Bently Nevada Monitor Configuration

ADAPT Series Software Guide

Bently Nevada* Asset Condition Monitoring
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ADAPT Series Software Guide

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Contact Information
The following contact information is provided for those times when you cannot contact your local
representative:

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Mailing Address
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1.775.782.3611
Telephone
1.800.227.5514
Internet www.GEmeasurement.com

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Contents
1. Introduction 1
1.1 System Requirements 1
2. Installation Instructions 2
2.1 Software Installation Instructions 2
2.2 Commissioning/Installing an ADAPT 3701 /40 /44 /46 Monitor 7
2.3 Default Network Settings 7
2.4 Changing default network settings 10
3. Getting Started 12
3.1 Overview 12
3.2 Interface Overview 20
3.3 New in this Release 21
3.4 Keyboard Shortcuts 21
4. Connect to the Monitor 23
4.1 Connection Status Indicators 25
4.2 Disconnect the Monitor 26
5. Configuration Files and Firmware 27
5.1 Upgrade to a new version 27
5.2 Configuration file synchronization 28
5.3 Build Configuration Files 28
5.4 Delete Assets 32
5.5 Manage Configuration Files 33
5.6 Retrieve Configuration 35
5.7 Send Configuration 36
5.8 Monitor and I/O Module Mismatch 37
5.9 Supported Product and Firmware Versions 39
6. Properties 40
6.1 Detailed property view 40
6.2 Edit values 41
6.3 Copy and paste a channel 43
6.4 Sort columns 43
6.5 Delete a measurement 43
6.6 Instrumentation 44

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6.7 Machinery 45
6.8 Transient Data Capture 45
6.9 Spectral Band 47
6.10 Property Tables 54
6.11 Supported Transducers 63
6.12 Conditioned Speed Inputs and Outputs 65
6.13 Device Availability 66
7. Default Network Settings 72
7.1 Communications ports and protocols 72
7.2 IP label 74
7.3 Configure Monitor Ports for the Network 75
8. User Configuration and Accounts 78
8.1 User name requirements 78
8.2 Passwords 79
8.3 Default accounts and passwords 79
8.4 Reset user accounts and network configuration (ADAPT Series) 80
8.5 Add and Remove User Accounts 80
8.6 Administrator, Management, and Display Users 81
8.7 Duplex Account Mismatches 83
8.8 Time Configuration 83
9. Relay Logic 84
9.1 Display controls 84
9.2 Deactivated channels 84
9.3 Instrumentation pane 85
9.4 Display pane 85
9.5 Duplex processors 86
9.6 Reports 86
9.7 Measurements 86
9.8 Not OK 87
9.9 Normal AND Voting 88
9.10 Relays 89
9.11 ToolBox 90
10. Industrial Protocols 92
10.1 Modbus 92
10.2 Ethernet Global Data (EGD) 97

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10.3 Status Bits Definitions 103

11. Verification 107
11.1 Select channels and measurements 107
11.2 Statuses 107
11.3 Key controls 108
11.4 Duplex processors 108
11.5 Reset alarm latch 108
11.6 Bar Graphs and Tabular List 109
11.7 Plots 110
11.8 Software Switches 119
12. Reports 125
12.1 Instrumentation report 125
12.2 Relay Logic report 126
12.3 Modbus report 127
12.4 EGD report 127
13. Event List 129
13.1 System health 130
13.2 Alarm events 130
13.3 Filter Option 131
13.4 Acknowledge Alarm Events 132
13.5 Events Descriptions 133
13.6 Alarm Data Capture 148
14. Firmware and Configuration Upgrades 150
14.1 Configuration only upgrade 150
14.2 Firmware Upgrade 150
14.3 Upgrade Duplex Monitor Firmware 152
14.4 Firmware Downgrade 156
15. ADAPT 3701 (/40, /44, /46) Monitor Information 157
15.1 Monitor LEDs 157
15.2 Status Bits 162
15.3 Hardware Fault Events 163
15.4 Supported Modules 164
16. Troubleshooting 167
16.1 Contact Information 167
16.2 Connectivity 167

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16.3 Language support 167

16.4 Monitor and I/O Module Mismatch 167
16.5 Retrieve Log Files 168
16.6 Security Settings and Browse Network List 169

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1. Introduction
This guide provides the information needed to configure an ADAPT 3701/40, /44, /46 monitor for
the first time. It includes information on how to connect the ADAPT monitor, configure the
network, install the Bently Nevada Monitor Configuration* software, and change the default
network settings.
The remaining sections are identical to the online help which you can also access by selecting
Help on the menu bar. The PDF file also gives you a convenient way to print.

1.1 System Requirements

Supported operating systems
l Microsoft® Windows® 7 Service Pack 1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
l Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
l Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32 bit and 64 bit)

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2. Installation Instructions
2.1 Software Installation Instructions
You must be logged in with an Administrator account on the computer.

1. Insert the DVD into the drive.

2. If it does not automatically load, locate the Setup.exe file and double-click it.
3. When the installation program starts, follow the instructions. Bently Nevada Monitor
Configuration software icons will be installed in the BN Monitor Config program group.
If errors occur during the installation process, remove all installed components and restart the
installation.

Step-by-step instructions
1. This is the first screen. Click Install.

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2. Click Next.

3. Read the license agreement. Click the option button if you accept the license agreement
terms, and click Next.

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4. Select an icon to change how a feature is installed.

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5. Verify the default installation destination and if necessary, modify by clicking Change. Click
Next to continue.

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6. Click Install to begin the installation.

7. The installation progress bar shows the status.

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8. The installation is complete.

Click the check boxes to view the readme and log files. Click Finish to exit the installation
wizard.

9. Launch Bently Nevada Monitor Configuration by clicking its icon.

2.2 Commissioning/Installing an ADAPT 3701 /40 /44 /46

Monitor
In order to install the monitor onto a plant network, the network configuration must be changed
in order to meet the plant's network settings.

2.3 Default Network Settings

The default network settings are listed in the next table.

Monitor Name “Unknown Monitor Name”

Serial Number Not Changeable – Set at factory

PORT A PORT B

Module 1 IP Address 192.168.0.101 192.168.2.101

Module 2 IP Address 192.168.0.102 192.168.2.102

Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0

Gateway Module 1 192.168.0.101 192.168.2.101

Gateway Module 2 192.168.0.102 192.168.2.102

Configuration Port Enabled Enabled Enabled

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DHCP Enabled Disabled N/A

An administrator account is loaded by default on the monitor. You can connect to the monitor for
the first time using this account. The password is case sensitive.

Username: admin
Password: Admin3701

Communications ports and protocols

The next table lists the ports and protocols that may be needed for firewall configuration.

Destinatio
Source
Functionalit Protoco Sourc Destinatio n
Applicatio Description
y l e Port n Port Applicatio
n
n

59011,
Browse UDP BNMC Any Monitor UDP Browse
59009

BNMC
Command
TCP BNMC Any 60005 Monitor Protection
port
Configuration

Current Values
Data port TCP BNMC Any 60006 Monitor Data
Subscription

System 1*
Management
Data port TCP System 1* Any 60007 Monitor Configurations
and Historical
data

Required for
communication
between
external
Modbus client
and ADAPT
Modbus Modbus
TCP Any 502 Monitor monitors acting
Server port Client
as a Modbus
server. Only
required if
Modbus data
export is
enabled.

EGD UDP EGD Client Any 18246 Monitor EGD

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communication
s

Network Time
Protocol
NTP UDP NTP Server Any 123 Monitor communication
s (NTP server
reply)

Network Time
Protocol
NTP UDP Monitor Any 123 NTP Server communication
s (monitor
request)

BNMC uses ephemeral ports to communicate to specific ports on online devices, utilizing both
TCP and UDP communication protocols. With TCP, these communications are passed through
with stateful packet inspection, which most firewalls have. UDP traffic needs to be configured to
allow communication between the BNMC IP address and the online device IP address.
To use the Browse feature of Device Connect, add a Windows firewall rule between the software
server IP and the device IP to allow any UDP packets for the necessary ports.
To add a 3701 device, you need to know the IP address of the device. In addition, 3701 devices
have the following requirements:

l The ping port must be opened bi-directionally

l BNMC and the 3701 device must be on the same network subnet.

Example

BNMC computer settings

IP address : 172.25.6.2/24

Default Gateway: 172.25.6.1

3701 device settings

IP address: 192.168.0.101/24

Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1

To connect to this 3701 device, the Windows firewall rule should be:

Source IP Source Destination Destination

Protocol Description
Address Port IP Address Port

172.25.6.2 Any 192.168.0.101 60005 TCP 3701 Command Port

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172.25.6.2 Any 192.168.0.101 60006 TCP 3701 Data Port

3701 Command Port

Only used if the device has

172.25.6.2 Any 192.168.0.101 60007 TCP the latest firmware;
otherwise, connects to
60005.

172.25.6.2 192.168.0.102 ICMP Ping Request

192.168.0.102 172.25.6.2 ICMP Ping Response

IP label
The monitor has a slide-out plastic tab that contains the IP addresses.

2.4 Changing default network settings

Use this procedure to modify the default network configuration on the monitor.

1. Click NETWORK and Configure on the menu bar.

2. The Network Configuration dialog box has a section for Port A and Port B. For duplex,
there will be sections for both processors.
You can modify the monitor name(s) and default factory network settings for Port A and

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Port B. The serial number is fixed and cannot be modified.

3. Modify the settings to match your network and click Apply. This saves your new network
configuration to the monitor. The monitor now disconnects and is ready for installation.
You are now able to browse/connect to the monitor using its new network settings.

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3. Getting Started

3.1 Overview
1. Install the application. Open and view the readme file for the latest information.
2. Connect to the monitor.

3. Select a Monitor Type.

Choose a monitor from the Browse list or enter an IP address for module in Connection
Settings.
Enter a User Name and Password.
Select a Redundancy setting.

Click Connect.

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4. The connection button in the lower-right corner should be green, indicating connected.

5. Retrieve the default configuration file from the monitor.

6. Click Retrieve and then Close once the status states "Configuration retrieved."

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7. Save this configuration file. Click FILE and Save or Save As to save the file to your local drive.

8. Create a new configuration file. Click FILE, New and choose a monitor type. Right-click or
drag and drop assets from the Asset Library into the Instrumentation pane to build your
configuration.

9. Set up user accounts.

There are two levels of user accounts: Administrator and Display. The Administrator has
complete access to all functionality. The Display user only has the capability to view live
data and the configuration on the monitor. Only the Administrator can make changes to
any of the configuration parameters.
Click USER MANAGEMENT and User Configuration.

The User Configuration menu can be used to add a user, delete a user, or change
authorization roles (Administrator or Display).

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To add a user, click Add User and in the Add User dialog box, enter a user name, choose an
authorization role, and enter a password. Click Add.

10. Configure network settings.

Click NETWORK and Configure.

Use the Network Configuration dialog box to enter monitor and port A and port B

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information. Click Apply to accept the entries.

11. Create a time configuration.

Click TIME and Time Configuration. In the Time Configuration dialog box (Time Mode
section), you have two choices: Manual Entry or NTP.

For Manual Entry, click the down arrow for a calendar and choose a date. You can also
manually type a time or date.
For NTP, click the NTP radio button and enter the IP address of the NTP server.
You can detect if the NTP server is synched by checking the NTP status button (next to the
connection status button).

12. Configure assets.

Click PROPERTIES. Click INSTRUMENTATION or the MACHINERY tab to view the default
values of your assets.

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You can change certain asset names and values by double-clicking in the value box.
Names and properties that cannot be changed are dimmed and do not open when clicked.

If you change a property that may have an unexpected effect, a warning message is
shown at the bottom of the pane. The Warning text box collapses/opens by clicking the
arrows. The numbers in parenthesis show the current active warnings and errors.
All errors must be fixed in order to successfully send the configuration to the monitor.

13. Configure EGD.

Click INDUSTRIAL PROTOCOLS to access the EGD menu. Click the Active check box.

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Configure the Producer and Consumer Exchanges to match your controller’s settings.

14. Configure Modbus.

Click INDUSTRIAL PROTOCOLS to access the Modbus menu. Click the Active check box.
Configure the Modbus register settings to match your controller’s settings.
15. Perform a verification.
Click VERIFICATION.
Click INSTRUMENTATION or MACHINERY tabs to view the assets. Use the arrow button to
reveal groups of assets. Change settings by using PROPERTIES.

16. Create a Relay Logic diagram.

There is a default relay configuration. You can also create custom relay configurations.
Create a relay configuration by dragging and dropping channels or monitors from the
INSTRUMENTATION pane and logic blocks from the ToolBox pane. When you drag an item
and drop it into the window, you will be notified if the move is legal. A green check mark will
appear next to the asset name for a valid move.

An error message will appear if the move is not valid.

To delete an object, click the object and press Delete.

To increase or decrease the size of the panes, use the arrow to move the edge of the pane.

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To view a complex drawing, you can zoom in and out by holding down the CTRL key and
rotating the wheel button on the mouse.
Properties for each block in the relay configuration are shown in the PROPERTIES pane. You
must click on a block in order to view its properties. To enter a property description, click in
the text box.

Connections are made by clicking on a line and dragging an endpoint to an object.

17. Download a configuration file.

Download the configuration file to the monitor using Send.
Click MONITOR, Configuration, Send.
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can reconnect.See "Send Configuration" on page 36

3.2 Interface Overview

Menu bar – from here you can select commands and program options.
Note that some functions will not be active until you connect to a monitor and
retrieve a configuration file.
View instrumentation and machinery properties on the left window pane. Click
the arrows to view the hierarchies. Click an asset to view/edit property values
in the center pane.
Center pane – used to edit properties, set up Industrial Protocols, view system
events and alarms, view Verification, and create a relay logic diagram. Values
that cannot be changed are dimmed and inactive when you click them.
Status pane – view warnings and user messages. Click the arrow to
open/collapse the viewing pane.
Asset Library - Used to drag and drop assets to build the configuration file.

Relay Logic toolbox pane (when Relay Logic is selected) – use the toolbox to
drag and drop function blocks.
Device availability calculator - shows the percentage of available monitor
resources.
Network Time Protocol (NTP) server synchronized button

Green: synchronized

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Red: not synchronized

Configurations synchronized buttons

Synchronized

Not synchronized

Status button – informs you of the monitor's connection status.

Green: connected

Yellow: partially connected to one of two

duplex modules

Gray: disconnected

Red: loss of communication

3.3 New in this Release

What’s new ...

l ADAPT Duplex processor support

l PoV Input Module
l Conditioned speed inputs and outputs
l Alarm data capturing support for ADAPT 3701 Series for use in System 1*

3.4 Keyboard Shortcuts

Save

Open

Connect

Disconnect

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New configuration

Retrieve

Retrieve log files

View Help

Refresh Browse list

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4. Connect to the Monitor

The Connect dialog box will automatically browse and display all monitors on the network. You
can connect to a monitor if it is wired to either Port A or Port B.

Notes: Only one administrator connection is allowed per monitor. Two

concurrent connections are allowed per monitor.
Whenever there is an unexpected lost connection from a monitor, you will see a
message box stating that the connection was lost from the monitor.

1. Click Monitor and Connect on the menu bar.

2. The Device Connect dialog box allows you to connect and log on.
The Monitor Settings section contains information for each monitor: monitor type, device
name, and base serial number. Click Refresh or F5 to update the list. Monitors on the same
LAN are listed.

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3. Use the drop-down list to choose a device type.

4. Select a monitor from the Browse list. The Connection Settings dialog box displays the IP
address of the monitor you selected from the browse list. You can also enter the IP address
in the IP Address box. The application recognizes an invalid IP address and will alert you.
For duplex monitors, you can enter either one or two IP addresses.

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5. If you enter one IP address for a duplex monitor, you will see a partial connection icon in the
lower right side.

4.1 Connection Status Indicators

The monitor's connection status can be viewed in the lower right corner of the screen. The status
indicators are:

Green connected

Gray disconnected

Red loss of communication

partial connection (duplex

Yellow
base)

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4.2 Disconnect the Monitor

1. To disconnect, click Monitor and Disconnect or Ctrl+D.

2. The monitor is disconnected and the connection status indicator changes to a disconnected
status.

Whenever there is an unexpected lost connection from a monitor, you will see a message
box stating that the connection was lost from the monitor.

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5. Configuration Files and Firmware

This section describes how to create, retrieve, send, and upgrade a new configuration file.
Information on upgrading firmware is also included.

5.1 Upgrade to a new version

Configuration and firmware versions must match. For example, you cannot use the application
with version 3 firmware and a version 2 configuration file. When you attempt to connect to a
monitor, the application automatically detects if the firmware does not match the application
version. When you attempt to open a configuration, the application automatically detects if the
file does not match the application version.

See "Supported Product and Firmware Versions" on page 39

Configuration
You must use a configuration file that is compatible with the software version and firmware
version. When you attempt to open or send an outdated configuration file, a message box informs
you that the configuration requires an upgrade.

Firmware
You have the ability to upgrade to a new firmware version or downgrade to a previous version of
firmware. When you upgrade firmware, the firmware as well as the configuration file will be
upgraded.
When you choose to downgrade your firmware, the configuration that currently resides on the
monitor will be deleted. The process will warn you of this. After the downgrade is complete, the
monitor restarts.

Use the Monitor, Firmware, Upgrade option to change the firmware version. For duplex,
firmware upgrade will send the same version of firmware to each processor.

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5.2 Configuration file synchronization

It is important to understand the concept of on-line and off-line configurations. If you retrieve a
configuration and make changes without saving and sending, this is considered off-line because
the configuration is no longer synchronized with the monitor. The configuration properties you
view in the properties pane are not residing in the monitor.
An indicator at the bottom of the screen will alert you to the status. When the indicator shows:

the configuration files are not synchronized.

When the indicator shows , the configuration files are synchronized.

To re-synchronize the configuration file with the monitor, you have to do one of two things. One
is to retrieve the configuration from the monitor. The second is to save the configuration (with
your changes) and send it to the monitor. For full duplex functionality, configurations must be
synchronized, meaning the same configuration must be on both processor modules.

5.3 Build Configuration Files

Configurations can be created using an instrumented train or you can start with an empty
configuration. Depending on the type of configuration you create, the asset library contains
trains, monitors, channels, input and output modules, and trended variables that you can drag and
drop into the Instrumentation pane to build your configuration.

Steps
The steps to build a configuration is to either use an instrumented train or build it. Add assets
from the asset library pane into the instrumentation pane. Default properties appear in the
properties pane and most properties can be edited and saved to a configuration file. Those
properties that cannot be edited will be dimmed.

1. Select File, New and select a monitor type.

2. Add assets.
A configuration is built from the asset library by moving assets from the library into the
instrumentation hierarchy. There are two methods you can use:
Drag and drop (step 3)

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or
Right-click on an instrumentation slot (step 4)
3. Drag and drop assets into the instrumentation/machinery pane.
You will see a green message or red message indicating whether the placement is valid. The
application will not allow you to drop an asset in the wrong slot. Valid placements of assets
are indicated by a green check . Invalid placements are indicated by a red, no circle .

You will see a message in the Warnings/Errors pane stating that you must add a monitor,
an input module, and a channel to the configuration. Duplicate channel names should be
avoided. If a duplicate channel name is detected, a warning is generated in the
Warnings/Errors pane.
4. You can also add an instrumented train, a monitor, an input/output module, a channel,
and/or a measurement, by a right-click on a slot in the Instrumentation pane. Delete an
asset with a right-click.

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5. Click an asset in the instrumentation pane and edit its properties in the properties pane.

For user-editable values, you can use the right mouse button (right-click) or the keyboard
shortcut (Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V) to copy and paste.

Note: Duplicate measurement names under a channel are not allowed. If attempted,
an error is generated when you drag and drop duplicate measurements. You must correct
this error before you can save and send the configuration file to the monitor. Edit the
properties on the measurement to change the measurement's name. For example, if you

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add two band-pass measurements to a channel, you must change a low or high pass
corner frequency on one of the band-pass measurements. When you commit this change,
the new value appears in the name and the error is resolved. In the first screen below, two
band-pass measurements were added with duplicate low pass corner frequency values. In
the second screen, the duplication was corrected. The frequency was changed from 20,000
Hz to 10,000 Hz, and 10,000 Hz is now reflected in the Band-pass measurement's name.

You must correct any errors before you are able to save the file.
6. Save the file.
It is recommended that after finalizing the configuration, you create, save, and print a
report for future reference.

8-Channel relay output module

One relay output module is available in the Asset Library for simplex and duplex configurations.
Add the output module by either a drag and drop action from the Asset Library or use the Right-
click plus add action. After the output module is added, the Instrumentation view shows eight
relay channels (simplex) or four relay channels (duplex).

