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CompactPCI computers control automated systems in open-cast mining operations.

The objective was clear: a control system on a bucket-wheel excavator for mining lignite, a fossil fuel often known as brown coal, needed to be completely refurbished. Despite widespread skepticism, EWG Automation decided on a comprehensive PC-based automation solution. The system integrators developed an efficient and stable application with products from a number of suppliers. Crunching and grating, bucket wheels the size of a delivery van burrow into the black cliff. In summer the temperature in the operator's cabin, suspended just a few meters away, is almost unbearable. A constant, powerful 5Hz vibration shakes the cabin incessantly. The air in the cabin is thick with fine, black coal dust that deposits itself as a thick greasy layer on sweating skin.

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Eickhoff shearer loaders use modular CompactPCI hardware from Kontron and the CoDeSys Soft PLC together with Profibus and CANopen in a single-system solution. The bundle can also be purchased as a preconfigured, application-ready platform for any control application. In addition to the timesaving hardware/software integration, customers benefit from the ability to customize the system with in-house CPU cards and I/O assemblies.

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Sophisticated image processing systems are becoming an increasingly indispensible part of quality control on automated filling and packaging lines that require zero failure tolerance. The embedded computer technology used in the systems needs to offer price-optimized, highly reliable real-time performance in a rugged environment. To meet these demands, one of the world’s leading designers and suppliers of filling lines and control systems has developed a highly flexible image processing system based on custom designed 3U CompactPCI® CPU boards from Kontron.

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Before a vehicle reaches the mass production stage, countless measurements need to be made to coordinate all components optimally. Mobile measuring systems specialist Suchy Data Systems GmbH, based in Maisacher, Germany, has developed a new compact measuring system to meet the requirements of field tests. This system can analyze up to 600 measurement channels. A CompactPCI CPU board with rear I/O support specially customized by Kontron for Suchy is used as the subsystem for visualization, data logging, and communications.

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6U CompactPCI multi-core computing technology from Kontron based on the PICMG 2.16 standard enables ATLAS Hydrographic Echosounder to generate more detailed and more accurat bathymetric maps at a faster rate

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For the management of leased lines powerful computer systems with a high degree of availability have to be applied. In this range our engineers developed a system concept of a highly compact computer platform. A 64 bit capable CompactPCI architecture with a SPARC CPU under Solaris 8 has been selected. For optimum connectivity the design supports up to 26 Ethernet ports plus two separate SCSI buses and the specific extensions NVRAM and tempterature monitoring and shutdown. Beside the system concept, Kontron Applications provided the entire driver development, documentation, and certification. As an OEM-partner Kontron Applications delivers the systems after a 100% testing directly to the end customers.

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Due to its extended temperature range, high reliability, and scalability a low power Intel® Pentium III and Pentium 4 up to 2,4 GHz based on a CompactPCI board from Kontron have been chosen to realize the next generation of cellular phone network. TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) is a standard defined by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). This Digital Radio System contributes higher privacy, better audio quality and improves the speed in data transmission and the capacity of access to other nets, like Internet, fixed phone nets. The use of the radio communications based on the standard TETRA, is mainly guided toward professional users that need a high specialization and reliability in its communications (e.g. police, fire department), with an inferior cost than the GSM system.vOur customer is developing a TETRA-based product range including mobile and dispatcher terminals, a 2nd generation handheld, a low cost RF TETRA modem and local/regional coverage infrastructure.

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JSC Russian Railways is a large-scale rail transport company for both cargo and passenger trains. The Russian Federation founded the JSC Russian Railways Company and they widely use Kontron's CPCI products (i.e. CP605, CP690, CP-ASM10-PSB) for their automatic switching systems. With this technology they have the ability to reduce many delays associated with traditional switching.

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The laser is a universal tool for non-contact cutting, welding, marking, drilling, punching and forming materials. It is not subject to wear and tear. A 6U CompactPCI system running under VxWorks is used in the laser cutting machines produced by a global leader in laser technology. They offer the solution for almost any application and use customized technology from the Kontron Group. The customer produces computer-controlled machine tools for processing and combination machining of flexible sheet metal. The design engineers chose 6U CompactPCI to control the beam intensity because it is very shock and vibration resistant and has a passive cooling. Kontron delivers a complete, configured central unit including the VxWorks target licence on one order so our customers' logistics are as simple as possible.

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A developer, manufacturer, and distributor of analog and digital products and systems for the making, processing and reproduction of images relies on Kontron for the hardware components of its projects. Inside the company's high-speed digital printer, which processes approximately 20,000 prints per hour, is a 6U CompactPCI system. The laser printer, which offers resolution of 300 dpi, enables perfect networking with existing lab equipment. Kontron has developed a special motherboard with DVD and fast, 180 gigabit, 3.5" hard disk to exploit the full capabilities of such a high performance machine.

