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Vibration Comparator VC-3200
Simple setting procedure
Features
1. TEDS Function*

It avoids setting errors, saves your time and effort of troublesome calibration and measurement preparation.

*Available when it is connected to an accelerometer with TEDS function.
2. Logarithmic bar chart indicator
Easily viewable small level
vibration

3. Headphone volume MUTE function
Mute function protects ears from impulsive sound when a
sensor is attached.

4. Bath setting of measurement and Judgement conditions (only for VC-2200)
Measurement conditions or judging
conditions can be set in a batch or individually

*The VC-3200 can store up to five judgement conditions for each product.
5. Power averaging operation/judgment function (only for VC-3200)
Power averaging operation and its judgment are possible.

6. ISO 2954:2012 compatible filter (only for VC-3200)
Enables rotation and mechanical vibration measurement of rotating and reciprocating machines.
Functions inherited from the VC-2100/3100 (previous model)
With Analog output
Simultaneous output of AC and DC signal for each specified band Useful for connection to FFT Analyzer or recorder
Digital display function
Displays vibration levels in both numericals and a bar chart on the screen.
2 –band simultaneous judgment
VC-2200 / VC-3200 featuring 2-band judgment based on whether rms or peak value for each band.
Judging by vibration value, more complicated judgment can be made easily.
Compact size of DIN 96 x 96
Multi-function in a single compact body. Designed in consideration of installation to the panel.
Comparator delay time setting
If vibration exceeding the judgment level lasted for the specified period or longer, the comparator output can be made.
It prevents misjudgment caused from human error that an operator touch the sensor with a tool etc. in mistake.
Comparator gate input
This is used for automatic judgment such as quality judgment of product lines.
The timing can be controlled to measure vibration phenomena at the right time.
Headphone connection
Vibration sound can be checked when connecting commercially available headphones. Also used as the substitute for an auscultation rod.
Phenomenon of the each specified band can be checked.
Memory function (only for VC-3200)
The VC-3200 has a memory function. Since it remembers the setting conditions before power off,
you can immediately start measurement with same setting conditions. The VC-3200 has also data memory function to memory measured data.
Application examples
Quality judgment of products using vibration
Pass/fail
judgment of bearing using vibration
Rotate the bearing and detect the
vibration value for judgment. By focusing on the
frequency band, it is possible to know the content of
detected defect (flaw, foreign material inclusion,
imbalance etc.). Speed sensor is also used along with
accelerometers. In that case, it is necessary to set the
VC-2200 / VC-3200 in external input mode.

Related field
-
Home appliance
manufacturer(washing machine, air conditioner etc )
-
Automobile manufacturer(power
seat, door mirror etc )
-
Parts manufacturer(motor,
bearing, gear etc )
Detection of abnormal operation of machine tools
Detecting axial runout of a machine tool
Axial runout of machine tools has a
great influence on the accuracy of finished product.
Basically the runout of axis is measured by displacement
gauge, which, however, is difficult due to environmental
conditions, working conditions, cost, etc. Because the
VC-2200 / VC-3200 can detect abnormality of axis according to
vibration level, it is not influenced by environmental
conditions and can be used for usual monitoring. The
greater the axial runout, the greater the vibration
level. In other words, monitoring the amount of
vibration continuously and checking it lead to finding
abnormality of the machine tool.

Related field
-
Manufacturing and processing of
machine tool
-
Vibration monitoring of an
endurance testing machine, engine, baring, bear
teeth
Facility monitoring
Monitoring vibration to detect
abnormality of bearings, gears and other parts of
production facilities without attendance
Facility diagnosis used to take a lot
of work and time. An operator must measure and keep
watching vibration from the facility because the
vibration change gives an indication to know the timing
of parts replacement or even abnormality. The
VC-2200 / VC-3200 can continuously monitor vibration to
detect unusual movement, prevent it from serious
breakage and save the labor. The frequency band can be
specified that might indicate the abnormality.

Related field
Detection of break and wear of tool
Detecting drill bit break, tool
bit break etc of operating machine tool without
attendance
For the machines which process quite a
large quantities of parts, such as NC machine,
unattended operation is employed. If the drill bit or
other tool is broken during unattended operation, it
causes defective products. Reprocessing or disposal of
these defective products is nothing but waste of money.
The VC-2200 detects vibration when the drill bit is
broken and makes stop the operation if occurred, as a
result, minimizes producing defectives. Worn drill bit
also lowers processing accuracy. Monitoring vibration
change and checking the operation help to improve the
processing accuracy.

