AzLM – Multi Section

Digital Axle Counter

And
Its Application in Auto Block
Section

CAMTECH, GWALIOR
22.02.19
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AzLM: Multi Section Digital Axle Counter

A vital axle counter equipment for multiple track sections containing
2-out-of-2 microcontrollers
Consists of Double Rail Contacts (mounted on rail) and Electronic Unit (in
trackside housing) to provide fail-safe train detection information over fault
tolerant communication link

Axle Counter Evaluator (ACE) evaluates the data from Electronic Units and
determines whether a track section is clear/occupied/disturbed
USB and Ethernet diagnostic interfaces provide facility to interrogate the
system and determine its status

Conforming to CENELEC SIL 4

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Product Features
Maximum 32 sections

Maximum 32 detection points (internal)

Maximum 32 detection points per section

Maximum 4 sections per detection point

Maximum 16 Neighbor-ACE detection points (external)

Maximum 4 Neighbor-ACE connections

Train speeds up to 380 km/h

Fault tolerant communication via ISDN

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AzLM in Indian Railway

No. of detection points in operation > 12000

Detection points in Automatic Block Section > 2500

Detection points in station/yard > 9500

Currently operational in all zonal railways of IR, Metro Railway, kolkata,

Konkon Railway

Operational in Auto block section, IBH, BPAC under Quad & OFC

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AzLM Structure
AzLM

Trackside Equipment: Indoor System:

Detection Point (Zp30H) Axle Counter Evaluator (ACE)
Manual

Electronic Junction Rail Contact

Subrack
Box (EAK) (Sk30H)

Motherboard Transmitter Power Supply Unit (DC/DC Converter)

Evaluator Board Receiver Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Analog Board Mounting Accessories Serial Input/Output
Housing Protective Hose Parallel Input/Output
Fixing Parts for Hose
Mounting Base Power Data Coupling Unit (PDCU)
ISDN/Ethernet converter(optional)
Ethernet switch (optional)

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AzLM Architecture

Track Track Track

Section A Section B Section C

Detection
Point
Zp30H

2 2

2 2
ISDN-data and power link

Relay output occupancy Solid State Interlocking (SSI) output

information and reset occupancy information and reset
Track Section A 4 Axle Counter
Track Section B 4 Evaluator
Track Section C 4 2 Power Supply

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Outdoor Unit

Rail Contact
Integral cable
Electronic Unit
(4m/5.5m/8m)

Mounting Box
(Mushroom Cover)

Mounting Base

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Tasks of Axle Counter Evaluator (ACE)

Manage up to 32 DP (internal)
Manage 16 N-ACE DP (external)
Evaluation of detection point data
Track vacancy information
Up to 32 sections
Transmission
Track vacancy information
SSI or RI
Diagnostic data
SSI or RI
Diagnostic port on CPU

Perform axle counter section reset

Self-tests

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Rail Contact
Sleeper

Rail

Transmitter Heads

Receiving Heads

Cable to E-Es

Isolation Plates

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Tasks of Trackside Equipment

Rail Contact (Sk30H)
Detection of wheels
Electronic Junction Box (EAK30H)
Power supply to rail contact
Converting wheel detection voltage to digital wheel pulse
Detection of the travel direction
Counting the detected wheels
Transmission of the counting and diagnostic data to the axle
counter evaluator
Supervision of
Rail contact
Self-tests

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Trackside Electronic Unit (EAK)

Evaluator Board
Analogue Board
Sub Rack
Ground Plate

Diagnostic Port

WAGO Terminals
1 Cable to:
2
3 1 – Receiver Rx1 (Sk1)
4
2 – Transmitter Tx1 (Sk1)
3 – Transmitter Tx2 (Sk2)
4 – Receiver Rx2 (Sk2)
Mounting Base

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Trackside Electronic Unit (EAK)

1 Terminal for line-cable

1 2 Slot for Evaluator Board

with ISDN Interface
2
3b 3a
3(a/b) Address switches
5 (S1 S2 / S3 S4), 15 bit

4
4 Slot for Analogue Board

5 Test equipment interface

6a 6b
6(a/b) WAGO terminal
Sk(1/2)-cable

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Trackside Electronic Unit: Analog Board

Generates transmit signal

Amplifies receive signal

Phase sensitive rectification

Generates digital wheel

Pulse from analog pulse
Generates stable voltage
output

Generates 24VDC for use by

the module
S H R R H S R R H S
1 11 1 2 31 3 3 4 12 2
2 2 2
Analogue Board

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Trackside Electronic Unit: Evaluator/ Digital Board

Counts digital wheel pulse

Determines count direction

Codes telegram

Transmits data to ACE,

using ISDN protocol, for
evaluation

H H
1 1 1 2
2 2
Evaluator Board

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Axle Counter Evaluator (ACE)

