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ST5484ESeismicVelocity420mATransmitter

2PinMILConnector (OptionD=4) 4PinTerminalBlock (OptionD=3) 2PinTerminalBlock (OptionD=2) FlyingLeads (OptionD=0or1) (2wireshown;4wire alsoavailable)

Overview
TheST5484Eisaselfcontainedseismicvelocity transmitterthatincorporatesapiezoelectric accelerometer,signalintegrator,RMSpeak detector,and420mAsignalconditionerintoa singlepackagethatcanbemounteddirectlyon themachinecaseorbearinghousingwithout needofanyinterveningsignalconditioning equipment.Theamplitudeoftheintegrated acceleration(velocity)signalisconvertedtoa proportional420mAsignalthatiscompatible withmostindustrialprocesscontrol instrumentationsuchasPLCs,DCSs,andSCADA systemsthatcanprovidetrendingand/or alarmingcapabilitiesforasimplifiedvibration monitoringstrategy. Whentheflyingleadorterminalblock connectoroptionsarechosen,thetransmitteris designedforusewithoutneedofaseparate environmentalhousingandcandirectlyaccept conduit.Itcanbeusedwithbarriersfor intrinsicallysafeinstallations,orwireddirectly toexplosionproofconduitfittingsforexplosion proofinstallations,reducingtotalinstalledcosts.
NeedALocalDisplay? Whencontinuous,localindicationof vibrationlevelsisrequiredatthe transmitter,theMetrixST5491Eprovides thesecapabilities.Itssensingand transmitterelementsaresimilartothe5484E,butit includesaconvenient2digitLCDdisplayinanintegral conduitelbowandisratedforuseintemperaturesfrom 10Cto+70C.Refertodatasheet1004598forordering informationanddetailedspecifications.

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Applications

monitoringmanymachinesasareliable indicatorofdamagingvibratoryenergy,withthe notableexceptionofmachineswithfluidfilm bearings,whichareusuallybetteraddressedby shaftobservingproximityprobes. Casingdisplacementisnotapractical measurementtomakedirectly,andistypically justanintegratedseismicvelocity measurement.Assuch,theprimarydecision whenselectingaseismicsensorwillusuallybe whethertomeasurecasingvelocityorcasing acceleration.Asnotedabove,casingvelocity willoftenbemoreappropriatebecauseittends tobeamorereliableindicatorofdamaging vibratoryenergyoverabroadfrequency spectrumforlowtomediumspeedmachinery.
NOTE: Formachineswithfluidfilmbearings,shaft observingproximityprobeswillprovidemore effectivevibrationmeasurementsthanseismic transducersduetotherotordynamicsofthemachineand theattenuationofvibratoryenergythroughafluidfilm boundary.Accordingly,Metrixrecommendsandprovides proximityprobesandassociated420mAtransmittersor monitoringsystemsforsuchapplications. Formachineswithrollingelementbearingsandrunning above6,000rpm,and/orwhereimpulsivecasingvibration occurs,accelerationmaybeabettermeasurement.In suchsituations,itisrecommendedthatyouconsultwith yournearestMetrixsalesprofessionalwhocanreviewyour applicationandassistwithselectionoftheproper transducertypeandassociatedtransmitterormonitoring system.

Inapplicationswherethefeaturesandfunctions ofastandalonemonitoringsystemmaynotbe warranted,theuseofavibrationtransmitter maybeanappropriateapproach. TheST5484Eisintendedforgeneralpurpose vibrationmeasurementsonawiderangeof rotatingandreciprocatingmachinerywith rotativespeedsbetween120rpmand6,000 rpm.Seismicmeasurementsareparticularly wellsuitedformachinesthatincorporate rollingelementbearingsbecauseshaftvibration insuchmachinesisusuallytransmitteddirectly throughthebearingtothebearinghousing, withoutsubstantialdampingorattenuation. Seismictransducersarealsoabletomeasure vibrationthatdoesnotoriginateattheshaft, suchasbearingrelatedwearanddefects, footing/foundationproblems,pipingresonances thatarecoupledtothemachine,etc. WhyMeasureVelocity? Accelerationanddisplacementlevelsareheavily influencedbythefrequency(ies)atwhichthe vibrationisoccurring,whilevelocitylevelsare muchlessinfluenced.Thus,although acceleration,velocity,anddisplacement measurementsareallinterrelated mathematically,seismicvelocitymeasurements tendtobemoreconsistentoverawiderangeof frequenciesthaneitherdisplacementor acceleration.Consequently,broadband (sometimescalledoverallorunfiltered) velocitymeasurementsareappropriatefor