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For the use in ships and submarines Kontron has developed a rugged solution that has ultra low radiation capability and is almost noiseless. The system, which is based on industrial motherboard technology, is used for visualization and frame grabbing purpose. The HMI also easily adjusts to the extreme light conditions in a submarine. This fully custom product is meant to operate under extreme conditions and withstand salt water and salt fog without any problems. It is already used in various Navy Forces.

During March 2007 a series of QinetiQ research activities culminated with a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot successfully controlling multiple unmanned aircraft from the cockpit of a Tornado military jet. For this series of flight trials, QinetiQ’s sophisticated control software was hosted on a dedicated Kontron platform comprising a mix of standard, off-the-shelf boards based on 3U CompactPCI® and VME embedded computing form factors as well as Kontron industrial servers.

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Kontron has realized a CompactPCI based train control system for the French railways. There are approximately 200 control units and 2000 field units on the track connected by Ethernet. Such mission critical systems require 100 percent reliability. Therefore the fail-over control units are designed with two different hardware and software technologies for redundancy: An x86 based part with the a 3U Intel^® Pentium M CPCI board, the CP306, running under Linux RT-OS and a PowerPC 8540 based part with LynxOS. If any failure occurs in one system, regardless if software or hardware, the redundant system takes over. The outdoor units placed on the rails are equipped with the E^²Brain Computer-on-Module, due to features like extended temperature range, resistant to harsh environment conditions, and high reliability.

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Siemens Transportation Systems (STS) relies on Kontron Transportation high-end technology to design new, successful products. Kontron 6U CompactPCI, 19 inches/84TE meets highest constraining railway requirements and norms. This system is composed of 2 calculators networked with a permanent Ethernet connection installed in the underground driving cab.

It allows following functionalities:

• Automatic piloting of the underground thanks to a real time industrial PC with Pentium MMX 166 processor working under VxWorks operating system
• Multimedia functions including audio announcements, passenger carriages video surveillance and a maintenance assistance device (Multimedia PC assembled around an ETX–PIIIM 650 module working under WinXPE operating system with JAVA applications)

Permanently connected to the centralized driving cab, this system guarantees to its owners a perfect reactivity and a real time management of all vehicles.

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Kontron has built up a solid experience within embedded electronics for railways. During these last seven years, Kontron has been involved with the deliveries of embedded computers in the following key projects: AGC (Autorail Grande Capacité), East TGV, Autorail (CFD) and JAVAVAL (automatic train in Lille city) in France. Other projects in the United Kingdom include Virgin’s Voyager, Electrostar, Turbostar, Meridian and Pioneer. With this knowledge, Kontron offers solutions based on generic electronic platforms completely EN50155 certified.

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DECLIC is a French generic experiment facility for scientific material research under a micro-gravity environment on board the International Space Station. Experiments are inserted in the facility and can be exchanged with inserts from other scientific teams. The facility is a co-operative project of CNES-NASA and under contract run by EADS Space Transportation. The University of Amsterdam-IDEAS UvA b.v. designed the thermal control electronics, containing a Kontron CompactPCI Pentium board, and two experiment containers. A second Kontron CompactPCI board is located in the data handling hardware section.

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Kontron has developed together with Otomelara, one of the leading military companies and part of the Finmeccanica group, a rugged portable solution within less than 6 months. The NATO green product called CompactPCI MilPAC can be operated at a temperature of - 20°C and withstand splash water (up to IP 54) without issue. The MilPAC, which has now become a standard product for Otomelara, is used in maintenance and inspection systems for turrets manufactured by the Italian company. It is already in use throughout the world for many different Military Forces.

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Data and voice communications with military vehicles have very specific requirements. Besides "ordinary" functionality, the unit and all of its components which are placed inside the vehicles have to fulfill very specific temperature ranges as well as high shock and vibration resistance.

Providing a software operating platform, which is not used anymore in today's markets, but still validated for the military standards, was a must. Kontron engineers succeeded in finding missing pieces in the world wide web community, modifying, adapting, and testing, within a few weeks.

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In 1999, there was CJSC “Moscow Monorail” established and the program “Moscow Monorail Transport” approved which is aimed at developing a monorail transport system in Moscow, with the participation of the Government of Moscow and Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Moscow Institute for Heat Engineering”.
Moscow Monorail Transport System (MMTS) – is not just a new type of the rolling-stock, but it’s a new spin in the field of automation control of complex transport systems. In the framework of the project RTSoft company developed and implemented dispatch control system (DCS) at the first length of the railroad between the stations “Sergei Eizenschtein Street” and “Timiryazevskaya Metro Station”. Moscow monorail is a sophisticated technical complex which is composed of a line with 12 passenger stations, electro rolling-stock (ERS), a train shed with a transborder (a mechanism for leading trains out to the line), railroad substations, automated track switches, railroad safety devices, communication systems and many others. Dispatch control system is used to control such a sophisticated complex.

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