1 2 1 2 3 4

1 DC/DC Converter

4 4 2 CPU

3 Covering Plate

4 4 3 3 5 4 Serial I/O

5 Parallel I/O

5 5 5

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Axle Counter Evaluator (ACE): Power Supply Unit

Distributes power to
CPUs and I/O boards

Generates stable 5VDC

and 12VDC

Dual Power Supply

Boards for one ACE

Occupies 1st and 4th

slots of 1st (basic)
subrack of ACE

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Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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Axle Counter Evaluator (ACE): Serial I/O Board

Receives data from

trackside electronics and
converts it to I/O buses
(via CAN bus) of the vital
module.
Each Board is assigned to
two detection points

Occupies one I/O slot in

ACE

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Axle Counter Evaluator (ACE): Parallel I/O Board

Provides track occupancy

information output
through double cutting
relay principle
One board monitors one
track section
Occupies one I/O slot in
ACE
Performs reset operation

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Power Data Coupling Unit (PDCU)

Installed on cable termination frame

Couples power and data transmitted

to/from trackside electronics

provides additional over-voltage protection

provides additional isolation of the trackside

cable from ACE

provides fuses for power to the trackside

electronics

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Power Data Coupling Unit (PDCU)

Connection to detection point

Axle Counter Evaluator Detection Point

+ Power Supply
-
Zp30H Zp30K
9 14 4 3 / 9
15 5 13 / 10
10
-
+
Bridge to next PDCU

+
-
Zp30H Zp30K
11 14 4 3 / 9
15 5 13 / 10
12
-
+

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Reset Box Line Verification Box

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Reset Circuit for ACE at Station/ALH

Reset Box at Station Master’s room

ACE at station/ALH

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Automatic Reset of Main Track Section

Automatic Reset Box at ALH

ACE at ALH

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Manual Reset in Auto Block Section

EI

Manual Reset Box at Station Master’s room in dispatching station

ACE at ALH
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AzLM: Calculation of distance from ALH-181 to ALH-175

Power taken
from ALH-180
BU-43 BU-42 BU-27 BU-18 BU-11 BU-14 BU-01

51.038km

57.780km
36.408km

47.336km

55.300km

63.522km
Under

36.04km
ALH -181

61.610km
31.134km

47.240km

58.250km
7.24
36.750km

43.050km

51.450km
5.2km km 6.3km

ALH-181 ALH-180 ALH-179 ALH-178 ALH-177 ALH-176 ALH-175

ACE-1 13DP,10SEC ACE-3 24DP,15SEC ACE-5 18DP,13SEC ACE-7 22DP,15SEC

ACE-2 13DP,10SEC ACE-4 24DP,15SEC ACE-6 18DP,13SEC ACE-8 22DP,15SEC

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AzLM: Application
Section 3443

3443A 3443B

43

Point W43A W43C

W43B

56
K56A K56D

K56B K56C
Crossing axle counter reference direction (RCD)
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AzLM: Application

4311 4312

.../4311 4311/4312 4312/...

 Stringed Sections
5685 5611/5685

.../5685 5611 5611/5685/...

5611
5685
 Overlapping Sections
axle counter reference direction (RCD)

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Redundant Detection Point with AzLM V7.0

DP1 DP2
ATS 1

UP

RDP1 RDP2

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Redundant Detection Point with AzLM V7.0

DP1 DP2
ATS 1
Faulty DP
UP

RDP1 RDP2
(=DP1)

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Meta-Section with AzLM V7.0 (Self-acting Resolution of Disturbed Sections)

All sections are clear

DP1 DP2 DP3 DP4 DP5

ATS1 ATS2 ATS3 ATS4

MATS1/2 MATS3/4

MATS2/3

Clear Occupied Disturbed

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Meta-Section with AzLM V7.0 (Self-acting Resolution of Disturbed Sections)

Train in section ATS1

DP1 DP2 DP3 DP4 DP5

ATS1 ATS2 ATS3 ATS4

MATS1/2 MATS3/4

MATS2/3

Clear Occupied Disturbed

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Meta-Section with AzLM V7.0 (Self-acting Resolution of Disturbed Sections)

Train in section ATS1 & ATS2

DP1 DP2 DP3 DP4 DP5

ATS1 ATS2 ATS3 ATS4

MATS1/2 MATS3/4

MATS2/3

Clear Occupied Disturbed

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Meta-Section with AzLM V7.0 (Self-acting Resolution of Disturbed Sections)

Train in section ATS2

DP1 DP2 DP3 DP4 DP5

ATS1 ATS2 ATS3 ATS4

MATS1/2 MATS3/4

MATS2/3

Clear Occupied Disturbed

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Meta-Section with AzLM V7.0 (Self-acting Resolution of Disturbed Sections)

Train in section ATS2 & ATS3

DP1 DP2 DP3 DP4 DP5

ATS1 ATS2 ATS3 ATS4

MATS1/2 MATS3/4

MATS2/3

Clear Occupied Disturbed

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Meta-Section with AzLM V7.0 (Self-acting Resolution of Disturbed Sections)

