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INSTALLATION & OPERATION 
 

A80672 PTC CONSOLE 

 
 
 

FEBRUARY 2021

 

 

DOCUMENT NO.  SIG-00-13-12

 

VERSION B

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Siemens Mobility, Inc. 

700 East Waterfront Drive  

Munhall, Pennsylvania 15120 

1-800-793-SAFE 

www.usa.siemens.com/rail-manuals

 

 

 

Copyright © 2014 - 2019 Siemens Mobility, Inc 

 
 

All rights reserved 

Summary of Contents for A80672

Page 1: ...NSOLE FEBRUARY 2021 DOCUMENT NO SIG 00 13 12 VERSION B Siemens Mobility Inc 700 East Waterfront Drive Munhall Pennsylvania 15120 1 800 793 SAFE www usa siemens com rail manuals Copyright 2014 2019 Siemens Mobility Inc All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ...the current Terms and Conditions of Sale document Warranty adjustments will not be allowed for products or components which have been subjected to abuse alteration improper handling or installation or which have not been operated in accordance with Seller s instructions Alteration or removal of any serial number or identification mark voids the warranty SALES AND SERVICE LOCATIONS Technical assist...

Page 3: ...e A 3 28 14 INITIAL RELEASE A 1 11 12 2018 4 1 2 2 Updated with PTC General Parameters and updated branding to Siemens Mobility Inc A 2 10 09 2019 All Appendix A Updated WebUI Screenshots and added Appendix A B 02 15 2021 1 0 Page 1 3 Section 1 2 Caution added to ECD description and Figure 1 3 added ...

Page 4: ... 0X PTC Console MultiPort Cable 1 6 1 3 2 A26775 0X PTC Console MultiPort Cable 1 8 1 4 Ordering Information 1 9 1 4 1 Specifications 1 10 SECTION 2 1 1 2 0 Applications 2 1 2 1 Applications Overview 2 1 2 1 1 PTC Enabled GEO 2 1 2 1 2 Dark Territory 2 2 SECTION 3 2 1 3 0 Installation And Configuration 3 1 3 1 Installation Overview 3 1 3 1 1 Example PTC Enabled GEO Installation 3 2 3 1 2 Example D...

Page 5: ...Logs 4 28 4 1 4 Status Monitor 4 48 4 1 5 Maintenance 4 65 4 1 6 Diagnostics 4 72 SECTION 5 4 1 5 0 Maintenance 5 1 5 1 General 5 1 5 2 On Site Personnel 5 1 5 2 1 On Site Personnel Operation 5 1 5 2 2 Remote User Access Authentication 5 2 Appendix A System Management Command Reference A 1 ...

Page 6: ...Console Mounting Bracket 3 6 Figure 3 7 Mounting the PTC Console to a Rack Assembly 3 7 Figure 3 8 Laptop Connection to the PTC Console 3 8 Figure 4 1 Add Exception 4 1 Figure 4 2 WebUI Login Page 4 2 Figure 4 3 Configuration Menu 4 3 Figure 4 4 Vital Application Information 4 4 Figure 4 5 Configuration Menu Site Information 4 5 Figure 4 6 Setting the Time Zone 4 5 Figure 4 7 Setting the Date 4 6 ...

Page 7: ...d Logs Menus 4 28 Figure 4 41 Event Log Basic Search 4 28 Figure 4 42 Event Log Advanced 4 29 Figure 4 43 Event Log Trace Events 4 30 Figure 4 44 Create or Download Configuration Report 4 31 Figure 4 45 Configuration Report display 4 31 Figure 4 46 GEO Configuration Report 4 32 Figure 4 47 Create or Download Version Report 4 33 Figure 4 48 Version Report 4 33 Figure 4 49 Diagnostic Log Basic 4 34 ...

Page 8: ...ew Aspect information 4 55 Figure 4 85 Status Monitor Echelon Status 4 55 Figure 4 86 Status Monitor Ethernet Status 4 56 Figure 4 87 Status Monitor Online Status 4 57 Figure 4 88 Status Monitor GEO I O Module Display 4 58 Figure 4 89 CPU II 4 59 Figure 4 90 Coded Track 4 59 Figure 4 91 Colorlight 4 60 Figure 4 92 RIO 4 60 Figure 4 93 GEO I O GEO Module Information 4 61 Figure 4 94 GEO I O GEO Mod...

Page 9: ...n Vital ATCS Statistics 4 74 Figure 4 123 Time Statistics 4 75 Figure 4 124 SIO Statistics 4 75 Figure 4 125 Console Statistics 4 76 Figure 4 126 LAN Statistics 4 76 Figure 4 127 VLP Statistics 4 76 Figure 4 128 Information Alert Icon and Data Display 4 77 Figure 4 129 Status Monitor CDL Status 4 78 Figure 4 130 CDL Event Logs 4 79 Figure 4 131 Download All CDL Events 4 79 Figure 5 1 On Site Perso...

Page 10: ...SULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY WARN INGS ALWAYS TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER NOTES CAUTIONS AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION CAUTION REFERS TO PROPER PROCEDURES OR PRACTICES WHICH IF NOT STRICTLY OBSERVED COULD RESULT IN A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION AND OR POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT CAUTIONS TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER NOTES AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION EXCEPT WARNINGS NOTE Generally used to highlight certain info...

Page 11: ...he circuit board but avoid touching circuit traces or components Handle circuit boards by the edges only Never physically touch circuit board or connector contact fingers or allow these fingers to come in contact with an insulator e g plastic rubber etc When not in use place circuit boards in approved static shielding bags contact fingers first Remove circuit boards from static shielding bags by g...

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Page 13: ...a variety of applications for wayside control and monitoring including Positive Train Control PTC applications 1 2 PTC CONSOLE The PTC Console is shown in Figure 1 1 The PTC Console has Dual 400 MHz processors one processor handles non vital functions and one handles vital functions The front panel has LED indicators to provide system status Interfaces include one Ethernet Laptop and 3 Ethernet ne...

