Processing machine protection and predictive error data natively in a distributed control system

A Schwingungsdatenerfassungs- and vibration data analysis module is therefor operable to be inserted directly into an I / O backplane of a distributed control system (DCS), so that processed oscillation parameters may be sampled directly by the DCS I / O controller. Since the process data and the vibration data are both sampled by the same DCS I / O controller, there is no need, numeric data, binary relay outputs and analog overall vibration level outputs from a separate vibration monitoring system in the DCS to be integrated. The system provides: (1) direct detection of vibration data through the DCS for the machine protection and predictive state machine function analysis; (2) direct integration of vibration information in the DCS alarm screens; (3) capture and display of real-time vibration data on operator screens; (4) use of vibration data to detect abnormal situations, equipment errors are associated; and (5) Use of vibration data directly in control applications.