Simplex

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Duplex

Once relay channels are added to empty slots, the processors will drive the relay channels in the
following manner:

l Slot 1 CPU drives relay channels 1, 3, 5, 7 and controls relay card LEDs CH1, CH3, CH5, and
CH7.
l Slot 2 CPU drives relay channels 2, 4, 6, 8 and controls relay card LEDs CH2, CH4, CH6 and
CH8.
Once relay channel 1 (relay channels 1 and 2, both relay cards LEDs) gets driven, a alarm event is
generated on both CPUs with the same name as relay channel in the configuration.
Each CPU will log Hardware Diagnostic events for relay channels for relays that it controls. If CPU
1 is not present, CPU 2 will not be able to perform Hardware Diagnostics for relay channels.

5.4 Delete Assets

Right-click the asset or instrumentation name or press Delete to delete it from the
Instrumentation hierarchy. A message box appears with a confirmation message. Select Yes or
No.
Deleting an asset in the properties hierarchy also deletes it from Relay Logic, EGD, and Modbus.
Deleting or replacing an asset that is in the EGD or Modbus exchange causes the tag to be
removed from the exchange or the register map.

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You will see a confirmation message before the asset is deleted. Note that there is no undo
function. After you click OK to delete, the only way to undo the delete is to not save the
configuration file. However, you will lose any changes you have made since the last time you
saved the file.
The Warnings/Errors pane has messages indicating that because the asset was deleted, the
Relay Logic diagram is invalid.

5.5 Manage Configuration Files

Use these options to create, open, save, and close your configuration files.

Note: Only one administrator connection is allowed per monitor.

New
Instrumented trains contain a fixed set of properties. To add additional properties, use the Asset
Library.

To create a new configuration file:

1. Click File, New, ADAPT... on the menu bar.

2. Select a monitor type.

3. Add an instrumented train or build a new configuration.

A new configuration file is ready for use.

Open
To open a configuration file:

1. Click File, Open on the menu bar or Ctrl+O.

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configuration. Follow the prompts.

Choose a file.
The selected configuration is ready for use.

Save
To save a configuration file:

1. Click File, Save on the menu bar or Ctrl+S.

2. If the file is new, you are prompted to enter a file name. If the file is from an existing
configuration file, the file will be saved under the same name.
Changes to the existing configuration are saved. It is recommended that after finalizing the
configuration, you create a report and save the file and print it for future reference.
For duplex, the software assumes you will save the same configuration to both processors.
To save a different configuration file to one of the duplex processors, you must disconnect
and reconnect to one processor at a time.

Save As
To save a configuration file under a new name:

1. Click File, Save As on the menu bar.

2. Enter a file name.

Changes to the existing configuration are saved under the new name. It is recommended that
after finalizing the configuration, you create a report and save the file and print it for future
reference.

Close
To close a configuration file:

1. Click File, Close on the menu bar.

2. If a modified configuration file is in use, you are asked if you wish to save the existing
configuration. Follow the prompts. The configuration file is closed.

Exit
Before exiting the application, be sure to save the configuration file. You will also be prompted to
save the configuration file.

1. Click File, Exit on the menu bar to close the program.

2. The application closes.

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5.6 Retrieve Configuration

The Retrieve Configuration function allows you to view the monitor's configuration. You must be
connected to a monitor to retrieve a configuration. You will not be able to view the Verification
and Event list tabs without connecting to a monitor and retrieving its configuration.

1. Click Monitor, Configuration, and Retrieve on the menu bar or Ctrl+R.

2. Click Retrieve.

If you have a duplex monitor, select a processor.

For a duplex monitor, the progress bar shows retrieved percentage and status for the
selected processor.

3. While a retrieve is in progress, it shows the completion percentage. Click Close when the
status states "Configuration retrieved."

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Notes: If the retrieve configuration fails, the status message indicates a failed retrieve and
the completion percentage box appears in red. This means that there is no valid configuration file
loaded on the monitor. Resend the configuration file to the monitor or create a new configuration
file.
If the configuration on both the processors are different, a message appears indicating a
configuration mismatch. Also, you will not be able to view the Verification and Event List options.
You will need to select which configuration to send to the other processor.

5.7 Send Configuration

The Send Configuration function allows you to update a specified monitor with a new
configuration. You must be connected to a monitor to send a configuration.
1. Open or create the configuration file you wish to send.

2. Click Monitor, Configuration, and Send on the menu bar.

3. In the Send Configuration dialog box, click Send.

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Duplex Monitor:

4. While a send is in progress, it shows the completion percentage to indicate progress. The
monitor restarts after the configuration is sent. It takes approximately two minutes before
you can reconnect.

5. A verification message appears when the operation is complete.

Note: If the send configuration fails, the completion percentage box is red and a message
appears. The solution is to retrieve the previously installed configuration file from the monitor or
create a new configuration file and then send it to the monitor.
For duplex, if the send configuration fails for one processor, the status will be displayed.

5.8 Monitor and I/O Module Mismatch

There are two hardware-related reasons why a configuration is rejected when you attempt to
send it to the monitor. One reason is that you are attempting to send a configuration constructed
for one type of monitor to a different type of monitor. Another reason why the configuration is
rejected is that there is an I/O module mismatch.
The illustration below details two cases where there is a monitor and an I/O mismatch. In this
example, the configuration file has an ADAPT 3701/46 Hydro monitor configured while the actual
monitor is an ADAPT 3701/44 Aeroderivative monitor. When sending the configuration to the
monitor, the firmware detects this mismatch and rejects the configuration.

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The example configuration file has two input modules: PAV and PAS. The PAS module is
incorrectly configured because there is a PAA input module installed in slot 1. This is an I/O
mismatch and is not allowed when sending the configuration.

You are allowed to save a configuration with mismatches. The configuration will be rejected if a
mismatch is detected when you attempt to send the configuration. The Send button is active, and
will allow you to attempt to send the configuration. The firmware detects a mismatch and does
not allow the process to complete.
Configurations that have:

l empty input module slot(s)

l empty relay module slot(s)
l non-programmed input and/or relay modules
will be accepted when sent to the monitor.

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5.9 Supported Product and Firmware Versions

Product Feature Firmware Retrieve
Configure Device?
Version Release Version Configuration?

Firmware upgrade
1.0 ADAPT 1.0 ADAPT 1.0 No required (Not less than
Version 3.0)

No, the configuration Firmware upgrade

2.0 ADAPT 2.0 ADAPT 2.0 can be upgraded with required (Not less than
FW upgrade Version 3.0)

3.0 ADAPT 3.0 ADAPT 3.0 Yes Yes

2300 2300 Series

4.0 Yes Yes
Series 1.0 1.0

5.0 ADAPT 4.0 ADAPT 4.0 Yes Yes

2300 2300 Series

5.1 Yes Yes
Series 2.0 2.0

2300 2300 Series

5.2 Yes Yes
Series 2.1 2.1

2300 2300 Series

5.3 Yes Yes
Series 2.2 2.2

2300 2300 Series

6.0 Yes Yes
Series 3.0 3.0

6.2 ADAPT 4.1 ADAPT 4.1 Yes Yes

2300 2300 Series

6.3 Yes Yes
Series 3.1 3.1

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6. Properties
Bently Nevada Monitor Configuration supports the ADAPT 3701/40, 3701/44, and 3701/46
monitors. Specific options, such as supported transducers and certain measurements, may only
apply to a specific monitor type.

The Properties pane contains the Instrumentation and Machinery configuration properties. In
order to view properties, you either have to create a new configuration file, open an existing
configuration file, or retrieve a configuration from the monitor.
The Instrumentation properties view describes the system from the hardware level, breaking it
down by monitors, modules, and channels. This view allows you to traverse your setup based on
how it is wired. The instrumentation configuration is organized by trains (if using an
instrumented train), monitors, modules (Input/Output), and transducers.
The Machinery properties view is populated when you open an instrumented train. It is not
populated when you create a new (empty) configuration. The asset configuration can describe
operations by plants, machines, machine trains, groups, areas, shafts, and transducers.
For duplex, the software displays the properties for one processor at a time. If the configuration
is synchronized, the information represents the properties for both. If you choose to maintain
separate configurations on each processor, remember to connect to each module one at a time in
order to review or update the properties.

6.1 Detailed property view

This view is available when you open a previously saved configuration file or open an
instrumented train. At the module level, you can view and edit channel settings, trended
variables, spectrums and waveforms, and setpoints.

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Channel properties can be edited at the channel level. Note that the warnings/errors pane will
alert you to any configuration issues. It is required to resolve any errors before saving the
configuration file.

6.2 Edit values

Change configuration properties by clicking the value and either enter a new value or use the
drop-down list box. Numeric values show four significant digits. Trailing zeros are truncated after
the first zero.
The configuration properties displayed depend on the type of asset. Duplicate channel names
should be avoided. If a duplicate channel name is detected, a warning is generated in the
Warnings/Errors pane.

Changing the name of the channel in the Properties (General) pane will also be reflected in the
hierarchy pane.

Duplicate measurement names under a channel are not allowed. If attempted, an error is
generated when you drag and drop duplicate measurements. You must correct this error before
you can save and send the configuration file to the monitor. Edit the properties on the
measurement to change the measurement's name. For example, if you add two band-pass
measurements to a channel, you must change a low or high pass corner frequency on one of the
band-pass measurements. When you commit this change, the new value appears in the name and
the error is resolved. In the first screen below, two band-pass measurements were added with
duplicate low pass corner frequency values. In the second screen, the duplication was corrected.
The frequency was changed from 20,000 Hz to 10,000 Hz, and 10,000 Hz is now reflected in the
Band-pass measurement's name.

Copy and paste values

For user-editable values, you can use the right mouse button (right-click) or the keyboard shortcut
(Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V) to copy and paste. Make multiple changes using the multiple selection option.

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1. Select the item you want to paste.

2. Right-click, select Copy.
3. Highlight the column(s) you wish to change.
4. Right-click, select Paste.
To use the cut and paste option, double-click the name or value to highlight it, then right-click.
Press the Esc key to undo a cut action.
Any errors that are detected are noted by a red box around the value as well as a message in the
Warnings/Errors pane. You must correct any errors before you are able to send the configuration
file to the monitor.

Multiple selections and changes

You can make multiple changes by selecting columns. Columns selected will be highlighted. Use
the copy and paste functions described above to make multiple changes at once.

l CTRL + click - select individual items in a column

l SHIFT + click - selects all items in a column or click in a cell or hold the left mouse button and
move the pointer downward.

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Note: When making multiple changes, only the units that apply will be updated. All non-
related values will remain the same.

6.3 Copy and paste a channel

To copy and paste an entire channel’s properties:

1. Highlight the channel you wish to copy.

2. Either: press Ctrl+C or right-click and select Copy.
3. Highlight the channel you wish to paste the properties.
4. Either: press Ctrl+V or right-click and select Paste.

Notes:
When you copy a channel, a complete copy of the channel’s properties is made,
including trended variables, spectrums/waveforms, and setpoints.
When you right-click on an existing channel, the message pane (bottom of the screen)
will alert you to values that are required to be changed before the configuration can
be considered valid.
You are allowed to copy and paste from one same type module to another. For
example, a PAA to a PAA or a PAV to a PAV.

6.4 Sort columns

Click the column header to sort. The arrow indicates the direction of the sort.
To do a two-level sort, hold down the Shift key and click on a second column header.

6.5 Delete a measurement

To delete a measurement, select the complete and press the Delete key or right-click on the
component and click Delete.

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To delete multiple components, use the Ctrl+click to select, and then right-click to delete.

6.6 Instrumentation
The Instrumentation properties view describes the system from the hardware level, breaking it
down by monitors, modules, and channels. This view allows you to traverse your setup based on
how it is wired. In order to view properties, you have to create a new configuration file, open an
existing configuration file, or retrieve a configuration from the monitor.
This display format is useful for:

l Viewing the correlation between instrument channels and specific instrument hardware.
l Viewing bar graphs of points from specific hardware or sensors.
l Determining specific channels or hardware components that are in an alarm state.

Steps
1. Click Properties and the Instrumentation tab to view the instrumentation tree.
2. Click the maximize (arrow) symbol to open the folder.
3. Click an instrument to view in the properties pane.

4. Select a property in the Instrumentation pane. Edit field values by double-clicking the
value and enter a new value or use the drop-down list box.

If a value is dimmed, this means the measurement has not been implemented or the value
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detected, a warning is generated in the Warnings/Errors pane.

Note: Active channels have the Active box checked.
5. The asset library contains monitors, channels, input and output modules, trended variables
and spectrums and waveforms that you can use to modify a configuration.

6. It is helpful to generate and save a report whenever the configuration is initially created
and then whenever it is changed. If the configuration needs to be restored, you can use the
report as a backup of all your settings. To generate a spreadsheet report of your
configuration settings, select REPORTS, Instrumentation in the toolbar.

6.7 Machinery
Machinery is part of the Properties function located within the left navigation pane. The
Machinery hierarchy is populated when you open an instrumented train. It is not populated when
you open an empty configuration.
The asset configuration can describe operations by assets, such as gearbox, generator,
compressor, and turbine. This display format is useful for:
l Viewing the correlation between instrument channels and assets.

l Viewing bar graphs of points from specific assets.

l Determining specific assets that are in an alarm state.

1. Click the Properties tab and the Machinery tab to view the instrumentation folders.
2. Click the maximize symbol to open the folder.
3. Click an asset to view it in the properties pane.

4. Edit field values by double-clicking the value and enter a new value or use the drop-down
list box.
If you click on a value, but cannot change it, this means the measurement has not been
implemented or the value is locked.
Note: Active channels have the Active box checked.

6.8 Transient Data Capture

The ADAPT 3701 firmware has pre-configured speed settings that trigger transient data capture.
The default running speed is 3600 rpm for a fixed speed type machine.
You can configure Speed values for transient data collection for Fixed and Variable Speed
Machines. Follow these steps to modify the speed values of a speed source:

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1. Select Instrumentation and then a hierarchy.

2. Choose a speed channel.
3. Select the Speed Type: Fixed or Variable.
4. If Speed Type is Fixed: set Running Speed.
5. If Speed Type is Variable: set operating range Lower and Upper.
The firmware collects transient data for one hour after the system exits a transient condition. It
collects transient data for all points at the following rates:

l For static and dynamic variables, every 10 seconds intervals

l If the RPM increases or decreases by 10 RPM before 10 seconds lapse, a sample is collected.
The prevailing speed then becomes the new baseline.
When you are finished modifying the configuration, save and send to the monitor. The monitor
will then reboot.

Fixed speed type machine

If the machine is a fixed speed machine, the value specified in Running Speed will be used to
capture transient data.
The firmware captures transient data under the following conditions:

l At startup - when machine speed exceeds 2% of the running (configured) speed

l At shutdown - when the machine speed falls below 95% of the running (configured) speed
l During overspeed - when the machine speed exceeds 110% of the running speed
For example, with a configuration using Speed Type as fixed and a running speed of 3600 rpm,
transient data will be collected in the following scenarios:

Machine Initial Transient Data Collection Starts Transient Data

Condition Condition When Collection Stops When

Speed ≈ 0 Speed > 72 rpm (2% of configured 3960 rpm > Speed > 3420
Startup
rpm Running Speed) rpm

Speed ≈ Speed < 3420 rpm (95% of

Shutdown Speed < 72 rpm
3600 rpm configured Running Speed)

Speed ≈ Speed > 3960 rpm (110% of

Overspeed Speed < 3960 rpm
3600 rpm configured Running Speed)

Variable speed type machine

If the machine is Variable Speed Machine, you can configure Lower and Upper Operating Speeds.
Speed within this range will be considered as machine’s running speed.
The firmware captures transient data under the following conditions:

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l At startup when machine speed exceeds 2% of the lower speed value

l At shutdown when the machine speed falls below 95% of the lower speed value
l During overspeed when the machine speed exceeds 110% of the upper speed value
For example, with a configuration using Speed Type as variable, a lower operating range of 4500
rpm, and an upper operating range of 6000 rpm, transient data will be collected in the following
scenarios:

Machine Initial Transient Data Collection Transient Data

Condition Condition Starts When Collection Stops When

Speed ≈ 0 Speed > 90 rpm (2% of Operating 6600 rpm > Speed > 4275
Startup
rpm Range Lower) rpm

Speed ≈ Speed < 4275 rpm (95% of

Shutdown Speed < 90 rpm
5000 rpm Operating Range Lower)

Speed ≈ Speed > 6600 rpm (110% of

Overspeed Speed < 6600 rpm
5000 rpm Operating Range Upper)

6.9 Spectral Band

A spectral band is a summation of magnitude energy across all spectral bins within a range. A
spectral band is defined by a Start Frequency and a Stop Frequency. Spectral bands must be
associated to a spectrum, and this spectrum can be any spectrum type the monitor supports. The
spectrum defines the spectral resolution and range for the Start Frequency and Stop Frequency.
Spectral bands should not be confused with a Band-pass measurement. While both isolate a
frequency band, Bandpass measurements are amplitude measurements on the timebase and by
its nature incorporates phase into the algorithm. Spectral bands are magnitude only summations
of energy. Therefore, a band-pass measurement may be larger or smaller than an identically
configured Spectral Band, depending on constructive or destructive interference of the different
frequencies and amplitudes of the input signal.
For example, if there were two signals very close in frequency, but far enough apart to show up in
separate spectral bins, both with an amplitude of two, the spectral band would always display an
amplitude of four. The band-pass could display a value anywhere between four (for phase aligned
signals) and zero (for phase 180 degrees apart).

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Bin between 40Hz and 60Hz = Spectral Band Amplitude of 6.5

Bin between 3X and 5X = Spectral Band Amplitude of 5

Demodulated (enveloped) spectrum

Enveloping (also called Acceleration Enveloping or Demodulation) is a technique for detection and
analysis of very low-level, repetitive vibrations imbedded in an overall machinery vibration signal.
The ability to see these faults in their earliest stages of development facilitates early detection
of failure in machine components with metal-to-metal contact, such as rolling element bearings
(REBs) and gearbox mesh. Enveloping is most often applied to the early detection of rolling
element bearing faults in accelerometer signals.
You have the ability to add a demodulated spectrum (either asynchronous or synchronous) from
the Asset Library or the right click add menu. Enveloping is not available for an existing spectrum.
The units will always match the same as the direct for that channel (unless the measurement is
enveloped or integrated in which case it inherits the units from the integrated channel).

Note: Unlike most signals from a monitoring system this value cannot be used to definitively
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is used to trend the problem. For slower speed machines, the user will configure a longer
measurement. This is one of the better measurements for slow speeds.

Enveloped spectral band measurements

Spectral bands can be configured with Asynchronous Enveloped spectrums and Synchronous
Enveloped spectrums. Enveloping is available for Acceleration and Velocity channels.

Non-enveloped spectral band measurements

3701/40 ADAPT monitors support a spectral band measurement that is configurable by entering
the start and stop frequencies of the band they want to measure. The spectral band
measurement will then average or sum all the energy in the band and return a single scalar value
for value, for example, "g's" or "in/mm pk" or "mils pp".

Multiple measurements can be created on a single channel or multiple measurements across

multiple channels as long as performance (utilization) indicator indicates available capacity.
Synchronous and/or Asynchronous waveforms can be used as a data source.

Integration for spectrum

The integrated value is the value for the channel from acceleration to velocity or from velocity to
displacement. Integrated waveforms support setting spectral bands, peak extractions on the
derived spectrum.
Only spectrums can be integrated. This option is not available for waveforms or
spectrum/waveforms.
If integrated is selected, the values units will change. For example, integrated velocity will be
provided in units of mils or um. If there is no selection, the velocity will be shown in units of in/s
or mm/s.

Alert and Danger Setpoints

A measurement will go into alert/danger when the amplitude exceeds the configured
measurement setpoint for the configured time period.
Once the alert/danger becomes active, a small amount of hysteresis (typically 1/64th of top scale)
is applied to prevent the alert/danger from toggling in and out. This requires that the
measurement amplitude move into the non-Alarm region by the hysteresis amount to exit the
alert/danger. The hysteresis is reduced if the setpoint level is small, so that the setpoint will be
able to come out of alarm. In addition, if Alert or Danger Alarm Latching is enabled, a reset
through hardware contacts, software, or EGD must be issued before the alarm condition exits.

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Auto threshold and manual threshold

In the current implementation of auto-threshold, if the signal from the magnetic pickup were not
damped enough, it would show up as a ringing. If energy on both sides of the average were evenly
distributed, auto-thresholding would not help because it would set up the threshold right in the
middle of the waveform and you would get multiple triggers on every pulse. In the illustrations,
the green lines are the edge trigger points (for positive or negative edge trigger). The signal has
to cross both of them for the monitor to recognize a trigger. Green circles are good triggers and
red circles are either missed triggers or double (undesired) triggers.
It is recommended to use manual threshold in this case and force the trigger points higher in the
waveform and only capture the main lobe.