Page 14: ... Connector I O Port VRO x1 VPI x2 Power Indicator 13 14 15 18 20 19 16 17 21 22 Health Status Beaconing GEO Sessions IN 1 VPI on I O Connector IN 2 VPI on I O Connector TX RX Serial Port On Site Illuminates when On Site Personnel Button is pressed Out VRO on I O Connector Alarms Suppressed Ethernet Port 2 Ethernet Port 3 MultiPort Connector TX RX Echelon On Site Personnel Pressed when Maintainer i...

Page 15: ... AS SHOWN AT LOCATION 2 IN FIGURE 1 2 ENSURE THE TWO SCREWS LOCATED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE POWER CONNECTOR ARE SECURELY FASTENED TO PREVENT LOOSENING OF THE DEVICE ADDITIONALLY DO NOT UNPLUG THE ECD WHEN ACTIVELY FLASHING RED SHOWN IN FIGURE 1 3 THIS INDICATES THAT DATA IS CURRENTLY BEING WRITTEN TO THE DEVICE DISCONNECTING THE ECD DURING THIS OPERATION MAY CORRUPT INTERNAL CONFIGURATION INFORMATIO...

Page 16: ... for local user presence Flashing Local user presence verification accepted and active Off No pending requests no actions that require on site personnel can be performed ITC Comms Green On Class D connection established with application gateway Flashing Unit is attempting to connect with application gateway Off No Connection No attempt to connect Beaconing Green On Unit currently transmitting WSMs...

Page 17: ...ow On Green Off Input is energized negative Both Off Input is de energized Output Green On Output energized Off Output de energized Serial Port TX RX Green TX Flashes Flashes briefly when transmitting data Red RX Flashes Flashes briefly when receiving data These LEDs show activity with serially connected GEO These LEDs are not for the laptop serial port Echelon TX RX Green TX Flashes Flashes brief...

Page 18: ...ble The PTC Console A26702 0X Multi Port cable provides three serial ports for external devices Figure 1 4 shows the PTC Console Multi Port Cable This cable may be used for future applications incorporating use of a backplane attached modules Figure 1 4 A26702 0X MultiPort Cable A wiring diagram of the A26702 0X Multi Port cable is shown in Figure 1 5 P1 through P3 provide RS 232 serial protocol v...

Page 19: ... W 1 R2 121Ω 1 2 W 1 R2 121Ω 1 2 W 1 WHT GRN GRN BRN WHT BRN BLU WHT BLUE ORG WHT ORG 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 BRN DARK BLUE VIOLET RED 8 7 3 2 5 BLK BRN DARK BLUE VIOLET RED 8 7 3 2 5 BLK BRN DARK BLUE VIOLET RED 8 7 3 2 5 BLK TO PTC CONSOLE P4 P1 P2 P3 P5 17 2 3 16 SH L 1 8 36 5 20 6 21 23 39 24 9 15 30 29 14 26 11 27 12 RS 232 RS 232 RS 232 TO ICB DB 9 DB 9 DB 9 12 PIN CONNECTOR 4 2 1 3 NO CONNECTION...

Page 20: ...vides a serial port for external devices Figure 1 6 shows the PTC Console Multi Port Cable This is used to connect a PTC enabling GEO with CPU1 which does not support an Echelon connection to the PTC Console Figure 1 6 A26775 0X MultiPort Cable A wiring diagram of the A26775 0X Multi Port cable is shown in Figure 1 7 P1 provides RS 232 serial protocol via the DB 9 connector to interface to externa...

Page 21: ...ity Inc Customer Service for the latest configuration options PTC Console PTC Console Multi Port Cables Figure 1 8 Ordering Information 8000 26702 000X 1 2 3 3 FT 4 5 Length P5 2 Length P1 P2 P3 2 Source 3 FT 3 FT 6 FT 6 FT 6 FT 6 FT 12 FT Back Shell 12 FT 12 FT Back Shell Back Shell Back Shell Back Shell 8000 26775 000X 1 2 3 3 FT 4 Length P1 2 Source 6 FT 6 FT Back Shell 12 FT Back Shell Back Sh...

Page 22: ...helon 4 Pin Wago MultiPort DB 44 Vital I O Port 6 Pin Wago Terminal Serial RS 232 DB 9 Indicators Power Green ITC Comms Green TimeSync Green IN 1 Green Yellow IN 2 Green Yellow TX RX Serial Green Red Health Green Beaconing Green GEO Sessions Green OUT Green Alarms Suppressed Yellow TX RX Echelon Green Red On Site Yellow Controls Push Button Momentary On Site Personnel Physical Dimensions 9 625 inc...

Page 23: ...NTRODUCTION _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 11 SIG 00 13 12 February 2021 Version No B This Page Intentionally Left Blank ...

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Page 25: ... an overview of possible applications using the PTC Console 2 1 1 PTC Enabled GEO In this example the SEAR II remains in place to perform the non vital logic and codeline interface functions The PTC Console is installed into an existing system to report signal switch hazard detector status to the PTC network Figure 2 1 PTC Enabled GEO Installation Example To Existing Codeline System Echelon PTC Co...

Page 26: ...bruary 2021 Version No B 2 1 2 Dark Territory Figure 2 2 shows an example of a Dark Territory installation with monitor and control of a switch via radio Figure 2 2 Dark Territory Installation Example NOTE For other application of the PTC Console contact Siemens Mobility Inc DATA PTC Radio TX RX RF PTC R di PTC Console WMS Switch C t ll PTC A t ...

Page 27: ...3 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION 3 0 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION 3 1 INSTALLATION OVERVIEW Figure 3 1 displays all the possible connections to the PTC Console Figure 3 1 PTC Console Interconnection Overview 10 100 Base Ethernet Battery 9 32 VDC Diag Serial Port DB 9 Echelon Multi Port Cable Serial Port 1 DB 9 VRO VPI Channel 1 VRO VPI Channel 1 VPI Channel 2 VPI Channel 2 Vital I O Connector ...