Related field
-
Parts processing industry
-
Manufacturer of machine tool
-
Monitoring of cutting line in a
factory
-
Imbalance detection of grinding
stone
Overview specification
Input section
Number of input channels |
1 |
Signal input |
Switched between an accelerometer with a built-in
preamplifier and an external voltage signal
*Accelerometer with a built-in preamplifier
CCLD(power source for a sensor) : 4 mA DC
+24 V
Applicable accelerometer : NP-3331B, NP-3331N20 (TEDS supported), NP-3331N30 (TEDS supported)
◆ When you use other than the above accelorometers, please
contact your nearest distributer or send us an e-mail (overseas@ONO SOKKI.co.jp)
*External voltage signal
Input voltage : ±5 V
Input impedance : 100 kΩ or more
*Input connector : C02 (BNC) |
Cable
disconnection detection function
(VC-3200) |
Cable
disconnection can be detected when using CCLD.
Open collector output (positive) *Common to over
output (selectable) |
Sensor
sensitivity setup |
1.00 x10-2 to 9.99 x102 mV/(m/s2) digital
input |
Unit
setup |
m/s2 or EU selectable |
Input
range |
0.1 to 50,000 m/s2 (Setup range
differs depending on the sensor sensitivity.)
(example : The input range will be 2.000 to 1000 m/s2 when a sensor with 5 mV/(m/s2)
sensitivity is used. ) |
Frequency characteristics |
3 Hz to
15 kHz ±0.5 dB
1.5 Hz to 20 kHz ±3 dB
(160 Hz reference value) |
Input-referenced noise |
3 Hz to
20 kHz band: 30 µVrms or less |
Dynamic range |
Through /AC :
80 dB or more(input voltage range x1, x2, x5)
70 dB or more(input voltage range x10, x20, x50,
x100, x200, x500)
THR(Through) : 1.5 Hz to 40 kHz bands
AC : 1.5 Hz to 20 kHz bands |
TEDS function (* Note) |
Available to the TEDS
sensor (IEEE1451.4)(Ver1.0 or later) |
* Non-insulated type accelerometer may be affected by the noise with the grand loop. Insulation of the sensor mount and cable routing must be performed carefully to avoid interference of noise.
* Note: If a TEDS supported sensor made by other companies is used, TEDS information may not be read depending on the type of a TEDS tip included in a sensor.
1. If you are considering the purchase of a TEDS sensor made by other companies, please consult to the manufacturer or dealer of the TEDS sensor, and perform the operation check.
2. When you want to use a TEDS sensor you already have with the TEDS supported measurement instruments made by Ono Sokki, please perform the operation check with a demonstration product of Ono Sokki. (Please consult your nearest distributor or Ono Sokki sales office nearby.)
External control signal input
Contact input |
Key protect, reset input, gate input |
Input voltage range |
HI : + 2.4 to + 5.0 V
LOW : 0 to + 0.8 V (Non-voltage contact
input available) |
Non-voltage input |
Open circuit voltage :
+5 V
Short circuit current : 0.5 mA or less
Contact resistance : 50 Ω or less |
RS-232C output |
Provided as standard
*Transfer speed : VC-2200 9600 bps
*Transfer speed : VC-3200 9600, 19200 bps
*Connector : DIN 8-pin circular connector
*Cable : AX-5022B
|
Analysis section
|
VC-2200 |
VC-3200 |
Option (bandpass-filter) |
VC-0321
Low frequency band |
VC-0322
Intermediate frequency band |
VC-0323
High frequency band |
Number of setup bands |
2 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
Band filter |
HPF
(Highpass filter) |
OFF
100 Hz
300 Hz
500 Hz
1 kHz
3 kHz
5 kHz
10 kHz |
|
OFF
50 Hz
100 Hz
200 Hz
300 Hz
500 Hz
1 kHz
2 kHz
3 kHz
5 kHz
10 kHz |
|
30 Hz
40 Hz
60 Hz
70 Hz
80 Hz
90 Hz |
|
400 Hz
600 Hz
700 Hz
800 Hz
900 Hz |
|
4 kHz
6 kHz
7 kHz
8 kHz
9 kHz |
|
LPF
(Lowpass filter) |
OFF
100 Hz
300 Hz
500 Hz
1 kHz
3 kHz
5 kHz
10 kHz |
|
OFF
50 Hz
100 Hz
200 Hz
300 Hz
500 Hz
1 kHz
2 kHz
3 kHz
5 kHz
10 kHz |
|
30 Hz
40 Hz
60 Hz
70 Hz
80 Hz
90 Hz |
|
400 Hz
600 Hz
700 Hz
800 Hz
900 Hz |
|
4 kHz
6 kHz
7 kHz
8 kHz
9 kHz |
|
-48dB/oct Butterworth characteristics -3 dB ± 1 dB at fc |
Analog filter |
LOW cut (Highpass filter) |
-3 dB±1 dB
-18 dB/oct
at 10 Hz fc |
-3
dB±1 dB
-18 dB/oct
at 3Hz,10 Hz* fc |
- |
- |
- |
HI cut (Lowpass filter) |
-3
dB±1 dB
-18 dB/oct
at 1 kHz, 10 kHz fc |
-3
dB±1 dB
-18 dB/oct
at 1 kHz* |
- |
- |
- |
*Low cut 10 Hz and Hi cut 1 kHz of VC-3200: Conforms to ISO 2954-2012
*fc: cutoff frequency
