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Summary of Contents for PCE-VM 40A

Page 1: ...ents UK Ltd Units 12 13 Southpoint Business Park Ensign way Hampshire Southampton United Kingdom SO31 4RF From outside UK 44 Tel 0 2380 98703 0 Fax 0 2380 98703 9 info pce instruments com www pce inst...

Page 2: ...ata 17 5 9 Deleting the data memory 18 5 10 Event Reporting 18 5 11 Transferring the recorded data to a PC 18 5 12 Relay output 18 5 13 Receiving alerts via SMS PCE VM 40B 19 5 14 Connection to a mobi...

Page 3: ...ws you to read out the data on site The vibration monitor makes it possible to form the vector sum In addition it shows the main frequency and the three directions in space as well as the direction in...

Page 4: ...2 A GSM modem PCE VM 40B Quad band 850 900 1800 1900 MHz SMS alarm PCE VM 40B SMS delivery when alarm is given includes measurement values of X Y Z frequencies date time and the name of the device Add...

Page 5: ...Manual 5 4 System description 1 mobile phone antenna 2 relay output 3 USB headset connector 4 charging socket...

Page 6: ...on standard and the three supported standards which are described in the following sections In the measurement value display you can view the selected settings by pressing the F1 button Here you will...

Page 7: ...Only the greatest value of both the horizontal components is then used for the analysis The standard provides reference values for permissible vibration velocities for short time and sustained vibrati...

Page 8: ...50 can be applied The following advice is given in DIN 4150 3 for the placement of the sensor For foundation vibrations the transducer should be placed on the lowest floor at the foundation of the ou...

Page 9: ...select the building type next The following types are available when selecting pipeline In case of short time vibrations the measurement location needs to be selected The standard frequency range is 1...

Page 10: ...conds after leaving the menu 5 3 Measuring in accordance with BS7385 Measurement procedure The British Standard BS 7385 is mainly used in the Commonwealth countries It is less complex than the DIN sta...

Page 11: ...right side of the screen a graph displays this value in the frequency range The diagram is scaled to the limit curve Higher magnitudes will be cut off If the limit value is exceeded ALARM is displaye...

Page 12: ...values four building types with different levels of sensitivity and the frequency at which the vibration influence occurs are taken as a the basis for the reference values Measurements with the PCE VM...

Page 13: ...f this option has been set up on the PCE VM 40B Note The alarm and recording functions will be activated after a delay of 30 seconds after leaving the menu 5 5 Non standardized measurements If a stand...

Page 14: ...r 100 000 measurements The saved data can be viewed via the instrument menu or transferred to the PC via the USB interface A measurement record includes Date and time Measurement values X Y Z or the v...

Page 15: ...e setting Warning Alarm the measurement value is saved as soon as a change in status occurs as follows Normal to Warning Normal to Alarm Warning to Alarm Alarm to Warning Alarm to Normal Warning to No...

Page 16: ...ars as the default name To exit the menu press OK After defining all the recording settings you can activate the keypad lock by pressing OK to ensure that no unintended interference occurs You can als...

Page 17: ...Low sens low sensitivity Normal normal sensitivity Higher higher sensitivity Occas occasionally Freq frequently Perm permanent acc acceleration vel velocity Note The file numbers are not always in th...

Page 18: ...PCE VM 40B 5 11 Transferring the recorded data to a PC For transferring saved data from the PCE VM 40 to a PC a support program is available The program converts the measurement data into a table of c...

Page 19: ...tion The PCE VM 40B contains a GSM mobile phone modem for sending text message alerts when vibration events occur In this way the PCE VM 40B is completely self sufficient and can be used on remote gri...

Page 20: ...shown Place the SIM card in the holder as shown and return the holder to its original position Then put the lid back on Please ensure that you do not trap any cables while doing this and please check...

Page 21: ...on the display The antenna symbol and the reception quality display with five levels in the upper right corner of the display indicate that a connection has been established If the reception quality...

Page 22: ...betw SMS you can set how many minutes the PCE VM 40B should wait before sending another SMS This information also helps to avoid unnecessary costs or disturbances Furthermore one or two telephone num...

Page 23: ...e book is saved to the SIM card If you already have contacts saved to the inserted SIM card these will also appear in the PCE VM 40B New contacts can be added to the phone book via the PCE VM 40B The...

Page 24: ...mber or select it from the phone book Next you can enter 4 rows of text each up to a maximum of 20 characters long At the end of each row press OK After entering the fourth row the message will be sen...

Page 25: ...onnection with the mobile network when not in use 5 20 Miscellaneous settings Warning threshold The warning threshold is an adjustable percentage value which relates to the alarm threshold of the sele...

Page 26: ...justing the axes The PCE VM 40 contains a tilt sensor for adjusting and monitoring the vertical alignment The menu item for axes adjustment is located in the main menu under Device settings Here you w...

Page 27: ...ased with positive values and decreased with negative values The symbol is changed to minus at 254 ppm Example The clock is 5 seconds slow There are 24 60 60 s 86400 seconds in a day The difference am...

Page 28: ...be asked to carry out a driver installation The required driver data MMF_VCP zip can be found on our website www pce instruments com Save both data files in a directory on your computer If Windows re...

Page 29: ...40 to the USB port of the PC switch it on and install the device driver if necessary Install VM40MDB and start it from the Windows start menu The main window will appear To start the data transfer fr...

Page 30: ...measurements warnings and alarms coloured Maximum values for X Y and Z You may manually enter a description of the place of measurement measuring conditions etc Two text fields are available for this...

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Page 33: ...n be disabled You may also save the diagram as an image or in CSV table format to be further processed in Excel OpenOffice Calc etc Select the menu tab Measurement values to switch to chart view Like...

Page 34: ...he option Update firmware and confirm the subsequent warning by pressing OK By carrying out this step the old firmware is deleted The PCE VM 40 will then indicate that it is awaiting new firmware data...

Page 35: ...bol The internal rechargeable battery then switches off and the PCE VM 40 receives its power via the USB connection Rechargeable NiMH batteries have a self discharge rate of 0 5 to 1 per day Note The...

Page 36: ...exchangeable tips for different floor types At higher magnitudes the PCE VM 40 should be attached by screws According to SN 640312a free placement is not allowed at accelerations above 3 m s The corre...

Page 37: ...n upon request 7 Disposal For the disposal of batteries the 2006 66 EC directive of the European Parliament applies Due to the contained pollutants batteries must not be disposed of as household waste...

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