Commissioning and operation
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Software description
Introduction
Processing engine data, general ship data and alarms is an important part of modern alarm and safety sys
tems on ships. The amount of information is steadily increasing and must be registered and evaluated
quickly.
The MAN Monitoring System MMDS-CMS belongs to the Alarm, Safety and Diagnostic Unit MMDS.
It offers a variety of functions and types of display, which are mainly defined by the visualisation software.
It is fully installed and configured on the compact PC MMDS-CMS S which is part of the system.
Measured values and alarms are displayed in different forms on the monitoring system. Alongside a preset
page with displays of analogue or digital instruments, there is a page that can be freely configured by the
user. In addition, the engines are represented graphically. In the event of a fault, the source of the problem
can be recognised easily. A further special feature is the dynamic display of speed-dependent variables.
The limit value changes directly with the speed so that the distance between an actual value and the cor
responding alarm limit value is easily recognisable at any time. All alarm and measuring point lists are avail
able in tabular form. The displays are operated using the integrated function keys or by means of an ex
ternal mouse or trackball.
This documentation is intended to make the user acquainted with the operation of the software and to
provide an overview of the system at a glance. Please note that this description is a minimum configuration
of the monitoring system. Extension options are documented separately. The devices belonging to the sys
tem are also documented extensively in the individual device descriptions.