SINTRONES
This article first appeared in the Railway-News magazine Issue 3 2021.
Sintrones’ On-Board Computers Help PESA Enhance the Quality of Its Trains
Sintrones developed a customised multifunction on-board computing system with Ledatel local support to meet the needs of Polish train manufacturer PESA.
When looking to upgrade its on-board computers, Polish train manufacturer PESA Bydgoszcz SA turned to in-vehicle computing pioneer Sintrones and channel partner Ledatel local support.
With years of engineering and product design experience behind it, the Taiwanese company is renowned for its ability to create bespoke on-board computing systems that meet customers’ technical requirements.
Multifunction System Requirements
PESA was looking to upgrade its on-board computers in order to enhance the quality and customer experience of its rolling stock, and had a number of system requirements that any potential solution needed to meet.
Requisite capabilities included isolated digital I/O design to protect against environmental noise and transient signals and ensure system reliability, and on-board network video recorder (NVR) functionality that could provide real-time recording, analysis and tracking.
PESA therefore required a system with a rugged design, wide operating temperature range, wireless capabilities, power over Ethernet (PoE) and RAID to protect against data loss.
The Polish train manufacturer also wanted the computer to be able to connect with a WiFi router in order to provide a reliable on-board internet service to passengers, in addition to functioning as the on-board display control system…