Page 28: ... Example PTC Enabled GEO Installation The figure below is an example of a PTC Enabled GEO installation Figure 3 2 PTC Enabled GEO Installation Example B B N N DC DC 25 Amp 20 Amp DATA PTC RADIO TX RX RF PTC Console Echelon PTC Enabled GEO Isolated DC DC Converter PTC Radio Universal Local Control Panel ULCP ATCS Radio DATA ATCS RADIO TX RX RF Communications Manager Wayside Message System WMS ...

Page 29: ...3 3 SIG 00 13 12 February 2021 Version No B 3 1 1 1 PTC Enabled GEO Wiring Diagram The figure below depicts an example wiring diagram of a PTC Enabled GEO installation Figure 3 3 PTC Enabled GEO Wiring Diagram RS 232 Serial GEO CPU CARD ULCP Echelon Echelon PTC RADIO ATCS RADIO COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER OR WMS Ethernet 10 100 PTC Console Echelon ...

Page 30: ...2 February 2021 Version No B 3 1 2 Example Dark Territory Installation The Drawing below is an example Dark Territory Switch Monitor and Control using a PTC Console with optional I O connector and PTC communications in a weatherproof pole mount cabinet Figure 3 4 Dark Territory Switch Monitor Example B B N N DC DC 25 Amp 20 Amp DATA PTC RADIO TX RX RF OFFWMS ...

Page 31: ...5 SIG 00 13 12 February 2021 Version No B 3 1 2 1 Example Dark Territory Switch Monitor Wiring Diagram The diagram below is an example of a dark territory switch monitor and control for a PTC application Figure 3 5 Example Dark Territory Switch Monitor Wiring Diagram J6 5 J6 6 J6 3 J6 4 1SWSB 1SWMB J6 1 J6 2 1SW CTRL B 1SWSN 1SWMN 1SW CTRL N 1SW ...

Page 32: ...g the optional mounting bracket The PTC Console has four 8 threaded mounting holes on the rear of the unit 3 2 1 Installing Mounting Bracket to Console Use the following procedure to install the optional Mounting Bracket to the PTC Console 1 Position the mounting bracket with the counter sunk holes facing away from the console 2 Mount the bracket to the PTC Console using four 8 flat head screws as...

Page 33: ...sembly The PTC Console optional Mounting Bracket is designed to mount the console between the relay rack rails Mount the console using the following procedure 1 Align the Mounting Bracket with the Relay Rack rails 2 Use 20 bolts and flat washers and slide through the holes in the mounting bracket and the rack rail 3 Secure the bolts using a flat washer a lock washer and a 20 nut Figure 3 7 Mountin...

Page 34: ...00 13 12 February 2021 Version No B 3 3 CONFIGURATION Once installed the PTC Console will require setup and configuration Setup and configuration is performed using WebUI and is described in detail in Section 4 Figure 3 8 shows the connection of a laptop computer to the PTC Console using the Laptop port Figure 3 8 Laptop Connection to the PTC Console ...

Page 35: ...ith a Web User Interface WebUI which enables users to configure the PTC Console locally at the console as well as remotely Using a standard web browser enter the IP address assigned to the console e g https 192 168 255 81 Note the WebUI utilizes the HTTP Secure https protocol On the initial login the web browser will notify the user that the connection is not secure For the initial login the WebUI...

Page 36: ...__________ 4 2 SIG 00 13 12 February 2021 Version No B 4 1 1 WebUI Login Page Upon connecting to the console the WebUI Login Page will come up Log into the console using the assigned Password and click on the Login button Note that Passwords are case sensitive The factory default password is Siemens Figure 4 2 WebUI Login Page ...

Page 37: ...G 00 13 12 February 2021 Version No B 4 1 2 Configuration Menu The WebUI opens with the Configuration Menu The Configuration Menu contains three sub menus for site information Applications Non Vital Configuration Vital Configuration Click on any of the menu buttons to bring up the corresponding configuration page Figure 4 3 Configuration Menu ...

Page 38: ... for the MCF MCF CRC and UCN applicable to the item selected This is also where the MCF CRC and UCN are entered Figure 4 4 Vital Application Information WARNING THE MCF MCF PARAMETERS SETTINGS AND UCN MUST BE SET ACCORDING TO THE SITE PLANS WARNING ENTERING THE WRONG UCN WILL RENDER THE PTC CONSOLE INOPERABLE DO NOT CHANGE THE UCN UNLESS REQUIRED BY SYSTEM CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE RA...

Page 39: ...e User to configure Site Name DOT Number Mile Post Time Zone ATCS Address Date Time and PTC UCN Figure 4 5 Configuration Menu Site Information Setting the Time Zone To set the Time Zone click on the drop menu Select the desired time zone and click the mouse Note that Daylight Savings Time rules are included in the time zone selected The system will automatically adjust for DST based on the time zo...

Page 40: ...___________________________________________________________ 4 6 SIG 00 13 12 February 2021 Version No B Setting the Date To set the Date click on the calendar icon on the right of the Date box Highlight the current date and click on it with the mouse Figure 4 7 Setting the Date ...

Page 41: ...on the Minutes drop menu and select the current minute and select the Seconds drop menu and select the current second Click on the Save button to accept changes or the Discard button delete any changes Figure 4 8 Setting the Time 4 1 2 3 PTC The PTC sub menu enables the configuration of some of the PTC parameters The PTC menu has seven screens that enable access to additional configuration paramet...

Page 42: ...is near capacity Sync GEO and SEAR clocks Yes No defaults to No Used to select whether the Console sends time updates to the GEO and SEAR to synchronize their time to that of the Console WIU Channel Enabled Yes No defaults to Yes Used to enable the Console to send PTC messages Keep as Yes Send Msg on Change of State Yes No defaults to Yes When set to Yes the GEO will send an updated state to the C...

