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5.
System Description
5.1.
Introduction
Vigilant
Online Machinery Supervisor is a state-of-the-art monitoring system whose purpose is to
provide users with the measurements required for assessing the condition of the machinery or
equipment being monitored.
Vigilant
is a smart solution for protection,
condition monitoring
and failure mode identification of
critical machinery. It can work as a standalone system, it does not require a permanent connection to
a computer or software, while still measuring and protecting the equipment, storing data or even
communicating scalar measurements to other systems via Modbus, TCP protocol or API-rest.
It accepts both static and dynamic signals from most kinds of sensors typically used for condition-based
monitoring: vibration, temperature, ultrasound, thermal images, speed, motor current, oil condition
parameters, load, process, etc.
Vigilant
is a small size and low consumption hardware device. It integrates a web server application
that provides an interface for users through a web browser,
without
installing
any software
. With that
web interface, the user can configure and access all data being measured in the unit, along with all the
types of graphs required for its visualization and analysis (trends, spectrum, waveform, parameter
tables, etc.). It also provides data storage with enough capacity for enabling monitoring of extended
periods. The advantages of this new technology are:
•
It eliminates the need for a local server, and therefore its maintenance is also eliminated.
•
It can be connected directly to the Internet, so the measurements can be accessed from any
part of the world using a computer or device connected to the Internet and a web browser.
•
It is not required to pay for software licenses to access the data.
•
Access is not limited to specific operating systems, computers, or devices.
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Obsolescence is avoided by applying automatic updates.
•
It is very intuitive, accelerating the learning curve and allowing users to access all the start
functionality.
•
Reduce the initial investment by simplifying the monitoring system.
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The system includes 8 analog inputs with simultaneous high-frequency sampling and 4
additional low-frequency sampling analog inputs.
•
Vigilant
also includes bidirectional communication via Modbus-TCP protocol for its integration
with external systems.
