The Train Line is a multi-wire cable that carries control signals between locomotives in a multi-unit train. The interface to the Train Line is traditionally analog, via a large footprint panel of levers and switches. There is typically one Train Line interface per locomotive on a multi-locomotive train
Our client engaged us to develop a fully digital Train Line interface which extended the standard analog interface functions to include real-time signal monitoring and diagnostics.
The client required a plug-and-play replacement interface which delivered more functionality in a significantly smaller footprint. The interface needed to:
The interface was built around a custom housing designed to manage heat load and EMI, with support for standard locomotive mounting and racking. It used Ethernet to exchange commands and measurements with the locomotive controller.
Operational functions were managed with a Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) National Instruments (NI) sbRIO controller, with custom PCBs for signal conditioning and signal routing.
Elevate Controls’ met a demanding time-to-market schedule to deliver a ready-to-deploy final product suited to medium level production volumes. The interface design included self-test functionality that allowed production units to be validated by reference to a second interface.
Every control, monitoring, or test system project is unique. Elevate Controls follows a consistent development process that adapts to the unique requirements of your project and delivers a quality outcome every time. We use industry-standard tool chains that ensure consistent and efficient application of resources across every stage.
We offer a full-cycle development service from concept to deployment, and every stage in between. Whether you’re starting from a blank page or optimising an existing system, our team brings deep industrial experience, technical know-how, and a problem-solving mindset to every project.
Elevate Controls offers full-cycle development of embedded controllers. Our consistent development process adapts to the unique requirements of your project and ensures a quality outcome every time. We use industry standard tool chains that ensure efficient use of resources, and design protect to allow for future variation and scalability.
We supply custom measurement and automation systems for application in technology-based industries including mining & materials handling, renewable energy & power, transport, and manufacturing.
Our systems deliver superior performance for demanding applications that push the limits of traditional data loggers and PC/PLC controllers.
We are expert integrators of the Mathworks MATLAB/Simulink software toolchain for system modelling, simulation and control design of complex engineering applications.
We design, develop, validate and certify high-volume Vehicle/Engine Control Units.
We are a proven partner for VCU/ECU development with over 100,000 units currently in service.
Elevate Controls can partner with you to develop your control, measurement, or automation product. We can manage the entire process to the point of handover or work as an embedded part of your product development team.
We develop products using fully documented industry-standard processes and toolsets that ensure that your product can be maintained, evolved, and supported for it’s projected commercial life.
We employ a consistent development methodology that delivers successful outcomes every time.
Elevate Controls develops custom test systems that are integral to every successful industrial or manufacturing business. Test guides and validates product development, tracks and maintains product quality, and is an essential element of post-production support and warranty management.
Elevate Controls specialises in custom solutions to industrial automation challenges that push the limits of traditional PLC/SCADA systems. We target challenging industrial R&D or test applications, specialised sub-systems within a traditional DCS, and process control for niche or pilot-scale manufacturing.
We have supplied systems to industries that include mining and materials handling, electrical power, transport, manufacturing, process industries, agribusiness, and engineering services.
We do not compete directly in the large-scale DCS or SCADA space.
Traditional data management lags behind the exponential growth in the volume and variety of data collected in modern engineering workplaces.
Elevate Controls’ Engineering Data Management Solution is designed to meet the needs of small to medium-sized engineering groups that must manage, analyse, and report large quantities of mixed-signal data.
Elevate Controls is an NI Systems Integration Partner with over 30 years’ experience deploying NI-based systems into Australian industry.
We are one of Australia’s most awarded integrators of NI systems at leading industry events.
We have hands-on experience with all NI’s current & legacy hardware lines, and all NI software applications & frameworks. We are one of Australia’s leading LabVIEW software development houses, having worked with every version of LabVIEW since its initial release.
Fibre Optic Measurement delivers some unique benefits that complement the functionality of traditional electro-mechanical sensing systems.
Elevate Controls can deliver measurement and automation systems that seamlessly integrate Fibre Optic Measurement into traditional electro-mechanical sensing systems. This can address issues that may be challenging or impossible to meet with electro-mechanical sensors alone.
