Computer for railway applications

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Syslogic uses a Jetson TX2 module by Nvidia as the basis for the AI Rail Computer. This module features an economical but powerful quad-core processor platform. The core of the Jetson TX2 is the ARM SoC Tegra X2 named Parker. It combines two computation modules with Nvidia’s proprietary Denver 2 microarchitecture with four Cortex-A57 cores and a Pascal GPU. The latter has 256 shader cores. This enables the rail computer to use artificial intelligence in real time. The innovative processor technology combines Syslogic with the proven features of existing railway computers. For example, the AI Rail Computer is passively cooled, has a robust housing and screw-on M12 connectors. Thus, the AI Rail Computer complies with railway standard EN50155, class OT4, as well as fire protection standard EN45545. Furthermore, the railway computer has a galvanically isolated nominal power supply of 24 to 110VDC. Besides performance and robustness, Syslogic is also focusing on easy commissioning of the AI (Artificial Intelligence) Embedded Computer. Therefore, the devices are delivered with a preinstalled Ubuntu Board Support Package. Additionally, a complete developer environment including CUDA libraries is installed. The Nvidia software development kit (SDK) and a deep learning framework for easy implementation of applications are available for a quick introduction to the AI world. For system connection, the AI computer features a flexible interface layout and WiFi, GPS and LTE functions can be added.