Updated: 27 Feb 2005
BACKGROUND CONFORMANCE TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS OPEN SYSTEMS SAFETY IN LARGE NUMBERS |
ROBUST &
SECURE
Unlike other protocols, LonWorks provides services at all seven layers of the ISO OSI 7-Layer Model. Its robust networking layer (Layer 3) combined with built-in authentication make it easy to build secure systems that can also be seamlessly integrated with Internet Protocol (IP), Ethernet (IEEE 802.3), WiFi (IEEE-802.11) using ANSI/EIA 852. With proper application of these open standards it is now possible to architect seamless end-to-end communications from an individual rail car sensor all the way to a rail control center, Rail ITS, & beyond.... FUTURE PROOF: CONFORMANCE TO THE NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE |
For more on IEEE-1473-L and LonWorks see:
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Overview |
Technical |
Articles
Related Links
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White Papers
Presentations
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The standard can
be purchased from IEEE via the IEEE
Standards on-line Store. 1473 is now coming up for renewal and Working group
1 will soon be meeting to decide what if any changes should be made
to this protocol. |
| VEHICLE SYSTEMS While LonWorks has been used for "helm to propeller control" for the Navy's USS Rushmore and to demonstrate a fully deterministic "primary flight control" for the US Army's Apache helicopter, every major rail car supplier has built rail cars using IEEE 1473-L. (See Table below.) WAYSIDE SYSTEMS |
INTEROPERABILITY In 2001, the world's longest subway system, NYC Transit, demonstrated interoperability between trainlined LonWorks cars from Bombardier and Kawasaki. This successful interoperability demonstration was possible because NYCT's required its rail cars conform to open standards and also LonMark Interoperability Guidelines NYCT, was the first to mandate IEEE-1473-L and conformance to LonMark guidelines in its vehicle specifications. After carefully evaluating several alternatives, NYCT selected LonWorks because of its open architecture, service-proven technology and worldwide support. |
Below is a partial list of locations where LonWorks is known to be used in Transportation.
Please contact us if you know of additional links:
Heavy Rail Vehicles
(Subways)Light Rail
Vehicles
(Streetcars
Trams)Commuter
Rail
SystemsFreight
&
Passenger
RailAutomated
People
MoversWayside Applications
Traffic and Intelligent Transportation SystemsNew York, NY
New York City Transit
Over 1000 rail cars including:
Bombardier R142
Kawasaki R142A & R143
Alstom R160
IEEE 1473-L networks/trainline
-Propulsion
-Diagnostics monitoring
-Siemens CBTC interface
Chicago, IL
CTA
706 Next Generation 1000 Series subway cars. LonWorks: Doors, Propulsion, Passenger Information, Train Operator Touch Screen, IEEE 802.11. Initial
Spec Section 15
Vehicle Network
Trainline T1 MuxHelsinki, Finland
Metro (pdf).San Francisco, CA
BART
GE & Nippon Signal Safety-critical Train Control trainline overlay using LonWorks Powerline Technology
NYAB
Safety-critical brake watchdog monitorWashington, DC
WMATA
1000 series rehab
5000 series - CAF
6000 series -Alstom
Diagnostic systems
San Francisco, CA
Muni Railway
AnsaldoBreda Trainlined Passenger Information signs by Trans-LiteSan Jose, CA
Valley Transit Authority
Kinkisharyo -
Diagnostic Systems by
Rail Transit ConsultantsPhiladelphia, PA
SEPTA
Bombardier CBTC Radio system monitor
