
Fieldbus Solutions
Custom WTB Interface
This custom PC/104-Plus module is a fully
EN 50155 compliant WTB transmitter and
receiver interface for locomotive control. It
provides two independent channels with red-
undancy function. The WTB communication
controller is realized as an IP core in the on-
board FPGA. The WTB lines are accessible on
two D-Sub connectors at the front panel. The
transceivers are electrically isolated from the
line by a transformer. The signaling data rate
is 1 Mbit/s. The transmitter is a differential dri-
ver capable of sourcing a short circuit current
of 1A. Each transmitter provides a transmit
enable line and a feedback signal to the FPGA
to detect a shorted line.
A unique feature in train networks is “fritting“.
To overcome contact oxidation in relays and
connectors, a node may apply a very high DC
voltage between the wires X and Y of either
direction. The fritting source on this module
supplies a direct voltage of 48V -10/+20 %
measured at the connection points.
Together with the standard PCI-104 CPU
board PP1 (PowerPC
®
MPC5200) it realizes a
gateway from WTB to CAN bus.
32-bit/33-MHz PCI target
WTB function in FPGA
2 independent transmitter/receiver
channels
MVB Interface on PCI-104
Module PP4
The PP4 is an optically isolated MVB transmit-
ter and receiver interface with EMD (Electrical
Middle Distance medium) physical interface.
Versions with ESD (Electrical Short Distan-
ce medium) and OGF (Optical Glass Fiber
me dium) are available on request.
The PP4 provides master and slave functio-
nality and has one redundant MVB channel
(double line attachment confi guration)
accessible via two 9-pin D-Sub connectors. It
is based on the Siemens ASIC MVBCS1 and
on an on-board FPGA. The functional device
classes 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the MVB can be confi -
gured. The isolation voltage is 1500 V DC and
1000 V AC. The PP4 is fully compliant with
EN 50155.
32-bit/33-MHz PCI target
MVB transmitter/receiver
Master and slave interface
1 redundant channel
Isolated EMD (optionally ESD and OGF)
Up to 16 MB SDRAM, 2 MB Flash
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The TCN Train Communication Network,
integrated into the IEC 61375 standard, was
developed together with UIC and describes
time and safety critical data transmission in
railway vehicles. Their goal is worldwide inter-
operability of different trains and equipment
via Plug and Play. The TCN architecture com-
prises a train bus and a vehicle bus.
The Wire Train Bus (WTB) operates at 1 Mbit/s
over a distance of 860 m on twisted wire
pairs. The WTB provides unique features such
as auto-numbering of vehicles and cleaning
action of the coupler‘s contacts.
The Multifunction Vehicle Bus (MVB) operates
at 1.5 Mbits/s over optical fi bers and/or twisted
wire pairs.
The TCN busses provide two main trans-
mission services: deterministic transmission
of time-critical process data through perio-
dical source-addressed broadcast and on-
demand reliable transmission of messages
through either a point-to-point or a multi-
cast transport protocol. The TCN offers a
full 7-layer architecture and routes message
packets based on logical addresses. Network
management services support commission-
ing and maintenance.
TCN – From Train Bus to
Vehicle Bus
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