The invention relates to the field of remotely-monitored industrial machines, in particular to a 
system and a method for monitoring a rotary drilling 
machine. The 
system comprises a vehicle-mounted rotary drilling 
machine monitor, and is characterized in that: a 
central processing unit (CPU) of a vehicle-mounted controller is arranged on the rotary drilling 
machine; and the vehicle-mounted controller is used for acquiring sensing information, position information and commands of a 
server terminal of a remote monitoring management center manufacturer, setting operation parameters, monitoring operation states, transmitting inquiry commands and controlling 
cathode ray tube (CRT) display of a screen in a vehicle-mounted mode. The monitoring method comprises the following steps of: starting an engine; switching on a power supply; starting the monitoring of the CPU; operating a 
rotary encoder, a depth sensor, an inclination sensor, a 
pressure sensor or a monitoring sensor input 
information device; and transmitting a 
digital analog signal to a CPU 
data acquisition device through an input / output (I / O) interface. By the 
system and the method, the 
development period and the stable period of a product are shortened; and the current advanced communication technology is deeply developed through a master 
control system which is completely autonomously researched and developed, so that the system and the method have favorable practical application.