Communications

All VibroSmart modules and devices

communicate using a system bus (SBUS), based

on Ethernet technology, that supports data

transfer rates of 100 Mbps at distances up to

100 m. The SBUS ensures the transfer of both nonreal-

time (standard) and real-time (time critical)

information between VibroSmart modules, and

supports communication with the host computer

running the VibroSight software.

VibroSmart modules can either be located sideby-

side (adjacent to each other) or separate

from one another. This flexibility allows the

functionality of the monitoring system to be

distributed depending on the size of and access

to the machinery being monitored. It also helps

reduce the expensive sensor cabling typically

required between sensors and monitoring

modules, by effectively replacing it with lower

cost Ethernet and power supply cabling.