Handheld test equipment
Software and electronics development
Alonyx provided software development and electronics design for a handheld test device to power a multi-function railway sensor and enable installers and maintainers to view the outputs of the sensor by the side of the track.
On-train equipment
Software and electronics developmen
Alonyx provided system engineering support, software development and electronics design in the development of a new range of on-train equipment.
Two interconnected units were developed, one for installation in the cab close to all the necessary input and output signals and driver indications, the other under the rear of the vehicle where the system control was required. These were. subjected to EMC and environmental testing then over 120 systems were delivered for installation on a fleet of long distance inter-city trains. In 2019 not only did these systems win the Rail Business Awards in the Technical Innovation Excellence category, but IMI Norgren exhibited the next generation of the system on their stand at Railtex!
Consumer product
Embedded software development
Alonyx developed the software embedded in a stylish self-cleaning fish tank. Adopting our preferred incremental approach saw us start with a commercially available development board, adding temperature sensors, heating control, lighting control, a real-time clock and finally a user interface. The electronics module closely matched the development platform, minimising risk when migrating to the production system, and allowing the software development to be largely completed before the production hardware was ready.
Simulation and modelling
Software development
Alonyx provide the software development for DB ESG Rail's WSPER test rig, a "hardware in the loop" test facility for train braking systems. A Windows PC runs the configuration, control and results analysis applications, whilst a number of PCs running the QNX real-time operating system are used to model the behaviour of a train to the system's control. National Instruments hardware is used to provide the interface to the system under test. A number of development cycles have been undertaken to improve the features offered to match the ever increasing sophistication of on-train equipment.