Auto Threshold

Manual Threshold

In the case of a critically damped or under damped signal coming from the magnetic pickup, when
the energy is not evenly distributed and most of it, if not all of it, comes from the primary initial
trigger, auto-thresholding would help because it would force the trigger points higher in the
signal. A default manual threshold, with the threshold set to the DC value of the waveform, may
not trigger at all in this case.

Auto Threshold

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Manual Threshold

Asynchronous and Synchronous

Asynchronous
You can select Fmax and spectral Lines properties in the property grid. Use the drop-down in the
properties pane to select these values. Fmax range is 10 - 40000 Hz and spectral lines range is
100 - 3200.

For example, if you choose Fmax to be 20,000, the sampling rate must be 2.56 times that for a
51,200 Hz sampling rate; this is due to the Nyquist Sampling theorem. Choosing the number of
spectral lines will affect the waveform sample size. The spectral resolution and time to acquire
the waveform (duration) are derived from the waveform sample size. Thus, 3200 spectral lines
with the same 20,000 Hz Fmax will require 160ms to be acquired (3200/20000) and have a
spectral resolution of 6.250 Hz (20000/3200). Multiple synchronous waveforms can be added to a
channel as long as they are sampling at different bandwidths/Fmax.

Synchronous
Multiple synchronous waveforms and spectrums can be added to a channel. The synchronous
waveform contains synchronous and sub-synchronous data up to the configured nX limit of the
waveform.
For example, if you choose to sample at 512 samples per revolution for 16 revolutions, the
resulting waveform will have a spectral bandwidth of 200X (200 times the shaft speed, 512/2.56)
and a spectral resolution of 0.0625X (1/16). The duration or time to acquire this waveform is
dependent on the associated speed measurement.

Note: Anti-aliasing filter is used to prevent erroneous waveforms.

Custom Transducers
Selecting custom allows you to change values with few restrictions. All properties fields can be
changed except for dynamic range (a calculated parameter) and transducer wiring fields (for
some channels). Acceleration, Dynamic Pressure, and Velocity channels are the exception where
you can change the transducer wiring value.
Non-custom transducers have read-only values except for transducer scale factor, trip multiply,
and name (always editable).

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Multiplier/Divider Portable Instrument

TK16 functionality is supported on the events per revolution property. Non-integer, real-number
ratios are supported. You can enter up to 10 digits beyond the decimal point for precision due to
phase drift errors.

Event ratio

The event ratio is the number of input events per generated output event, when selecting digital
processing of an input Keyphasor* signal. The Event Ratio can be a non-integer value.

OK Limits, Upper and Lower

OK limits are the upper and lower voltages that mark the range that a transducer is defined as
OK. These are typically set based on the linear range of a transducer. The upper OK limit is the
more negative voltage for negative voltage transducers (or more positive voltage for positive
voltage transducers), and the lower OK limit is the limit closer to zero volts.
The application supplies a default set of OK limits for each transducer. The monitors use these
OK limits to determine if a transducer is operating within acceptable limits. The incoming
transducer voltage is continuously checked against these limits.

rms Sub-Units
rms is an abbreviation for root-mean-square, the algorithm used to obtain average
measurement. This consists of squaring all the positive and negative points on a waveform graph,
averaging those squared values, then taking the square root of that average.
You have the capability of applying rms to certain measurements in ADAPT monitor in order to
smooth out noisy data. A drop-down list of various full scale ranges gives you the option to
customize the configuration to fit the application. In the drop-down list, there are full scales
ranges with a number of different units including peak-to-peak, rms, or derived peak-to-peak
pressure.

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Measurements with the sub-units of rms are true root-mean-square amplitude measurements,
making use of the standard rms equation:

Measurements that make use of the true root-mean-square amplitude measurement will
generally show a higher rms value for signals with most of the energy above the median and a
lower rms value for signals with most of the energy below the median.
For example, the following input signal has a peak to peak amplitude of 0.92. The measured rms
value is 0.24, which is lower than the derived rms value of 0.33, due to more energy below the
median.

drms

Measurements with the sub-units of drms are not true root-mean-square amplitude
measurements. They are measurements calculated from the peak amplitude measurement (Vp)
using the following equation:

With a sinusoid input with energy distributed evenly on either side of the median, a drms
measurement will be identical to a rms measurement.
For example, the following input signal has a peak-to-peak amplitude of 0.92. The measured rms
value is 0.36, which is identical to the derived rms value of 0.36.

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Velocity
A velocity channel added to a PAS module behaves as a seismic transducer and has different
default configuration properties than when adding a velocity channel to a PAV module. You have
different defaults for PAA as well which is a differential input when using velocity.

6.10 Property Tables

General
Name Definition

Name User-defined

Tag Name User-defined

Module Input module one or two

Channel One - seven

Allows the specific port to provide machinery

Active
data to an external device.

Paired Channel User-defined

Acceleration, Dynamic Pressure, Magnetic

Channel Type Pickup Speed, Proximitor* Speed, Radial
Vibration, Relay, Thrust, or Velocity

Identity
Transducer Note: Only on Custom Transducer type can
general properties be changed.

The change in output per change in input

Transducer Scale Factor (sensitivity) of a transducer. This value is
typically expressed as millivolts per unit.

A feature that defeats the channel when the

Timed OK Channel Defeat
transducer is in a Not OK state.

How the field wiring is connected into the input

Transducer Wiring terminal blocks. Varies depending on sensor
type application.

Signal Polarity Notch or projection

Half the hysteresis voltage above and below the

Hysteresis threshold value is required to trigger the input
signal from the transducer.

Auto Threshold If auto thresholding is set, the Keyphasor

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threshold voltage is automatically set to a value

that is midway between the most positive peak
and the most negative peak of the input signal. If
this is disabled, the channel uses manual
thresholding.

The voltage level of the input signal from the

Threshold Value
transducer where triggering occurs.

The number (1-20,000) of pulses in a transducer

Events per Revolution
signal for each shaft rotation.

Lower OK Limit Limit closer to zero volts.

The more negative voltage for negative voltage

Upper OK Limit transducer (or more positive voltage for positive
voltage transducer).

The upper and lower voltages that mark the

range within which a transducer is defined as
Enable Lower OK Limit
OK. The lower OK limit is the limit closer to zero
volts.

The upper and lower voltages that mark the

range within which a transducer is defined as
Enable Upper OK Limit OK. The upper OK limit is the more negative
voltage for negative voltage transducer (or more
positive voltage for positive voltage transducer).

The channel will remain in a Protection Fault

Protection Fault Latching state after a transducer has returned from a
fault condition.

Enables you to set the zero position of a probe

that is installed, gaped, and has the target
Zero Position moved to a position that you want to appear as
zero on instruments that display data. See
"Spectral Band" on page 47.

Allows you to define the normal direction (up

scale on a bar graph) as movement "toward" the
transducer or "away" from the transducer. If the
Normal Thrust Direction
normal movement of the machine rotor is
toward the transducer then "toward" should be
selected. Otherwise, select "away".

The corresponding relay alarm channel will hold

Relay Latching the alarm state until it receives a reset or the
relay is reconfigured (relay channel).

Relay Severity Severity level (relay channel)

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Value should be greater than 0.5 Hz and less

than Upper Frequency response. Can be changed
Lower Frequency Response
only when Transducer type is selected is
“Custom”.

Value should be greater than Lower frequency

response and less 40000 Hz. Can be changed
Upper Frequency Response
only when Transducer type is selected is
“Custom”.

Transducer Orientation Options are: Left, Right, None

Transducer Orientation Angle Value in degrees

Options are: Up, Down, North, South, East,

Reference
West, Upstream, Downstream

Read only value. Unit of dynamic range will

always be equal to transducer scale factor’s
engineering unit.
Dynamic Range
Formula to calculate dynamic range:

(Abs(Upper OK Limit – Lower OK Limit) X

1000)/Transducer scale factor value

Running Speed Applies to speed channels.

Applies to speed channels (Conditioned,

Magnetic Pickup, Proximitor). Used to specify if
Speed Type the machine is a Fixed or a Variable speed
type machine. See Transient Data topic for
additional information.

If speed type is Variable, this field allows you to

Operating Range Lower
specify lower value for running speed range.

If speed type is Variable, this field allows you to

Operating Range Upper
specify upper value for running speed range.

Primary Power Supply Default (always selected)

Secondary Power Supply Not selected by default (can be selected)

Channels
Name Definition

Channel Name User-defined

Tag Name User-defined

Module Input module one or two

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Channel One - seven

Allows the specific port to provide machinery

Active
data to an external device.

Acceleration, Dynamic Pressure, Magnetic

Channel Type Pickup Speed, Proximitor Speed, Radial
Vibration, Relay, Thrust, or Velocity

Transducer Name/Type

Signal Polarity Notch or projection

The change in output per change in input

Transducer Scale Factor
(sensitivity) of a transducer.

Enable Lower OK Limit Enabled/disabled

Lower OK Limit Limit closer to zero volts.

Enable upper OK Limit Enabled/disabled

The more negative voltage for negative voltage

Upper OK Limit transducer (or more positive voltage for positive
voltage transducer).

The number (1-20,000) of pulses in a transducer

Events per Revolution
signal for each shaft rotation.

If auto thresholding is set, the Keyphasor

threshold voltage is automatically set to a value
that is midway between the most positive peak
Auto Threshold
and the most negative peak of the input signal.
If this is disabled, the channel uses manual
thresholding.

The voltage level of the input signal from the

Threshold Value
transducer where triggering occurs.

Half the hysteresis voltage above or below

(depending on notch or projection), the
Hysteresis
threshold value is required to trigger the input
signal from the transducer.

Enabled/disabled-defeats the channel when the

Timed OK Channel Defeat
transducer is in a Not OK state.

How the field wiring is connected into the input

Transducer Wiring terminal blocks. Varies depending on sensor
type application.

Value should be greater than 0.5 Hz and less

Lower Frequency Response
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only when Transducer type is selected is

“Custom”.

Value should be greater than Lower frequency

response and less 40000 Hz. Can be changed
Upper Frequency Response
only when Transducer type is selected is
“Custom”.

Read only value. Unit of dynamic range will

always be equal to transducer scale factor’s
engineering unit.
Dynamic Range
Formula to calculate dynamic range:

(Abs(Upper OK Limit – Lower OK Limit) X

1000)/Transducer scale factor value

Protection Fault Latching Active/Inactive

Transducer voltage corresponding to the nominal

Zero Position
DC shaft position.

Trended variables
Name Definition

Channel Name User-defined

Module Input module one or two

Channel One - seven

Acceleration, Dynamic Pressure, Magnetic

Channel Type Pickup Speed, Proximitor Speed, Radial
Vibration, Relay, Thrust, or Velocity

Band-pass, nX, Direct, Gap, Position, Bias,

Pressure, Speed, Discrete, Ampl Extraction,
Measurement
Rough Load Zone (3701/46 Hydro), Cavitation
(3701/46 Hydro)

Allows the specific port to provide machinery

Active
data to an external device.

Applies to nX variables: phase is

enabled/disabled.
Active (Phase)
Phase cannot be calculated for non-integer nX
variables.

Whether the measurement is to be integrated

Integrated from acceleration to velocity or velocity to
displacement.

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The top scale value must be greater (more

Top scale positive) than the bottom scale. This is the upper
limit of the full scale range.

The bottom scale must be less than the top

Bottom scale
scale. This is the lower limit of full scale range.

Spectrum from which the measurement is

Associated Spectrum
calculated.

For Spectral band measurement: frequencies of

the band to measure in Hz. The spectral band
Start and Stop Frequency measurement will then average or sum all the
"energy" in the band and return a single scalar
value.

Center Frequency Hz (Ampl Extraction measurement)

Span between the corner frequencies of the

Bandwidth
filter. (Ampl Extraction measurement)

Order Applies to order of nX variables.

Speed channel from which the measurement will

Associated Speed
derive synchronous data.

Allows you to select a high-pass filter in the

available range. Configuring the higher high
pass corner on a measurement will significantly
reduce its settling time. High Pass Corner
Frequency must be equal or greater than
High pass corner frequency transducer’s “Lower Frequency Response”. In
case of lower frequency is interested, “Custom”
transducer could be selected from Channel
property and then lower “Lower Frequency
Response” value and lower “High Pass Corner
frequency” value can be configured.

Allows you to select a low-pass filter in the

available range. Low Pass Corner Frequency
must be equal or less than transducer’s “Upper
Frequency Response”. In case of higher
Low pass corner frequency frequency is interested, “Custom” transducer
could be selected from Channel property and
then higher “Upper Frequency Response” value
and higher “High Pass Corner frequency” value
can be configured.

Defines the roll off rate for the high pass filter
High pass corner poles
(steepness of the filter or slope).

Low pass corner poles Defines the roll off rate for the low pass filter

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(steepness of the filter or slope).

This value applies only to Modbus. The value a

measurement variable goes to when that
Clamp Value channel or measurement variable is bypassed or
defeated. The selected value can be between the
minimum and maximum full-scale range values.

This value applies only to Modbus. The value a

measurement variable goes to when that
Clamp Value (phase) channel or measurement variable is bypassed or
defeated. The selected value can be between the
minimum and maximum full-scale range values.

Running Speed Machine speed measured in rpm

Rate of data collection

Ampl Extraction measurement: time is

Collection Time (secs) dependent on the number of configured
spectrums. Value displayed may be longer if
there are more spectrums than the associated
spectrum configured.

Max Speed Maximum machine speed

Min speed Minimum machine speed

Spectrums and waveforms

Name Definition

Channel Name User-defined

Module Input module one or two

Channel One - seven

Acceleration, Dynamic Pressure, Magnetic

Channel Type Pickup Speed, Proximitor Speed, Radial
Vibration, Relay, Thrust, or Velocity

Measurement User-defined

Sampling Type Asynchronous/Synchronous

Filtering algorithm applied to spectrum. Set to

Window
rectangular.

Unit Sampled measurement unit

Allows the specific port to provide machinery

Active
data to an external device.

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Associated Speed Associated speed channels

Numerical value (8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512,

Samples per Rev
1024, 2048, 4096)

Numerical value (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256,

Number of Revs
512, 1024)

Waveform, spectrum, or spectrum and

Type waveform

Default is waveform

Only spectrums can be integrated. This option is

not available for waveforms or
spectrum/waveforms. If integrated is selected,
Integrated the values units will change. For example,
integrated velocity will be provided in units of
mils or um. If there is no selection, the velocity
will be provided in units of in/s or mm/s.

Maximum frequency that a waveform can

Fmax support. All signal content above this frequency
will be filtered out above this waveform.

Sample Rate Frequency at which waveform is sampled.

Each "bucket" for a data point in the frequency

Spectral Lines
domain (100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200)

Asynchronous - value is Hz
Spectral Resolution
Synchronous - value is X

Waveform Samples Based on spectral lines value for waveform type

Duration Seconds (time) for each band

Applies to Demod Spectrum measurement

Demod Bandwidth (async or sync) in Khz and Hz values
Available for Acceleration and Velocity channels

Running Speed Speed in rpm

Collection Time Rate of data collection

Maximum speed (for sync waveform: based on

Max Speed
samples per rev value)

Minimum speed (for sync waveform: based on

Min Speed
samples per rev value)

Duration Time in seconds

Anti-Aliased Enables/disables anti-aliasing on the sync

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waveforms.

Note: nX measurements will always be anti-

aliased.

Setpoints
Name Definition

Channel Name User-defined

Module Input module one or two

Channel One - seven

Channel type defines the function and kind of

processing that will be applied to an input signal.
Each type also limits the kind of variables or
measurement values that will be derived from
this input, as well as the kind of transducer that
Channel Type
can be used.
Channel types include: Acceleration, Dynamic
Pressure, Magnetic Pickup Speed, Proximitor
Speed, Radial Vibration, Relay, Thrust, or
Velocity

Measurement User-defined

Alert and danger over enabled Enabled or disabled

Alert and danger under enabled Enabled or disabled

A limit that causes an alarm indication when the

Alert and danger over setpoint
static value is greater than the limit.

A limit that causes an alarm indication when the

Alert and danger under setpoint
static value is less than the limit.

Latching causes the monitor to retain an alarm

status after the alarm condition has gone away.
The latching alarm mode allows you to
Alert and danger alarm latching determine if an alarm setpoint has been
exceeded since the last reset. A reset will clear
all latched alarms if the current static value is
less than the setpoint value.

The time at which a value must exceed a

Alert and danger delay
setpoint level before an alarm is declared.

Trip Multiply is used to temporarily increase the

Trip Multiply alarm setpoint values during start-up to allow a
machine to pass through high vibration speed

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ranges (resonances) without alarming (or

shutdown). This field may be set to any value
from one to five.

Trip Multiply applies to over setpoints on the

amplitude of dynamic vibration signals on radial
vibration, velocity, and acceleration channels
including the amplitude extractions, nXs on
those channel types.

SAFETY WARNING

While setpoints are available for speed measurements, this system is NOT intended to be an
overspeed protection system and does not comply with the overspeed standards set forth by
API670.

Speed sensor OK limits

For Proximitor Speed channels the lower OK limit is set and is not editable. The Upper OK limit is
disabled. For Magnetic pickup speed channel, both OK limits are disabled. The OK checks are
disabled on these channel types as it is normal to see high amplitude signals that will go outside
the linear range of the transducer.

6.11 Supported Transducers

Bently Nevada Monitor Configuration supports the ADAPT 3701/40, 3701/44, and 3701/46
monitors. Some transducers may only apply to a specific monitor type.

786-500 Wilcoxon 2-wire Accelerometer

3300 – 5mm Proximitor

3300 – 8mm Proximitor

3300 – 16mm HTPS

3300 RAM Proximitor

3300XL – 8mm Proximitor

3300XL – 11mm Proximitor

3300XL – NSV Proximitor

626B02 PCB 2-wire Accelerometer

7200 – 5mm Proximitor

7200 – 8mm Proximitor

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7200 – 11mm Proximitor

7200 – 14mm Proximitor

121A21 PCB 2-wire Dynamic Pressure

121A44 PCB 2-wire Dynamic Pressure

121A22 PCB 2-wire Dynamic Pressure

23733-03 Standard Acceleration

24145-02 High Frequency Acceleration

351M35 PCB 2-wire Accelerometer

49578-01 Standard Acceleration

86497 I/F Module - Acceleration

86497 Interface Module (Velocity)

86517 I/F Module - Acceleration

86517 Interface Module (Velocity)

155023-01 High Frequency Acceleration

200350 Bently PCB 2-wire Accelerometer

200355 2-wire Bently PCB Accelerometer

330400 Standard Integral Acceleration

330425 Standard Integral Acceleration

330450 HTAS Integral Acceleration

350500 Dynamic Pressure Charge Amplifier

350501 - Acceleration Charge Amplifier

350900 HTVAS - Acceleration

350900 HTVAS (Velocity)

CMSS-2100 SKF 2-wire Accelerometer

Custom

GSI 122 Vibrometer 3-wire Interface

GSI 124 Vibrometer 3-wire Interface

GSI 127 Vibrometer 3-wire Interface

HS-100F Hansford Sensors 2-wire Accelerometer

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HS-160 Hansford Sensors 2-wire Accelerometer

HS-170 Hansford Sensors 2-wire Accelerometer

Magnetic Pickup

Modified 86517 I/F Module

PCB 102M206

SPES-108 Vibrosystem 3-wire Prox

TP100 Commtest 2-wire Accelerometer

TP500 Commtest 2-wire Accelerometer

6.12 Conditioned Speed Inputs and Outputs

Conditioned speed inputs
Conditioned speed inputs are most commonly used to route a speed transducer that has been
landed on another ADAPT monitor over to the current ADAPT monitor without having to directly
“T” off the transducer.
Each monitor has two conditioned speed inputs it can use as speed references for synchronous
processing. The conditioned input can be any digital differential logic signal with the rising edge
corresponding to the edge of interest.
Conditioned inputs do not have any configuration settings because the speed signal has already
been conditioned. Other than having no configuration settings, conditioned speed inputs are fully
functional speed inputs that can be used the same way the dedicated speed inputs are used. The
phase accuracy is the same as the dedicated speed input, although there could be some phase
shifts for very long wires connecting the conditioned speed source to the monitor’s conditioned
speed input.

There can be only three active speed inputs on a monitor at any given time. For example, if the
monitor is configured to use both of its dedicated speed inputs, you could only activate one of the
two dedicated speed inputs.