Page 43: ...in Figure 4 11 below Refer to AAR specification S 9202 for proper values in setting up the PTC EMP Figure 4 11 PTC EMP Menu WARNING THE USER MUST ENSURE THAT EACH SITE IS GIVEN A UNIQUE HMAC KEY PTC Class C D Message Figure 4 12 displays the PTC Class C D Message configuration options Refer to AAR specifications S 9280 Class C and S 9356 Class D when setting up PTC Class C D messaging Figure 4 12 ...

Page 44: ...y 2021 Version No B PTC Beacon Message The PTC Beacon Message configuration with the Beacon Continuous option is shown in Figure 4 13 below Figure 4 13 PTC Beacon Message Configuration Beacon Continuous The PTC Beacon Message configuration with the Beacon Times Out option is shown in Figure 4 14 below Figure 4 14 PTC Beacon Message Configuration Beacon Times Out ...

Page 45: ...______________________________________________________________________ 4 11 SIG 00 13 12 February 2021 Version No B PTC Time Source Configuration Figure 4 15 displays the PTC Time Source configuration option with EMP selected Figure 4 15 PTC Time Source Configuration ...

Page 46: ... field if Unicast is selected the PTC Console requests time updates from a specific IP address Primary NTP Time Source or if that isn t available the Backup NTP Time Source If the NTP Mode is set to Multicast the PTC Console will subscribe to a multicast group and receive time updates as they arrive it will not request them Figure 4 16 PTC Time Source Configuration NTP Option Parameters PTC Prefer...

Page 47: ...nged in the desired priority If a time source is not available the next available source is used Should a higher priority source become available the PTC Console will be directed to that source Figure 4 18 Preferred Time Source EMP Address Entry PTC High Availability The High Availability function enables the user to select up to twelve links to maintain availability to and from the PTC Console Fi...

Page 48: ...ons for entry of High Availability Link IP Addresses The High Availability setup screen is shown in Figure 4 20 The two High Availability Modes are Priority and Round Robin Priority will cause the PTC Console to link to the first available IP address and stay connected The Round Robin will continue attempts to connect to the first link even after establishing connection with a second or third IP a...

Page 49: ...4 1 2 4 Console Configuration The Console Configuration menu has four sub menus for Serial Ports Ethernet Ports Security and Web Server as shown in Figure 4 22 Figure 4 22 Console Configuration Menu Console Configuration Serial Ports Figure 4 23 displays the serial port configuration menu left and one of the four sub menus for the Laptop port Figure 4 23 Configuration Serial Ports ...

Page 50: ...ations The primary protocol for the PTC Console is Genisys GEO used with the serial link to the GEO System with a CPU1 Figure 4 24 Serial Port Configuration Options Serial Ports One through Three Protocol and Path Configuration There are 15 Protocols listed for serial ports 1 through 3 however Genisys GEO is the only protocol currently supported In addition there are six Path Types choices while c...

Page 51: ...ation options which includes DHCP options Disabled and Client IP Address Network Mask Default Gateway Path Type Recovery Time Test Period Fail Count Op Traffic Only RSSI Value and Protocol settings No current applications use Office or Field Path types and should be configured with the default NONE path type ETH1 ETH2 ETH3 Port Configuration Client The ETH1 through ETH3 Ethernet ports have the sam...

Page 52: ...ss configurations are accessed by selecting the DNS menu as shown in Figure 4 27 Figure 4 27 Ethernet Port Configuration DNS Console Configuration Security The Security sub menu enables configuration of passwords for the WebUI A session inactivity timer can be set to close the session if left unattended Display hibernation time and Keypad Display password completes the list of parameters Figure 4 ...

Page 53: ...y module supported is the GEO Additional modules will be included in future releases The Connections screen displays the installed modules To install a new module click on the desire module slot in the MODULES column A parameters screen will appear listing the required parameters for the module to be installed It will be necessary to have the proper UCN number available to complete the installatio...

Page 54: ...y 2021 Version No B 4 1 2 6 External Networking To configure the various external networks click on the External Networking menu Five sub menus will appear but only Echelon networks and SNMP are supported external networking methods Echelon Network The Echelon menu is a single parameter for entry of the Gateway Node number Figure 4 31 Echelon Node Configuration ...

Page 55: ...ion No B SNMP Enter each Destination IP and Port for up to four destinations 1 Verify the information and click on the SAVE button 2a to save any changes or click on the DISCARD button 2b to remove any changes The REFRESH button 3 refreshes the screen and the DEFAULT button 4 changes all entries to the original factory default values Figure 4 32 SNMP Network Configuration ...

Page 56: ...Suppression Timer sets the amount of time the console will suppress CDL applications and Alarms when the On Site Personnel button is pressed on the console front panel by the Maintainer The timer can be adjusted from 10 minutes to 180 minutes The default value is 20 minutes Operation of the On Site Personnel function is detailed in Section 5 of this manual Figure 4 33 SNMP Setup 1 2a 2b 3 4 ...

Page 57: ... 0 Not used Reserved for future use spareText1 0 2950240fd20218 Not used Reserved for future use alarmPriority 0 4 The priority of the alarm as set by the iVIU s CDL logic This value is specific to each alert see the manual for the specific CDL program alarmClearFlag 0 0 Indicates whether this is the alarm or the corresponding clear for the alarm alarmText 0 Alarm Enabled Message The Alarm text as...

Page 58: ...solidated Logging Diagnostic Message Logging Options and Log Verbosity Figure 4 34 Log Setup Consolidated Logging Consolidated Logging Consolidated Logging enables logs to be consolidated to a single location A log is still held locally however reports will be forwarded to a single location The IP Address for the collecting location is entered into the text box An address is setup for the Event Lo...

Page 59: ...ing Options The Diagnostic Message Logging Options screen provides the User the ability to enable or disable thirteen options as shown in Figure 4 35 All options are disabled by default Each option may be enabled or disabled as desired CAUTION ENABLE ONLY THE LOGGING PARAMETERS NECESSARY ENABLING TOO MANY PARAMETERS WILL REDUCE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SYSTEM Figure 4 35 Diagnostic Message Logging O...

