The AMC8 is an analog monitoring card designedfor use with the WM600 rack-based systems formachinery monitoring and protectionapplications, from Meggitt’s Vibro-Meter®product line.This versafile card is capable ofmeasuring and monitoring up to eight analogsignal inputs simultaneously.
The AMC8 card is available in two versions: a’standard” version and a “separate circuits’version, both of which function as a card pairusing an appropriate lOC8T input/output card.
The AMC8 card is installed in the front of a VM600rack (ABE04x or ABE056) and the lOC8T input/output card is installed in the rear. Both cardsconnect directly to the rack’s backplane via twoconnectors.
An AMC8/l0C8T card pair provides eightchannels of temperature monitoring, acceptingboth resistance temperature detector(RD) andthermocouple(TC)temperature inputs, as well asprocess inputs.The source and type for eachchannel is selected when the card is configured
Cold-junction compensation (CJC) sensorprocessing,used for the thermocoupletemperature channels,is available on two of theeight channels and is also selected when thecard is configured.

An AMC8/l0C8T card pair is configured using theRS-232 port located on the front panel of theassociated AMC8 card (that is,standaloneoperation). The AMC8 card can also beaccessed via the VME bus by a CPUx cardpresent in slot 0 of the yM600 rack (ABE04x only)These interfaces allow operators to configureVM600 cards,access measurement results,viewdetailed board status,upload firmware updatesand much more.
The AMC8 card can drive four local relays on the0C8T card, as well as any of the ló relays on anRLC16 card using the VM600 rack’s Raw bus and/or Open Collector(OC) bus.
The cards also provide current-based (0 to 25 mA)analog signal outputs.Optionally, voltage-basedoutput is also supported.
Applications information
The AMC8/l0C8T card pair is highly suitable formachinery monitoring and protection in a widerange of industrial applications.
For further information on the use of AMC8/IOC8Tcard pairs in general, refer to theVM600 machinery protection system (MPS]hardware manual and the VM600 MPSx softwaremanuals.
For specific applications, contact your localMeggitt representative.