parkerVM600Mk2 MPC4Mk2 + IOC4Mk2 machinery protection modules

KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITS

• VibroSight® compatible hardware from the 

vibro-meter® product line

• VM600Mk2 (second generation)

machinery protection modules 

• 4 dynamic channels and 2 auxiliary channels 

configurable as either tachometer inputs or 

DC inputs

• VM600Mk2 system safety-line to drive all system 

relays to a safe state

• Diagnostics (built-in self-test (BIST)) provides 

continuous feedback on the health of the 

modules

• Individually configurable inputs (with sensor 

power supply outputs), channel filters, 

processing and outputs – with simultaneous 

data acquisition (fixed frequency or 

order tracked)

• Up to 10 processed outputs per channel

• Multiple alarms per processed output with 

configurable limits, hysteresis and time delay

• AND, OR and majority voting logic functions for 

the combination of alarm and status 

information

KEY BENEFITS AND FEATURES (continued)

• Discrete outputs: 4 user-configurable relays for 

use by alarms and 1 common circuit-fault 

relay

• Analog outputs: 4 outputs configurable as 

either 4 to 20 mA or 0 to 10 V

• Conforms to API 670

• Direct system Ethernet communications

• Compatible with VM600Mk2 system racks 

(ABE04x) and slimline racks (ABE056)

KEY BENEFITS AND FEATURES (continued)

• Live insertion and removal of modules 

(hot-swappable)

• Software configurable

APPLICATIONS

• VM600Mk2 machinery protection

(Q1 2021)

• VM600Mk2 machinery protection and/or 

condition monitoring (Q3 2021)

• Vibration and/or combustion monitoring

• API 670 applications

DESCRIPTION

Introduction

The VM600Mk2 MPC4Mk2 + IOC4Mk2 machinery 

protection modules are designed for operation 

with the second generation of VM600Mk2 rackbased machinery protection system (MPS), from 

Meggitt’s vibro-meter® product line. The 

MPC4Mk2 + IOC4Mk2 are second generation 

modules (cards) that provide 4 dynamic and 2 

auxiliary channels of machinery protection and 

basic condition monitoring in VM600Mk2 systems.

VM600Mk2 rack-based monitoring systems

The vibro-meter® VM600Mk2 rack-based 

monitoring system is the evolution of Meggitt’s 

solution for the protection and monitoring of 

rotating machinery used in the power generation 

and oil & gas industries. VM600Mk2 solutions are 

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 VM600Mk2 system consists of a 19" rack, a rack 

power supply and one or more monitoring 

modules. Optionally, relay modules and rack 

controller and communications interface 

modules can also be included.

Two types of rack are available: a VM600Mk2

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

twelve monitoring modules, and a VM600Mk2

slimline rack (ABE056, 1U) that can house one 

monitoring module. The racks are typically 

mounted in standard 19" rack cabinets or 

enclosures installed in an equipment room.

Different VM600Mk2 monitoring modules are 

available for machinery protection, condition 

monitoring and/or combustion monitoring 

applications. For example, machinery protection 

modules such as the MPC4Mk2 + IOC4Mk2

modules, and condition monitoring modules such 

as the XMV16 + XIO16T monitoring modules for 

vibration and XMC16 + XIO16T monitoring 

modules for combustion.

The RLC16Mk2 relay module is an optional module 

used to provide additional relays when the four 

user-configurable relays per set of 

MPC4Mk2 + IOC4Mk2 modules is not sufficient for 

an application.

The CPUx + IOCx rack controller and 

communications interface modules (CPUM/IOCN 

and CPUMk2 + IOCMk2) are optional modules used 

to provide additional VM600Mk2 system 

functionality such as configuration management, 

“hot-swapping” with automatic reconfiguration 

(to be implemented for VM600Mk2), front-panel 

display, CPUx + IOCx modules redundancy, 

fieldbus data processing, front-panel alarm reset 

(AR) button, MPS rack (CPUx) security, system 

event and measurement event logging, fieldbus 

communications (Modbus, PROFIBUS and/or 

PROFINET) and/or communications redundancy.

Note: Different versions of CPUx + IOCx rack 

controller and communications interface 

modules support different combinations of 

VM600Mk2 system functionality. VM600Mk2 systems 

are compatible with CPUMk2 + IOCMk2 modules.

VM600Mk2 rack-based monitoring systems 

complement the VibroSmart® distributed 

monitoring systems that are also available from 

Meggitt’s vibro-meter® product line, and are 

compatible with the same VibroSight® machinery 

monitoring software suite.

MPC4Mk2 + IOC4Mk2 machinery protection 

modules and VM600 racks

The MPC4Mk2 + IOC4Mk2 machinery protection