
Complete Railway Solutions
Transportation Automation
Embedded Computing
Moxa’sembeddedcomputerproductshavebeenusedinanumber
ofrailwayautomationapplicationsaroundtheworld.Theembedded
computerplaysanimportantroleinrailwayautomationbyactingasa
front-endcomputer,dataacquisitionworkhorse,orevenservingasthe
centralcontrollerandmanagementcomputerforanentiresystem.The
diagramshownbelowprovidesanoverviewofhowembeddedcomputers
aretypicallyusedthroughoutatrainstation,fromthetrainitselftoother
componentssuchasthecontrolcenter,turnstile,andticketingsystem.
Moxa’sembeddedcomputersarewell-suitedforrolllingstock
applications.Thecomputersofferpowerfulcomputingfunctionsthatcan
performcomplicatedindustrialtasks,andtheyareeasilyintegratedwith
avarietyofperipheraldevices.Inaddition,thecomputerscanbeused
ascentralcontrolunitsforpassengerinformationsystemsandnetwork
videorecording.Thecomputerscomewithversatileinterfaceconnections
builtin,andwiththeirpowerfulcomputingcapability,theyareanoptimal
andcost-effectivesolutionforrollingstockapplications.
Atypicalrollingstockapplicationrequirespowerfulandreliable
embeddedcomputerstoconnecttovariousremotedevices.Moxa’s
embeddedcomputersareidealcontrolunitsthataredesignedtomeet
alltherequirementsofrollingstockapplications—powerfulcomputing
performance,variousperipheralinterfaces,andaready-to-run
platform—toensureareliableandstablesolutionthatissimpletodeploy.
Why Moxa?
• DualLANportsforsimultaneousconnectionstoIPCandIDapprovalsystem
• Small,ruggeddesignisidealforinstallationintightspaces
• Datalteringfreesupbandwidthandcontributestobetterdatamanagement
• Providestightersecurityandimprovedresponsetimeinemergencies
• VGAandLVDSdualindependentdisplaytechnology
• ConnectvariousdevicesandconvertfromserialtoEthernet
• Audio/videotechnologies
Why Moxa?
• Fanless,cableless,noharddrive,andlowpowerconsumptiondesignoffers
amorereliablesolution
• Flexible,ready-to-runplatformthatprovidesmultipleinterfacesandgreater
stabilityforeasyintegrationwiththird-partydevices
• TheV2401supportsDI/DO,serial,andEthernetinterfacesforeasy
integrationandbettercommunication
• SmallsizewithDIN-Railandwallmountingoptions
• Opticalisolationtominimizerisks
Why Moxa?
• Thelowpowerconsumptionandfanlessdesignreducesmanagementand
maintenancecosts
• TheDA-682features4LANportsforreal-timecommunicationandsharing
databetweenlocalsites,controlcenters,andthirdparties
• TheDA-682featuresmodularexibilityforgreaterversatility
• Only10secondsrequiredforsystemrestart
• Virus-freeLinuxplatform
Embedded Computing from
Ticket Booth to Track
Turnstile System
Ticketing System
Railway Station System Integration Rolling Stock
Ticketing System
Oneofthemostimportantcomponentsofaticketvendingmachineisthe
bankconrmationprocessthatchecksthecustomer’sbankIDandaccount
statusandprocessesdebitsforticketpurchasesfromanATMorcreditcard.
Anembeddedcomputerlocatedon-sitecancommunicatedirectlywithlocal
devices.Moxa’sV2101-Tx86-basedIntelAtom1.1GHzembeddedcomputer
hastheperfectsetoffeaturesforuseinthisapplication.WithtwoLANports
fornetworkredundancy,oneLANportcanconnecttothebankingIDapproval
system,whiletheotherLANportlinkswiththeIPC.Inaddition,theV2101-T
offersbothVGAandLVDSdisplays,whichmakeitperfectforindustrialdigital
signageapplicationssinceboththecustomerandthemaintenancestaffcan
useaseparatedisplay.Thismeansthatevenasengineersmaintainthesystem
usingtheseconddisplay,customerscancontinuetousethemachineonthe
primarydisplay.ItisalsoequippedwithtwoserialportsandfourUSB2.0
portstomanageperipheraldevicessuchasacardreader,receiptprinter,and
keyboardforcustomerinputs.