Page 60: ...ting gathers warnings The Info setting collects the minimum amount of data On the other hand the Debug setting gathers all information for troubleshooting purposes CAUTION ENABLE ONLY THE LOGGING PARAMETERS NECESSARY ENABLING TOO MANY PARAMETERS WILL REDUCE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SYSTEM Figure 4 36 Log Verbosity Settings GEO Log Verbosity The GEO Log Verbosity menu allows the user to set the verbo...

Page 61: ... Slot Selection and GEO Log Verbosity Level 4 1 2 8 Non Vital Set to Defaults The final configuration menu is the Non Vital Set to Default function Activation of this function will reset all parameters to their original factory settings All previous user settings will be lost and are not recoverable Figure 4 39 Set to Default NOTE Setting all parameters to factory default will clear any configurat...

Page 62: ...osity There are three retrieval methods available Event Log Basic The Basic log is the default retrieval method The Basic search of the Event Log is shown in Figure 4 41 Buttons are included to navigate to the beginning or the end of the log The number of entries is selectable from 50 to 500 entries per page in six increments An All Events button may be selected to download all available events Fi...

Page 63: ...13 12 February 2021 Version No B Event Log Advanced The Advanced search of the Event Log enables the user to search a particular time period in the log saving searching the entire log for information desired The same Basic search navigation is included in addition to the Advanced search features as shown in Figure 4 42 Figure 4 42 Event Log Advanced ...

Page 64: ...nts option enables the User to see events as they come in Click on the Start button to start tracing events The screen refreshes every five seconds so events can be viewed in near real time Click the Stop button to halt tracing events Figure 4 43 displays the Trace Events navigation buttons Figure 4 43 Event Log Trace Events Selects Previous Page Clears the Log Starts Logging Events Stops Logging ...

Page 65: ...iguration Report The configuration reports lists all of the parameter settings currently programmed into the system Click on the Create button to generate the Configuration Report or click on Download to download the report to a computer Figure 4 44 Create or Download Configuration Report Figure 4 45 shows a completed creation of a Configuration Report Figure 4 45 Configuration Report display ...

Page 66: ...________________________ 4 32 SIG 00 13 12 February 2021 Version No B 4 1 3 3 GEO Configuration Report The GEO Configuration Report provides software and hardware information for the modules installed in the GEO unit Figure 4 46 shows an example of the GEO Configuration Report Figure 4 46 GEO Configuration Report ...

Page 67: ... 2021 Version No B 4 1 3 4 Version Report The Version report lists all the hardware and software version information Click on the Create button to generate the Version Report or click on Download to download the report to a computer Figure 4 47 Create or Download Version Report Figure 4 48 shows a completed creation of a Version Report Figure 4 48 Version Report ...

Page 68: ...tic Log Basic The Basic search of the Event Log is shown in Figure 4 49 Buttons are included to navigate to the beginning or the end of the log The number of entries is selectable from 40 to 80 entries per page in 10 entry increments or All entries may be selected Figure 4 49 Diagnostic Log Basic Selects the oldest group of entries Selects the previous group of entries Selects the next group of en...

Page 69: ...anced The Advanced search of the Diagnostic Log enables search a particular time period in the log saving searching the entire log for information desired The same Basic search navigation is included in addition to the Advanced search features as shown in Figure 4 50 Figure 4 50 Diagnostic Log Advanced Select desire Start Date Select desired Start Time Select desired End Date Select desired End Ti...

Page 70: ... seconds so events can be viewed in near real time Click the STOP button to halt tracing events Figure 4 51 displays the Trace Events navigation buttons Figure 4 51 Diagnostic Log Trace Events 4 1 3 6 GEO Event Log If one or more GEO devices are installed a GEO Event Log is available to track GEO Status or Error events A separate log is generated for each device Logs are retrieved by selecting the...

Page 71: ... enables selection of each available slot Navigation buttons enable selection of the desired portion of the log for viewing Figure 4 53 Geo Event Log Navigation 4 1 3 7 Software Info The Software Info Menu opens with a drop down menu listing the available module ATCS Addresses Click on the desired module Figure 4 54 Software Info Select Module ATCS Address Selects the oldest group f t i Selects th...

Page 72: ...________ 4 38 SIG 00 13 12 February 2021 Version No B An information list will generate with information on the software installed including version UCN MCFCRC Slot location current verbosity setting depending on the type of software Click the DOWNLOAD button to save the listing to a computer file Figure 4 55 Software Info List ...

Page 73: ...gs The Download All Logs menu will download all three logs The date and time may be selected to define the time frame of the logs The Date is selected using pop up calendars on the Start Date and End Date text boxes The Time is selected using the drop down boxes for hours minutes and seconds for the start time and the end time as shown in Figure 4 56 Figure 4 56 Download All Logs Start and End Dat...

Page 74: ...2021 Version No B Download All Logs Viewing and Saving Once the starting and ending date and time has been selected click on the download button The download will start and will show progress on the screen When the download is complete a pop up window will appear to enable viewing or saving the logs as shown in Figure 4 57 below Figure 4 57 Viewing and Saving Logs ...

Page 75: ...____ 4 41 SIG 00 13 12 February 2021 Version No B 4 1 3 9 Download All Reports The Download All Reports menu has a single DOWNLOAD button Click on the button to download all of the reports When the download is complete a pop up will appear for viewing or saving the reports as shown in Figure 4 58 Figure 4 58 Downloading All Reports ...

Page 76: ...nables uploading and running CDL applications To upload a CDL file click on the Upload CDL button Click on the Browse button 4 and select the desired CDL file from the stored location and click on the Open button 5 The selected CDL file will appear in the CDL File text box Click on the Upload File button 6 to upload the file Figure 4 59 Selecting CDL Running CDL Files To run a CDL file click on th...

