Dynamic condition monitoring system employing a multi-core processor

A dynamic condition monitoring system comprising:

• a dynamic condition monitor configured to be coupled to at least one sensor for detecting a dynamic condition of a machine system and to receive signals from the sensor representative of the dynamic condition;
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• a multi-core processor operative in the monitor for receiving data derived from the signals and for performing dynamic condition analysis based upon the received signals, at least one core of the multi-core processor being dedicated to perform vibration analysis based upon the signals to the exclusion of at least one other core.

A monitor for monitoring dynamic operating parameters of a machine system, the monitor comprising:

• a sensor interface for receiving signals from a sensor representative of a dynamic operation parameter of the machine system;
• a memory circuit for storing configuration parameters of the monitor;
• a multi-core processor coupled to the interface and to the memory circuit, the processor being configured to manage at least transmission of data to a remote device, and to receive the signals and perform computations based on the received signals and the configuration parameters stored in the memory circuit, including a fast Fourier transform of the signals to derive vibration data from the received signals.

A modular monitoring system for monitoring dynamic operating parameters of a machine system, the monitoring system comprising:

• a plurality of sensors for detecting dynamic operating parameters of the machine system at a desired location and for generating signals representative thereof;
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• a plurality of monitors, each monitor being coupled to at least one sensor and including a memory circuit for storing configuration parameters of the monitor and a multi-core processor coupled to receive data from at least one sensor and from the memory circuit, multiple cores of the processor being configured to manage at least transmission of data to a remote device, and to perform computations based on the received signals and the configuration parameters stored in the memory circuit, including a fast Fourier transform of the signals to derive vibration data from the received signals.

A dynamic condition monitoring system comprising:

• a portable dynamic condition monitor configured to receive signals from sensors or from condition monitors coupled to sensors, the sensors detecting a dynamic condition of a machine system;
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• a multi-core processor operative in the portable monitor for receiving data derived from the signals and for performing dynamic condition analysis based upon the received signals.