Turnstile System
Theembeddedcomputerfortheturnstilesystemalsoservesasthecentral
controllerandmanagementcomputer.Whenvisitorspassthroughtheturnstile,
theembeddedcomputerreceivessignalsfromasensorandmagneticcard
readerimmediately,andthencausesthegatetoopenanddisplayamessage
ontheturnstilepanel.Moxa’sV2401embeddedcomputerisidealforthistype
ofapplicationsinceitfeaturesdualindependentdisplays(VGA,DVI,LVDS
selectable)and2LANportsfornetworkredundancy.Inaddition,themultiple
serialportsconnectthegateway’ssensor,magneticcardreader,andpanel.A
real-timecontrolandmanagementsystemisamustforthistypeofapplication.
Railway Station System Integration
Arailwaylineiscomposedofseveralstationsthatcommunicatebysending
datatolocaldevices,aremotemanagementcenter,and/orthirdparties.
Themainissuefacedwhencreatingarailwaystationmonitoringsystemis
integratingandcommunicatingbetweendifferent,remotesystems.Moxa’s
DA-662embeddedcomputerisidealasafront-endprocessorforcollecting
datafromperipheralsystems,includingtransportationinformationsystems,
public-addresssystems,accesscontrolsystems,passengergates,closed
circuittelevisions,platformscreendoors,automatedfarecollectionsystems,
environmentalmonitoringcontrolsystems,buildingautomationsystems,and
realarmsystemstoformanintegratedandmanageablecommunication
system.Withsuchanintegratedsystem,localdevices,remotemanagement
centers,andotherstationscanaccessandsharedataeasilyandinreal-time.
Rolling Stock Application
Asthemainpartofarailwaysystem,rollingstockpresentssomeunique
hardwaredesignandprotocolintegrationchallenges,andrequiresasteady,
reliable,andconsistentplatform.Majorsubsystemsincludemonitoringofkey
componentssuchasspeedcontrol,thebrakesafetysystem,mileagecounter,
doorandwindowcontrol,vehicleroutemonitoring,andpowerelectronics
response.
Rollingstockapplicationsincludethreemajorsystems,eachofwhichshould
beautomaticallymonitoredbythecontrolcenter:MobilityControlUnit,
PassengerInformationSystem,andNetworkVideoRecorder.
Mobility Control Unit:Thissystemincludesadisplaypaneltoallowthe
conductortomonitorvehiclestatus.Apowerfulcomputingplatformisusedto
connectvariousdevices,suchasanalog/digitalI/Ounits,GPSmodules,audio
devices,andwirelessmodules.Fasthand-overtimesfromaccesspointto
accesspointenableimmediatestatusupdatestobettercontroltherailway
systemandkeeppassengerswell-informedinallphasesofthejourney,while
stillaccommodatingthemobilenatureofground-to-traincommunications.
Passenger Information System: Thissystemneedsapowerfulcomputing
unittoquicklyshowinformationontheconnecteddisplay.Anindustrial
switchisalsousedforcommunicationswiththeEthernetnetwork,andthe
systemcanbefurtherexpandedwithpassengerentertainmentfeatures.
Why Moxa?
• Industrial-gradecerticationstomeetindustrialstandards,suchas
EN50155andeMark
• Widetemperaturemodelsforoperationsinextremelyharshenvironments
• Manyinterfacesforversatiledeviceconnectivity—serialports,Ethernet
ports,switchports,digitalinput/outputchannels,CANbusports,USBhosts,
CF/SDsockets,harddiskdrivesupport,andM12connectorsforrobustand
reliableconnections
• Widerangeofpowerinputoptionstosatisfythespecicpower
requirementsofdifferenteldsites
• Flexibleandmodulardesignforeasyfutureexpansion
• VariousinstallationoptionsincludingDIN-Rail,wallmount,andrackmount
foroptimalspaceutilization
Network Video Recorder: Areliablenetworkvideorecordingsystemis
responsibleforperformingefcientandreal-timevideomonitoring.Withan
industrial-gradePoEswitch,itiseasiertoinstallVoIPphonesandIPcameras
ontheplatformwhenapowersupplyisnotreadilyavailable.Thenodesat
thefrontandrearofthetrainneedahigherlevelofperformanceinorder
tosupportNVRplayback,butentry-levelembeddedcomputerswithbuilt-in
storageexpansionisenoughtorecordvideointheindividualtraincarriages.
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