TrendMaster Pro sensor bus
(Tier 2 equipment monitoring system)
Description Innovative online monitoring system with a revolutionary Sensor Bus architecture for medium-criticality equipment.
Key features
- Single-cable sensor network (Sensor Bus) — lower installation cost
- Hundreds of permanently installed sensors — scalable system
- Distributed Scanning Modules (DSM) — strategic plant placement
- Cost-effective solution — optimal for Tier 2 equipment
- Native System 1 support — seamless integration
Applications
System concept
Architecture
- •Sensor Bus — single-cable sensor network
- •Distributed Scanning Modules — strategically located across the plant
- •Permanently installed sensors — more accurate than portable measurements
- •Cost-effective solution — reduced installation cost
Benefits
- ✓Low installation cost — single-cable network
- ✓Permanently installed sensors — more accurate than portable
- ✓Automation — automatic data collection
- ✓Reduced labor — no manual measurements
- ✓Scalability — thousands of measurement points
Main components
Dynamic Scanning Module (DSM) - 149744
- • Accepts 1–6 sensor buses
- • Sequential sensor polling
- • Configurable polling rate
- • Ethernet connection to System 1
ProTIM modules (200xxx series)
Transducer Interface Modules for various sensor types:
200100
Dual Acceleration to Velocity flexiTIM
200200
ProTIM-R Module Input
200xxx
Other interface modules
Sensor Bus
- • Point-to-point wiring
- • Reduced installation cost
- • Supports thousands of measurement points
- • Simple cable routing
Sensors for TrendMaster
20015x Series accelerometers
200150
Standard accelerometer
200155
Variant
200157
Enveloping
Supported measurements
- →Vibration: acceleration, velocity, displacement
- →Temperature: RTD, thermocouples
- →Pressure: static and dynamic
- →Process variables: 4–20 mA, 0–5 V
- →Outputs from other systems: integration with rack systems
Operating mode
Polling frequency
- • Every few minutes (configurable)
- • Full waveforms and spectra
- • Transfer to System 1
- • Optimized for Tier 2 equipment
Equipment types (Tier 2)
- • Pumps (especially in petrochemical)
- • Cooling tower fans
- • Heat exchangers (fin fans)
- • Blowers
- • Balance-of-plant machines
Industries
Cement
Pulp & paper
Steel
Pharmaceutical
Mining
Power generation
Comparison with other systems
TrendMaster Pro vs portable analyzers
Permanently installed sensors
More accurate measurements
Automatic data collection
No personnel involvement
Continuous monitoring
24/7 surveillance
TrendMaster Pro vs 3500 Series
More cost-effective
For Tier 2 equipment
More measurement points
Hundreds of sensors
Lower criticality
Balance-of-plant
System 1 integration
Native support
- • Native support in System 1 (from version 19.2)
- • Previously required System 1 Classic with 6.X Connector
- • Works alongside 3500, Orbit 60, vbOnline Pro, Ranger Pro
- • Centralized monitoring of all systems
Configuration
The system is configured through System 1:
- • DSM module setup
- • Sensor Bus configuration
- • Sensor type selection
- • Polling rate setup
- • Alarm programming
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