Condition-based monitoring is a vital part of Industry 4.0-enablement Using sensors of various types to continually monitor machine health allows for more uptime and better efficiency. In this article, learn more about the Analog Devices Voyager 3, a system evaluation solution for wireless MEMS-based vibration monitoring.
What Is Condition Monitoring?
Condition monitoring, also known as condition-based monitoring (CbM), is a predictive maintenance strategy that monitors the condition of assets using different types of sensors. It uses the data extracted from the sensors to monitor assets in real time, establish trends, predict failure, and even calculate the lifetime of an asset. Vibration monitoring is a form of CbM that monitors vibrations from assets to determine the presence of any abnormal vibrational patterns, which are an indicator of advanced wear, malfunctioning parts, and loose mounting, amongst other issues.
Platform Details
Voyager 3 is a system evaluation solution from ADI for wireless MEMS accelerometer-based vibration monitoring. The system solution combines mechanical attach features, hardware, firmware, and PC software to enable rapid deployment and evaluation of a 3-axis vibration monitoring solution. The module can be directly attached to a motor or fixture. It can also be combined with other modules on the same wireless mesh network to provide a broader picture with multiple sensor nodes as part of a condition-based monitoring system.
The Voyager kit supports ADI SmartMesh® mote hopping. This is where a mote, which is out of range of the network manager, can hop through an in-range mote. The multiple hops network ensures that out-of-range motes can stream data to the network manager, which extends the reach and the scale of the solution deployment.