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Features
HazardousAreaApprovalsNorth American(CSA),Brazilian(INMETRO),and European(ATEX&IEC)approvalsavailable. DynamicSignalAvailability2wire versionsprovidea420mAvelocity proportionalsignalforeasyconnectionto PLCs,DCSs,andotherplantcontrolsystems. Optional4wireversions*alsoprovidethe rawaccelerationsignal(100mV/g)foruse withvibrationdatacollectorsandanalyzers. VarietyofConnectionOptionsFlying leads,terminalblock,andMILtype connectorsavailable. ConduitReady**Terminalblockand flyingleadoptionshaveconduitthreadson topofsensor.Nospecialhousingsare requiredforconnectionofconduit. Rugged,IndustrialDesignRobust constructionoffersoutstandingdurability; builtinbaseandhousingstrainprotection helpsensurethatovertorqueingsensorto machineandsensortoconduitconnections wontdamageinternalsorbody. HighandLowPassFilterOptionsThe ST5484Ecanbeorderedfromthefactory withawidevarietyoflowpassand/orhigh passfilteroptionstopreciselytailorthe bandoverwhichvibrationismeasured. PolarityIndependentWiringOur patentedIPTtechnologyallowslooppower tobeconnectedwithoutregardtovoltage polarity,reducingfieldwiringerrorsand ensuringthattherawaccelerationoutput* isnotphaseinverted.

MultipleMountingOptionsIntegraland removablemountingstudoptionsavailable inbothmetricandEnglishthreadsizes;flat basemountingadaptersalsoavailable. LoopPoweredRunsonnominal24Vdc powersuppliedbythe420mAcurrentloop WideSupplyVoltageRangeAcceptsloop powervoltagesfrom11to30Vdc. RMSAmplitudeDetectionMeasuresRoot MeanSquare(RMS)vibrationamplitude. OptionsavailableforTrueRMSorscaled RMS(RMSx2)forderivedpeak. NumerousFullScaleRangesThefullscale rangesprovidedinoptionAAAreflect frequentlyorderedranges;however,many others(toonumeroustolist)arealso available.Consultfactoryforapplications requiringotherfullscaleranges.
*Dynamicrawaccelerationsignalavailablewith4 wireversionsonly(orderingoptionsC=1andC=3). **Metrixrecommendstheuseofflexible(ratherthan solid)conduitwhenpossible.Solidconduitmaybe morepronetotheintroductionofpreloadforceson thesensorandcorrespondingalterationofthe sensorsvibrationresponse.

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 Allspecificationsareat+25C(+77F)and +24Vdcsupplyvoltageunlessotherwisenoted.
Supply Voltage (seealsonote undermax loop resistance) CircuittoCase 500Vrms Isolation Outputs 420mA Proportionaltovelocityfullscale range(4mA=0vibration,20mA= fullscalevibration) Maximum4 RL=50x(Vs11)whereVs = 20mAloop SupplyVoltageattransmitter resistance terminals. Inputs 1130Vdc(24Vdcnominal); MetrixpatentedIPTindependent polaritydiodebridgecircuitallows voltagetobeconnectedwithout regardtopolarity. Dynamic SignalOutput Impedance 10k

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Specifications

NOTES: 1.Thedynamicsignaloutputisshortcircuit protectedbymeansofa10kresistor, resultinginarelativelylargeoutput impedance.Manydatacollectorsand analyzershaverelativelylowinput impedances(100korless)whichwillload thisdynamicoutputandattenuatethe signalby10%ormore.RefertoTable1for thedBandpercentageattenuationfor variousloadimpedances.