Calculation section
|
VC-2200 |
VC-3200 |
Measurement mode |
Selection |
· RMS value
· Peak value
· MAX hold
· Peak hold |
· RMS value
· Peak value
· Peak/MAX RMS factor (PEAK/rms)
· MAX hold
· Peak hold
· Peak/MAX RMS factor hold (PEAK/rms)
· Power average
|
RMS value |
RMS value
Time constant:
· 125 ms (FAST)
· 250 ms (MID)
· 1 s (SLOW)
Setting selectable |
|
RMS value
Time constant:
· 8 ms
· 16 ms
· 32 ms
· 63 ms
· 125 ms (FAST)
· 250 ms (MID)
· 500 ms
· 1 s (SLOW)
Setting selectable |
|
Peak value |
Peak
value of time waveform absolute value |
PEAK/MAX RMS factor (PRF) |
None |
Peak value ÷ MAX RMS
value |
MAX hold |
Holds the
MAX value of RMS value |
PEAK hold |
Holds the
MAX value of PEAK value |
PEAK/MAX RMS factor hold
(PRF hold) |
None |
Holds the MAX value
of PEAK/MAX RMS value |
Power average |
None |
Average time;
OFF
100 ms
200 ms
300 ms
500 ms
1 s
2 s
3 s
5 s
10 s
20 s
Selectable |
*During the Power average is set, other measurement mode
cannot be set. |
Other avaraging function
Tactmax value: TAVG |
None |
Displays max. value for 500 ms.
The number of average: OFF/4/8/16/32/64 selectable |
Output section
Analog
output |
THR
(through output) / AC output / DC output (AC/DC: select
the output of each band)
*Output impedance : approx. 50 Ω
*Through output
Max. rated output : ±5 V
Frequency range : 3 Hz to 15 kHz ± 0.5 dB, 1.5 Hz to 40
kHz ± 3 dB
*AC output_Selectable output for each band
Max. rated output : ±5 V
Frequency range : 3 Hz to 15 kHz ± 0.5 dB, 1.5 Hz to 20
kHz ± 3 dB
*DC output_Selectable output for each band(rms output)
Max.rated output : 0-5 V
• Current output function of
the VC-2100 (option) : Not supported. |
Headphone |
AC output
for each band
*Max. output : 15 mW or more to the rated impedance
24 Ω
*Connector : φ3.5 stereo mini jack |
CAL
signal output |
160 Hz, 1
V0-p ± 3 % (output from through/AC/DC) |
Over
output |
Output
when input range over or A/D over
Open collector output (negative logic)
VC-2200: output when input range over and A/D over
Open collector output (positive logic)
VC-3200: output when input range over and A/D over
Open collector output (positive logic)
· Shared with disconnection detection output.
*Voltage : DC 30 V or less
*Sink current : 25 mA or less |
Comparator output
Function |
VC-2200:
Judgment is made independently for each band. Selection
of either rms or peak value judgment for each band
VC-3200: Judgment is made independently for each
band. Selection of rms / peak value / peak· maximum rms
judgment factor for each band |
Comparator level setting |
Can be set in steps of 1% of the full-scale range |
Output |
Output when over or under the setup value
VC-2200: Open collector output (Output positive and
negative logic simultaneously)
VC-3200: Open collector output (Setup selectable from
positive and negative logic)
*Voltage : DC 30 V or less
*Sink current : 25 mA or less |
Operating time |
100 ms or
less |
Delay time setting |
Selectable from 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20 second |
Display
Display |
LCD with backlight
Measurement value display : 4-digit digital display
Display update : 0.5 seconds
Bar chart display (Bar-chart display update time : 0.1 seconds)
(Linear/logarithmic display selectable)
Comparator level display |
OVER
indicator |
Input range over or A/D over: red light ON |
NG
indicator |
Comparator
NG output: red light ON |
Comparator ON/OFF indicator |
Comparator
ON: green light ON |
Others
Condition backup |
Setting
values are saved in memory when the power is switched
OFF. |
Terminal strip |
M3.5 screw with square washer |
General specification
Power supply |
Rated DC24 V (±10 %) |
Current
consumption |
0.2 A or
less (25 °C) |
Operating temperature range |
0 to + 50 °C |
Storage
temperature rage |
−5 to + 55
°C |
Operating humidity range |
85 %RH or less (with no condensation) |
Outer dimensions |
DIN 96 x 96 x 112 mm (excluding protruded section) |
Material |
94V0 PBT(polybutylene terephthalate) |
Weight |
Approx. 500 g |
Option |
VC-0423
Integration software (VC-2200 / VC-3200)
VC-0321 Low frequency band-pass filter
VC-0322 Intermediate frequency band-pass filter
VC-0323 High frequency band-pass filter |
Revised: 2025/03/06