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PCE Americas Inc.
1201 Jupiter Park Drive
Suite 8
Jupiter
FL-33458
USA
From outside US: +1
Tel: (561) 320-9162
Fax: (561) 320-9176
info@pce-americas.com
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PCE Instruments UK Ltd.
Unit 11
Southpoint Business Park
Ensign way
Hampshire / Southampton
United Kingdom, SO31 4RF
From outside UK: +44
Tel: (0) 2380 98703 0
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info@pce-instruments.co.uk
2021
PCE-VM 22
Vibration Analyzer
User’s Manual
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CONTENT
General .................................................................................................... 3
Safety Precautions ............................................................................... 3
Overview ................................................................................................. 4
Kit Content .......................................................................................... 4
Specifications....................................................................................... 4
Measurement functions ...................................................................... 6
Operation ................................................................................................ 6
Keyboard ............................................................................................. 6
Settings ................................................................................................ 7
Date/Time............................................................................................ 7
Sensors ................................................................................................ 8
Units .................................................................................................... 8
Auto OFF .............................................................................................. 8
Vibration .............................................................................................. 9
Vibration measurement settings ...................................................... 10
Taking measurements ....................................................................... 11
To save measurements ..................................................................... 12
Route based measurements ............................................................. 13
Tachometer ...................................................................................... 14
Thermometer .................................................................................... 15
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General
Safety Precautions
To prevent possible electrical shock, fire, personal injury or the device
damage:
• Carefully read user’s manual.
• Do not place sensor on the objects which exposed to high voltages.
These voltages could cause personal injury or death.
• The Analyzer could not be used in potentially explosive
environments.
• Take measures to prevent cables and straps become entangled by
rotating part of machines at measurement site.
• Do not expose PCE-VM 22 parts to heavy impacts, high humidity
and extreme temperature.
• Do not try to open the display unit – this can damage the system, and
your after-sales service warranty will come void
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Overview
The PCE-VM 22 Vibration Analyzer (Device, Analyzer) is a
compact yet powerful, vibration analyzer designed to measure
overall vibration parameters, FFT spectrum analysis of the
rotating machinery, immediate evaluation against ISO 10816
standard, condition monitoring by route based measurements and
data collection. Route files and data files exchange via email makes it
ideal for data collection at remote sites. Simple in use, with free
firmware upgrades, comes with data management and reporting
software.
Kit Content
The PCE-VM 22 kit includes:
▪ 1 x Accelerometer PCE-VM 22
▪ 1 x Vibration sensor with connection cable and
magnetic holder
▪ 1 x Infrared sensor with speed sensor
▪ 1 x Magnetic holder
▪ 1 x USB charging adapter
▪ 1 x Micro USB cable
▪ 1 x Transport case
▪ 1 x Instruction manual
Specifications
Inputs – IEPE or charge type accelerometers with known sensitivity,
switchable. Optical RPM transducer with IR pyrometer sensor
(optional)
AD conversion – 24 bits
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Dynamic range – 106 dB
Frequency range – 1…10000 Hz
Vibration measurement range:
Acceleration – 200 m/s2
Velocity – 200 mm/s
Displacement – 2000 uM
Accuracy – ±5%
Temperature measurement range – -70°C to 380°C
Accuracy – ±0.5% (0…+60°C), ±1% (-40…+120°C), ±2% (-70…+180°C),
±4% (-70…+380°C)
Tachometer measurement range – 10…200,000 rpm
Accuracy – ±0.1% and ±1rpm
FFT spectrum resolution – 400, 800, 1600 lines
Data storage – 4GB micro SD card, built-in
PC interface – USB
Display – color, sunlight readable 128x160 dots
Battery – Li-Po rechargeable, up to 8 hrs continuous operation
Operating Temperature – 0°C to 50°C
Storage Temperature – -20°C to 60°C
Operating Humidity -
Dimensions – 132 x 70 x 33 mm
Weight – 150 g
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Measurement functions
Vibration mode – analyzer measures overall level of vibration
acceleration, velocity and displacement and FFT spectrum, route or
off-route measurements.
