Vibro-Meter ® VM600 CPUM and IOCN modular CPU card and input/output card

KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITS

• From the Vibro-Meter® product line

• VM600 CPUM/IOCN rack controller and 

communications interface card pair with 

support for Modbus RTU/TCP and PROFINET, 

and a front-panel display

• “One-Shot” configuration management of 

protection cards (MPC4 and AMC8) in a 

VM600 rack using an Ethernet or RS-232 serial 

connection to a computer running the 

VM600 MPSx software

• Front-panel display for visualisation of 

monitored outputs and alarm limits from 

protection cards

• Front-panel alarm reset (AR) button

• VM600 MPS rack (CPUM) security

• Industry standard fieldbus communications 

interfaces: Modbus RTU/TCP and PROFINET

• Two Ethernet connections and up to three 

serial connections (RS-232 / RS-422 / RS-485) 

can run simultaneously

• Communications redundancy with multiple 

fieldbuses: Ethernet and/or serial

KEY BENEFITS AND FEATURES (continued)

• VM600 system event and measurement event 

logs available via the VM600 MPSx software

• Supports live insertion and removal of 

protection cards (“hot-swapping”) with 

automatic configuration

• Ethernet (100 Mbps) communication

• Front-panel status indicators (LEDs)

• Compatible with all VM600 ABE04x 

system racks

APPLICATIONS

• Rack controller for a VM600 system

• Communications gateway between VM600 

and third-party systems, such as a DCS or PLC

• Enables sharing of measurement data from 

VM600 monitoring cards in machinery 

protection, condition monitoring and/or 

combustion monitoring applications

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DESCRIPTION

Introduction

The VM600 CPUM and IOCN modular CPU card 

and input/output card is a rack controller and 

communications interface card pair that acts as 

a system controller and data communications 

gateway for a VM600 rack-based machinery 

protection system (MPS) and/or condition 

monitoring system (CMS) from Meggitt’s 

Vibro-Meter® product line.

Different versions of CPUx/IOCx card pair

Different versions of CPUx/IOCx rack controller 

and communications interface card pair are 

available, as follows:

• The CPUM/IOCN is the original version with a 

front-panel display and support for

Modbus RTU/TCP and PROFINET

(PNR 200-595-VVV-VVV).

• The CPUR/IOCR is a version with rack controller 

redundancy and support for Modbus RTU/TCP 

(PNR 600-007-VVV-VVV).

• The CPUR2/IOCR2 is a version with 

mathematical processing of fieldbus data and 

support for Modbus TCP and PROFIBUS DP

(PNR 600-026-000-VVV).

VM600 rack-based monitoring systems

The Vibro-Meter® VM600 rack-based monitoring 

system is part of Meggitt’s solution for the 

protection and monitoring of rotating machinery 

used in the power generation and oil & gas 

industries. The VM600 is recommended when a 

centralised monitoring system with a medium to 

large number of measurement points (channels) 

is required. It is typically used for the monitoring 

and/or protection of larger machinery such as 

gas, steam and hydro turbines, and generators, 

smaller machines such as compressors, fans, 

motors, pumps and propellers, as well as balanceof-plant (BOP) equipment.

A VM600 system consists of a 19" rack, a rack 

power supply and one or more monitoring card 

pairs. Optionally, relay cards and rack controller 

and communications interface cards can also be 

included.

Two types of VM600 rack are available: a VM600 

ABE04x system rack (6U) that can house up to 12 

monitoring card pairs, and a VM600 ABE056 

slimline rack (1U) that can house 1 monitoring 

card pair. VM600 racks are typically mounted in 

standard 19" rack cabinets or enclosures installed 

in an equipment room.

Different VM600 monitoring cards are available 

for machinery protection, condition monitoring 

and/or combustion monitoring applications. For 

example, machinery protection cards such as the 

MPC4/IOC4T machinery protection card pair and 

AMC8/IOC8T analogue monitoring card pair, 

and condition monitoring cards such as the 

XMV16/XIO16T monitoring card pair for vibration 

and XMC16/XIO16T monitoring card pair for 

combustion.

The RLC16 relay card is an optional card used to 

provide additional relays when the four relays per 

MPC4/IOC4T or AMC8/IOC8T card pair are not 

enough.

The CPUx/IOCx rack controller and 

communications interface card pairs (CPUM/

IOCN, CPUR/IOCR or CPUR2/IOCR2) are optional 

cards used to provide additional VM600 system 

functionality such as configuration management, 

“hot-swapping” with automatic reconfiguration, 

front-panel display, CPUx/IOCx card pair 

redundancy, fieldbus data processing, frontpanel alarm reset (AR) button, MPS rack (CPUx)