2.Becausethe5484isalooppowered devicewithlowoperatingpower,the dynamicsignaloutputrequiresabuffer amplifierforcablerunsinexcessof16feet (5meters).Longercablerunswillalso introducedistributedcablecapacitancethat actsasalowpassfilter,attenuatinghigh frequencysignalcontent.Insuch situations,consultthefactoryforassistance selectinganappropriatelowcapacitance cable.

NOTE:Forevery50ohmsofresistancein the420mAloop,1Vdcabovethe minimumsupplyvoltage(11Vdc)mustbe availableatthetransmitterterminals.For example,12Vdcatthetransmitter terminalswillallowa50loopresistance; 30Vdcatthetransmitterterminalswill allowa950loopresistance.For intrinsicallysafeapplications,theuseofa passivezenerbarrierwillincuravoltage dropofapproximately8.1voltsatthe barrier,andtheloopsupplyvoltageis limitedto26Vdc.Thus,withpassive barriersanda26Vdcsupply,themaximum availablevoltageatthetransmitterwillbe 17.9Vdcandthecorrespondingmaximum loopresistancewillbe345.

Recommended

Minimum Load Impedance (Zload)for Dynamic Signal Connection

500k (seealsonote1above)

Dynamic Signal

100mv/gacceleration,filteredto samefrequencybandas proportionalvelocity(seeordering optionsEandF)

Frequency Response(+/ 3dBpassband) OptionalHigh 5,10,20,50,100,or200Hz(must PassFilter bespecifiedattimeofordering) Corner

SignalProcessing 2Hz 1500Hz(standard) 2Hz2000Hz(optional)

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HighPass RollOff OptionalLow PassFilter Corner LowpassRoll Off Accuracy 12dB/octave 230,250,500,or1000Hz (mustbespecifiedattimeof ordering) 12dB/octave 2.5%(withinpassband) 4%(atcornerfrequencies) 5.0in/sec(othersbyrequest) 0.5in/sec(othersbyrequest) in/sec(standard) mm/sec(availablebyrequest) TrueRMSdetector;fullscalemay beorderedwithTrueRMSunitsor scaledRMS(RMSx2)forderived peakmeasurements. SeeorderingoptionAAA. Physical 40Cto+100C(40Fto+212F) 0.9lbs(0.36kg) RefertoFigures1and2 Sameasmountingstudaxis Any 303stainlesssteel(standard) 316stainlesssteel(optional) Enclosure Rating Connector Types NEMA4X IP66 FlyingLeads(2and4wire) MILC5015(2wireonly) TerminalBlock(2and4wire) (refertoorderingoptionD) 95%,noncondensing (flyingleadandterminalblock versions) 100%condensing (MILstyleconnector) Approvals Yes CSA ATEX IECEx INMETRO GOST(consultfactory) (refertoorderingoptionC)

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Humidity

MaximumFull Scale MinimumFull Scale FullScale RangeUnits Amplitude Detection

CEMark Hazardous Areas

Operating Temperature Weight Dimensions SensitiveAxis Axis Orientation Enclosure Material

RecommendedISBarriers Passive(Zener MTL 7787+orequal Type) Active(Zener MTL7706orequal Type) Active MTL5541orequal (Galvanic Type) ST5484E Vmax:30V Entity Imax:100mA Parameters