Page 77: ...13 12 February 2021 Version No B Select the answer to the next question in this case Yes or No Figure 4 61 Running CDL Files Sequence File Continue to click the NEXT button to continue until the end of the sequence is reached All tests should have a green check if the test was successful Figure 4 62 Successful CDL File Run 1 Select Test Condition 2 ...

Page 78: ...44 SIG 00 13 12 February 2021 Version No B The final step is to compile the CDL file Click the Next button 1 as shown below Figure 4 63 Compile CDL File A pop up window will appear asking to the user if they want to compile the CDL file Click on the OK button to continue as shown in the figure below Figure 4 64 Confirm CDL Compilation 1 1 ...

Page 79: ...mation text will appear to confirm the compilation was successful Figure 4 65 Verification of Successful CDL Compilation View or Download CDL Log The CDL Log displays the compiling of the CDL file both successful and failed files To view the CDL Log click on the View CDL Log button To download the log to a computer file click on the Download Log button Figure 4 66 View or Download CDL Log ...

Page 80: ...___________________________________________________________________________________ 4 46 SIG 00 13 12 February 2021 Version No B CDL Log Printout The CDL Log will appear in the window for local viewing as shown in Figure 4 67 Figure 4 67 CDL Log Printout ...

Page 81: ...___ 4 47 SIG 00 13 12 February 2021 Version No B Removing a CDL File To remove a CDL file from the PTC Console click on the Remove CDL button as shown in Figure 4 68 A confirmation message will appear confirming the CDL has been removed as shown in Figure 4 69 Figure 4 68 Removing a CDL File Figure 4 69 CDL File Removal Confirmation ...

Page 82: ...mm and UI Sessions Figure 4 70 Status Monitor Menus 4 1 4 1 Status Monitor PTC Status The PTC Status function in the Status Monitor menu displays real time Signal and Switch information being sent to the locomotive A typical display is shown in Figure 4 71 NOTE PTC Codes will be displayed when a location is being polled or if the PTC Beacon has been set for Continuous This function will vary in ap...

Page 83: ...EO units and the PTC Console is available Select the STATUS MONITOR icon to open the sub menus Select the SYSTEM STATE VIEW sub menu A drop down menu will appear listing the available ATCS addresses to view Select the GEO or Console address and click the mouse on the text Figure 4 72 Status Monitor System State View System State View Geographic Objects In the example below a list of Geographic Obj...

Page 84: ...us Monitor System State View View Connections Figure 4 74 displays GEO Objects in the left column Objects can be expanded 1 and selected Click on the GET button 2 to retrieve the data available Figure 4 74 System State View View Connections Select the desired variable Name and Value and click the SELECT icon Figure 4 75 System State View View Object Values 2 1 Variable Names and Values ...

Page 85: ...ic State box must be equal to or less than the total number of variables assigned to the object category NOTE Some variables may have multiple elements each with its own logic state Figure 4 76 First and Last Logic States The Connections category includes all the Geographic Messages that are transmitted from and received on each Geographic Connection In this example the state of each Geographic Me...

Page 86: ...l indications and physical outputs associated with each Geographic Object including lamp outputs relay outputs searchlight signal mechanism outputs and coded track outputs In this example the state of indications and physical outputs of signal ESIG are displayed Figure 4 79 System State View GEO Outputs Names of controls and physical inputs Current state of controls and physical inputs Yellow lamp...

Page 87: ...e of the State Models of signal ESIG are displayed Figure 4 80 System State Views State Models System State Views Internal Variables The Internal Variables category includes the current state or value of all other variables defined in the Geographic Object Library Figure 4 81 System State Views Internal Variables Signal ESIG is clear therefore SigClr state model of Signal ESIG is in the locked sta...

Page 88: ...meters and the current configuration of each parameter Figure 4 82 System State Views Configuration Parameters Download Object Values To download the Object Values to a file click on the Download button 1 to bring up a pop up window The window provides optional selections for viewing data in a Notepad file or saving the data to a file 2 as shown in Figure 4 83 Figure 4 83 System State View Downloa...

Page 89: ...owledge Fails and Neuron Resets The current tally for each column is displayed Figure 4 85 Status Monitor Echelon Status SATUsed True ASPECT_01 Clear ASPECT_02 Approach Diverging ASPECT_03 Advance Approach ASPECT_04 Approach Restricted ASPECT_05 Approach ASPECT_06 Approach ASPECT_07 Diverging Clear ASPECT_08 Diverging Approach Restricted ASPECT_09 Diverging Approach ASPECT_10 Restricting ASPECT_11...

Page 90: ...____________________________________________________________ 4 56 SIG 00 13 12 February 2021 Version No B 4 1 4 4 Ethernet Status The Ethernet Status screen shows the four Ethernet ports and their current settings and connection status Figure 4 86 Status Monitor Ethernet Status ...

Page 91: ... comes up running and collecting data To stop the Online Status stream click on the Stop button To restart the Online Status stream click on the Start button Save the Online Status data collected by clicking on the Save button A pop up screen will appear providing options for viewing the data or saving to a file Click on the Clear button to erase the data collected Figure 4 87 Status Monitor Onlin...

Page 92: ...GEO I O Module The GEO I O Module screen shows a graphic display of the GEO modules of the selected unit The display is near real time with a snapshot refreshed every few seconds Figure 4 88 Status Monitor GEO I O Module Display Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 Slot 7 Slot 8 Slot 6 Indicates Update in Progress Module Labels GREEN when operational RED when not communicating with CPU Empty when no...

Page 93: ...figured or VLP and CP are not communicating External battery voltage 5VDC on Module Air Temp near CPU Module Label CP Processor GREEN when module is operational Track mnemonic TX Status Blank OK or Fail TX Current TX Voltage RX Status NC when no code present CP when code present VCP when vital code present RX Current 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Stick LED mnemonic Output Status OFF ON FLASH or specific...

