A vibration data acquisition and analysis module is operable to be inserted directly into a distributed control system (DCS) I/O backplane, so that processed vibration parameters may be scanned directly by the DCS I/O controller. Because the process data and the vibration data are both being scanned by the same DCS I/O controller, there is no need to integrate numerical data, binary relay outputs,and analog overall vibration level outputs from a separate vibration monitoring system into the DCS. The system provides for: (1) directly acquiring vibration data by the DCS for machinery protectionand predictive machinery health analysis; (2) direct integration of vibration information on DCS alarm screens; (3) acquisition and display of real time vibration data on operator screens; (4) usingvibration data to detect abnormal situations associated with equipment failures; and (5) using vibration data directly in closed-loop control applications.

一种可操作地直接插入分布式控制系统DCS I/O背板中的振动数据采集与分析模块，从而可由所述DCS I/O控制器直接扫描处理的振动参数。因为过程数据和振动数据二者都由同一DCS I/O控制器扫描，所以不需要将来自分离的振动监视系统的数字数据、二元继电器输出以及模拟总体振动水平输出整合至DCS中。该系统提供：(1)由DCS直接采集振动数据用于机械保护和预测性机械健康分析；(2)将振动信息直接整合于DCS警报屏幕上；(3)采集和显示操作屏幕上的实时振动数据；(4)利用振动数据来检测与设备失效相关的异常情况；以及(5)在闭环控制应用中直接利用振动数据。