Conditioned speed outputs

When you configure the monitor to process one of the two dedicated speed transducer inputs,
the conditioned speed pulse is automatically transmitted out to one of the two conditioned speed
outputs. This is similar to how a buffered transducer output works, except instead of a raw signal
being routed, the signal is translated into a digital logic pulse with the rising edge becoming the
edge of interest.
The conditioned speed output is automatically enabled when a dedicated speed input is
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module one. Conditioned speed output two corresponds to the dedicated speed input on input
module two.
The digital signal itself is a differential logic signal with the rising edge corresponding to the
edge of interest. If the dedicated speed input is configured to process a ‘”notch” the rising edge of
the digital output signal will correspond to the falling edge of the raw speed input signal. If the
dedicated speed input is configured to process a “projection” the rising edge of the digital output
signal will correspond to the rising edge of the raw speed signal.
Conditioned speed outputs are most commonly used to route a speed transducer landed on one
ADAPT monitor over to a second ADAPT monitor without having to “T” off of the transducer
directly.
There can be only three active speed inputs on the monitor at any given time. For example, if the
monitor were configured to use both of its dedicated speed inputs, you could only activate one of
the two dedicated speed inputs.

6.13 Device Availability

As you add channels, input and output modules, measurements, relay logic, and industrial
protocols (EGD and Modbus) to your configuration, the device availability calculator tabulates the
monitor's resources and displays a percentage in the lower-right pane. This provides a visual
indicator of available monitor resources as you construct your configuration.

Note: The availability indicator displays the monitor utilization for the configuration that is open,
not the configuration that is stored on the monitor.

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When you create a new (empty) configuration, the monitor has 100% availability.

As you add channels, modules, measurements, relay logic, and industrial protocols, the availability
will decrease.

As you approach monitor capacity, the percentage number is yellow.

If the availability reaches zero or a negative number, the percentage number is red, and a
warning appears in the Warnings/Errors pane. When you exceed monitor availability, you will not
be able to send the configuration to the monitor until you correct the configuration.

Device Availability Calculations

This section describes how measurements affect the available resources (device availability
indicator). All measurements incur a small base cost or amount of available resources.
Measurements that incur more than a small base cost are described here.

Band-pass measurements
Band-pass measurements, including Direct, influence the device availability value. The first two
band-pass measurements configured on a channel will incur very little cost due to the presence
of built-in hard cores in the Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). It is possible to configure
each of the 12 total channels with two, full bandwidth 8-pole band-pass measurements and only
incur the base cost of the measurement.
Each additional band-pass measurement will incur a cost that depends on:

l the number of poles for the High Pass and Low Pass filters
The band-pass measurement costs more for higher number of poles. A band-pass

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measurement with an 8-pole Low Pass and 8-pole High Pass will cost more than a band-
pass with a 1-pole Low Pass and 1-pole High Pass.
l the value of the Low Pass Corner Frequency
The band-pass measurement costs more with higher bandwidths. The bandwidth limits are:
>= 20,000 Hz
>= 10,000 Hz
>= 5,000 Hz
>= 2,000 Hz
< 2,000 Hz

Band-pass measurements that cross a threshold, such as increasing the Low Pass
corner frequency from 5,000 Hz to 10,000 Hz, will incur a greater cost. Band-pass
measurements with Low Pass corners greater than or equal to 20,000 Hz incur the
greatest cost to calculate.

Configuration optimization

If a configuration exceeds the device availability, and the band-pass measurements are what
caused it be exceeded, there are two things you can do to reduce the cost of the measurements.
l Only configure the band-pass measurement for the desired bandwidth. If the input
frequencies of interest do not exceed 2,000 Hz, the band-pass measurement Low Pass
corner frequency can be set to as low as 2,000 Hz, and it would cost a lot less than having a
Low Pass corner frequency higher.
l Only configure for the desired attenuation. You may not require an 8-pole filter for every
band-pass measurement. A 4-pole filter may provide sufficient attenuation for the desired
measurement.

Bias and Gap measurements

Bias and Gap measurements influence the device availability, but just a small amount. The first
Bias or Gap measurement on a given channel only incur a base cost while each additional Bias or
Gap measurement on the same channel cost a very small amount more.

1X and 2X measurements
Every channel supports a native set of 1X and 2X measurements, both Amplitude and Phase, that
follow the next list. Adding each one will only incur a small base cost.

l Non-Integrated 1X using KPH A

l Integrated 1X using KPH A

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l Non-Integrated 1X using KPH B

l Integrated 1X using KPH B
l Non-Integrated 1X using KPH C
l Integrated 1X using KPH C
l Non-Integrated 2X using KPH A
l Integrated 2X using KPH A
l Non-Integrated 2X using KPH B
l Integrated 2X using KPH B
l Non-Integrated 2X using KPH C
l Integrated 2X using KPH C
The monitor supports up to three speed inputs, (KPH A, KPH B, KPH C), and those three inputs can
be tied to an nX on the same channel simultaneously, as indicated above. Additional 1X or 2X
measurements are not allowed on the same channel.

nX measurements
nX measurements, that are not 1X or 2X, are calculated differently and as such incur a different
cost, depending on the configuration.

Initial cost versus added cost

The first nX on a given channel and Speed input incur a very large cost. Each additional nX on that
same channel and Speed input will incur a much smaller cost. This list includes a few examples:

l Input Index 0, Channel 0, Speed 0, 3X: Large Cost

l Input Index 0, Channel 0, Speed 0, 4X: Small Cost
l Input Index 0, Channel 0, Speed 0, 5X: Small Cost
l Input Index 0, Channel 0, Speed 1, 6X: Large Cost
l Input Index 0, Channel 0, Speed 1, 12.4X: Small Cost
As you can see from the list, adding the 4X and the 5X to the configuration already containing the
3X incurred a small cost. Adding the 6X incurred a large cost due to it being on a different
Keyphasor.

Configuration optimization

The costliest nX measurements are those that are on different channels and different speed
input. If every nX is on a different channel and/or a different speed input, the monitor will very
quickly run out of device availability and may not support very many nXs simultaneously. There is
not much that can be done in this scenario other than trying to consolidate the nXs to as few
channels and speed input as possible.

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Synchronous waveforms
Synchronous waveforms have very similar restrictions to nXs because it is very costly to have a
synchronous waveform on a different channel and different speed input.

Samples per rev

A 32X synchronous waveform with a low Speed Range will cost less than a 512X synchronous
waveform with a high speed range. The only caveat to this is the default synchronous waveforms
with 256 samples per rev. These are calculated in a different method and will incur a smaller cost
than synchronous waveforms that are not 256 samples per rev.

Anti-Aliasing

Default Synchronous Waveforms with 256 samples per rev do not incur an extra cost to enable
the anti-aliasing option. However, there is no option to disable anti-aliasing on these default
waveforms. On waveforms that do not have 256 samples per rev, there is a very large cost
associated with enabling anti-aliasing on these. Anti-Aliasing is really only required on signals
that are expected to contain a large amount of frequency content above the synchronous
sampling rate. In most cases, the default synchronous waveform will be sufficient. If the
configuration exceeds the device availability, consider either disabling anti-aliasing or choosing
the default sync waveform of 256 samples per rev.

Asynchronous waveforms
Asynchronous waveforms influence device availability. There are different aspects to the device
availability that get affected by configuring an asynchronous waveform. In general, the more
waveform samples there are, the more device availability gets used. However, this is only the
case if the memory on the monitor is getting low. Most of the time, the asynchronous waveform
will only affect the processing power, so different waveform lengths will not affect device
availability in this case.

Asynchronous spectrum
Asynchronous spectrums require the same amount of processing power as the Asynchronous
Waveforms. This is because it is generated from the Asynchronous Waveform, in addition to the
extra memory required to process the spectrum. It is easiest to think of a Spectrum as the same
cost as an Asynchronous Waveform if only a spectrum is configured. It is double the cost if both
spectrum and waveform are configured.

Synchronous spectrum
Synchronous Spectrums are similar to the Asynchronous Spectrums. Synchronous Spectrums
require a Synchronous Waveform to calculate. It is simplest to think of a Synchronous Spectrum
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cost if both spectrum and waveform are configured. If both spectrum and waveform are desired,
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7. Default Network Settings

The default network settings are listed in the next table.

Monitor Name “Unknown Monitor Name”

Serial Number Not Changeable – Set at factory

PORT A PORT B

Module 1 IP Address 192.168.0.101 192.168.2.101

Module 2 IP Address 192.168.0.102 192.168.2.102

Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0

Gateway Module 1 192.168.0.101 192.168.2.101

Gateway Module 2 192.168.0.102 192.168.2.102

Configuration Port Enabled Enabled Enabled

DHCP Enabled Disabled N/A

An administrator account is loaded by default on the monitor. You can connect to the monitor for
the first time using this account. The password is case sensitive.

Username: admin
Password: Admin3701

7.1 Communications ports and protocols

The next table lists the ports and protocols that may be needed for firewall configuration.

Destinatio
Source
Functionalit Protoco Sourc Destinatio n
Applicatio Description
y l e Port n Port Applicatio
n
n

59011,
Browse UDP BNMC Any Monitor UDP Browse
59009

BNMC
Command
TCP BNMC Any 60005 Monitor Protection
port
Configuration

Current Values
Data port TCP BNMC Any 60006 Monitor Data
Subscription

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System 1*
Management
Data port TCP System 1* Any 60007 Monitor Configurations
and Historical
data

Required for
communication
between
external
Modbus client
and ADAPT
Modbus Modbus
TCP Any 502 Monitor monitors acting
Server port Client
as a Modbus
server. Only
required if
Modbus data
export is
enabled.

EGD
EGD UDP EGD Client Any 18246 Monitor communication
s

Network Time
Protocol
NTP UDP NTP Server Any 123 Monitor communication
s (NTP server
reply)

Network Time
Protocol
NTP UDP Monitor Any 123 NTP Server communication
s (monitor
request)

BNMC uses ephemeral ports to communicate to specific ports on online devices, utilizing both
TCP and UDP communication protocols. With TCP, these communications are passed through
with stateful packet inspection, which most firewalls have. UDP traffic needs to be configured to
allow communication between the BNMC IP address and the online device IP address.
To use the Browse feature of Device Connect, add a Windows firewall rule between the software
server IP and the device IP to allow any UDP packets for the necessary ports.
To add a 3701 device, you need to know the IP address of the device. In addition, 3701 devices
have the following requirements:

l The ping port must be opened bi-directionally

l BNMC and the 3701 device must be on the same network subnet.

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Example
BNMC computer settings

IP address : 172.25.6.2/24

Default Gateway: 172.25.6.1

3701 device settings

IP address: 192.168.0.101/24

Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1

To connect to this 3701 device, the Windows firewall rule should be:

Source IP Source Destination Destination

Protocol Description
Address Port IP Address Port

172.25.6.2 Any 192.168.0.101 60005 TCP 3701 Command Port

172.25.6.2 Any 192.168.0.101 60006 TCP 3701 Data Port

3701 Command Port

Only used if the device has

172.25.6.2 Any 192.168.0.101 60007 TCP the latest firmware;
otherwise, connects to
60005.

172.25.6.2 192.168.0.102 ICMP Ping Request

192.168.0.102 172.25.6.2 ICMP Ping Response

7.2 IP label
The monitor has a slide-out plastic tab that contains the IP addresses.

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7.3 Configure Monitor Ports for the Network

The system can operate on two separate networks using two connections. The cable in the photo
below is shown connected to Port A (lower port) which can be configured to use a static IP
address or operate using DHCP protocol. Port B (upper port) operates using a static IP address
only. This port is typically used for configuring and troubleshooting the monitor and cannot be
placed on the same subnet as port A.

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Duplex:

Changing default network settings

The Network Configuration function allows you to modify the monitor's network configuration.
You must be connected to a monitor and as an administrator to use this option.

1. Click NETWORK and Configure on the menu bar.

2. The Network Configuration dialog box has a section for Port A and Port B.

3. Enter the correct IP Address for each port. If you do not know the IP address, contact your
network administrator.

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4. Enter the correct subnet mask for each port. A typical subnet mask might be
255.255.255.000. In most cases, subnet masks are assigned automatically or by the network
administrator for your installation.
5. Enter the correct gateway for each port. If you do not know the gateway address, contact
your network administrator.
6. Designate Port A as a configuration or non-configuration port and as a DHCP or non-DHCP
port.
Note: If there are any errors, a red border indicates the error. A ToolTip will give you
guidance on how to correct the error.
7. Click Apply.

Note: Only one administrator connection is allowed per monitor.

Account privileges
Monitor connection port A can be configured as a data or configuration port through the Network
Configuration option. Only an administrator may modify network settings. Display users may
view network settings.
When port A is configured as a data only port, this means that even though you are logged in as
Administrator, permissions for port A are set at the Display level. Upon connecting, you will
receive a message asking if you wish to continue as a display user.

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8. User Configuration and Accounts

The User Configuration menu allows you to view the current set of users and their level of
authorization. This menu can be used to view the list of users who have access as well as add and
remove users. You must be connected to a monitor to use this option.

Note: Only one administrator connection is allowed per monitor.

Only the Administrator user may create new accounts as well as view all user accounts. Display
and Management users will not be able to access the user configuration option. The maximum
number of user accounts is 16.
User accounts cannot be edited. You can only add and remove accounts. For example, if you wish
to change a password on an account, you must first remove the account (using the User
Configuration menu) and then use the Add User option to add the user name and password.

Note: Firmware upgrades do not affect user accounts.

8.1 User name requirements

User names can include these characters:

l Alphanumeric characters
l Special characters:
apostrophe (')
em dash (_)
period (.)
en dash (-)
l Length is one to 32 characters
l Default name for Administrator user:
admin
l Default name for Display user:
display

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8.2 Passwords
l Minimum of eight characters and a maximum of 32 characters.
l Must have at least one alphabetic character.
l Must have at least one numeric character.
l Cannot be identical to the user name.
l Password and confirm password entries must match.

8.3 Default accounts and passwords

The application is shipped with default Display and Administrator user names and passwords. It
is recommended that you change the default account names and passwords. For the
Management role, there is no default user name or password. You will need to create those log-in
credentials.

Administrator
The Administrator has complete access to all functionality. This includes complete configuration
of users, configurations, and industrial protocols. The Administrator is the only role that has the
ability to create user accounts.

Click here to view account names for ADAPT Series:

The default Administrator account name is admin and the password is Admin3701 (case
sensitive).

Click here to view account names for 2300 Series:

The default Administrator account name is admin and the password is Admin2300 (case
sensitive).

Click here to view account names for VbOnline Pro Series:

The default Administrator account name is admin and the password is Admin60M (case
sensitive).

Display
The Display user has the capability to view live data coming from the monitor.

Click here to view account names for ADAPT Series:

The default Display account name is display and the password is Display3701 (case sensitive).

Click here to view account names for 2300 Series:

The default Display account name is display and the password is Display2300 (case sensitive).

Click here to view account names for VbOnline Pro Series:

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The default Display account name is VbonlinePro and the password is vbOnlinePro60M (case
sensitive).

Management
The Management user has the capability to view live data coming from the monitor. The
Management user includes all the capabilities of the Display user except for the ability to add and
edit the Alarm and Transient data capture configuration properties on the 3701 device. There is
no default user name or password. You will need to create those log-in credentials.

8.4 Reset user accounts and network configuration

(ADAPT Series)
To reset account names and passwords and the network configuration back to the factory
settings, short contact pin number 1C to 1S on the ADAPT monitor.
This action will not cause a monitor restart. The administrator, management, and display account
names and passwords and the network configuration will revert to the default factory values.
Any accounts you have added before the reset will be deleted.

8.5 Add and Remove User Accounts

Add a user account
1. To add a user, click Add User.
Note: If you have a duplex processors, be aware that when adding user accounts, new
accounts will only be added to both processors when you are connected to both
processors. Otherwise, user accounts are only added to the connected processor module.
2. Enter a user name: one to 32 characters.

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3. Designate the authorization level: Administrator, Display, or Management (3701 only).

4. Enter a password.
If the password does not meet password rules, the password box will be outlined in red.
Re-enter the password to confirm.

5. Click Add.

Remove a user account

You must at a minimum, have one administrator account and one display account. The application
prevents you from removing the last administrator account.

1. To remove a user name, click the check box in the Remove column.
2. Click Apply to remove the user name.

8.6 Administrator, Management, and Display Users

There are three types of users: Administrator, Management, and Display. The Administrator has
complete access to all functionality. The Display user has the ability to connect to a monitor and
retrieve a configuration file. The Display user can view data and configurations but cannot change
any configuration parameters. The Management user includes all the capabilities of the Display
user and includes the ability to add and edit the Alarm and Transient data capture configuration
properties on the 3701 device.

Note: Management user is available with version 4.1 firmware or later. Backward
compatibility is not supported.

Function Administrator Management Display

Monitor - Connect and Disconnect Full access Full access Full access

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Configuration - Send Full access Not available Not available

Configuration - Retrieve Full access Full access Full access

Firmware - Upgrade Full access Not available Not available

Network - Configure Full access View only View only

User Management - User Configuration Full access Not available Not available

Time - Time Configuration Full access View only View only

Help - View Help Full access Full access Full access

Add and edit

the Alarm
Properties - Instrumentation and Machinery Full access /Transient View only
data capture
properties

View only View only

(any edits (any edits
Relay Logic Full access cannot be sent cannot be
to the sent to the
monitor) monitor)

View only View only

(any edits (any edits
Industrial Protocols - EGD Protocol and
Full access cannot be sent cannot be
Modbus
to the sent to the
monitor) monitor)

View only View only

Event List Full access (cannot (cannot
acknowledge) acknowledge)

View only View only

(any edits (any edits
Verification Full access cannot be sent cannot be
to the sent to the
monitor) monitor)

View only View only

(cannot (cannot
Software Switches Full access
commit commit
changes) changes)

Troubleshooting - Retrieve log files Full access Not available Not available

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8.7 Duplex Account Mismatches

If any of the below conditions is encountered in the configuration, a message is shown, and the
user configuration screen will not load (when an administrator user is connected to both
modules).

l Different users on both modules

l Same user, but different role (Administrator, Display, Management (3701 only))
l Different count of users at both processors
To resolve this, connect to each module individually and fix all mismatches.

8.8 Time Configuration

Use this option to either enter date and time values manually or synchronize the date and time
with NTP. You must be connected to a monitor to use this option.
For Manual Entry, click the down arrow for a calendar and select a date. You can also manually
enter a time or date.
For duplex, NTP settings must be the same on both processors.

Click Apply to accept the changes or Cancel to exit the menu without making changes.

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9. Relay Logic
Relay Logic gives you the ability to build a customized relay logic for a specific train or monitor.
The program gives you a set of default configurations based on the configuration selected. In
order to use this function, you either have to create a new configuration file, open an existing
configuration file, or retrieve a configuration from the monitor.
The Relay Logic window consists of five panes: Instrumentation, Measurements, Display, ToolBox,
and Properties.
See "Measurements" on page 86
See "ToolBox" on page 90

9.1 Display controls

To view a complex drawing, you can zoom in and out by holding down the Ctrl key and rotating
the wheel button on the mouse.
To increase or decrease the size of the panes, hover the mouse over the separator line and use
the arrow to move the edge of the window.

9.2 Deactivated channels

Deactivated channels in the configuration follow these rules:

l Software switches set on disabled channels have no impact.

l You are able to acknowledge existing events on a channel in an inactive state.
l Measurements for a disabled channel can be enabled or disabled.

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9.3 Instrumentation pane

The Instrumentation pane contains a list of available inputs and outputs that can be used for the
relay logic. The available inputs are monitors and channels. The Relay channels themselves are
the available outputs. Click the arrow to reveal the list. You can drag and drop these instrument
names to the center pane to create your diagram.

9.4 Display pane

Create a diagram by dragging and dropping channels or monitors from the Instrumentation pane
and objects from the ToolBox pane. When you drag an asset and drop it into the pane, you will be
notified if the move is legal. A green check mark will appear next to the asset name for a valid
move.

If the move is not legal, a message displays in red. To delete an object, select the object and
press the Delete key.

As you add channels or monitors to the display pane, note the Warnings/Errors pane at the
bottom of the screen. New messages are added to the top of the list. Use the scroll bar on the
left side of the pane to scroll through the messages. The numbers in parenthesis show the
current active warning and errors. Click the arrow on the left to close/open the message pane.
Connections are made by clicking on an endpoint and dragging an endpoint to an object. To delete
a line, select the line and press the Delete key. If you want to connect more than two inputs to an
OR or AND gate, you can connect up to seven inputs (for a total of eight inputs) to the bottom
node of an OR or AND gate.

