	Meggitt
Model	VM600
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English