Page 94: ... RED or LUNAR when on h LOR YELLOW background when foreign energy detected Output Status OFF ON FLASH or specific cab rate Output Status GREEN when on BLACK when off Input mnemonic Input Status OFF or ON Input Status GREEN when on BLACK when off Lamp mnemonic Lamp Status OFF ON FLASH or LOR Output mnemonic Output Status OFF ON FLASH or specific cab rate Input mnemonic Input Status OFF or ON Input ...

Page 95: ...GEO Module information may be retrieved by RIGHT CLICKING the mouse on the Module Label A pop up menu will appear select MODULE INFORMATION and click the mouse A pop up window will appear displaying the module parameters and that parameter s value NOTE Verify the browser s pop up blocker is NOT on to allow the information window to appear Figure 4 93 GEO I O GEO Module Information Right Click on M...

Page 96: ...ing the module is being rebooted WARNING SITE EQUIPMENT MUST BE PLACED IN THE MAINTENANCE MODE AND APPLICABLE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE TO PROTECT VEHICLES PEDESTRIANS AND RAILWAY TRAFFIC THE RESETTING OF MODULES WILL CAUSE THE GEO TO ENTER A RESTRICTIVE SAFE STATE IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RAILROAD OR AGENCY TO ENSURE QUALIFIED PERSONNEL PERFORM FILE UPLOADING AND ADEQUATE TESTING PRIOR T...

Page 97: ...TCS Comm The ATCS Communication Links ATCS Comm function displays the ATCS links between the GEO and connected devices Figure 4 95 details the ATCS Comm display Figure 4 95 ATCS Communications Links Message Fields GREEN when set non zero RED when clear zero Link Label GREEN when communication session is established RED indicates failure to establish communication session Transmit Receive Receive T...

Page 98: ...S Communication Link Message Field Status When navigating the cursor over the message fields the state of the field will appear 1 Set Green field and 0 Clear Red field as shown below Figure 4 96 ATCS Comm Link Message Field Status 4 1 4 8 UI Sessions The UI Sessions function displays the configured ATCS addresses and their current status as shown in Figure 4 97 Figure 4 97 UI Sessions ...

Page 99: ...ays the communication links available If a link fails the PTC Console will configure the next link available prioritizing the connection by its availability If a link becomes available with a higher priority the PTC Console will reconfigure to that link Figure 4 98 High Availability Status Display Round Robin 4 1 5 Maintenance The Maintenance Menu enables software updates to the PTC system and the...

Page 100: ...BUI THERE MUST BE AN OPERATOR AT THE EQUIPMENT SITE TO SECURE THE SITE TO MAINTAIN SAFETY TO PEDESTRIANS VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AND TRAINS THE SITE OPERATOR MUST APPROVE ACCESS TO THE EQUIPMENT BEFORE THE REMOTE COMPUTER CAN PERFORM ANY SOFTWARE UPDATES Software Update Unlocking PTC Console To start a software update it is necessary to unlock the PTC Console Click on the UNLOCK button 1 this will bring...

Page 101: ...ion No B When the on site technician approves the remote access to the console an authentication message will appear on the WebUI screen The software update can now be performed Figure 4 101 Unlocking PTC Console Authenticated Software Update Options The Software Update screen has a drop down menu with eight sub menus as shown below Figure 4 102 Software Update Sub Menus 4 ...

Page 102: ..._________________________________ 4 68 SIG 00 13 12 February 2021 Version No B Software Update Sub Menu Screens The following figures display the nine software update sub menu screens Figure 4 103 Non Vital Executive Software Update Figure 4 104 GEO Software Update Figure 4 105 Vital Core Software Update ...

Page 103: ..._______________________________________________ 4 69 SIG 00 13 12 February 2021 Version No B Figure 4 106 GEO Cartridge Software Update Figure 4 107 Non Vital Configuration Software Update Figure 4 108 Non Vital Application Software Upgrade Figure 4 109 Vital Configuration Software Upgrade ...

Page 104: ... SIG 00 13 12 February 2021 Version No B Figure 4 110 RC2 Key Software Upgrade Figure 4 111 Site Configuration Software Upgrade Download From System The following screens display the sub menus for downloading Vital and Non Vital Configuration and Application files from the PTC Console Figure 4 112 Download Configuration and Application Files ...

Page 105: ..._________________________________________________________________ 4 71 SIG 00 13 12 February 2021 Version No B Figure 4 113 Vital Configuration Download Figure 4 114 Vital Application Download Figure 4 115 Non Vital Configuration Download Figure 4 116 Non Vital Application ...

Page 106: ... verify the IP based point to point protocol for messaging Test message can be enabled and sent to a test server The test results are logged for review later Figure 4 117 PTC Class D Tests 4 1 6 Diagnostics The Diagnostic menu has three sub menus Information GEO Statistics and CDL Status as shown in Figure 4 118 below Figure 4 118 Diagnostics Save Changes Discard Changes Refresh Screen Set All Par...

Page 107: ...ion No B 4 1 6 1 GEO Statistics The GEO Statistics diagnostics menu has eight statistics screens as shown in Figure 4 119 Figure 4 119 GEO Statistics GEO Statistics Screens The following are the GEO Statistics screens available Figure 4 120 GEO Card Statistics Number Of Bad CRC S Number Of Lost Sessions Number Of Reboots Clear The Screen Card Slot Number Refresh The Screen ...

Page 108: ...121 ATCS Statistics Figure 4 122 Non Vital ATCS Statistics Number Of Bad CRC S Number Of Lost Sessions Old Info Clear The Screen Card Slot Number Refresh The Screen Number Of Lost Sessions Number Of Lost Sessions Number Of Bad CRC S Number Of Lost Sessions Number Of Indication Messages Clear The Screen Card Slot Number Refresh The Screen Number Of Recall Messages Number Of Control Messages ...

Page 109: ... 13 12 February 2021 Version No B Figure 4 123 Time Statistics Figure 4 124 SIO Statistics Number Of Bad CRC S Old Info Clear The Screen Card Slot Number Refresh The Screen Number Of Lost Sessions Number of transmissions 65535 is maximum number therefore count is higher Clear The Screen Message activity between GEO CPU and Cards Refresh The Screen ...