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Delete a drawing component

To delete a drawing component, select the component and press the Delete key or right-click on
the component and click Delete. To delete multiple components, use the Ctrl-click to select, and
then right-click to delete.
You can delete: Monitor node, Input channel(s), Output channel(s), Measurements, AND step(s), OR
step(s), Connection link(s).

9.5 Duplex processors

A duplex monitor has four channels on each CPU modules available for relay logic and they must
be configured the same.
Processor 1 controls relay outputs 1, 3, 5 and 7. Processor 2 controls relays 2, 4,6 and 8.

Relay lines
All relays in the output module are Single Pole Double Throw (SPDT.) Each of those relay lines is
driven from the processor. In the DTB, processor in P1 drives lines for relay 1, 3, 5 and 7, while
processor in P2 drives relays 2, 4, 6, and 8. These eight lines are driven with an open emitter and
are only point-to-point connected.
The OK relay is made up for two SPDT configured to create the Double-Pole Double-Throw DPDT
as per the requirements. The two Ok relay lines are driven with an open collector to achieve a
wired OR configuration. This allows the OK relay to be set to “NOT OK” from either processor.

9.6 Reports
You can capture your relay logic drawing in an Instrumentation report. Once the spreadsheet
report opens, to view the report, click the Relay Logic worksheet tab.

9.7 Measurements
You can build you logic around setpoints by dragging and dropping measurements into the display
pane. This gives you the ability to map the alarm status for a measurement.

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To delete a drawing component, select the component and press the Delete key or right-click on
the component and click Delete. To delete multiple components, use the Ctrl+click to select, and
then right-click to delete.

9.8 Not OK
Not OK is a state that can be mapped in relay logic. It can be configured on the monitor and
channel’s relay logic nodes.
It is available for simplex and duplex processors.

Not OK is not available for conditioned speed inputs.

The Not OK output parameter from channel will be ignored in NORMAL AND voting in the
following condition:

l When that channel is bypassed

The Alarm/Relay Inhibit switch will de-energize the relay driven by Not OK status of the monitor
or channel. Not OK will not inhibit the actual Not Ok status on the monitor and channel.

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9.9 Normal AND Voting

The monitor uses Normal AND Voting. With the Normal AND Voting, if a single alarming
parameter is user-inhibited, user-bypassed, or defeated due a channel Not OK configured for
Timed OK Channel Defeat, the parameter is removed from the relay logic.
For example, consider the following instruction:
(Channel 1 Danger AND Channel 3 Danger)

If Channel 3 is defeated due to a Not OK, the above equation reduces to:
only Channel 1 Danger
Or, if Channel 1 is defeated due to a Not OK, the above equation reduces to:
only Channel 3, Danger
Or, if both of the channels are defeated, both parameters would be removed from the relay logic
and no alarms will be generated.
The Not OK output parameter from channel will be ignored in Normal AND Voting in the
following condition:

l When that channel is bypassed

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9.10 Relays
Relays are the primary output mechanism for the system. The software is used to configure the
logic that will determine the state of the output relays. Each relay is set depending on whether
the device will be normally energized or de-energized and voted one-out-of-one or two-out-of-
three. These settings are used to confirm physical DIP switch settings on each of the relay
modules to ensure that safety critical applications will perform to full potential.
A relay may also operate in a normally open or normally closed mode. Depending on the
destination of relay outputs, it may be necessary for an active state to be indicated by an open
contact or a closed contact.

Normally De-energized Relay (NDE)

Specifies that the normal (non-alarm) state of the relay is with the coil de-energized. No
distinction is made between a non-alarm state and a loss of monitoring. This option is set by
using a switch on the Standard Relay I/O module.

Alarm State
1 No power/No alarm (shelf state)
2 With power/No alarm
3 With power/In alarm

Normally Energized Relay (NE)

Specifies that the normal (non-alarm) state of the relay is with the coil energized. This
configuration errors to shutdown when loss of monitoring occurs. This option is set by using a
switch on the Standard Relay I/O module.

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Alarm State
1 No power/No alarm (shelf state)
2 With power/No alarm
3 With power/In alarm

9.11 ToolBox
The alarm logic determines when a relay channel is activated. You can drag and drop the AND
and OR objects from the toolbox to the workspace. You can add a description or change the name
of the object in the Properties pane. Click in the text box and enter a new name and/or
description.

Supported function blocks

These are the available function blocks you can drag and drop from the ToolBox pane.

Function Block Description

AND Two to eight-input AND gate.

OR Two to eight-input OR gate.

Speed input
Speed Input properties allow for lower and upper OK check. When enabling OK checking
properties for the speed channel, outputs will not be valid unless it is connected in your relay
logic for it to function.
Speed Input has six alarm thresholds. For H, HH, HHH alarms, the alarm activates when the rpm
value goes above the specified threshold. For L, LL, and LLL alarms, the alarm activates when the
rpm value goes below the specified threshold. These alarms are hierarchical. If the rpm goes
above the H threshold, the software issues an H alarm. If the rpm continues above the HH alarm
threshold, the software issues an HH alarm, and the system is no longer in the H alarm state. If
the rpm then decreases below the HH threshold, but still above the H threshold, the system will
transition back to the H alarm state.

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Properties
The Properties pane details all the properties associated with an instrumentation function block
as well as the operator functions located in the ToolBox pane. Asset properties and values are
shown in this pane. You must click on an asset in order to view its properties. To enter a property
description, click in the text box.

Naming conventions
Assets may be named using these parameters:

l Any combination of alphanumeric characters

l Special characters: hyphen (-) and underscore (_) may be used
l Length of up to 255 characters

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10. Industrial Protocols

This section describes how to configure a Modbus and an EGD network.

10.1 Modbus
Bently Nevada Monitor Configuration includes Modbus support. You configure the monitor for
Modbus by selecting it from the Industrial Protocols tab.

Most significant word order

You can specify the order in which a sequence of bytes is stored in the memory. Big-endian is an
order in which the most significant value in the sequence is stored first. Little-endian is an order
in which the least significant value in the sequence is stored first. In the Most Significant Word
First check box, if you set the check box, the word order is big endian. If you leave the check box
unchecked, the word order is little endian.
Byte ordering for each word still remains in network byte order (big endian) no matter what the
selection is for Most Significant Word First. For example, if a floating point value occupies the
first two registers (40001 and 40002) and Most Significant Word First is NOT checked, then the
least significant word (16 bits) will be in register 40001 and the most significant word (16 bits)
will be in register 40002. The ordering of the bytes in those registers however will remain big
endian (most significant byte first).
The convention used for defining the byte and bit significance is: 7 being most significant, and 0
being least significant.

The following outlines how the 64-bit statuses will be displayed and laid out. The ordering of the
bytes in the registers is always big endian (most significant byte first).
Registers can be any consecutive numbers in series from 40,001 to 42,000.
Refer to the Status Bits Definitions topic.

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Most Significant Word First selected

When Most Significant Word First field is selected, the registers will look similar to the
following example:
4XXX1: <0000000000000000>
4XXX2: <0000110000000000>
4XXX3: <0000000000000000>
4XXX4: <0010000000000001>
This is how the bytes correspond to the bits <byte.bit>:

4XXX1 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.0

4XXX2 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0

4XXX3 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0

4XXX4 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0

Most Significant Word First not selected

When the Most Significant Word First field is NOT selected, the registers will look similar to the
following example:
4XXX1: <0010000000000001>
4XXX2: <0000000000000000>
4XXX3: <0000110000000000>
4XXX4: <0000000000000000>
This is how the bytes correspond to the bits <byte.bit>:

4XXX1 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0

4XXX2 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0

4XXX3 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0

4XXX4 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.0

Register configuration settings

You can select fixed or floating-point for the registers (from 40001 to 42000). Use the drop-down
to make the selection. Up to 2000 holding registers may be configured.
When Floating point is selected, all floating point data types (PPL values, setpoints, and so on)
will occupy two registers.

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When the register configuration is set to Fixed, all floating point data will be scaled to the user
configurable full scale range and occupy only one register.
Full Scale Range is disabled if floating-point is selected.

The 64-bit status words are unaffected by the Register Configuration selection (Fixed / Floating
Point) and will always occupy four registers.

Full scale range

The full scale range value can be set from 1 to 65535. The default value is set to 65535. The
associated bottom scale is currently fixed at zero.
Example:
If the full scale range is set to 65535 (at top scale) and the current measurement value is 10 mils,
with the full-scale range as 0-10 mils), then the Modbus reported value for fixed point for this
measurement would be 65535. If the full-scale value is set to 40000, the reported Modbus value
would be 40000, 20000, and 0 for 10, 5, and 0 mils, respectively.

Modbus clamp value configuration

The clamp value will be used for float and fixed 16-bit data placed in Modbus register(s).

Modbus configuration
Use these steps to configure Modbus.

1. Click Industrial Protocols on the menu bar to access the main menu. Select Modbus and
enable Modbus by selecting Active.

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2. Select the register configuration by choosing either fixed or floating point.

3. (Optional) Select the Most Significant Word First check box.

4. Click Configure.
5. View measurements, setpoints, and statuses by using the drop-down in the left pane. This
pane is only visible after selecting Configure. Drag and drop the points over into the register
map. The available points are determined by the selections in the Instrumentation
hierarchy in the top half of the Instrumentation pane.
6. To select a value, drag the measurement from the left navigation pane and drop it into the
register map. You can also drag and drop an entire group. When the action is valid, it
appears in green. You can also drag and drop an entire group, for example, by clicking on

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Direct and dragging it into the register map.

When the action is invalid, it appears in red. Also refer to the message pane at the bottom
for more information.

The Data Type column is filled when you release the mouse button.

7. When you finish modifying the registers, click Finish.

Selecting and deleting line items

1. To delete a row, right-click on the row and select Delete. An alternate method is to highlight
the row and press the Delete key.
2. To delete all items, click the Clear All button. You will be asked to confirm your choice.
3. Click Finish when done and save the configuration file.

Generate a Modbus report

It is helpful to generate and save a report whenever the configuration is initially created and then
whenever it is changed. If the configuration needs to be restored, you can use the report as a
backup of all your settings. To generate a report of your settings, choose REPORTS in the toolbar.

Register size
Register Configuration Data Type Length

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Fixed Real 1

Fixed 64-bit status 4

Floating Point Real 2

Floating Point 64-bit status 4

10.2 Ethernet Global Data (EGD)

EGD provides the capability to share data over a network with a controller. EGD messages are
referred to as exchanges. Exchanges have 32 byte headers and can contain up to 1400 bytes of
data. Exchanges are sent or received as UDP/IP messages using port 18246.
This release supports broadcasting produced packets. There is no support for unicast.

There are two types of exchanges: producer and consumer.

Producer exchange
A producer exchange is sent from the monitor out to an EGD consumer, typically a controller.
Produced exchanges can include setpoints, measurements, and monitor or channel statuses. This
information is user configurable. In order for other devices to receive a produced exchange from
the monitor, it will need to be configured with the same exchange identifier, period, configuration
signature (major and minor version), and Producer Identifier.
Up to four producer exchanges may be enabled.

Producer ID
This field defines the identifier for the monitor’s exchanges. Other devices will read this field
from the exchange to identify which device sent the exchange. This field is set to the IP address.

Consumer exchange
A consumer exchange is a type of exchange that is sent to the monitor by an EGD producer,
typically a controller. In order for the monitor to receive a consumed exchange from another
device, the exchange identifier, period, configuration signature (major and minor version), and the
producer ID need to be the same on the monitor and the other device.
There is only one consumer exchange available in the monitor. The producer ID for the consumer
exchange is typically the IP address of the EGD producer.

Note: For duplex monitors, both the processors can be configured to listen for EGD traffic
from the same producer.

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Exchange fields for producer and consumer exchanges

Field Definition

Determines whether a given exchange is enabled or disabled. A

Active disabled exchange will not send or receive any data, but the point
configuration will be stored in the configuration.

A unique identifier for an exchange that can range between zero and
Exchange ID 16383. This field is used by other devices to recognize a particular
exchange. This field must be unique for each exchange.

The exchange time defines time properties for an exchange.

Period must be 100 ms or greater for consumed exchanges. See

Period Note below.

Period must be 20 ms or greater for produced exchanges.

Maximum value is 300,000.

Unless this value matches the value on the remote device, the
remote device will reject the exchange. Value must be greater than
zero. This represents the Major Config Signature in the EGD packet
Version header. Increment this value when points are moved or removed
from the exchange.

Maximum value is 255.

If this value differs for the remote device, the exchange has had
points added to the end since the remote device was last configured.
Minor Version Increment this number as points are added to the exchange. If
existing points are moved, changed, or removed, the Minor Version
should be reset and the (Major) Version should be incremented.

Note: If consumed packets take longer than 3X the configured consume period to be received,
then the exchange will time out. At that point, consumption of packets will not resume until
packets are received in less than 2X the configured period or better. Also, if at any time a packet
is received in less than 90ms from the previous one, that packet will be dropped in order to
prevent overwhelming the monitor.

Configuring a producer exchange

1. Click Industrial Protocols on the menu bar to access the main menu.
2. Select the Active check box to activate EGD. EGD settings are now visible.

Note: The producer exchange ID is the IP address of the configured port.

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The communication port and mode drop-downs apply to all of the exchanges on the monitor. The
mode is fixed at broadcast for this release.

Activate a producer exchange by clicking the Active box for the exchange you wish to activate.
The exchange ID, period, major and minor version fields can be edited by clicking inside the
column. To configure an exchange, click Configure.

Exchange map
Measurements, setpoints, statuses
View measurements, setpoints, and statuses by using the drop-down in the left pane. (This pane
is only visible after selecting Configure for an exchange.)
Drag and drop the points over into the exchange map. The available points are determined by the
selections in the Instrumentation hierarchy in the top half of the Instrumentation pane.

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To select a value, drag the measurement from the left navigation pane and drop it into the
exchange map. You can also drag and drop an entire group. When the action is valid, it shows
green.

When the action is invalid, it shows red. Also note the message pane at the bottom for more
information. You cannot duplicate data in an exchange. A given data point may only be configured
at one address.

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Selecting and deleting line items

1. To delete a row, right-click on the row and select Delete. You can also delete a row by
highlighting the row and pressing the Delete key.
2. To delete all items, click the Clear All button. You will be asked to confirm your choice.
3. Click Finish when done configuring the exchange.
4. After configuring the exchange(s), save the file.

Configuring a consumer exchange

1. Activate a consumer exchange by clicking on the Active box for the exchange you wish to
activate.
2. Enter a Producer ID and click Configure to configure the exchange.

Measurements, Setpoints, and Statuses

View the available measurements, setpoints, and statuses by using the drop-down in the left
pane. This pane is only visible after selecting Configure for an exchange.

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Note: Switches are only visible at the train or monitor level in the Instrumentation pane. If you
click on a module or channel asset below the train or monitor level, the switches will not be
visible.

Drag and drop the switch over into the exchange map. To select a switch, drag it from the left
measurement pane and drop it into the exchange map. You can also drag and drop an entire
group. When the action is valid, it shows green.
When the action is invalid, it shows red. Also refer to the message pane at the bottom for more
information. You cannot duplicate data in an exchange. A given data point may only be configured
at one address.

Selecting and deleting line items

1. To delete a row, right-click on the row and select Delete. You can also delete a row by
highlighting the row and pressing the Delete key.
2. To delete all items, click the Clear All button. You will be asked to confirm your choice.
3. Click Finish when done configuring the exchange.
4. After configuring the exchange(s), save the file.

Generate an EGD report

It is helpful to generate and save a report whenever the configuration is initially created and then
whenever it is changed. If the configuration needs to be restored, you can use the report as a
backup of all your settings. To generate a report of your settings, choose REPORTS in the toolbar.

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10.3 Status Bits Definitions

The following statuses are defined in terms of existing at the measurement level, but these
statuses also exist at the channel, monitor, and collection group level. The statuses at the
channel level reflects the OR’ing of all its measurement statuses. Likewise, the monitor and
collection groups contain an OR’d status. The only exception is the inactive status bit which only
reflects the state of the level in which it exists. For example, a channel can still indicate that it is
active (enabled) even if some of its measurements are not active.

Byte.Bit * Status Name Description

The measurement amplitude cannot be calculated

accurately and should not be used in alarming or
rules. One other status bit will be set to indicate
the exact cause, except in the case of Timed OK
Channel Defeat where the transducer is now ok but
0.0** Invalid
not all measurements on the channel have finished
settling. Each measurement has independent
settling times so some measurements may
become valid on a channel before other
measurements.

There is something wrong with the transducer or

monitor hardware that is affecting this
measurement or previously affected this
0.1 Not Ok measurement and has been latched. There are a
few other things such as Timed Ok Channel Defeat
and certain user inhibit or bypass actions that can
affect this bit.

The transducer input voltage is currently greater

0.2 Over Not Ok Upper Limit
than the upper not ok limit.

The transducer input voltage is currently less than

0.3 Under Not Ok Lower Limit
the lower not ok limit.

The measurement may be inaccurate due to signal

0.4 Measurement Settling processing or hardware filtering that is still in a
transient state.

The input signal is clipping the Analog/Digital upper

0.5 Over Range limit or subsequent signal processing calculations
are overflowing.

The input signal is clipping the Analog/Digital lower

0.6 Under Range
limit.

There is a hardware or firmware issue that is

0.7 Device Error
preventing the measurement from being

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calculated.

A measurement based on speed of the machine.

The maximum synchronous sample rate has been
1.0 Sample Rate Exceeded
exceeded (machine speed times sync sample
rate).

A measurement based on speed of the machine.

1.1 Overspeed The maximum machine speed supported by this
measurement has been exceeded.

A measurement based on speed of the machine.

1.2 Underspeed The machine speed is less than the minimum
speed supported by this measurement.

A measurement based on speed of the machine.

The percentage change in machine speed between
1.3 Delta speed
two consecutive keyphasor periods exceeded the
maximum supported by this measurement.

A measurement based on speed of the machine.

1.4 Keyphasor error There is a hardware or firmware issue that is
preventing the keyphasor from being used.

This measurement, channel, monitor, or collection

group is being affected by a phase measurement
1.5 Below Min Amp
which is invalid due to insufficient vibration
amplitude.

A measurement based on speed of the machine

and the predicted percentage change in machine
speed between two consecutive speed pulses will
1.6 Predicted Deltaspeed
exceed the maximum supported by this
measurement even though the speed pulse has not
occurred yet.

1.7 unused

2.0 - 2.7 unused

3.0 - 3.7 unused

4.0 - 4.2 unused

The user has initiated bypass on this

measurement, this channel, or the monitor.
Bypass will prevent this measurement from
4.3 Bypass
alarming. If the bypass was issued at the channel
level, it will prevent the channel from driving the
Protection Fault status, LED, and relay.

4.4 Severity 3 Inhibit The user has initiated inhibit on severity 3 alarms

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which will unlatch any existing latched severity 3

alarms and prevent any new ones from occurring.

The user has initiated inhibit on severity 4 alarms

4.5 Severity 4 Inhibit which will unlatch any existing latched severity 4
alarms and prevent any new ones from occurring.

This measurement, channel, monitor, or collection

4.6 Trip Multiply
group is being affected by Trip Multiply.

4.7 unused

5.0 Severity 1 A severity 1 alarm is active.

5.1 Severity 2 A severity 2 alarm is active.

5.2 Severity 3 A severity 3 alarm is active.

5.3 Severity 4 A severity 4 alarm is active.

The user initiated an overall inhibit which will

unlatch alarms of all severities and prevent any
5.4 Alarm/Relay Inhibit new ones from occurring. In addition, it will
unlatch all relays and prevent new relay closures
from occurring.

5.5 - 5.6 unused

This measurement, channel, monitor, or collection

5.7 Inactive
group is disabled.

6.0 - 6.1 unused

A non-user initiated fault has occurred in the

critical path that is preventing an enabled alarm or
6.2 Protection Fault rule to be evaluated. Critical path is defined to be
between the transducer and the setpoint, rule, or
relay, and does not include industrial protocols.

A user initiated action in the critical path is

preventing an enabled alarm or rule from being
6.3 User Inhibit evaluated. Critical path is defined to be between
the transducer and the setpoint, rule, or relay, and
does not include industrial protocols.

This status bit is not set at this time. It will be

included in a future release.

On: There are unacknowledged important system

6.4 Attention or alarm events in the critical or non-critical path.

Off: There are no unacknowledged important

system or alarm events in the critical or non-
critical path.

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6.5 Special Alarm Inhibit The user has initiated Special Alarm Inhibit.