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C D 1 3 6 E F

OrderingInformation

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0

HazardousAreaCertification3,4 CSA/NRTL/C,ClassI,Div2,GrpsAD (XP)CSA/NRTL/C,ClassI,Div1,GrpsBD andClassII,Div1,GrpsEG (I.S.)ATEX,EExiaIICT4 (I.S.)CSA,ClassI,Div1,GrpsAD (I.S.)INMETRO,BRExiaIICT4 (XP)INMETRO,BRExdIICT4 (I.S.)IECEx,ExiaIICT4 (XP)ATEX/IECEx,ExdIICT4 ConnectionType3 24FlyingLeads,2wire; (420mAoutputonly) 24FlyingLeads,4wire; (420mAoutputanddynamicraw accelerationsignal) TerminalBlock,2wire;5 (420mAoutputonly) TerminalBlock,4wire;5 (420mAoutputanddynamicraw accelerationsignal) 2PinMILStyle(MILC5015), (420mAoutputonly) 72FlyingLeads,2wire; (420mAoutputonly) 72FlyingLeads,4wire; (420mAoutputanddynamicraw accelerationsignal) HighPassFilter

ST5484AAABCDEF SeismicVelocityTransmitter

AAA FullScaleRange1

1 2 11.0in/sec(25.4mm/s)peak2 1 2 20.5in/sec(12.7mm/s)peak2 1 2 32.0in/sec(50.8mm/s)peak2 1 2 45.0in/sec(254mm/s)peak2 1 2 60.8in/sec(20.3mm/s)peak2 1 3 23.0in/sec(76.2mm/s)peak2 1 5 11.0in/sec(25.4mm/s)trueRMS 1 5 20.5in/sec(12.7mm/s)trueRMS 1 5 32.0in/sec(50.8mm/s)trueRMS 1 5 45.0in/sec(254mm/s)trueRMS 1 5 60.8in/sec(20.3mm/s)trueRMS 1 6 23.0in/sec(76.2mm/s)trueRMS

HousingMaterial&StudSize

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 30

303SShousing,NPTstud 303SShousing,NPTstud 303SShousing,x24UNFstud 303SShousing,x20UNFstud 303SShousing,M8x1.012stud 303SShousing,M10x1.2512stud 303SShousing,x20UNCstud 303SShousing,x28UNFstud 303SShousing,M8x1.2512stud 303SShousing,x16UNCstud 316SShousing,NPTstud 316SShousing,NPTstud 316SShousing,x24UNFstud 316SShousing,x20UNFstud 316SShousing,M8x1.012stud 316SShousing,M10x1.2512stud 316SShousing,x20UNCstud 316SShousing,x28UNFstud 316SShousing,M8x1.2512stud 316SShousing,x16UNCstud 303SShousing,x13UNCstud 316SShousing,x13UNCstud

4 5

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 X 0 1 2 3 4 5 X

2Hz(standard) 5Hz 10Hz 20Hz 50Hz 100Hz 200Hz6 Custom(consultfactory)6 LowPassFilter 1500Hz(standard) 500Hz 1000Hz 2000Hz 250Hz6 230Hz6 Custom(consultfactory)6

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NOTES: 1. Smallerdiametermountingstudsarenotableto withstandenvironmentswithsustainedambient vibrationlevelsabove2.0in/sec.ConsultTable2for allowablecombinationsofA&Boptions. TheST5484EusesanRMSamplitudedetectioncircuit. FullscalerangesinpeakunitsusedscaledRMS(i.e., RMSx2).Thederivedpeakmeasurementswill equaltruepeakonlyunderthespecialcaseofapure sinusoid,notcomplexvibrationsignals. HazardousAreaCertificationsarenotcompatiblewith allconnectiontypes.ConsultTable3forallowable combinationsofC&Doptions. Someapprovalsrequiretheuseofintrinsicsafety barriers,othersrequireExplosionProofwiring practices.RefertoTable4. Itmaybedifficulttoconnectwirestoterminalblocks withoptional8200conduitelbowattached.Itis suggestedthatwiresberoutedthroughconduitelbow, thenlandedonterminals,andthenconduitelbow secured.Useofunionadapter8201mayberequired. RefertoAccessoriessectiononfollowingpage. HighandLowPassfiltercornersforstandardfilters mustbeseparatedbyatleastoneoctave(lowpass frequencymustbeatleast2Xhighpassfrequency).All combinationsareallowedexceptE=6andF=4or5. Customfilterswithcloserseparationand/ordifferent rolloffsmaybeavailableinsomeinstances.Consult thefactoryifcustomfiltersarerequired.

