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PREFACE

About this manual

This manual provides summary information on the VM600Mk2 machinery protection system

(MPS) consisting of the MPC4Mk2 + IOC4Mk2 machinery protection and condition monitoring

module, RLC16Mk2 relay module, and CPUMMk2 + IOCNMk2 rack controller and

communications interface module, from Meggitt’s vibro-meter® product line.

It also offers some general information concerning the installation, configuration and general

use of the system.

About Meggitt and vibro-meter®

Meggitt PLC is a global engineering group, headquartered in the UK, specialising in the

design and manufacture of high-performance components and systems for aerospace and

energy markets.

The Meggitt facility in Fribourg, Switzerland, operates as the legal entity Meggitt SA (formerly

Vibro-Meter SA). vibro-meter® is a product line of Meggitt that applies our core sensing and

monitoring technologies to power generation, oil & gas and other industrial markets.

Meggitt SA produces a wide range of vibration, dynamic pressure, proximity, air-gap and

other sensors capable of operation in extreme environments, electronic monitoring and

protection systems, and innovative software for aerospace and land-based turbomachinery.

vibro-meter® products and solutions have been at the forefront of sensing and monitoring for

more than 65 years and help keep machinery and equipment working safely, reliably and

efficiently. This includes the VM600Mk2 machinery protection system (MPS) produced for the

Meggitt vibro-meter® product line.

To learn more about Meggitt Switzerland, our proud tradition of innovation and excellence,

and our solutions for energy markets and applications, visit the Meggitt vibro-meter® Energy

website at www.meggittsensing.com/energy

This manual SHOULD be read in conjunction with a VM600 machinery

protection system (MPS) hardware manual, which is the reference

installation manual (see Related publications and documentation).

This manual SHOULD NOT be used as a replacement for the reference

installation manual, since the installation instructions in this manual are

incomplete

Who should use this manual?

The manual is intended for use by qualified personnel, such as operators of process

monitoring/control systems using a VM600Mk2 machinery protection system (MPS).

NOTE: Personnel involved in the installation, operation and maintenance of Meggitt

vibro-meter® systems are assumed to have the necessary technical training in

electronics and/or mechanical engineering (professional certificate/diploma or

equivalent) to enable them to install, configure, use and/or maintain the system

correctly and safely.

Applicability of the manual

The manual is applicable to the VM600Mk2 machinery protection system (MPS) using

MPC4Mk2 + IOC4Mk2 machinery protection and condition monitoring modules, optional

RLC16Mk2 relay modules, and optional CPUMMk2 + IOCNMk2 rack controller and

communications interface module, that is, the evolution of the VM600 MPS based on existing