The user has initiated inhibit on severity 1 alarms

6.6 Severity 1 Inhibit which will unlatch any existing latched severity 1
alarms and prevent any new ones from occurring.

The user has initiated inhibit on severity 2 alarms

6.7 Severity 2 Inhibit which will unlatch any existing latched severity 2
alarms and prevent any new ones from occurring.

On: primary power supply is active

7.0 Primary Power Supply
Off: primary power supply is disconnected

On: secondary power supply is active

7.1 Secondary Power Supply
Off: secondary power supply is disconnected

7.2 - 7.7 unused

* Zero-based values

Note: Modbus has the option to configure Most Significant Word First which changes the
order in which the 16 bit words are returned.

** Modbus: The ordering of the bytes in those registers however will remain big endian (most
significant byte first). x.0 represents the least significant bit.
See Most significant word order for more information.
The convention used for defining the byte and bit significance is: 7 being most significant, and 0
being least significant.

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11. Verification
Verification is a tool to verify that sensor connections are correct after configuring and
connecting to a monitor. The Verification pane lists the measurements, times, dates, and values
of the selected channel. After configuring a monitor, you can use this tool to verify that the
sensor connections are correct.
Two types of alarm setpoints are available in Verification: danger and alert. Only enabled
setpoints are shown.

Note: Ensure that you are connected to the monitor and have retrieved a configuration file
from the monitor. For duplex, verification is displayed for the processor associated with the
retrieved configuration file only.

11.1 Select channels and measurements

After connecting to the monitor and retrieving a configuration file from a monitor, click
Verification on the menu bar and click the Instrumentation tab on the left pane and select a
channel. You can select all channels at the System or monitor level, multiple channels, or you can
select a single channel.
To view measurements, select the top level (Measured Variables) to view all or select individual
measurements.

11.2 Statuses
Statuses appear in the bar graphs and the tabular list using the following precedence:

No Data

Inactive

Danger

Protection Fault

Not Ok

Alert

Invalid

Bypass

Attention

User Inhibit (driven only if the measurement has enabled setpoints)

Ok

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11.3 Key controls

To select and deselect multiple channels in the left pane, refer to the next table.

Single click Select single asset

Navigate up in the pane tree

Navigate down in the pane tree

Expand the pane tree node

Collapse the pane tree node

11.4 Duplex processors

Bar graph, plots, tabular list, and switches information is identified by the module number in the
upper-right corner. This view is determined by which module is connected and the configuration
retrieved.
Hover your mouse over the module identifier to view the IP address.

11.5 Reset alarm latch

Rack reset can be issued from either the hardware contacts, the Verification screen, or through
EGD. Its purpose is to reset latched transducer Not Oks, latched alarms, and latched relays.
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condition that caused the alarm is no longer present. Rack reset allows those latched states to
go to their non-active state if the original condition that caused the state no longer exists.

Click the lock button to reset the alarm latch.

11.6 Bar Graphs and Tabular List

Bar graphs
Click Verification on the menu bar to view the bar graphs. When you click on the root element of
the Instrumentation hierarchy and select a channel, the corresponding measurements will be
grouped by measurement type in the Variables section of the pane. If you do not see data being
updated, you need to investigate. A Not Ok status may have occurred.

Software or hardware inactive measurements or channels are not shown.

To select multiple measurements, use CTRL+click or Shift + click. To deselect multiple

measurements, use a single click.

Tabular list
Click Tabular List to view a tabular list of all measurements. This list contains these values:

Measurement Identity

Time Time the data was collected from the monitor.

Value Derived from the measurement

OK, Not OK, Invalid, Under Speed, Keyphasor Error, Measurement Settling (not
Data Status
total list)

Point/transducer measurement status (Trip Multiply, OK, Inactive, Bypass, User

Node Status
Inhibit, Severity level)

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View setpoints
Setpoints are viewed for measurements on the bar graph. Configured setpoint indicators for each
measurement consist of value, line, and color. Setpoint lines indicate over/under/in-band/out-band
alarm types.

Move the mouse pointer over the setpoint lines to view the value.

11.7 Plots
The Plots feature displays live data for the selected monitor, module, or channel and its
associated measurements.

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Viewing area
Plot title bar

Plot Title Name of the plot

Active Plot Bar Dark gray for the actively selected plot

Minimum/Maximum Window Toggle that will display the selected plot full screen or
icon back to the original configuration.

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Plot header information

The plot header houses detailed information about the measurements used to generate the plot.

Channel name is displayed first and given a color box so that it can be
easily identified on the plot. The highlighted box indicates the active
curve.

Measurement with a drop-down selection for available measurements.

For spectrum and timebase plots, the derived trended variable is
displayed. If not visible, enlarge the viewing area.

Sample date and time - if not visible, enlarge the viewing area.

Remove curve from the header and plot by clicking the icon.

Plot information window

Beside each plot on the right side is a tabbed pull-out drawer for Plot Information. Information
shown in the drawer is dependent on the plot type selected.

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Spectrum Plot - Machine Information, Sample Information, and Fault Freq Selection
Timebase Plot - Machine Information and Sample Information

Machine information
Not applicable for this release.

Sample information
The list of points represents the curve on the plot. If you click the triangle to the left of each
point, you can view configuration details about each sample.

Fault frequency selection

Depending on the Fault Frequency Mode selected, the Plot Information window will show valid
fault frequency options to select for display on the plot. These options and the list of available
fault frequencies are based off the active curve. It will show all configured fault frequencies for
the asset train that this point originated.
Click the triangle to the left of each asset to see fault frequency information for that asset.
If you hover over the fundamental fault frequency, you will get a pop-up giving details about the
fault frequency.

Toolbar
You can right-click anywhere in the plot workspace and view the cursor menu.

Note: Right-click menu items operate locally per plot. For example, if the "Toggle Cursor
Readout Window" tool is selected on the Plot Toolbar, all displayed plots will have cursor readout
windows, but if you select "Cursor Readout" from the right-click menu of a single plot, only that
plot will be affected.

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Use to reset latched

transducer Not Oks,
Reset Alarm Latch
latched alarms, and
latched relays.

Select None or Basic.

You can also right-click
Set cursor type in the plot area to view
the cursor selection
menu.

When this option is

selected, all plots will
synchronize their plot
scales with the selected
plot for relative
comparison. This will
only sync the plots of the
Globally sync scales same type and same
vertical units. Zooming
will also sync all plots. If
samples go off scale, it
does not show them. The
application defaults to
maximum scale based
on data.

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Toggle cursor window on

Cursor readout window
or off.

Synchronize cursors on
Synchronize cursors all plots with the same
axes.

Create a Plot
1. Click Plots. Select the system, module, train, or asset from the Instrumentation or
Machinery pane. Select either a measurement or a plot type from the toolbar.

Select a measurement from the dialog box. Click Add.

2. Select a plot type: spectrum/timebase (if not selected in step 2). You can hover over each
icon to identify the plot type.

3. Select a view (from top to bottom): one plot per page, two plots stacked per page, two plots
side by side per page or four, six, or eight plots per page.

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4. Page through the plots using the paging controls tool bar.

Cursors
Cursor and cursor readout window
Basic Cursor A (orange) is available to place at locations on the plot. View the amplitude and time
for the active cursor position for each point in the header in bold. The cursor is moved by using
the arrow keys. The arrow key moves the active cursor to the next data point.

The cursor readout window is a window that appears over the plot showing the cursor value and
each data curve on the plot. Click the toggle cursor button or right-click in the plot area to

view the cursor readout window.

Basic cursor

The Basic cursor is visualized with a square centered on the data point.

Cursor A

(orange cursor)

Cursor B

(green cursor)

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Active cursor

View the amplitude and frequency for the active cursor position for each point in the header in
bold. The cursor is moved by pressing the arrow keys. The arrow keys move the active cursor to
the next data point. Note that the active point is the blue curve, indicated in the header by the
boxed color square and in the orange cursor, showing the active cursor with orange flares .

Spectrum Plot
The Spectrum plot is an XY plot in which the X axis represents vibration frequency and the Y axis
represents amplitudes of vibration components, or the frequency content of a signal. The vertical
axis consists of main units, which are displacement, velocity, or acceleration and sub units, which
are peak, pk to pk, or rms. The units on horizontal axis can show Hz, CPM, or Orders.

Timebase Plot
A Timebase plot is a presentation of the instantaneous amplitude of a vibration signal as a
function of time. A timebase plot can be used to identify imperfections. A vibration waveform can
be observed on an oscilloscope in the time domain.

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Resize plots
Two methods can be used to zoom into the plot: zoom window or mouse scroll wheel.

Rescale axes with zoom window

1. Left-click the mouse button, hold and drag diagonally down to create a zoom window for
the new scale, then release. The plot will resize to fit the new scales.

2. To remove the zoom scaling, left-click the mouse button at the lower right side, hold and
scroll up and left, then release. This will put the plot back to the original scales.

3. Press to go back one zoom operation.

Rescale axes with scroll wheel

1. Ensure that the plot you want to modify is the active plot.
2. Hover over the axis you want to rescale, either the vertical or horizontal.
3. Scroll mouse wheel pushing forward to zoom in or expand axis.

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4. Scroll mouse wheel pulling back to zoom out or contract axis.

5. Press to go back to reset scales to the beginning state.

Change Units on Horizontal Plot Axis

On the timebase and spectrum plots, you can switch the units of the plot along the horizontal
axis by double-clicking the units on the bottom of the plot.

Timebase plot

Double-click the units below the axis and the horizontal units toggle from ms/div to revs/div on
the timebase plot. The cursor readout window reflects the change in units for the cursor position.

Spectrum plot

Double-click the units below the axis and the horizontal units toggle between Hz/div, X/div, and
cpm/div on the spectrum plot. The cursor readout window reflects the change in units for the
cursor position.

11.8 Software Switches

Software switches allow you to enable or disable specific channel or module functions and
features. Switches can also be set using the discrete contacts on the base of the monitor or by
using Modbus or EGD.
You must be connected and synchronized to the monitor in order to use this feature.

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See configuration file synchronization for more information.

Enable or disable a monitor's or channel's functionality by selecting DISABLED or ENABLED.

Click Commit at the bottom of the pane to save the settings. Select Send or Close from the
dialog box.
When the switches are committed on a duplex monitor, the monitor logs the inter-processor
configuration mismatch event on completion of commit on the first processor. The event goes in
the left state when switches are committed on both processors.

Commit - simplex and duplex

Commit in software switches will always be enabled irrespective of any switch state.

Commit - duplex
If processors modules one two have different configurations, then an “Inter-Processor
Configuration Mismatch” (severity zero) system event is logged on both modules, and all
measurements under all channels will enter a Not OK state.

If a software switch commit fails on any of the modules, then an “Inter-Processor OTF
Configuration Mismatch” (severity zero) system event is logged on both modules. All
measurements under all channels will enter a Not OK state.
To come out of this state, you need to recommit the changes after connecting to both processor
modules.

EGD
If the switch commit through EGD fails on any of the modules, then an “Inter-Processor EGD
consumer exchange mismatch” (severity zero) system event is logged on both processor modules.
All measurements under all channels will enter a Not OK state. This state will be retained until
the mismatch through EGD is resolved.
This applies to these switches:

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l Trip Multiply
l Alert Inhibit
l Danger Inhibit
l Special Alarm Inhibit
l Alarm / Relay Inhibit

Hardware contacts
If there is any difference in the enabled hardware contacts in processor modules one and two,
then a system event is logged on both modules.(Inter Processor Hardware contact mismatch,
severity zero). All measurements under all channels will enter a Not OK state. The state will be
retained until the same switches are applied on both modules.
This applies to only below hardware contacts:

l Alarm Inhibit
l Trip Multiply
l Special Alarm Inhibit
l Run / Configure Lock
In above cases, a mismatch event will be logged after approximately three minutes.

Note: If you have a duplex monitor, each processor will appear in the dialog box.

The status button to the right of the enabled/disabled drop-down will show the color blue when
the switch is active, enabled by hardware contact, or enabled through EGD.

Note: Software switches set on disabled (inactive) channels have no impact.

Monitor switches
Trip multiply
Trip multiply lets you extend monitor alarm setpoints by the trip multiply value specified by a
specific multiple (usually two or three).

Alert inhibit
Alert inhibit when enabled, disables all alert alarms.

Danger inhibit
Danger inhibit when enabled, disables all danger alarms.

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Special alarm inhibit

Special Alarm Inhibit is used to temporarily prevent speed triggering errors (delta speed,
overspeed, and underspeed) from driving Protection Fault. Although triggering errors will be
inhibited from driving Protection Fault, transducer gap Not Oks will still drive it since that
indicates a failure of the transducer.

Alarm/Relay inhibit
Alarm/relay inhibit is used to prevent alarms from being generated and to force all alarms and
relays into the non-alarm state. If there are any latched alarms or relays, they will be reset.
When Alarm/Relay Inhibit is disabled, alarms must re-acquire based on their configured alarm
time delay.

The Alarm/Relay Inhibit switch will de-energize the relay driven by Not OK status of the monitor
or channel.

Channel switches
Bypass
This feature should be used if you wish to temporarily disable a channel on the module. If the
channel is to be permanently turned off, the Active field on the channel properties screen should
be disabled. Bypassing a channel prevents a channel from driving the Protection Fault status, LED,
and relay even if the channel has a hardware fault. All measurements on that channel will be
marked as INVALID. Latched alarms will be reset on that channel’s measurements, and new
alarms will be prevented.

Alert inhibit
Alert inhibit when enabled, disables all alert alarms on that channel.

Danger inhibit
Danger inhibit when enabled, disables all danger alarms on that channel.

Special alarm inhibit

Special Alarm Inhibit is used to temporarily prevent speed triggering errors (delta speed,
overspeed, and underspeed) from driving Protection Fault. Although triggering errors will be
inhibited from driving Protection Fault, transducer gap Not Oks will still drive it since that
indicates a failure of the transducer.

Hardware contacts
The hardware contacts allows the user to control different features of the monitoring system.

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Contact Description

Momentarily short these contacts to

reset the user name and password, IP
address, IP subnet mask, and IP gateway
to their default values. Only the default
IP/PW Reset (labeled: 1S, 1C) administrative and display users will
remain. Any additional user names that
have been added will be deleted. Default
IP addresses are 192.168.0.101 for Port
A and 192.168.2.101 for Port B.

This is used to prevent alarms from

being generated and to force all alarms
and relays into the non-alarm state. If
Alarm/Relay Inhibit there are any latched alarms or relays,
(labeled: 2S, 2C) they will be reset. When Alarm/Relay
Inhibit is disabled, alarms must
reacquire based on their configured
alarm time delay.

This is used to temporarily increase the

over alarm setpoints on vibration
measurements. When enabled, all
Trip Multiply (labeled: 3S, 3C) vibration measurement over alarm
setpoints will be increased by the
configured Trip Multiply setting for that
channel. 

Special Alarm Inhibit is used to

temporarily prevent speed triggering
errors (delta speed, overspeed, and
underspeed) from driving Protection
Special Alarm Inhibit
Fault. Although triggering errors will be
(labeled: 4S, 4C)
inhibited from driving Protection Fault,
transducer gap Not Oks will still drive it
since that indicates a failure of the
transducer.

This is used to prevent unwanted or

inadvertent changes to the monitor that
may disrupt or alter monitoring
functionality. The restricted functionality
includes:
Config Lock (labeled: 5S, 5C)
l Configuration download
l Firmware upgrades
l Network IP changes to the monitor

Some features that are still allowed

include:

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l Software switch changes such as

Trip Multiply, Alarm/Relay Inhibit,
and Channel Bypass through the
software or EGD
l All hardware contacts such as Trip
Multiply and Alarm/Relay Inhibit
l Time and date changes to the
monitor

Momentarily short these contacts to

reset latched transducer Not Oks, latched
alarms, and latched relays. Latching is a
configurable option that causes a state
such as an alarm to persist even if the
Rack Reset (labeled: 6S, 6C)
condition that caused the alarm is no
longer present. Rack Reset allows those
latched states to go to their non-active
state if the original condition that caused
the state no longer exists.

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12. Reports
When you choose Reports on the toolbar, the report contains the values that you are viewing on
the screen. The report does not reflect what is loaded on the monitor. You must connect to a
monitor and open a configuration in order to activate the reports option. Modbus and EGD
reports are generated only when the protocols are configured.

Reports are generated in Microsoft® Excel or Word file format and can be edited and
reformatted. If your report does not launch after choosing the report, it may mean that you do
not have Excel or Word installed. If you do not have Excel or Word, the report file is saved at this
location:
C:\Users\<<username>>\Documents\GE Bently Nevada\BN Monitor Configuration\Reports

Note: For duplex processors, reports show information for one processor. This is the
configuration for the processor you chose during retrieve. You cannot view both processor’s
configuration in the same report.

12.1 Instrumentation report

This report is used to document the instrumentation settings. The contents will be filtered based
on the selection in the hierarchy. It is recommended that after finalizing the configuration, you
create a report and save the file and print it for future reference.
The Relay Logic diagram will also be included in this report. It will be in a separate sheet. See
"Relay Logic report" on page 126.
Report example:

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12.2 Relay Logic report

This report is generated when you select the Instrumentation report. Click the Relay Logic
worksheet tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet to view.

The Relay Logic drawing is captured in the report. One table lists the:

l channel, measurement, and tag names

l module and channel numbers and channel type
l active (yes/no)
l description
l relay latching (yes/no)
l relay severity
l protection fault latching
l checkoff and comments columns
The second table lists the:

l channel and measurement names

l alert and danger over enabled
l alert and danger over setpoint
l alert and danger over setpoint unit
l alert and danger under enabled
l alert and danger under setpoint
l alert and danger under setpoint unit

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l alert and danger alarm latching

l alert and danger delay
l alert and danger delay unit
Report example:

12.3 Modbus report

l If Modbus is not active and has not been configured, you cannot generate a report.
l If Modbus is active, but not configured, you cannot generate a report.
l If Modbus is not active, but has been previously configured, you can generate a report of
what was configured.
Report example:

12.4 EGD report

l If EGD is not active and has not been configured, you cannot generate a report.
l If EGD is active, but not configured, you will get an empty (blank) report.
l If EGD is not active, but has been previously configured, you can generate a report of what
was configured.
Report example:

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13. Event List

The Event List option provides two lists of events: alarms and system health. You can toggle
between a list of alarm events or a list of system events. Together, the two lists provide a record
of current and historical events and can assist you in prioritizing and expediting data analysis.
There is a maximum of 10,000 (each) of alarm and system events held in the database.
You must be connected to a monitor and have retrieved a configuration file from the monitor in
order to view these lists.
The monitor can support a sustained 50 events per second and burst of up to 500 events in a
second. If the monitor receives more events than it can handle, it will log an event in the list that
states events were missed.

As a default, lists are sorted by the most recent event at the top of the list. A hyphen (-) in the
Exit Date column indicates that an exit date is non-applicable to this event.
Severity codes range from zero to four with four being the highest alarm. Severity codes are also
designated by color:

Severity Color Description

Green
Green indicates all is good, and a severity of zero or no alarm
0
condition exists.

Blue
This alarm is the lowest available alarm priority. It should not be
1
ignored but can be investigated after higher priority alarms.

Orange This alarm indicates a situation that is not yet critical, but which
2 needs to be investigated in a timely manner. This alarm is typically
an instrumentation type failure such as a Not Ok.

Yellow
The ALERT alarm indicates that prompt operator action is required.
3
Severity three usually corresponds to a hardware alert level.

Red The DANGER alarm indicates that machinery damage may be

4 imminent. Severity four usually corresponds to a hardware danger
level.

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13.1 System health

The system event list contains all events other than the alarm events. Some are informational
and some are errors. These events include all events that the software or hardware can post,
instrumentation faults, configuration change events, and specific user actions events.

Column Definition

Entered and Exited Time and date when the event occurred and exited

Severity codes range from zero to four with four being

Severity
the highest alarm

Event Type Category of the event

Description Type of event

Instrumentation Asset name

User name User identification

13.2 Alarm events

Alarm events are generated whenever the monitor detects a vibration measurement that
exceeds the setpoint for a fault condition (alert or danger). System events occur when there is a
change in instrument performance, such as a Not OK indication for channel, or a change to the
monitoring system, such as a notification that the firmware was upgraded.
The alarm event list contains all machinery related alarm events. These are all events related to
violation of a software/hardware setpoint or a result of a boolean decision support rule. These
events include both the entering and leaving alarm events.

Note: For version BNMC 5.2 or higher, the Channel Not Ok event and the Monitor Protection
fault event are alarm events.

Column Definition

Name of the point that contains the measurement that

Point entered the alarm condition. On the monitor, this is the
channel where the alarm event occurred.