Los Angeles, CA
Breda P2050
US&S cab signal system
Pasadena Gold Line
AnsaldoBreda P2250
Vehicle monitoring Door SystemsMinneapolis, MN
Hiawatha Transit LRV
Bombardier/OrleikonPhoenix, AZ
Kinkisharyo LRVs using GeoFocus IEEE-1473-L Vehicle NetworkKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
PUTRA
Bombardier - Propulsions, HVAC, Brakes, Health Monitor by Quester TangentUSA
Amtrak
Acela Express -
Bombardier
Many subsystems including
Train Diagnostics
Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement SystemChicago Metra
Nippon Sharyo -
Passenger Information System by GeoFocusNew York, NY Metro North Commuter Rail
Monitoring System - Peerless
Long Island Railroad
M7 Bombardier
US&S MicroCab Signal SystemNewark, NJ
NJ Transit
10 subsystems on
Comet V's
by Alstom and
TCN locos by Bombardier
US&S MicroCab Signal SystemCanada
VIA Rail
Train Network Communications
(1.2 MByte PPT Presentation)Japan
Japan Railway East
Monorail Station Platform Doors.Sydney, Australia
Commuter Rail
Door Control, SecurityUSA
Association of American Railroads
-
Electronic Braking
S4200 Standard
Knorr & Wabtec. Reduces braking distance up to 70%UK
Virgin Atlantic Passenger Rail Cars by Bombardier
Southwest Trains "Desiro" by Siemens & SA ViewComCanada
Canadian National Railroad
Propulsion Pack and Braking ControlChina
Ministry of Railways
2,000 Passenger rail cars ( HVAC, Doors Power Supply, etc) Plans for ECP Brakes
Shanghai Express on T21/22Germany
Federal Railroads
Passenger Stations
Fire Alarms, Smoke Dampers, Electric Meters, Emergency Lighting, Sprinklers, HVAC, Elevators Escalators, Moving Walkways - TACSwitzerland
Swiss National Railroads
Passenger Information by NetconNew York, NY
JFK AirTrain
Vehicle Monitoring Systems by
Quester Tangent
Seattle, WA
Airport
Data radio for Bombardier CBTCSan Francisco, CA - SFO Airport
Andrew data radio for Bombardier CBTCCanada
Vancouver SkyTrain
Diagnostic & Monitoring Systems Quester Tangent
Mark II Bombardier
Station Wayside security Notifier
Italy
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Tollgates, tunnel ventilation & gas monitoring
San Diego, CA
SD LRV Tunnel control and monitoring by HSQ and Control by LightSeattle, WA Central Link
Light Rail
Wayside systems including power substations, ticket vending, fire alarms, radio fiber switches, UPS, elevators and escalators, door trackway and intrusion, HVAC
Transit Signal Priority
1300 King County transit buses for passenger counting & route info using AAR RF-ID tags to Automobile Traffic Controllers interconnected via LonWorks.Japan
LonWorks based remote monitoring and control of rail heaters for track switches by DAI-DAN Co., Ltd.France
Grenoble
Train Station
Remote lighting and heater controls over powerline
Paris
Charles de Gaulle Etoille Station
Platform Doors by Faiveley
for RATP
Meteor LineUSA
McCain Traffic Supply
Open Interface Traffic Controllers Smart Transit Vehicle Priority System
Spartan Motors
Fire TrucksMarathon Coach
High end RV using 33 nodes for engine control & diagnostics, lighting a/c door control, generators
US ARMY
Apache Helicopter Demo
Primary Flight Control
US NAVY
USS Rushmore
Redundant control from helm-propeller
| WHO IS LONMARK?
LonMark International is the 300+ member group of end-users, developers, consultants and system integrators who have agreed to promote, market and specify the use of open, interoperable systems based upon LonWorks. LonMark is a not for profit organization. WHY LONMARK? |
WHAT ARE LONMARK
PROFILES?
