Data collection systems and methods with alternate routing of input channels

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed, causes at least one processor to perform actions comprising:

• configuring a data collection plan to collect data from one or more system sensors distributed throughout a machine in an industrial environment, the data collection plan is based on an indication of data needed to produce an operational deflection shape visualization of the machine;
• configuring a set of data sensing, routing, and collection resources in the industrial environment based on the data collection plan, wherein the configured set of data sensing, routing, and collection resources includes a multiplexer having a first output and a second output;
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• routing a reference signal from a reference sensor through the first output of the multiplexer;
• routing data from the one or more system sensors through the second output of the multiplexer while routing the reference signal through the first output of the multiplexer;
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• collecting the data needed to produce the operational deflection shape visualization of the machine by using the configured set of data sensing, routing, and collection resources including the multiplexer in the industrial environment, wherein the collecting the data needed to produce the operational deflection shape visualization of the machine is based on the routing of the reference signal and the routing of the data through the multiplexer.

A system for data collection in an industrial environment comprising:

• a data collector communicatively coupled to one or more input channels, the data collector comprising:
• a data acquisition circuit structured to acquire sensor data from a routing of input channels comprising a group of the one or more input channels;
• a data storage circuit structured to store sensor specifications for one or more system sensors that correspond to the one or more input channels;
• a data analysis circuit structured to evaluate the sensor data with respect to stored anticipated state information, wherein the anticipated state information comprises an alarm threshold level, and wherein the data analysis circuit sets an alarm state when the alarm threshold level is exceeded for a first input channel of the group of the one or more input channels and transmits the alarm state across a network to a routing control facility;
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• a response circuit structured to change the routing of input channels to an alternate routing of input channels upon reception of a routing change indication from the routing control facility, wherein the alternate routing of input channels comprise the first input channel and a group of input channels related to the first input channel, wherein the data collector automatically executes the change in routing of the input channels if a communication parameter of the network between the data collector and the routing control facility is not met,
• wherein the data collector configures a data collection plan to collect data from the one or more system sensors distributed throughout a machine in the industrial environment, the data collection plan is based on an indication of data needed to produce an operational deflection shape visualization of the machine, the indication including a command to select an operational deflection shape visualization template from a plurality of operational deflection templates corresponding to different portions of the machine,
• wherein at least one of data sensing, routing, and collection resources in the industrial environment is configured based on the data collection plan, and
• wherein the data acquisition circuit acquires the sensor data based on the data collection plan.