Measurement Measurement type that caused the alarm event.

Severity codes range from one to four with four being the
Severity
highest alarm.

Entered Date and time the alarm condition was entered.

Exited Date and time the alarm condition was exited. Blank if the

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alarm is active.

Alarm Type Type of alarm that was exceeded.

Boolean value that denotes if the measurement is still

Active
exceeding the setpoint.

Asset Type of instrumentation or machinery

The value the measured value was at when it generated the

Trigger
alarm.

Setpoint 2 The under value that the measurement was compared.

Acknowledged By User account name

Acknowledged Date Time stamp of event acknowledgment

This event will enter when either the transducer input

voltage for this channel has exceeded its operational limits,
Channel Not Ok or there is a hardware fault that is affecting this channel.
The event will exit when the input is measured within the
operational limits.

The Protection Fault relay will get actuated/tripped when

Monitor Protection Fault the monitor loses protection. One of the causes is presence
of any hardware fault.

13.3 Filter Option

You can sort and view time-based alarm and system events. You can manually enter the date and
time values by clicking in the Start Time and End Time text boxes. The event list view then sorts
according to the selected date and time range.

Note: Start time cannot be greater than end time.

1. Click Event List on the menu bar.

2. You can select from one of two tabs at the bottom of the pane: Alarm Events or System
Events.
3. Filter the list by selecting a time span using the Event Filter option. You can also select a pre-
defined date range by using one of the eight buttons on the top menu bar: one hour, one
day, one week, one month, three months, six months, one year, or all events. For example,
clicking one hour would display events from the past 60 minutes, one week would display
events from the past week. Clicking All gives a list of all events.

You can manually enter a start and end time. Click the drop-down next to Start Time to
reveal a calendar. Select the date for the earliest event you would like to include, and then

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click the drop-down next to End Time to select the date for the most recent event you
would like to include.

Note: You can sort the list by clicking an arrow on the title bar.

Duplex processors
Information is identified by the module number in the upper-right corner. This view is determined
by which module is connected and the configuration retrieved.
Hover your mouse over the module identifier to view the IP address.

13.4 Acknowledge Alarm Events

You can acknowledge events in the Alarm events list. When you acknowledge events, your name
and the date is entered. Acknowledgment does not clear the alarm from the list, it only flags the
items you acknowledge. This option is only available for Administrator users. The acknowledge
function is disabled when connected to the data port or when the user is connected as a display
user.
To acknowledge all the events in the Alarm list:

1. Select Event List in the menu bar and click the Alarm Events tab at the bottom of the
window.
2. Click the line item you wish to acknowledge.
To select multiple lines, hold down the Ctrl key and click each line. To click a continuous
series of lines, click the first line and then hold down the Shift key and click the last item you
wish to select. To select all lines, use Ctrl-A.
Note: You can select and acknowledge a maximum of 200 event lines using Ctrl-A.
3. Click the Acknowledge button.

The shape and size of each alarm circle in the Events tab indicates the status of the alarm.
Four status are possible:

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l Active and Unacknowledged

l Active and Acknowledged
l Cleared and Unacknowledged
l Cleared and Acknowledged

Active Cleared

Unacknowledged

Acknowledged

Note: For dual processors, events acknowledged on processor one are not acknowledged on
processor two.

13.5 Events Descriptions

In the following table, "Direction" indicates whether the event has entered or exited. All
directional events having enter and exit are events that can be tracked.

Event Name Severity Direction Description Action

Alarm/Relay/Not
OK Reset has been
Alarm Reset 0 N/A None
set through SW or
EGD.

Look at the
Instrumentation
column to see if
this command
Alarm/Relay Inhibit
originated
has been
through software
Alarm Relay enabled/disabled
0 Enter/Exit or through EGD.
Inhibit either through the
Since the system
software or
should not be left
through EGD.
in this state
indefinitely,
verify the event
has exited.

Since the system

The Alarm/Relay should not be left
Alarm/Relay Inhibit hardware in this state
0 Enter/Exit
Inhibit Hardware contacts have been indefinitely,
opened/closed. verify that the
event has exited.

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Alarm
determination is no
longer taking
place. This is
Alarming typically due to a
0 Enter/Exit None
deactivated loss of power to the
unit or due to a
restart after a
configuration
download.

Look at the
Instrumentation
column to see if
this command
Alert Inhibit has
originated
been
through software
enabled/disabled
Alert Inhibit 0 Enter/Exit or through EGD.
either through the
Since the system
software or
should not be left
through EGD.
in this state
indefinitely,
verify that the
event has exited.

Look at the
Instrumentation
column to see if
this command
Bypass has been originated
enabled/disabled through software
Bypass 0 Enter/Exit either through the or through EGD.
software or Since the system
through EGD. should not be left
in this state
indefinitely,
verify that the
event has exited.

The Config Lock

Config Lock hardware contacts
0 Enter/Exit None
Hardware have been
opened/closed.

A user connected to
the monitor using
Connected to Bently Nevada
0 N/A None
monitor Monitor
Configuration

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application.
System 1 Basic
connecting to the
monitor also
causes a Connected
to monitor event.

After the monitor

restarts, connect
to the monitor
with the
Corrupt
application and
configuration file A failure has
try to retrieve the
detected. occurred that
configuration. If
Configuration file 4 N/A caused the monitor
a message states
will be deleted to lose its
the monitor is not
and the monitor configuration.
configured, the
will reboot.
configuration will
need to be sent to
the monitor
again.

Look at the
Instrumentation
column to see if
this command
Danger Inhibit has
originated
been
through software
enabled/disabled
Danger Inhibit 0 Enter/Exit or through EGD.
either through the
Since the system
software or
should not be left
through EGD.
in this state
indefinitely,
verify that the
event has exited.

A user
disconnected from
the monitor using
Disconnected from
0 Enter/Exit Bently Nevada None
monitor
Monitor
Configuration
application.

This event occurs Verify that the

EGD Consumer has producer of the
when the
received packets packets is using
2 Enter/Exit consumed
with an older the correct minor
exchange contains
minor version. version number.

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a minor version
that is older (less
than) the expected
value. The
consumed data will Verify that this
be discarded. The consumer is
consumer properly
exchange will enter configured with
the unhealthy state the expected
if a compatible minor version
minor version is number. Verify
not received within that the event
3X the configured has exited after
period, resulting in resolving the
the consumed data issue.
defaulting to zero
and updated
accordingly in the
system.

This event occurs

when the
consumed
Verify that the
exchange contains
producer of the
a major version
packets is using
that does not
the correct major
match the expected
version number.
value. The
EGD Consumer has Verify that this
consumed data will
received packets consumer is
be discarded. The
with conflicting 2 Enter/Exit properly
consumer
major version configured with
exchange will enter
number. the expected
the unhealthy state
major version
if a non-conflicting
number. Verify
major version is
an exit event
not received within
after resolving
3X the configured
the issue.
period, resulting in
consumed data
defaulting to zero.

The EGD Consumer

timeout event is
logged when a
EGD Consumer consumer
2 Enter/Exit None
timed out exchange on a
monitor does not
receive an EGD

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packet for a
duration of three
times the
configured
exchange duration.
Once an ENTERED
event is logged,
this event will exit
only when the
consumer
exchange receives
three valid EGD
packets within the
defined rate of 100
msec.

As the Alarm and

System Event
Alarm and/or
lists are
System Events
reviewed, keep in
were being
mind that some
Event(s) lost 2 N/A generated faster
events may be
than they could be
missing in the
written to non-
vicinity of the
volatile memory.
Event(s) lost
event.

Wait 10 minutes,
and then attempt
to log on again.
Shorting the
IP/PW Reset
A user attempted hardware
to log on to the contacts will
Exceeded monitor using the reset the monitor
maximum login application but to the default
attempts, account 0 N/A entered an logon user names
locked for 10 incorrect user and passwords,
minutes. name or password but keep in mind
too many times in that the IP
a row. address of the
monitor will also
be reset, and all
custom user
accounts will be
lost.

File transfer Socket closed while Reconnect

1 N/A
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perform the
previously
in progress.
attempted action
again.

The firmware and

configuration
stored on the None. This event
Firmware monitor are not will not be visible
configuration 0 N/A compatible with unless the
mismatch each other. The problem has been
configuration was resolved.
automatically
deleted.

New firmware has

Firmware update been downloaded
0 N/A None
succeeded to the monitor
successfully.

New firmware was

Attempt to
unable to be
Firmware update upgrade the
1 N/A downloaded to the
unsuccessful monitor’s
monitor
firmware again.
successfully.

Caution: The
following steps
may result in a
loss of
monitoring, and
potentially cause
This event will a change in relay
occur if a hardware states.
fault has been
Check if there is
detected/recovered
a corresponding
on one of the
Hardware Hardware fault
4 Enter/Exit modules. The
diagnostic fault recovered
Instrumentation
system event
column will
with a newer
indicate what
time stamp. If
module has failed
so, the module is
or recovered.
currently working
correctly and no
action is
required. Another
way to determine

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if a module
currently has a
hardware fault is
to check if the
MODULE OK LED
on the module is
off. If the
problem reoccurs
or if the module
is still in the fault
state, remove it
and inspect the
connector on the
module and the
connector on the
base to make
sure there is no
physical damage
or contamination.
Plug the module
back in and see if
the fault
recovers. If not,
cycle power the
base and see if
the fault occurs
again. If it does,
replace with a
new module.

The In-Band alarm

activates when a
measured Determine if
alert 3, parameter enters a there is a
In Band Alarm Enter/Exit
danger 4 prohibited region problem with the
bounded by a machine.
maximum and a
minimum setpoint.

This event is
specific to a multi-
May be a
CPU monitor. It
hardware
Inter-processor indicates that the
problem. Contact
communication 0 Enter/Exit monitors mounted
your system
failure on the base are not
administrator for
able to
assistance.
communicate with
each other.

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Retrieve the
This event is
configuration
specific to a multi-
from the CPU
CPU monitor. It
Inter-processor module that has
indicates that the
configuration 0 Enter/Exit the latest
configuration on
mismatch configuration and
each of the CPU
send it to the
modules is not the
other CPU
same.
module.

This event is
specific to a multi-
CPU monitor. It
indicates that the
versions of
firmware running
on the CPUs
mounted on the
base are not Download the
Inter-processor
identical. The same version of
firmware 0 Enter/Exit
monitor logs this firmware on both
mismatch
event on CPU modules.
completion of
commit on the first
processor. The
event goes in the
left state when
switches are
committed on both
processors.

Indicates “on-the- Download the

Inter-processor
fly” configuration same version of
on-the-fly
0 Enter/Exit mismatch between the configuration
configuration
two or more file on both
mismatch
processors. processors.

Indicates EGD
Download the
Inter-processor consumer
same version of
EGD consumer exchange
0 Enter/Exit the configuration
exchange mismatch between
file on both
mismatch two or more
processors.
processors.

Indicates hardware Verify that

Inter-processor
contacts mismatch hardware
hardware contacts 0 Enter/Exit
between one or contacts are the
mismatch
more processors. same.

IP 0 Enter/Exit The IP None

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Address/Password
Address/Password Reset hardware
Reset Contact contacts are no
longer closed.

Since the system

The IP
IP should not be left
Address/Password
Address/Password in this state
0 Enter/Exit Reset hardware
Reset Contact indefinitely,
contacts have been
Enabled verify that the
opened/closed.
event has exited.

Look at the
Instrumentation
column to see
what speed
channel had the
problem.
Although
unlikely, a
rapidly
accelerating or
The speed input decelerating
period (time machine can
between pulses) cause this event.
varied by more Typically, noise
than 25%. This spikes that
causes the exceed the
synchronous configured
Keyphasor delta measurements hysteresis can
2 Enter/Exit
speed error associated with this cause this event.
speed channel to Make sure the
go invalid. wiring of the
Alarming is transducer is
suspended on those correct and that
measurements the terminal
during this connections are
condition. tight. Ensure the
transducer wire
has proper
shielding and that
it is grounded
properly. Verify
that the threshold
and hysteresis
properties and
configured
correctly.

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The input speed is

exceeding one of
the following
limits: 120,000
Look at the
rpms or 20,000
Instrumentation
events per second.
column to see
For example, if the
which speed
configured events
channel had the
per revolution is
problem. Verify
250, the 20,000
that events per
events per second
revolution is
limit would be
configured
reached at 4,800
correctly and that
rpms.
the events per
This causes the revolution times
synchronous the machine
measurements speed is less than
associated with this the 20,000 events
speed channel to per second limit.
go invalid. A noise spike that
Alarming is exceeds the
Keyphasor over suspended on those configured
2 Enter/Exit
frequency error measurements hysteresis can
during this also cause this
condition. event. Make sure
the wiring of the
Note: To avoid
transducer is
rapid toggling in
correct and that
and out of
the terminal
Keyphasor
connections are
overspeed, a small
tight. Ensure the
speed hysteresis
transducer wire
has been
has proper
implemented so
shielding and that
the speed channel
it is grounded
will not actually go
properly. Verify
into overspeed
that the threshold
until the speed
and hysteresis
exceeds 130,000
properties are
rpm. The speed
configured
channel will remain
correctly.
in overspeed until
the speed drops
down to 120,000
rpm or lower.

Keyphasor under This error can be Look at the

2 Enter/Exit
frequency error

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caused by the input

speed being below
one of the following
limits: one rpm or
one event per
minute. This error
can also be caused
by a greater than
50% reduction in
speed. In this case,
the firmware Instrumentation
makes a predictive column to see
determination of a which speed
pending channel had the
underspeed problem. Make
condition and will sure the wiring of
assert the the transducer is
underspeed error. correct and that
A machine should the terminal
never under connections are
normal operating tight. Verify that
conditions have a the threshold and
speed change of hysteresis
more than 50% on properties are
a rev to rev basis. configured
If a reduction in correctly. If the
speed of 50% or transducer is a
more is seen, the Proximitor, verify
monitor will that it is gapped
assume that signal correctly. If the
has gone away and transducer is a
mark the channel magnetic pickup,
as underspeed. verify that the
machine speed is
Underspeed causes fast enough to
the synchronous generate a signal
measurements large enough to
associated with this trigger.
speed channel to
go invalid.
Alarming is
suspended on those
measurements
during this
condition. The
event will exit if a
keyphasor
triggering error

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was previously
detected, but it has
now recovered and
is working
correctly.

Since the system

The Rack Reset should not be left
Latched alarm hardware contacts in this state
0 Enter/Exit
hardware reset have been indefinitely,verify
opened/closed. that the event
has exited.

A user attempted
to log on to the
monitor using
Bently Nevada
Logon attempt Attempt to log on
0 N/A Monitor
failed again.
Configuration, but
entered an
incorrect user
name or password.

Look at the
Instrumentation
column to see
which module
was removed.
This will cause a
loss of machinery
protection if the
affected I/O
module had
alarms
Module removed An I/O module was
configured on it,
from 3701 monitor 0 Inserted/Removed removed from the
or if it was a
base. base.
Relay Output
module. Re-seat
the module if the
module inserted
into 3701 monitor
base event has
not already been
generated. A
module insertion
will result in exit
of this event.

Monitor 1 N/A The monitor’s Attempt to

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configuration configuration was update the

update not updated configuration
unsuccessful successfully. again.

The monitor’s
Monitor
configuration has
configuration 0 N/A None
been updated
updated
successfully.

The monitor has

Monitor reboot 0 N/A None
finished restarting.

The monitor’s
Network network
0 N/A None
configuration set configuration has
been changed.

Network Time
Protocol (NTP)
0 if configuration has
NTP configuration successful N/A been updated. Look None
updated
1 if failed at the event
severity to know its
current state.

One of the external Check the power

power supplies is supply wiring and
One external
no longer present measure its
power supply is 1 Enter/Exit
or is outside its output voltage to
disconnected.
normal operating verify proper
voltage. operation.

The Out-of-Band
alarm activates
when the measured Determine if
alert 3, parameter falls there is a
Out of Band Alarm Enter/Exit
danger 4 outside the band problem with the
set by a maximum machine.
and minimum
setpoint.

The measurement
amplitude Determine if
alert 3, exceeded an over there is a
Over Alarm Enter/Exit
danger 4 setpoint level for problem with the
the configured machine.
alarm time delay.

The peer CPU in a Connect to the

Peer CPU
4 Enter/Exit multi-CPU system peer CPU and
Protection Fault
(Dual/TMR) has move to system

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event tab to
detected a
understand the
protection fault
exact reason for
condition.
protection fault.

The phase
measurement
amplitude has gone Determine if
alert 3, outside either the there is a
Phase Alarm Enter/Exit
danger 4 over or the under problem with the
setpoint level for machine.
the configured
alarm time delay.

Look at the
The relay is Instrumentation
actuated/tripped if column to see
the event is which relay
Relay channel
From SW Enter/Exit entered, or it is no changed state.
triggered
longer Verify that the
actuated/tripped if event has exited
the event is exited. as the relay
changed state.

Look at the
Instrumentation
This is possible if
column to see
Relay logic is
which relay
Relay Logic is not configured, but the
1 N/A changed state.
configured monitor is not able
Verify that the
to process the
event has exited
logic.
as the relay
changed state.

Look at the
Instrumentation
column to see if
this command
Special Alarm originated
Inhibit has been through the
Special Alarm enabled/disabled application or
0 Enter/Exit
Inhibit either through the through EGD.
application or Since the system
through EGD. should not be left
in this state
indefinitely,
verify that the
event has exited.

Special Alarm 0 Enter/Exit The Special Alarm Since the system

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should not be left

Inhibit hardware in this state
Inhibit Hardware contacts have been indefinitely,
opened/closed. verify that the
event has exited.

See if the event

exited with a
newer time
stamp. If so, the
channel is
working correctly
and no action is
required. If the
problem reoccurs
or if the channel
is still in the fault
This event usually
state, check the
occurs when there
transducer wiring
is a short in the
for shorts. Once
transducer power
the fault has
supply field wiring
Transducer supply recovered, the
2 Enter/Exit or a fault was
voltage fault MODULE OK LED
detected
on the affected
previously, but it
module will turn
has now recovered
on and a
and is working
Transducer
correctly.
supply voltage
fault recovered
system event will
be generated. If
the fault persists
even when the
transducer wiring
is disconnected,
the I/O Module
module may need
to be replaced.

Trip Multiply has

been
enabled/disabled
Trip Multiply 0 Enter/Exit None
either through the
software or
through EGD.

The Trip Multiply Since the system

Trip Multiply
0 Enter/Exit hardware contacts should not be left
Hardware
have been in this state

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indefinitely,
opened/closed. verify that the
event has exited.

The measurement
amplitude was less Determine if
alert 3, than an under there is a
Under Alarm Enter/Exit
danger 4 setpoint level for problem with the
the configured machine.
alarm time delay.

The user accounts

on the monitor
have been updated. Verify that this
This can be due to change was
User configuration changing an expected, and it
0 N/A
updated existing user does not indicate
account, deleting a a breach in
user account, or security.
adding a new
account.

User control events

In the system event list, there are three sources of user control events. User controls are: trip
multiply, alarm/relay inhibit, alert/danger inhibit, special alarm inhibit, and bypass.

Source Event Description Events Instrumentation

Software switches Control enabled/disabled Monitor type group

Hardware contacts Control Hardware Enabled/Disabled Monitor type

EGD Control enabled/disabled EGD Collection Group

13.6 Alarm Data Capture

Alarm Data Capture settings define the amount of higher resolution data collected before and
after an alarm event. This feature supports high and low resolution alarm data captures within
the ADAPT 3701 that can be viewed within System 1 Evolution.
The ADAPT 3701 accepts the Alarm Data Capture configuration parameters as a part of the
configuration file. The ADAPT 3701 will perform the Alarm Data Captures and continue until the
captures are requested by System 1 Evolution. The Alarm Data Capturing has default parameters
(see next table).

Pre-Event Post Event

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10 minutes of one second data One minute of one second data

Static Data
20 seconds of 100ms data 10 seconds of 100ms data

Waveform Data 2.5 minutes of 10 seconds data One minute of 10 seconds data

These settings will be available per collection group, so that customizations can be made based
on customer requirements. Each parameter modification will impact the Monitor Utilization
calculator.
The data is kept for 90 days. The monitor will keep as many captures as it can hold before
overwriting the data.

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14. Firmware and Configuration Upgrades

Configuration and firmware versions must match. For example, you cannot use the application
with version 3 firmware and a version 2 configuration file. When you attempt to connect to a
monitor, the application automatically detects if the firmware does not match the application
version. When you attempt to open a configuration, the application automatically detects if the
file does not match the application version.

Ensure you are operating in an environment that has a reliable power source. Loss of power during a firmware
upgrade may cause severe damage to the monitor.