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Table2 AllowableCombinationsforA&BOptions
FullScaleRange AAA= 121,122,123,126 151,152,153,156 124and154 132and162 AllowableBoptions (MountingStudSizes) All(norestrictions) 0,1,3, 10,11,13 0,1,2,3,5,9 10,11,12,13,15,19

2.

Table3 AllowableCombinationsforC&DOptions
D 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

3.

1 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

2 Y Y N N N Y Y

3 N N Y Y Y N N

4 N N Y Y Y N N

5 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

6 Y Y N N N Y Y

7 N N Y Y Y N N

8 Y Y Y Y N Y Y

4.

5.

Table4 Approvalsandcorrespondingwiring requirements

ExplosionProofWiringRequired C= Agency ApprovedAreas I.SBarriersorXPWiringNot Required

6.

Table1AttenuationofDynamicSignalversusLoad Impedance(Zload)
DataCollector/ AnalyzerLoad Impedance(Zload) 10M 5M 2M 1M 500k 200k 100k 50k 20k 10k DynamicSignal Voltage Attenuation(dB) 0.01dB 0.02dB 0.04dB 0.09dB 0.18dB 0.43dB 0.84dB 1.61dB 3.57dB 6.10dB DynamicSignal Voltage Attenuation(%) 0.1% 0.2% 0.5% 1% 2% 5% 9% 17% 33% 50%

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

CSANRTL/C CSANRTL/C ATEX CSA INMETRO INMETRO IECEx ATEX/ IECEx

ClassI,Div2,GroupsAD ClassI,Div1,GroupsBD ClassII,Div1,GroupsEG ExiaIICT4 ClassI,Div1,GroupsAD BRExiaIICT4 BRExdIICT4 ExiaIICT4 ExdIICT4

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Accessories
PartNumber 8200001 Description ConduitElbow&Reducer MatestotopofST5484Eandprovidesaccesstoandphysical protectionoffieldwiring.SuitableforClassI,Div.1(GrpsC&D) andClassII,Div.1(GrpsE,F&G)hazardousareas.Conduit entryis1NPT(1NPTto"NPTreducerincluded).NEMA4/ IP65. Material:copperfreealuminum. ConduitElbow&ReducerwithTerminalBlock Sameas8200001butincludesterminalblock;conduitentryis 1NPT(1NPTtoNPTreducersupplied) StainlessSteelConduitElbow&Reducer Similarto8200001butwithouthazardousareaapprovalsor NEMA/IPrating.ConduitfittingisNPT. Material:303stainlesssteel. StainlessSteelConduitElbow&ReducerwithTerminalBlock Sameas8200005butincludesterminalblock.Conduitentryis "NPT. Material:303stainlesssteel. ConduitUnion Fitsbetween5484Eand8200XXXconduitelbowwhenthereis notenoughroomrotatetheelbow. SuitableforClassI,Div1(GrpsA,B,C,D)andClassII,Div1(Grps E,F,G)hazardousareas. Material:zincplatedsteel FlangeMountAdapter AdaptsNPTmountingstudon5484Eto3holeflatbase pattern.Holepatternisthreeequallyspaced0.26diameter holeson1.5diametercircle.Adapteris2diameterx0.75 thick. Material:303stainlesssteel FlangeMountAdapter Sameas7084001exceptcenterholeadaptsNPTstudon 5484E. FlangeMountAdapter Sameas7084001exceptcenterholeadaptsx24UNFstudon 5484E.

