ADLINK MCM-100/102 Edge IoT Platform for Machine Condition Monitoring User’s Manual

ADLINK MCM-100/102 Edge IoT Platform for Machine Condition Monitoring User’s Manual

Product basic positioning and core features

1. Product positioning

MCM-100/102 is an integrated vibration/equipment status monitoring edge computing industrial personal computer, specially designed for 24-hour continuous vibration acquisition of rotating equipment such as motors, fans, machine tools, etc., integrating high-precision 24 bit synchronous acquisition+edge computing+multi port communication, replacing manual patrol inspection, realizing fault early warning, trend analysis, and solving the lag problem of traditional offline detection.

-MCM-100: 4-channel BNC analog input channel

-MCM-102: 2-channel BNC analog input channel

2. Basic specifications of core hardware

1. Computing core: Intel Atom x7-E3950 quad core SoC processor, onboard 4GB DDR3L 1600 memory (expandable up to 8GB), mSATA solid-state storage (standard 128GB MLC)

2. Size and weight: 183 (W) × 110 (D) × 84 (H) mm, total weight 1.46kg, compact industrial box structure

3. Power supply: wide voltage DC 6-36V input, 3-pin locking terminal; Power consumption classification: 3.6W for shutdown, 11.2W for standby, up to 38W for full load, and a 90W power adapter is recommended for heavy load

4. Environmental industrial grade

-Working temperature: 0~55 ℃, storage -20~70 ℃

-Anti vibration: 5Grms (5~500Hz), anti impact 100G 11ms

-ESD: Contact ± 4kV, air ± 8kV; EMC CE/FCC Class A, 95% no condensation humidity

5. Installation method: DIN rail installation, wall mounted installation (wall mounted only allows flat placement on the front and rear sides, and inversion is prohibited)

6. Heat dissipation: Passive heat dissipation without fan, CPU/heat source concentrated on the left side, with a ventilation space of ≥ 5cm reserved at the top

Complete layout and functionality of I/O interfaces

The whole machine is divided into three side interfaces: front panel, right acquisition panel, and left power panel

1. Front panel (universal, consistent with MCM100/102)

-Network port: 2 x Intel I210 Gigabit Ethernet (supporting IEEE1588 precision clock WOL、 Giant frames PXE）， Dual color indicator light with link/speed

-Serial port: 2 × DB9 COM ports, BIOS switchable RS232/422/485

-USB: 2xUSB3.0, 2xUSB2.0 Type-A

-Display: 1 DP1.2 interface, highest 4K@60Hz , can be converted to HDMI/DVI/VGA

-Key indicator lights: power self-locking button (press and hold for 5 seconds to force shutdown), reset button; 3-channel status LED (WDT watchdog yellow light, hard drive red light, standby blue light)

-Optional: Mini PCIe WiFi/4G module antenna interface (SMA seat on the side of the body)

2. Right simulation acquisition panel (core distinction MCM100/102)

1. BNC analog input:

-MCM100: AI0~AI3 4-channel synchronous sampling

-MCM102: AI0~AI1 2-channel synchronous sampling

2. 4Pin plug-in GPIO terminal: GPO0, GPO1+two-way DGND digital ground, 3.3V TTL level, FPGA programmable multifunctional

3. Left power panel

-3-pin DC terminal: V+, chassis ground V-， Input 6~36VDC, it is strictly prohibited to reverse connect and burn the equipment

4. Simulate the collection of key electrical parameters for AI channels (core collection indicators in the manual)

1. ADC: 24 bit Delta Sigma, full channel synchronous sampling

2. Sampling gear:

-High resolution: 1kS/s~52.734kS/s

-High speed mode: 52.734kS/s~128kS/s

3. Input range ± 10V, input impedance 200k Ω; supports * * differential/pseudo differential * * input, software AC/DC coupling switching

4. Built in IEPE constant current source: 2mA excitation, compatible with piezoelectric acceleration sensor, automatically switches AC coupling when turned on

5. Performance indicators:

-DC error: maximum offset ± 0.3mV, maximum gain ± 0.3%

-Dynamic range of 100dB, SFDR of 104dB, channel crosstalk as low as -102dB (1kHz)

-Built in anti aliasing digital filter, -3dB bandwidth ≈ 0.49 x sampling frequency

6. Protection: AI channel ± 60V overvoltage protection, common mode range ± 10V

5. GPIO programmable function (choose one reuse)

Controlled by onboard FPGA, single ended 3.3V TTL, supports:

-Static DI/DO digital input/output

-4MHz maximum frequency counter, PWM pulse output

-External digital trigger (analog acquisition synchronization)