14.1 Configuration only upgrade

You must use a configuration file that is compatible with the software version and firmware
version.

1. Select File, Open, and select a 2.0 version of a configuration file.

2. You are prompted to upgrade your configuration file. Click Yes to upgrade.
Once the upgrade is complete, the configuration file is loaded.

Configuration file recovery

During a configuration upgrade, a backup copy of the retrieved configuration file is created. This
backup copy can be used if for any reason the monitor rejects the configuration after a firmware
upgrade. The location of the backup will be:
C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\General Electric\DatabaseUpgradeBackup

14.2 Firmware Upgrade

When you install a new version of Bently Nevada Monitor Configuration, the firmware version
must be compatible with the application version. When you upgrade to version 3 firmware, the
firmware as well as the configuration file will be upgraded.
The upgrade firmware feature allows you to upgrade the firmware version of connected
monitors. You can download the latest firmware version from the Bently Nevada technical
support portal. To install upgrades, download and run the latest install package. The firmware
upgrade will automatically be added to the software and made available for the firmware
upgrade process.

Ensure you are operating in an environment that has a reliable power source. Loss of power during a firmware
upgrade may cause severe damage to the monitor.

Notes:

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A firmware upgrade may delete the configuration if there is an incompatibility in the

configuration between the older and newer firmware. Alarm and System events are
archived as a set. Only one set of archived files can be stored.
You must be logged on as an administrator to upgrade firmware.
This upgrade will not change:

l Administrator/User accounts
l Channel names, setpoints, and measurements
l Switches
l EGD and Modbus configurations
l Any customized relay logic configurations
During the monitor upgrade process, the configuration on the monitor is retrieved. If there is an
error retrieving the configuration, the monitor upgrade process halts.
Make sure you locally save the configuration file, an instrumentation report, and EGD and/or
Modbus report for comparison after the upgrade.

Instructions
1. Log on as administrator. Connect to the monitor that requires a firmware upgrade.

2. Select Monitor, Firmware, Upgrade.

3. The Upgrade dialog box appears.

Available Firmware: By default, the most recent firmware available is shown and will be at
the top in the Available Firmware box. New installations do not show a version number in
the list.

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(Optional) Check the Upgrade Configuration check box. If this is selected, the configuration
is updated along with the firmware. Otherwise, the configuration will be deleted. Click
Upgrade to initiate the firmware upgrade. The Upgrade button is disabled if no upgrades
are installed on your computer or no monitors are selected. The completion percentage
dialog box indicates progress.

4. The upgrade is finalized.

If the network gets disconnected before 55% completion, the upgrade process will revert to
the previous state. If the network gets disconnected while the finalizing upgrade process
(after 55% completion), the upgrade process will succeed.
5. The monitor restarts after a successful firmware upgrade. This takes approximately five to
ten minutes.

6. Generate an instrumentation report. Compare this report against the report locally saved
before the upgrade.
7. Go to the Verification view and verify data. Review the event list.

Notes: If you delete a firmware configuration file, the file will remain on the Upgrade
Firmware drop-down list. If the deleted version is selected, an error message is sent.

If the process fails for any reason, a “File transfer error” system event will be generated.

Firmware/software mismatch
After connecting and logging on, if the firmware and software versions are not compatible, you
will get a message stating this. When there is such a mismatch, you cannot retrieve a
configuration from or send a configuration to the monitor. To resolve the problem, click Monitor,
Firmware, Upgrade to upgrade the monitor with the latest firmware. Only an Administrator can
upgrade firmware.

14.3 Upgrade Duplex Monitor Firmware

When you install a new version of Bently Nevada Monitor Configuration, the firmware version
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feature allows you to upgrade the firmware version of the processors of all connected monitors.
You can download the latest firmware version from the Bently Nevada technical support portal.
To install upgrades, download and run the latest install package. The firmware upgrade will
automatically be added to the software and made available for the firmware upgrade process.

Notes: A firmware upgrade may delete the configuration if there is an incompatibility in the
configuration between the older and newer firmware.
You must be logged on as an administrator to upgrade firmware.
This upgrade will not change:

l Administrator/User accounts
l Channel names, setpoints, and measurements
l Switches
l EGD and Modbus configurations
l Any customized relay logic configurations

Upgrade firmware
1. Log on as administrator. Connect to the monitor that requires a firmware upgrade. Select
Monitor, Firmware, Upgrade.

2. The Upgrade dialog box appears.

Available Firmware: By default, the most recent firmware available is shown and will be at
the top in the Available Firmware box. New installations do not show a version number in
the list. Use the instructions for your specific type of upgrade.

Upgrade firmware and configuration

Use this procedure when the (old) configuration is identical in both modules. Upgrade the
firmware and configuration by ensuring the Upgrade Configuration on Update box is selected.
1. Click Upgrade to initiate the firmware upgrade. The Upgrade button is disabled if no
upgrades are installed on your computer or no monitors are selected. The completion
percentage dialog box indicates progress.

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2. The upgrade is sent.

If the send upgrade process fails for any reason, a message displays in the status column.
If this happens, contact your Bently Nevada technical service representative for help.
After the upgrade is completed on the first processor, it automatically starts the upgrade on
the second processor.
3. The monitor restarts after a successful firmware upgrade. This takes approximately five to
ten minutes.

Note: If you delete a firmware file, the file will remain on the Upgrade Firmware drop-
down list. If the deleted version is selected, an error message is shown.

Upgrade firmware for configuration mismatch on both modules

If both modules have different configurations, the Upgrade Configuration on Update checkbox is
unchecked and disabled. If you select Upgrade, you will be prompted with a warning message
stating that the upgrade will delete both configuration files.

To prevent the loss of a configuration file during an upgrade, use one of the following procedures:
Offline or one module at a time upgrade.

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Offline upgrade
1. Upgrade offline configuration from the appropriate module.
2. Save the upgraded configuration to the local drive.
3. Upgrade the firmware on both modules. You will get a warning message because the
configurations are different in both modules.

Click Yes.
4. After the upgrade completes, send the offline upgraded configuration file to both modules.

Upgrade firmware one module at a time

1. Connect to the duplex module with the configuration that needs upgrading.
2. Upgrade the firmware with Upgrade configuration on Update option selected. This will
upgrade the configuration file along with the firmware.

3. Connect to the second module and update firmware only by unchecking Upgrade
configuration on Update option. This will delete the old configuration from second

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module.

4. Connect to both the modules and retrieve the upgraded configuration from the first
module (where the configuration was upgraded). Send the configuration to both modules.

14.4 Firmware Downgrade

You have the ability to downgrade to a previous version of firmware. When you choose to
downgrade your firmware, the configuration that currently resides on the monitor will be
deleted. The process will warn you of this. After the downgrade is complete, the monitor
restarts.

Note: Only an administrator can perform this procedure.

1. Select MONITOR, Firmware, Upgrade from the toolbar.

2. Select an older version of firmware in the Available Firmware box and click Upgrade.
A message notifies you that the current configuration will be deleted from the monitor.
3. The configuration file is retrieved from the monitor as a backup before the downgrade
starts.
If the monitor is not configured, a message states this and immediately begins the update.
4. Once the (backup) configuration is retrieved, the firmware update process begins.
5. When the update is successful, a message notifies you, and the monitor restarts to
complete the process. Reconnect, log on, and retrieve the configuration.

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15. ADAPT 3701 (/40, /44, /46) Monitor

Information
This section describes some of the functionality of the 3701/40 Machinery Dynamics, 3701/44
Aeroderivative, and 3701/46 Hydro monitors as it applies to the Bently Nevada Monitor
Configuration application.

15.1 Monitor LEDs

This section applies to the 3701/40 Machinery Dynamics, 3701/44 Aeroderivative, and 3701/46
Hydro monitors.

LED State Description Action

The Monitor module is powered

No action
On and has no critical or non-
required.
critical hardware faults.

Check the
system event
list for Monitor
MODULE OK module
diagnostics
A fault has been detected in the
Off errors. Correct
Monitor module.
environmental
problems or
replace the
module if
necessary.

Check the
system event
list for channel
not OK events.
Refer to wiring
fault indications
section in the
There is a hardware fault that is monitor
PROTECTION FAULT On
impacting alarm determination. manual.
Correct wiring
faults if
necessary.
Check the
system event
list for Monitor

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module, Input
module, or
Relay module
diagnostics
errors. Correct
environmental
problems or
replace
modules if
necessary.

There are no hardware faults No action

Off
impacting alarm determination. required.

No action
required if the
user inhibit
(Alarm/Relay
Inhibit, Special
Alarm Inhibit,
Channel
A user initiated action such as
Bypass, and so
Alarm Inhibit or Channel Bypass
On on) is
is impacting alarm
intentional. If
USER INHIBIT determination.
no inhibit is
expected,
check the
system event
list to view the
source of the
inhibit.

There are no user initiated

No action
Off actions that are impacting alarm
required.
determination.

This LED is not

On This LED is not used at this time. used at this
time.
ATTENTION
This LED is not
Off This LED is not used at this time. used at this
time.

View the alarm

events to
Indicates that a measurement
determine
DANGER On amplitude has exceeded a
which
danger setpoint.
measurement
exceeded a

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danger
setpoint.

No action
Off No danger conditions exist.
required.

View the alarm

events to
Indicates that a measurement determine
On amplitude has exceeded a which
ALERT danger setpoint. measurement
exceeded an
alert setpoint.

No action
Off No alert conditions exist.
required.

Indicates that onboard Speed No action

On
signal 1 is triggering. required.

If transducer is
a Proximitor,
view the
Verification
screen and
verify that the
gap voltage is
KPH 1 OK Indicates that onboard Speed correct. If not,
Off signal 1 is not currently or if it is a Mag
triggering. pickup, check
field wiring for
that channel.
Verify that
hysteresis and
threshold have
been configured
correctly.

Indicates that onboard Speed No action

On
signal 2 is triggering. required.

If transducer is
a Proximitor,
view the
KPH 2 OK Indicates that onboard Speed Verification
Off signal 2 is not currently screen and
triggering. verify that the
gap voltage is
correct. If the
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incorrect, or if
it is a Mag
pickup, check
the field wiring
for that
channel. Verify
that hysteresis
and threshold
have been
configured
correctly.

Indicates that Network A has a No action

On
valid link. required.

Verify network
cable is plugged
into the monitor
and to a valid
switch port.
Verify switch is
NET A powered and
Network A does not have a valid operating.
Off
link. Check switch
link light. Check
cable.

No action is
required if this
port is not
being used.

Indicates that network traffic is No action

On
flowing on Network A. required.

If Network A is
unused, no
action is
required. If
TX/RX A Network A is
Indicates no network traffic is used, verify
Off
flowing on Network A. that the
controller is
connected to
the network, is
powered and
communicating.

Indicates that Network B has a No action

NET B On
valid link. required.

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Verify network
cable is plugged
into the monitor
and to a valid
switch or
computer port.
Verify switch is
Network B does not have a valid powered and
Off
link. operating.
Check switch or
computer link
light. Verify
cable. No action
is required if
this port is not
being used.

Indicates that network traffic is No action

On
flowing on Network B. required.

If Network B is
unused, no
action is
required. If
Network B is
used, verify Net
TX/RX B B LED. If Net B
Indicates that no network traffic
Off LED is on,
is flowing on Network B.
check that you
are using the
correct IP
address. If Net
B LED is off,
refer to Net B
LED off actions.

Indicates that the Power 1 Input No action

On
is good. required.

No action is
required if Pwr
1 is unused. If
PWR 1 OK used, verify
No power or power outside the
power supply is
Off specified range is connected to
on. Verify
the primary power 1 input.
power supply
wiring polarity.
Verify power
supply output

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voltage.

Indicates that the Power 2 Input No action

On
is good. required.

No action is
required if Pwr
2 is unused. If
used, verify
PWR 2 OK No power or power outside the power supply is
Off specified range is connected to on. Verify
the secondary power 2 input. power supply
wiring polarity.
Verify power
supply output
voltage.

15.2 Status Bits

The following is a table that defines how some of the bits in the 64-bit status word are set for
different monitor conditions. If multiple monitor conditions are active at the same time, the bits
from all applicable rows will be set.
This section applies to the 3701/40 Machinery Dynamics, 3701/44 Aeroderivative, and 3701/46
Hydro monitors.

Status Bits

Specia
Trip Alert Dange User No
Monitor Bypas l Alarm/Rela Protectio
Multipl Inhibi r Inhibi t
Condition s Alarm y Inhibit n Fault
y t Inhibit t OK
Inhibit

Trip
Multiply
x
HW/SW
contact

Bypass SW
x *
switch

Special
alarm
Inhibit x *
HW/SW
contact

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Alert Inhibit
x *
SW switch

Danger
Inhibit SW x *
switch

Alarm/Rela
y Inhibit
x *
HW/SW
contact

Transducer
* x
Not OK

Hardware
failure in
* x
monitor
card

* If setpoint is enabled

15.3 Hardware Fault Events

This section applies to the 3701/40 Machinery Dynamics, 3701/44 Aeroderivative, and 3701/46
Hydro monitors.

Event Action

Caution: The following steps may result in a loss of

monitoring and potentially cause a change in relay
states.

l Check if there is a corresponding hardware fault

recovered system event with a newer time stamp. If
true, the module is currently working correctly and no
action is required.

Hardware fault detected l Another way to determine if a module currently has a

hardware fault is to check if the MODULE OK LED on
the module is off.

If the problem reoccurs or if the module is still in the fault

state, remove it. Inspect the connector on the module and
the connector on the base to make sure there is no physical
damage or contamination. Plug the module back in. Verify
that the fault recovers. If not, power cycle the base. If the
fault occurs again, replace it with a new module.

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A hardware fault was detected previously, but has now

Hardware fault recovered recovered and is working correctly.

No action required for this event.

This event usually occurs when there is a short in the

transducer power supply field wiring. Check if there is a
corresponding transducer supply voltage fault recovered
system event with a newer time stamp. If true, the channel
is currently working correctly and no action is required. If
Transducer supply voltage fault the problem reoccurs or if the channel is still in the fault
detected state, check the transducer wiring for shorts.

Once the fault has recovered, the MODULE OK LED on the

affected module will turn on and a transducer supply voltage
fault recovered system event will be generated. If the fault
persists even when the transducer wiring is disconnected,
the I/O Module may need to be replaced.

A transducer supply voltage fault was detected previously,

Transducer supply voltage fault but it has now recovered and is working correctly.
recovered
No action required for this event.

15.4 Supported Modules

This section applies to the 3701/40 Machinery Dynamics, 3701/44 Aeroderivative, and 3701/46
Hydro monitors.

Input Modules
Input modules provide power and input interfaces for six dynamic-signal sensors supporting a
mixture of velocity, acceleration, displacement, and dynamic pressure measurement types. The
input modules also provide power and interface for one Keyphasor sensor which can be a
Proximity probe or Magnetic Pickup type. The 3701/4X system can house up to two input modules
which can each be one of three different types. Each type is described in more detail below. The
input module name or type indicates the transducers the module was designed to function with.
Note that each input module type has the “PA” as part of its name. This signifies that each of the
three input module options support 3-Wire Proximity and/or Acceleration connections. The third
letter in the input module name is what makes each of the three options unique.

Proximitor Acceleration Aeroderivative (PAA) input module

The Proximitor*/ Accelerometer/Aeroderivative (PAA) input module is a 6-channel plus
Keyphasor/speed input module that interfaces to a variety of sensors such as: -24 Volt Proximitor
sensors, -24 Volt 3-wire Accelerometers, Charge-Amplifiers, and differential output

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Aeroderivative Interface Modules used with charge-coupled hi-temp accelerometers or dynamic

pressure sensors.
Any of the PAA’s six channels (1–6) can be independently configured for one of the supported
transducers. Each PAA supports one dedicated Keyphasor or speed measurement on channel 7
that is configurable for Proximitor sensors or magnetic pick-ups. A 2-wire, galvanically isolated,
hi-impedance input is available for magnetic pick-up speed sensors. The isolated input eliminates
potential ground loops that can occur when speed sensors are shared between the vibration
system and other instrumentation.

Proximitor Acceleration Velocity (PAV) input module

The 3701 PAV input module is a 6-channel + Keyphasor/speed input module that interfaces to a
variety of sensors such as: -24 Volt Proximitor sensors, -24 Volt 3-wire Accelerometers,
Velomitor sensors, and constant current 2-wire sensors that are compatible with the -24 Volt 2-
wire Velomitor interface.
Any of the PAV’s six channels ( 1–6) can be independently configured for one of the supported
transducers. Each PAV supports one dedicated Keyphasor or speed measurement on channel 7
that is configurable for Proximitor sensors or magnetic pick-ups

Positive Voltage (PoV) input module

The Positive Proximitor/Accelerometer/Velomitor (PoV) input module is a 6-channel plus
Keyphasor/speed input module that interfaces to a variety of positively powered sensors such as:
+24 V Proximitor sensors, +24 V Interface modules, and 2 wire IEPE sensors using 3.3 mA
constant current.
Any of the PoV's six channels (1-6) can be independently configured for one of the supported
transducers. Each PoV supports one dedicated negatively powered Keyphasor or speed
measurement on channel 7 that is configurable for Proximitor sensors or magnetic pick-ups.

Relay output module

The 3701 8-Channel Relay Output Module provides 8 SPDT relay outputs or 4 "virtual" DPDT
outputs and a dedicated Protection Fault relay. Relay logic is user programmable in the software
using the graphical logic editor. The processor module operates on the relay logic to drive relay
state.
The Protection Fault relay is a normally energized SPDT relay that will de-energize on fault
conditions that can compromise the monitor’s availability to protect machinery. The protection
fault relay is similar to a traditional OK relay but certain conditions that do not compromise
protection will not cause the Protection Fault relay to de-energize.
The relays are configured for Normally De-Energized (NDE) or Normally Energized (NE) in four
banks of two relays each using a switch on the relay module.

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Relay wiring terminates on the output module using pluggable connectors and exits on the
opposite side of the monitor from the sensor inputs.

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16. Troubleshooting
Use this section to understand status and error messages as well as troubleshoot software
issues.

16.1 Contact Information

The following contact information is provided for those times when you cannot contact your local
representative:

1631 Bently Parkway South

Mailing Address Minden, Nevada USA  89423

USA
1.775.782.3611
Telephone
1.800.227.5514
Internet www.GEmeasurement.com

16.2 Connectivity
Connectivity and communication problems can be caused by a variety of issues. If you are
experiencing problems, check the following items:

l Ensure that the correct cables are being used.

l Ensure all cables are properly connected.
l Verify that you are using the correct logon name and password.
l Verify that the monitor is configured with the correct IP address and subnet mask on the
Ethernet network connection.

16.3 Language support

This release supports only U.S. English.

16.4 Monitor and I/O Module Mismatch

There are two hardware-related reasons why a configuration is rejected when you attempt to
send it to the monitor. One reason is that you are attempting to send a configuration constructed
for one type of monitor to a different type of monitor. Another reason why the configuration is
rejected is that there is an I/O module mismatch.
The illustration below details two cases where there is a monitor and an I/O mismatch. In this
example, the configuration file has an ADAPT 3701/46 Hydro monitor configured while the actual

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monitor is an ADAPT 3701/44 Aeroderivative monitor. When sending the configuration to the
monitor, the firmware detects this mismatch and rejects the configuration.
The example configuration file has two input modules: PAV and PAS. The PAS module is
incorrectly configured because there is a PAA input module installed in slot 1. This is an I/O
mismatch and is not allowed when sending the configuration.

You are allowed to save a configuration with mismatches. The configuration will be rejected if a
mismatch is detected when you attempt to send the configuration. The Send button is active, and
will allow you to attempt to send the configuration. The firmware detects a mismatch and does
not allow the process to complete.
Configurations that have:

l empty input module slot(s)

l empty relay module slot(s)
l non-programmed input and/or relay modules
will be accepted when sent to the monitor.

16.5 Retrieve Log Files

The retrieve log files option is a tool to package log files so that the files can be transmitted to
your service representative for troubleshooting purposes.
This option is only available to an administrator.

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When a log file is retrieved, a set of log files are packaged as a tar.gz file and stored in a folder
at this location:
C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\General Electric\BNMC\DiagnosticData

Each download of the log files will overwrite the previous download.

Note: The directory AppData is a hidden folder. Enter the %AppData% folder name in the
address bar to view the folder and its contents.

16.6 Security Settings and Browse Network List

When you are unable to browse and view all monitors on the network, it may be because of a
block from your firewall (security) settings. Your network settings may need to be changed to
accept the network broadcast package.
Contact your network or IT administrator for assistance.

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