Condition monitoring system (CMS) software for the VM600 series

From the Vibro-Meter® product line

» Configuration and operation of VM600 

hardware (CMC16 and IOC16T condition 

monitoring card pairs)

» Automatic data acquisition and storage

» Limit exceedance checking and 

event logging

» Online or offline data analysis

» Graphical user interface

» Runs on Windows® Server 2003, 

Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, 

Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating 

systems

» ANSI SQL-92 compatible

» Optional modules:

Air Gap Module for hydro-turbines

Diagnostics Rule Box

DESCRIPTION

Condition-based maintenance is a predictive 

methodology that can be used to improve your asset 

(machinery) effectiveness. It enables you to:

• Improve equipment reliability through the effective 

 prediction of equipment failures

• Minimise downtime through the planning and 

 scheduling of overhauls

• Maximise component life by avoiding critical known 

 conditions

• Utilise condition monitoring techniques to maximise 

 equipment performance.

The VM600 CMS Software from Meggitt Sensing 

Systems’ Vibro-Meter ® product line is based on this 

principle and is dedicated to the support of technicians, 

operators and engineers, enabling them to identify a 

problem rapidly, evaluate the situation and determine the 

appropriate action to take.

The VM600 CMS Software has a truly modular 

architecture that adapts to your specific needs. It 

comprises several software modules for use with the 

VM600 series hardware

To use the VM600 CMS Software, the system 

parameters are configured (once) before the data 

acquisition and signal processing starts. Then the results 

can be displayed as required, to assist the advanced 

analysis and diagnosis of the monitored machinery.

The VM600 CMS Software has the ability to 

automatically adapt to the criticality of the machine 

status by applying specific data logging scenarios. The 

background mode is continuous low-resolution data 

acquisition. The scheduled mode is pre-defined highresolution acquisition. The transient mode is 

automatically detected and then transient data are 

acquired when the speed is out of the "steady" state. 

Finally, the manual mode is real-time data acquisition 

initiated by the user.

The VM600 CMS Software takes advantage of the 

industry standard platforms to allow total adaptability of 

the system. It runs under Windows Server 2003, 

Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, 

Windows Vista and Windows 7 and has a fully graphical 

interface for ease of use. Moreover, the SQL-based data 

management server allows you to communicate with any 

other SQL-based database.

The VM600 CMS Software can run on a single host 

computer or on a number of systems connected to the 

VM600 rack by network connections. This lets you 

decide whether you need to perform the entire 

configuration, acquisition, data analysis and 

troubleshooting tasks from one location or distribute 

them among several workstations. In a distributed 

configuration, all specific functions can be performed on 

dedicated computers by appropriate personnel. This 

classification also enables remote data collection and/or 

analysis, and means that configuration and 

troubleshooting tasks can be performed via remote 

access if necessary. 

For further applications, the VM600 CMS Software 

provides a suite of standard import/export interfaces, 

enabling you to transfer data to/from any third-party 

system. Your installation benefits are thus the full 

flexibility and scalability of the system, because it 

enables the correlation of vibration data with other 

parameters that are already available from other 

devices, so there is no need to re-measure. The 

available interfaces are Modbus and OPC (open 

connectivity) for communication with field devices such 

as PLDs (programmable logic devices) and DCSs 

(distributed control systems). The Microsoft ® DDE 

(dynamic data exchange) standard is used to exchange 

data between the VM600 CMS Software and external 

devices. Finally, the ODBC (open database connectivity) 

allows your VM600 CMS database to import data from 

any ODBC database.

On top of these modules, the Diagnostics Rule Box 

enables the user to integrate his machinery knowledge 

within the program rules, set conditions on real-time 

values, create alarms and alerts, and ultimately generate 

automatic actions to adequately warn the user if an 

event occurs.

Figure 1: VM600 CMS system architecture – the relationship between the computers running VM600 CMS

and the underlying VM600 hardwar

Figure 2: VM600 CMS Software architecture – the relationship between the VM600 CMS Software application modules, 

external interfaces and the underlying VM600 hardware

VM600 condition monitoring system software

CMS

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SOFTWARE MODULES

The software application modules that make up the VM600 CMS Software client-server architecture are as shown in