Train in section ATS3

DP1 DP2 DP3 DP4 DP5

ATS1 ATS2 ATS3 ATS4

MATS1/2 MATS3/4

MATS2/3

Clear Occupied Disturbed

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Meta-Section with AzLM V7.0 (Self-acting Resolution of Disturbed Sections)

Train in section ATS3 & ATS4

DP1 DP2 DP3 DP4 DP5

ATS1 ATS2 ATS3 ATS4

MATS1/2 MATS3/4

MATS2/3

Clear Occupied Disturbed

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Meta-Section with AzLM V7.0 (Self-acting Resolution of Disturbed Sections)

Train in section ATS4

DP1 DP2 DP3 DP4 DP5

ATS1 ATS2 ATS3 ATS4

MATS1/2 MATS3/4

MATS2/3

Clear Occupied Disturbed

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Meta-Section with AzLM V7.0 (Self-acting Resolution of Disturbed Sections)

Train leaves section ATS4

DP1 DP2 DP3 DP4 DP5

ATS1 ATS2 ATS3 ATS4

MATS1/2 MATS3/4

MATS2/3

Clear Occupied Disturbed

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Meta-Section with AzLM V7.0 (Self-acting Resolution of Disturbed Sections)

DP2 is disturbed

DP1 DP2 DP3 DP4 DP5

ATS1 ATS2 ATS3 ATS4

MATS1/2 MATS3/4

MATS2/3

Clear Occupied Disturbed

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Meta-Section with AzLM V7.0 (Self-acting Resolution of Disturbed Sections)

Failure in DP2 rectified; reset applied by MATS1/2 to ATS1 and ATS2

DP1 DP2 DP3 DP4 DP5

ATS1 ATS2 ATS3 ATS4

MATS1/2 MATS3/4

MATS2/3

Clear Occupied Disturbed

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Meta-Section with AzLM V7.0 (Self-acting Resolution of Disturbed Sections)

Reset applied on MATS2/3 by to ATS2 and ATS3

DP1 DP2 DP3 DP4 DP5

ATS1 ATS2 ATS3 ATS4

MATS1/2 MATS3/4

MATS2/3

Clear Occupied Disturbed

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Meta-Section with AzLM V7.0 (Self-acting Resolution of Disturbed Sections)

DP1 DP2 DP3 DP4 DP5

ATS1 ATS2 ATS3 ATS4

MATS1/2 MATS3/4

MATS2/3

Clear Occupied Disturbed

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½ quad CAT 5
DP-ACE Connection

Diagnostic PC
ACE1
PDCU

3/ 4/
3/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 13 14
13 14 13 14

ATS1 ATS2

DP1 DP2 DP3

Internal DP for ACE1 Internal DP for ACE1 Internal DP for ACE1

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½ quad CAT 5
DP-ACE Connection & Sharing of Detection Point

ACE1 ACE2
PDCU

PDCU
Diagnostic PC

3/ 4/
3/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 13 14
13 14 13 14

ATS1 (belongs ATS2 (belongs

to ACE1) to ACE2)
DP1 DP2 DP3
Internal DP for ACE2
Internal DP for ACE1 Internal DP for ACE1
Internal DP for ACE2

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½ quad CAT 5 OFC
DP-ACE Connection using ISDN/V.24 Converter
STM

STM
P. MUX

Conv. P. MUX
ISDN/V24
ACE1
ISDN/V24
Conv.

HUT

Diagnostic PC

STATION
3/ 4/ 3/ 4/
13 14 13 14

ATS1 (belongs
to ACE1)
DP1 DP2
Internal DP for ACE1 Internal DP for ACE1

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½ quad CAT 5
ACE-ACE Connection & Sharing of Detection Point (same location)

ACE1 ACE2

Diagnostic PC

3/ 4/
3/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 13 14
13 14 13 14

ATS1 (belongs ATS2 (belongs

to ACE1) to ACE2)
DP1 DP2 DP3
Internal DP for ACE1 Internal DP for ACE1 Internal DP for ACE2
External DP for ACE2

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CAT5 OFC
ACE-ACE Connection (different location)

ACE1 Diagnostic PC Diagnostic PC ACE2

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CAT 5
Multiple ACE-ACE Connection Diagnostic PC
(same location)

ACE1 ACE2

ACE3 ACE4

ACE5

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Diagnostic

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½ quad CAT 5
Ethernet Connection - I

ACE

ISDN/Ethernet Conv
3/ 4/ 3/ 4/
13 14 13 14

DP1 DP2

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½ quad CAT 5 OFC
Ethernet Connection - III

ACE1
ISDN/Ethernet
Conv

Diagnostic PC
HUT
STATION
3/ 4/ 3/ 4/
13 14 13 14

ATS1 (belongs
to ACE1)
DP1 DP2
Internal DP for ACE1 Internal DP for ACE1

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