Parallel processing in a vibration analyzer

A hand held vibration data collector and analyzer system for collecting, analyzing and storing vibration data that is produced by and collected from a series of machines, comprising:

• a housing dimensioned and configured for being hand held by a user;
• a vibration transducer for sensing vibration that is produced by the machines and producing an analog signal corresponding to the vibration;
• a first conditioning circuit for receiving and conditioning the analog vibration signal from the vibration transducer to produce a first conditioned analog signal;
• a second conditioning circuit for receiving and conditioning the analog vibration signal from the vibration transducer to produce a second conditioned analog signal;
• a first data processor mounted in the housing for receiving and processing the first conditioned analog signal to produce a first set of desired digital data;
• a second data processor mounted in the housing for receiving and processing the second conditioned analog signal to produce a second set of desired digital data;
• a keyboard interfaced with the first and second data processors for inputting commands and data to the first and second data processors;
• a memory interfaced with the first and second data processors for storing information;
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• a display interfaced with the first and second data processors for displaying information to the user.

A vibration data collector and analyzer apparatus comprising:

• a single vibration sensor for producing an electrical vibration signal in response to vibrations produced by an operating machine;
• at least two microprocessors for receiving the electrical vibration signal from the sensor and independently performing digital signal analysis techniques on the electrical vibration signal to produce results and examining the results to determine if the electrical vibration signal indicates that the operating machine may have a fault or defect;
• an output device for receiving the results of the digital signal analysis techniques from the at least two microprocessors and providing the results of the digital signal analysis techniques to a user of the vibration data collecting and analyzing apparatus;
• a memory receiving and storing the results of the digital signal analysis techniques from said at least two microprocessors;
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• a power supply for providing power to the vibration data collecting and analyzing apparatus.

A hand held data collector and analyzer system for collecting, analyzing and storing data that is produced by and collected from a series of operating machines, comprising:

• a protective housing constructed out of a durable material for housing the data collector and analyzer system wherein the protective housing is dimensioned and configured for being portably held in the hands of a user;
• a machine sensor mounted on the protective housing for sensing properties of operating machines and producing an analog machine sensor signal corresponding to the sensed properties of the operating machines;
• a first signal conditioning circuit for receiving and conditioning the analog machine sensor signal from the machine sensor to produce a first conditioned analog machine signal;
• a second signal conditioning circuit for receiving and conditioning the analog machine sensor signal from the machine sensor to produce a second conditioned analog machine signal;
• a first data processor mounted in the protective housing for receiving the first conditioned analog machine signal from the first signal conditioning circuit and processing the first conditioned analog machine signal to produce a first set of desired digital machine data;
• a second data processor mounted in the protective housing for receiving the second conditioned analog machine signal from the second signal conditioning circuit and processing the second conditioned analog machine signal to produce a second set of desired digital machine data;
• a keyboard interfaced with the first and second data processors for inputting commands and data to the first and second data processors;
• a digital memory interfaced with the first and second data processors and for storing information;
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• a display interfaced with the first and second data processors for visually displaying information to the user.