LonMark Profiles for rail transit subsystems are "object representations" of vehicle and wayside subsystems such as GPS locators, propulsion controllers, door system interfaces, sign systems, HVAC, etc. By mandating IEEE-1473-L systems conform to LonMark Functional Profiles and interoperability guidelines both a transit property and a car builder will have a system with open interfaces and thus minimizing the traditional risks associated with proprietary systems and interfaces HOW CAN I GET THESE PROFILES? |
WHAT'S NEEDED? Key to developing open, interoperable systems using LonWorks is conformance to LonMark Interoperability Guidelines. These include the use of LonMark Profiles and the use of Standard Network Variable Types. |
WHO ELSE IS INVOLVED? Many LonMark Members are also members of IEEE RTVISC and its WG 9 is now working with LonMark to develop new LonMark Profiles for rail cars. WHAT DOES IT COST TO JOIN LONMARK? LonMark Membership for end users, transit properties, consultants, and other non-profit associations, is $250/year. Manufacturers, suppliers and others have other membership categories. To join simply download and complete this membership application. |
| While LonWorks is a powerful and flexible control network protocol it is still possible to build closed proprietary systems if network interfaces are not fully exposed and designs do not conform to open LonMark Interoperability Guidelines. | For this reason, increasingly, end-users benefiting from IEEE-1473-L are also requiring conformance to LonMark Interoperability Guidelines to help them avoid being tethered to propriety systems. This critical need for open interface standards is more fully described by the former chair of the Rail Transit Vehicle Interface Standards Committee, Tom McGean in his APTA paper "Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave." |
| Transit Organization |
LonMark Member |
LonWorks/LonMark Projects |
| MTA
NYC Transit New York City 722 mile heavy rail subway 6,000 subway cars 469 passenger stations |
Yes | All
new subway cars R142 Bombardier R142A Kawasaki R143 Kawasaki R160 Alstom |
| Chicago
Transit Authority 222 mile heavy rail subway 1200 subway cars 144 passenger stations |
All
next generation subway cars beginning with new 1000 Series |
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| WMATA Washington, DC 100 mile heavy rail subway |
6000
Series subway cars 5000 Series subway cars 1000 Series HVAC rehab |
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| New
Jersey Transit Commuter Rail System |
Yes | Alstom Comet Cars - commuter rail |
|
Central
Link Light Rail Seattle's Sound Transit Light Rail System |
Wayside Communications Backbone | |
| Santa
Clara Valley Transit Light Rail System in San Jose, CA |
Yes | Kinkisharyo Light Rail Vehicles |
| LAC-MTA Los Angeles Light Rail System for Pasadena Gold Line |
AnsaldoBreda P2550 LRVs |
Passenger Rail Car Outlook 2001
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Manufacturer |
Contact |
LonMark |
Projects |
| Alstom | Dr. Marcos Albuquerque | Yes | New Jersey Transit Comet V MTA Long Island Railroad M7 WMATA 6000 series NYCT R-160 |
| Bombardier | Christian Girard | Yes | Amtrak Acela Express Kuala Lumpur NYC AirTrain MTA NYC Transit R142 MTA Long Island Railroad M 7 SF BART A/B Rehab Vancouver SkyTrain Mark II ALRT |
| AnsaldoBreda | SF Muni LRVs - Passenger
Information Signs LAC MTA - Pasadena Gold Line P2250 LRV's |
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| CAF | Washington Metro 5000 Series | ||
| Kawasaki | NYC Transit - R142A, R143 | ||
| Kinkisharyo | Santa Clara Valley Light Rail - Diagnostic Systems | ||
| Siemens | Yes | UK Desiro Southwest Trains subsystems by SA Viewcom; Many LonWorks building systems |
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| Sumitomo/Nippon Sharyo | Chicago Metra, Commuter Rail
- Pa Pasenger Information and locating systems by GeoFocus |
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Firm |
Contact |
LonMark |
Products |
| Alstom | E. Fargues | Yes | Computers, displays, propulsion |
| Bach Simpson | Event Recorders | ||
| Control By Light | Rollin Hughes | Yes | Ultra-reliable, fault-tolerant, tamper-proof, fiber-based sense and control networks. Products conform to SAE AS-5370 open standards. |
| Cummins Northwest | Emergency Power Systems | ||
| Control Network Solutions | Control Network Products | ||
| Curtis Door Systems | Platform Door Systems with LonWorks Interface | ||
| EKE Electronics Ltd. | Jari Jarvinen | Yes | Gateway between IEEE 1473-L and IEEE-1473-T under development |
| Echelon Corporation | Glenn Dahl | Yes | Training, development tools, transceivers, control modules, Device Managers |
| Faiveley S.A. | Paul Monard | Yes | Platform and Train Door Systems |
| GeoFocus | Jim McGinnis | Master Mobile
Information Terminal Satellite Mobile Information Terminal |
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| GE
Transportation Systems Global Signaling |
Train