Page 110: ...istics Number of transmissions 65535 is maximum number therefore count is higher Clear The Screen Number of transmission packets sent by the PTC Console Refresh The Screen Number of transmissions 65535 is maximum number therefore count is higher Clear The Screen Number of transmission packets sent by the LAN Refresh The Screen Number of Reboots 65535 is maximum number therefore count is higher Cle...

Page 111: ...stem Monitor and Diagnostic windows will display an information icon in the upper right corner of the page as shown in Figure 4 128 When the information icon is present click on the Diagnostics Icon and click on the Information to bring up the Information window The Information window will display active events as shown in Figure 4 128 In the example the information advises the Date and Time of th...

Page 112: ...nning a Green C will appear in the upper right corner If a CDL program is installed and not running a Red C will appear in the upper right corner A Yellow C will appear when a CDL alert is present in the CDL Status window This icon will appear on all screens in WebUI to alert the user to check the CDL Status for an important alert If a CDL program is not installed no indication will be present Fig...

Page 113: ... Event Text A Search Window provides a means of searching events using keywords To view non CDL generated events open the Event Log by clicking on the Report and Logs icon in the menu bar then selecting Events Log in the Reports and Logs menu Figure 4 130 CDL Event Logs The ALL EVENTS button 1 will create all of the logs Click on the DOWNLOAD button 2 to display the logs Figure 4 131 Download All ...

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Page 115: ... the ECD WARNING THE ECD SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED OR REPLACED IT CONTAINS VITAL SITE SPECIFIC DATA REQUIRED FOR PROPER OPERATION OF THE SIGNALING SYSTEM IF THE ECD IS SWAPPED THE SYSTEM MUST BE RETESTED 5 2 ON SITE PERSONNEL On Site Personnel is used in two ways 1 to enable on site personnel to suppress alarms while performing maintenance on site 2 enables on site personnel to authenticate requests f...

Page 116: ...rogramed into the console Figure 5 1 On Site Personnel Activation 5 2 2 Remote User Access Authentication When a remote user desires to unlock the PTC Console a request is sent using WebUI see Section 4 1 6 1 When an access request is sent from a remote user the on Site LED will flash on the PTC Console front panel An on site maintainer can authenticate the request by pressing the On Site Personne...

Page 117: ... Alarm Suppression timer will begin counting down The Alarm Suppression Timer is user adjustable from 10 to 180 minutes Default value is 20 minutes When the timer times out the CDL functions will activate and alarms will be sent to their designated destination The Alarm Suppression Timer adjustments are detailed in the SNMP sub menu of the External Networking Menu paragraph 4 1 2 6 Figure 5 3 On S...

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Page 119: ... MANAGEMENT COMMAND REFERENCE A 1 SERIAL TERMINAL INTERFACE Open the desired terminal interface tool and select File New Connection In the TCP IP Address field type the IP address of the PTC Console unit then select OK Figure 5 4 Enter IP Address The terminal interface may then display a security warning select Continue to move past this screen Figure 5 5 Terminal Interface Security Warning ...

Page 120: ... a login screen the default username is root and the default password is ptcuser These can be changed after login using the standard Linux commands Figure 5 6 Login Screen A 2 COMMANDS Each systems management command is described in the following sections The command names and parameters are case sensitive unless specified otherwise This section does NOT show how to use standard Linux commands suc...

Page 121: ...nsole The get_events command returns the contents of the event log which contains the application level view of the operation of the location Both commands allow the user to specify a date time range of entries to return If the command is used without arguments the entire log is returned t number_of_hours Prints the last number_of_hours worth of log entries For example get_events t 24 would displa...

Page 122: ...le All file paths must be specified as an absolute path from root s source file Tells the Upgrader command the location of the package file tgz used to upgrade from d destination Optional The location that package file will be expanded into By default this is the root directory As of this writing this should always be the root directory v Optional If specified enables verbose output The output wil...

Page 123: ... Inc manufacturing use the who command to set the model revision and serial number data FUTURE not yet implemented This command will also show the software and hardware revision information for the connected GEO systems For each GEO and for each card in the GEO chassis the following will be shown Software version Software ID Software CRC Latest Hardware Revision Hardware Revision Shipped Part numb...

Page 124: ...iuconf command can Generate text files containing the vital and non vital configuration settings currently in the unit It also contains CDL menu and operational parameter options Apply text files containing non vital settings include Encrypted HMAC key to the unit Set the value of individual configuration parameters View the value of individual configuration parameters and the UCN values Apply aut...

Page 125: ...wiuconf set Broadcast_Rate_ms to 1000 s variable t The wiuconf utility will show a listing of possible values for the variable if you use a question mark for the t parameter For example it will show all the available options and user can type in only partial string of the option instead of the whole string wiuconf s timezone t Options 1 Greenwich Mean Time GMT 2 Eastern GMT 5 00 3 Central GMT 6 00...

Page 126: ... t ABC123XYZETC A 6 3 Special Considerations Some variables are nested depending on which port channel slot the setting applies to For example the Baud_Rate variable depends on which serial port you are setting The following lists the full variable names for some variables nested this way laptop_serial_port baud_rate laptop_serial_port Data_Bits laptop_serial_port Parity laptop_serial_port Stop_Bi...

Page 127: ...way Eth_Port1 DHCP Eth_Port1 IP_Address Eth_Port1 NetMask Eth_Port1 Gateway Eth_Port2 DHCP Eth_Port2 IP_Address Eth_Port2 NetMask Eth_Port2 Gateway Eth_Port3 DHCP Eth_Port3 IP_Address Eth_Port3 NetMask Eth_Port3 Gateway Module1 Name Module1 Type Module1 GEO Connection_Type Module1 GEO ATCS_Subnode Module1 GEO UCN Module1 GEO MCF_CRC Module2 Name Module2 Type Module2 GEO Connection_Type Module2 GEO...

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