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is available at the rear of the rack, on the rear panel associated with the RPS6U power supply

or supplies.

NOTE: Refer to the VM600 system rack (ABE040 and ABE042) data sheet for further

information on the power supply check relay.

As shown in Figure 1-12, the connector for the power supply check relay has three pins that

provide access to the relay contacts, defined from left to right as COM, NO and NC.

Apart from the power supply check relay connector, the other components shown in

Figure 1-12 are mounted on the VM600 rack (ABE04x) backplane.

THE POWER SUPPLY CHECK RELAY IS SPECIFIED FOR OPERATION WITH SEPARATED

OR SAFETY EXTRA-LOW VOLTAGE (SELV) SYSTEM VOLTAGE LEVELS:

• MAXIMUM SWITCHING VOLTAGE OF ±30 VRMS / ±42.4 VAC(PEAK) OR 60 VDC

Handling cards

1.5.1 Card locations

The VM600 MPS rack (ABE04x) is a modular system with 21 card (VME) slots, designated

slot 0 to slot 20 (from left to right, as seen from the front). See Figure 1-4.

The front and rear card cages of the rack are partitioned by a backplane. Each side of the

back plane is equipped with connectors allowing modules and cards to be quickly and easily

installed.

The following elements are connected to the backplane by installing them from the front of

the rack:

• AMC8 analog monitoring card

• CPUM modular CPU card

• MPC4 machinery protection card

• RPS6U mains power supply unit

The following elements are connected to the backplane by installing them from the rear of the

rack:

• IOC4T input/output card, for use with the corresponding MPC4

• IOC8T input/output card, for use with the corresponding AMC8

• IOCN input/output card, for use with the corresponding CPUM

• IRC4 intelligent relay card

• RLC16 relay card.

If the ABE04x rack is intended for use as a condition monitoring system (CMS) as well as an

machinery protection system (MPS), it can contain additional hardware:

• 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.

Operating personnel should remember to observe the handling

precautions mentioned in Handling precautions for electrostatic sensitive

devices on page x when handling cards.

Failure to do this may result in cards becoming damaged by electrostatic

discharges.

Before inserting a card in a rack, visually check that none of the connector

pins are ben

Communicating with a VM600 MPS

The VM600 MPS may be configured in several ways, depending on the hardware installed in

the VM600 rack (ABE04x). Figure 1-13 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.

Figure 1-13 (a) shows the simplest VM600 MPS configuration. This is a stand-alone rack, that

is, one not containing a CPUM card. In this case, each MPC4 or AMC8 card in the rack must

be programmed individually from a personal computer over an RS-232 link

(see 1.7 Connecting to a computer).

Figure 1-13 (b) shows a rack containing a CPUM modular CPU card. An Ethernet link may

be established between the personal computer and the VM600 MPS via this card. The

connection is made on the front panel of the CPUM, hence at the front of the rack.

Communication between the CPUM and the MPC4 / IOC4T or AMC8 / IOC8T card pair takes

place over a VME bus on the rack backplane.

Figure 1-13 (c) shows a rack containing a CPUM modular CPU card and the corresponding

IOCN input/output card. A connection may be established between the personal computer

and the VM600 MPS via the IOCN. The connection is made on the IOCN panel, hence at the

rear of the rack. Communication between the CPUM / IOCN card pair and the MPC4 / IOC4T

or AMC8 / IOC8T card pair takes place over a VME bus on the rack backplane.

Connecting to a computer

The MPC4 and AMC8 cards have 9-pin D-sub RS-232 connectors. This can be used to

configure cards in a stand-alone rack. This is achieved using an interface cable from a

personal computer running one of the VM600 MPSx software packages (MPS1 or MPS2).

Details of the interface cable connections are shown in Figure 1-14.

8 Software configuration

The configuration of individual channels on the MPC4 and AMC8 cards must be made using

software before the system can be used. One of the VM600 MPSx software packages (MPS1

or MPS2) should be used to do this once the rack is powered up. For a stand-alone rack, the

configuration can be downloaded from a computer to each MPC4 and/or AMC8 card in turn

via an RS-232 link (see 1.7 Connecting to a computer). Alternatively, if the rack contains a

CPUM card (and, optionally, its corresponding IOCN card), the configuration can be

downloaded over an Ethernet link.

The majority of parameters are normally configured in the factory before delivery. The user

is nevertheless able to modify certain parameters if required using one of the VM600 MPSx

software packages (MPS1 or MPS2).

NOTE: Refer to the VM600 MPS1 configuration software for machinery protection systems

software manual or VM600 MPS2 configuration software for machinery protection

systems software manual for further information.

1.8.1 Setting the IP address of the CPUM card