Tachometer – analyzer measures speed of rotation by means of
contactless optical sensor. The measurement result is displayed in RPM
and Hz.
IR thermometer – contactless measurement of object temperature.
The measurement result is displayed in °C and °F.
Operation
Keyboard
– press and hold for 3 sec to turn device ON, short press to turn
OFF
– Enter, confirm selection, start measurement
– navigation arrow keys
– Menu
– backspace, quit
– option key
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Settings
This menu is used to setup:
- Date/Time
- Sensors parameters
- Units Metric/Imperial units
- Auto OFF delay
- English interface language
- Brightness Low/Mid/High display brightness
- MUX input multiplexer to use triaxial sensors (optional)
Date/Time
Use arrow keys to set date.
Hold then press or for month
decrement/increment.
Confirm by when correct date is set.
Use keys to set minutes and hours.
Use key to switch focused field. Focused field is
indicated by red frame.
Confirm by when correct time is set.
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Sensors
Use keys to choose
sensor, which will be used for
measurements. Drop down menu
offers two types – IEPE or charge
type sensors to choose from.
Confirm choice by key.
Type, S.N. and Sensitivity fields are editable.
Use key to choose field to edit.
Then use arrow keys to edit the field value.
Units
Metric/Imperial units setup
Auto OFF
Use keys to set auto OFF delay (minutes).
Press or key to confirm and quit menu.
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Vibration
Analyzer measures vibration Acceleration, Velocity
and Displacement. In ISO 10816 mode
measurement result is compared to the built-in
table of vibration severity grades according to
ISO 10816-3.
Use keys to choose measurement mode.
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Vibration measurement settings
Press key to enter Settings menu.
Use to choose parameter to setup.
Use to change parameter value.
Low Freq – lower frequency limit. Can be set to 1, 2, 10 Hz.
Hi Freq – upper frequency limit. Can be set:
- from 200 to 10000 Hz for Acceleration;
- from 200 to 5000 Hz for Velocity;
- from 200 to 800 Hz for Displacement;
FFT lines – FFT spectrum resolution. Can be set to 400, 800, 1600 lines.
Trigger – not implemented yet..
Averaging – measurement averaging. Can be set in range of 0 to 64.
Zero means that averaging is OFF.
Window – weighting function. Can be set to Hanning or Rectangular.
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Taking measurements
Choose vibration parameter e.g. Velocity, edit
settings if needed, then press key to start
measurement.
When measurement is running:
Use key to toggle FFT
spectrum / waveform display.
Press key to stop/resume
measurement.
When measurement is stopped:
Press key for Options:
Save.. – to save measurement data. Press key to proceed.
Format – Linear/Logarithmic amplitude display. Use to
change parameter value.
Zoom – frequency axis display zoom change. Use to change
parameter value
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To save measurements
Press key to stop measurement
Press key for Options
Choose Save.. and press key
Device will enter My documents menu
Browse to the destination folder, then
press key save measurement.
Device writes two files at a time – FFT
spectrum file and waveform file.
Device remembers path to the last
written files.
To create new folder – press key. Date/time stamp is used as a
default name for new folder.
To create folders with meaningful names – connect device to the PC
via USB as external flash drive, then create folders using PC keyboard.
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Route based measurements
• Using ConSpect software create route file and download it to
the device
• Go to Documents menu, move cursor to the route file and
press key
• Use to browse
route points
• Attach sensor at the measurement point
and press key. Device takes
measurement with preset parameters and
saves files to proper destination folder
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Tachometer
Connect optical probe to the device
Enter Tachometer menu
Aim optical probe to the rotating machine part with
attached reflective tape.
Press key to start/stop measurement.
Device displays measurement result in RPM and Hz
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Thermometer
Connect optical probe to the device
Enter Thermometer menu
Aim optical probe to the machine.
Press key to start/stop measurement.
Device displays measurement result in °C and °F
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