LifeCheckpreventive maintenanceOur “LifeCheck” product line is a preventive maintenance set of tools, which equips any type of trains, fitted or not with ETCS.

It automates the electromagnetic track assets maintenance; it enables to generate alarms and produce extremely detailed signal quality information and reports when it passes over a balise (eg. Eurobalises) or any types of track circuits (eg. TVM430) or axle counters.

BaliseLifeCheck The BaliseLifeCheck is a moving laboratory, automating the balise maintenance for Infrastructure Managers. The BaliseLifeCheck is able to produce extremely detailed signal quality information when it passes over a balise.In the past, such signal quality information was only available when sending a defect balise to an ERTMS laboratory, in a reactive mode.

BaliseLifeCheck successfully passed RINA tests

• Compatibility with all Eurobalises’ manufacturers,• Compatibility with legacy KER balises (KVB, Ebicab, RSDD),• Geolocalization of the balises and creation of a cartography,• Key metrics computed per Eurobalise:

- Analog ASK/FSK signal characterization (carrier frequency, frequency deviation, modulation index, …)

- Telegram Bitrate and datarate jitter (MTIE)- Pulse envelop (ASK) and Amplitude Jitter (FSK) measurements- Deviation from nominal values

• Big Metallic Masses (BMM) detection:• Detection of possible Big Metal Masses on the track that will

affect BTM performances• Computation of a signature on key metrics• Auto-marking on all Eurobalises matching signature

The TVMLifeCheck enables full diagnose of TVM430 Systems. As the BaliseLifeCheck, it is a lab on wheels that can be embedded in test vehicles, as to automate main-tenance, and enabling predictive maintenance on the long run of installed TVM430 trackside systems.

• Compatibility with all TVM Track Circuits equipments (430, and 300)

• Measure of short-circuit currents as well as diaphony of UM71 Track Circuits- Nominal frequency- Measure of transversal and longitudinal diaphony of UM71 Track Circuits- Alarm when out-of-range longitidunal diaphony- Alarm when out-of-range transversal diaphony

• Detection and measure of compensation condensators from the track circuits- The different transversal impedances across the rails can be detected by the

system: joints, SVAC, short-circuits, frequency blocking dipoles “F2” (2300 and 2600 Hz), condensators, low-impedance SVPMM

- Alarm when transversal impedancy is not detected- Alarm when transversal impedancy is out-of-bounds- Alarm when joint block is out-of-bounds

• Measurement and verification of EPI (Pure frequency inductive loop)- Quality, force of EPI, absence of EPI

• Measurement speed : up to 160kmh

• Easily extensible to other track circuits technologies (Audio Frequencies, AC, DC, with joint, jointless). Contact us to evaluate the support of your own legacy track circuits.

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ERTMS Solutions was founded in 2008 and is located in Brussels, Belgium.

ERTMS Solutions is a world leader in railways testing, maintenance and systems integration product tools, especially known in the ERTMS world.

We are working with many key actors of railway signaling: Manufacturers, Rail Infrastructure Managers and Operators. ERTMS Solutions does not stop expanding its partnerships with other kinds of actors of the railway world.