-Multi device synchronized external sampling clock input (1k~128kHz)

Trigger collection system (4 categories of triggers+multiple collection modes)

1. Trigger source type

1. Software trigger: Program instructions directly initiate data collection without the need for external signals

2.Simulated channel trigger: Choose any BNC as the trigger source, supporting two types of judgment: above threshold/below threshold

3. Digital external trigger: GPIO rising/falling edge trigger, minimum pulse width 20ns

2. All collection trigger modes

1. Pre trigger: Save the specified sampling point before triggering (maximum 8k points/channel)

2. Post trigger: Only collect data after triggering

3. Delay triggering: After triggering, delay and collect again

4. Intermediate triggering: Simultaneously storing data before and after triggering

5. Gate control trigger: Continuous acquisition during the duration of the voltage level

6. Re triggered mode: supports multiple triggers for continuous segmented acquisition

3. Two modes of data transmission

-Software polling: low latency real-time reading, no cache, old data will be overwritten

-Continuous block acquisition: Batch buffer transmission, buffer size must be 256 integer multiples

Unpacking and Hardware Installation Process 

1. Open box list: host, DIN rail bracket, wall kit, screw kit, quick start guide

2. Power on specifications: It must be matched with a wide voltage of 6-36V, and the power supply must comply with LPS/SELV safety standards. Reverse connection is strictly prohibited

3. DIN rail installation: Use M4 screws to fix the matching bracket and clip the standard DIN rail

4. Wall mounted installation: The wall bracket is fixed with 4 M4 screws and can only be placed horizontally on the front and rear sides. The antenna cannot face downwards/upwards

5. WiFi module selection and installation steps

-Disassemble the entire machine casing and install the Mini PCIe wireless network card

-Connect IPEX to SMA RF cable, install antenna base and antenna on the outside of the body

-Re lock the chassis, and after the antenna installation is completed, turn on the device for recognition

Windows driver and software installation

Only supports Windows 10 IoT Enterprise system, with fixed installation order:

1. Chipset driver → 2 Graphics card driver → 3 I210 network card driver → 4 USB 3.0 driver

2. IO controller driver → 6 SEMA system management tools (watchdog, hardware monitoring, WDT)

3. AI acquisition drivers: MAPS Core (DAQ core driver, minimum version 18.10), DAQ-LabVIEW Plus (LabVIEW development library)

Additional features of SEMA tool

Real time CPU/board temperature monitoring, input voltage power consumption monitoring, hardware watchdog (system freezes and automatically restarts), 1KB user flash memory, and power on operation timing statistics.

AI collection and calibration mechanism

1. Factory calibration: The calibration is completed at the factory, and the calibration parameters are fixed to the onboard EEPROM (factory partition cannot be rewritten)

2. Auto Cal automatic calibration

-Preheat the equipment for at least 15 minutes before recalibrating

-No external standard source required, built-in reference voltage automatically corrects offset and gain errors

-The calibration results are stored in the EEPROM user partition, and the original factory calibration parameters can be restored at any time

3. Calibration process: Load EEPROM calibration constants → Auto calibration → Save user calibration parameters

Detailed explanation of BIOS settings

The whole machine adopts AMI Aptio BIOS, covering all hardware configurations. Core menu:

1. Main page: Hardware statistical information such as system time, serial number, total runtime, and power on times

2. Advanced Settings

-CPU: Core switch, virtualization VT, temperature threshold, turbo frequency

-Graphics card: DVMT memory allocation

-Onboard equipment: COM port 232/422/485 switching, dual network port switch, serial port terminal redirection

-Power management: power-off and power on status, network card wake-up WOL, RTC timed power on

-USB/SATA/TPM/Network Stack Switch

-SEMA hardware monitoring: real-time voltage, temperature, watchdog configuration

3. Security: administrator/user password, secure boot, BIOS lock

4. Boot startup: device priority, PXE network boot, quick boot switch

5. Save&Exit: Save/Discard Changes, Restore Factory Default, EFI Shell Startup

6. CMOS Clear: Short circuit of CN24 jumper on motherboard can reset all BIOS settings

Internal hardware interface of motherboard

Provide front and back drawings of the motherboard, listing all built-in wafer sockets, including:

Mini PCIe x 2 (WiFi/4G), USIM card slot, mSATA hard drive slot, DDR3 memory slot, internal USB 2.0, I2C bus, HSUART, SATA expansion, RTC battery holder, GPS 5V power supply, external reset/power terminal, audio microphone/speaker interface, CMOS clear jumper, etc., with all pin definition tables attached.