8200002

8200005

8200006

8201001

7084001

7084002 7084005

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8253002 NPTtoNPTReducerBushing AdaptsNPTstudon5484E(B=0)toNPTmountinghole. Material:303stainlesssteel 2pinMILSplashProofCableAssembly Usedwith2pinMILstyleconnector.Connectorisprotectedby integral,moldedbootwith6.4mm(0.25)diameter polyurethanejacketedcableencapsulatingasingletwistedpair ofconductorsandshield. XXX.X=cablelengthinmeters(example:0037=3.7m) 2pinMILCableAssembly Similarto8978111butwithoutsplashproofboot.

8978111XXXX

8978211XXXX

89782000000

9334111YYYYXXXX

9334211YYYYXXXX

2pinMILConnectorAssembly Similarto8978211butwithoutcable(connectorcanbe disassembledforfieldinstallationofcable) 2pinMILSplashProofCableAssemblyWithArmor Usedwith2pinMILstyleconnector.Connectorisprotectedby integral,moldedbootwith7.1mm(0.28)diameterstainless steelarmorencapsulatingasingletwistedpairofconductors andshield. XXX.X=cablelengthinmeters(example:0037=3.7m) 2pinMILArmoredCableAssembly Similarto9334111butwithoutsplashproofboot.

816975002XXX

93818004

93818018

2wireCableAssembly Usedwith8200001or8200005elbowwhenconduitwillnot beused.2conductor(20AWG)twisted,shieldedpairinPVC jacketedcable.Gripforcablestrainrelief.Connectorismale NPT. Material:zincplatedsteel XXX=lengthinfeet(example:010=10feet) CableGripStrainReliefFitting Usedprimarilywith8978cableassemblieswherecableenters junctionbox.NPTmalethreadtocablegrip.Fitscable diametersfrom0.156to0.25.Completewithsealingringand locknut.Hotdip/mechanicallygalvanizedfinish.Suitablefor NEMA4junctionboxes. CableGripStrainReliefFitting Similarto93818004,butfitslargercablediametersfrom0.4 to0.5,suchascustomersuppliedcablesusedwithterminal blockversionsof5484E(D=2or3).

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OutlineDiagrams

Figure1:OutlinedimensionsofST5484E(all versionsexceptMILStyleConnector). Dimensionsinmm[inches].Optional8200XXX conduitelbowshowninstalled. Figure2:Outlinedimensionsof ST5484EXXXXX4XX(MILStyleConnector). Dimensionsinmm[inches].

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WiringConnections
ConnectorType MILC5015 2wireflyingleads 2wireterminalblock 4wireflyingleads 4wireterminalblock Table5WiringConnectionLegend DynamicSignalConnections NotAvailable NotAvailable NotAvailable Red:Power+ Blue:Power White:DynamicSignal Black:DynamicSignal+ PowerConnections 24Vdcpowermaybe connectedtoallST5484E modelswithoutregardto polarity.Sensoruses IPTindependent polaritydiodebridge circuitthatwillalways orientvoltagecorrectly insidesensor,regardless ofpolarityexternally.
NOTE:AlthoughtheST5484E allowspolarityineither direction,installationsusing I.S.barrierswillneedto observecorrectpolarityatthe barrierinputside.However, thebarrieroutputside(i.e., sensorconnection)maybe wiredwithoutregardto polarity.

PWR

NOTE:+ANDSYMBOLS ARENOTONLABEL

Figure3:TypicalinstallationforsingleST5484E seismicvibrationtransmitter
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Description Manual Specifications InstallationDrawingHazardousAreawithI.S.Barriers(CSA) InstallationDrawingHazardousAreawithI.S.Barriers(CENELEC) InstallationDrawingDiv2/Zone2 MetrixDocumentNumber M9162 9163 9426 9278 1086105

AdditionalDocumentation

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Trademarksusedhereinarethepropertyoftheir respectiveowners. Dataandspecificationssubjecttochangewithout notice. 2011MetrixInstrumentCompany,L.P.

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