Project „BEER TRAM“

Realization of the system

Our company took part in the realization of the “beer tram” project organized by DPMB plc.. We supplied the inner audio/video system for this special tram. The system consists of a modified EPIS 4.0A on-board computer, three  LCD displays for passengers – VCS 185A, the  ECU-8P ethernet switch  and other components. We developed a new control program both for the on-board computer – an application controlling audiovisual programs – and for the passenger LCD displays. The system of the multimedia player is specific because of a new way of synchronizing playing of films on individual LCD displays.

The Principle of Controlling the audio video system of the “Beer Tram”

The system supplied for the beer tram is a standard system of the EPIS 4.0A on-board computer with a terminal equipped with an 8″ color touchscreen – EPT 4.08 and other components such as an 8. port fast ethernet switch with controlled power supply of the ports TPoE* – ECU8P and a set of 18,5″ LCD displays for passengers – VCS 185A. The system supplied by our company also contains a wireless headset microphone connected with the on-board computer.

Pic.no.5: The control panel of the on-board computer

One of the differences from the standard on-board system is a modified system of the on-board computer that behaves like a multimedia player equipped with audio inputs and outputs which is the reason why the system also has a completely remade control screen which ensures controlling it is as simple as possible: see the following picture.

Pic. no.6:The main screen of the beer tram control system.