control communications sub-systems interoperable with Safetran Systems
Advanced Automatic Train Control System |
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| Group Alpha | LonWorks based subsystems for rail transit vehicles. Braking subsytems | ||
| Knightronix, Inc | Arnie Knight | Yes | ECP Braking Control Systems |
| Knorr Brake Corp | David Drury | Yes | EP-60 Baking systems |
| Luminator (Mark IV) | Scott Yarberry | Passenger Information sign systems | |
| Microsym | Greg Neff | Yes | Packet Tunnel Engine (tunneling routers) |
| Nippon Signal | Train Line Interface Systems for Advanced Train Control (See GE above) | ||
| Oerlikon | |||
| Quester Tangent | David Gregson | Vehicle
Monitoring System Logic Control Unit Health Monitor Unit |
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| Rail Transit Consultants | Rick Lerew | Vehicle Monitoring Systems | |
| Rolls Royce | Auxiliary Power Systems | ||
| Safetran
Systems (Invensys) |
Bill Petit | Yes | S3
Link™ - Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Radio GEO® - Advanced Solid State Interlocking Some systems are interoperable with GE Grade Crossing Predictors |
| SA Viewcom | Mikael Obelitz | Yes | Audio/visual passenger address and passenger information systems |
| Sepsa | Julia Gil Pizarro | Yes | |
| SmooCom | Rob Grossenbacher | IEEE-1473-L Routers | |
| Technologies Lanka, Inc. | Paul Cartier | Train
Network Communications PowerPoint Presentation (1.2 MB) |
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| Thermo-King | HVAC systems | ||
| Telecite (Alstom) | Jo-Li Wo | Yes | Passenger Information Signs |
| Trans-Lite | Bill
Maley Jr. |
Passenger Information Signs | |
| Union Switch & Signal (Ansaldo Signal) | Denny Pascoe | MicroCab® | |
| Vapor | Yes | Intelligent Door
System Train passenger door systems |
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| Wabtec | Richard Mazur | ECP
Braking systems Door Systems |
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The following firms have experience with
LonWorks-based systems in the areas of Specifications, Design and Design Review.
The
services of a firm with experience in Specifications development are likely to be engaged by an end-user,
such as a rail transit operator. Services of a firm with design experience
are likely to be engaged by a rail car builder or a subsystem developer or
possibly a rail transit operator. The services of a firm with design review
experience are likely to be engaged by a rail transit operator or a rail car
builder. |
| Please feel free to contact these firms directly or also TSD to help us assess your needs. (Please tell these firms you learned about them via the TSD web site.) |
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Firm Name |
Contact |
LonMark |
Recommended Areas of Expertise |
| ACEx Oakland, CA USA |
Ray Louis | Specifications Design and Systems Integration Design Reviews |
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| Booz | Allen
| Hamilton McLean, VA USA |
Al Scala | Specifications | |
| Echelon
Corporation San Jose, CA USA |
Glenn Dahl | Yes | Specifications Design and Systems Integration Design Reviews |
| Knightronix, Inc | Arnie Knight | Yes | Specifications Design and Systems Integration Design Reviews |
| LTK
Engineering Services Ambler, PA USA |
Jim Lyke | Yes | Specifications |
| Rail
Transit Consultants Philadelphia, PA USA |
Dallas Spedaro | Specifications Design and Systems Integration Design Reviews |
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| Microsym
Corporation Toronto, Canada |
Greg Neff | Yes | Design Systems Integration |
| SA
ViewCom Hillerød, Denmark |
Mikael Obelitz | Yes | Design Systems Integration |
| STV
Inc Philadelphia, PA USA |
John Ewing | Yes | Specifications |
| Transportation
Systems Design Oakland, CA USA |
Tom Sullivan | Yes | Specifications Design Reviews |
| Training in LonWorks technology is available
from multiple sources worldwide including Echelon, the technology developers. Click
here for course dates and locations. The George Washington University's
Center for Professional Development also offers CWEG
118 Advanced Communications Based Train Control that includes
design techniques for building open interoperable train control systems based
upon IEEE-1473-L. |
| For more information please contact Tom Sullivan. |
Glenn
Dahl |
For
over 10 years, Echelon's Glenn Dahl
has been providing technical assistance to transit operators, railroads,
rail car builders,
system integrators and consultants worldwide. As a
result Glenn is world's foremost authority in applying LonWorks
to transportation systems. Echelon, a leading LonMark Interoperability
Association member works with other LonMark members to help ensure systems based
upon LonWorks are fully open and interoperable. The
following Echelon contacts may also be able to help if Glenn Dahl is not
immediately available:
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Transportation Systems Design, Inc. (TSD.ORG)
This Web Page: www.tsd.org/ieee1473
Last Updated: 02/27/05
