A rail vehicle includes a vehicle unit having operating device subsystems and a guide system including a first guide system level in which operating device subsystems are networked with one another by using a digital data bus structure, and at least one second guide system level having at least one line set associated with the analog handling of processes in the operating device subsystems. In order to provide a generic rail vehicle in which a high level of safety can be achieved with little outlay on wiring, the vehicle unit includes a guide system interface device having a first interface unit associated with the data bus structure, at least one second interface unit associated with the line set, and a control unit which, in at least one operating mode, is provided for handling the processes through the second interface unit.
1. A rail vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle unit having operating device subsystems; and
a guide system including a first guide system level in which said operating device subsystems are networked with one another by a digital data bus structure, and at least one second guide system level having at least one line set associated with an analog handling of processes in said operating device subsystems;
said vehicle unit having a guide system interface device with a first interface unit associated with said data bus structure, at least one second interface unit associated with said line set, and a control unit having at least one operating mode provided for handling the processes by way of said second interface unit.
2. The rail vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein said control unit and said line set form at least one at least partially logical safety loop.
3. The rail vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein said at least one at least partially logical safety loop formed by said control unit and said line set is at least one of a door control loop, a door locking loop, an emergency brake loop, a brake command loop, a direction-of-travel determination loop or a coupling loop.
4. The rail vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein said guide system interface device has at least one third interface unit to be connected to at least two train buses.
5. The rail vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein said guide system interface device has at least one internal data bus to which said control unit and said interface units are connected.
6. The rail vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein at least one of said train buses is an Ethernet train bus.
7. The rail vehicle according to claim 4 , which further comprises an electrical power supply system having lines, one of said train buses being formed by said lines of said power supply system.
8. The rail vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein said control units in said guide system interface devices have an operating mode for determining and performing a distribution of data traffic to said train buses.
9. The rail vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein said third guide system level has at least three train buses, each of said at least three train buses connects said vehicle units to one another, and said third interface unit is provided to be connected to said at least three train buses.
10. The rail vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein said train buses ( 40 , 42 ) are each associated with a different safety level.
11. The rail vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein one of said train buses is a convenience bus configured at least for transmitting information for passengers.
12. A rail vehicle, comprising:
a consist of vehicle units, each of said vehicle units having operating device subsystems; and
a guide system including a first guide system level in which said operating device subsystems are networked with one another by a digital data bus structure, at least one second guide system level with at least one line set associated with an analog handling of processes in said operating device subsystems, and a third guide system level with at least two train buses connecting said vehicle units to one another;
said guide system including a set of guide system interface devices each being disposed in a different one of said vehicle units and having a first interface unit associated with said data bus structure, a second interface unit associated with said line set, at least one third interface unit for said train buses, and a control unit having at least one operating mode for handling said processes by way of said second interface unit.
13. The rail vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein said control unit and said line set form at least one at least partially logical safety loop.
14. The rail vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein said at least one at least partially logical safety loop formed by said control unit and said line set is at least one of a door control loop, a door locking loop, an emergency brake loop, a brake command loop, a direction-of-travel determination loop or a coupling loop.
15. The rail vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein each of said guide system interface devices has at least one internal data bus to which said control unit and said interface units are connected.
16. The rail vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein at least one of said train buses is an Ethernet train bus.
17. The rail vehicle according to claim 12 , which further comprises an electrical power supply system having lines, one of said train buses being formed by said lines of said power supply system.
18. The rail vehicle according to claim 12 , which further comprises a third guide system level having at least three train buses, each of said at least three train buses connecting said vehicle units to one another, and said third interface unit being configured to be connected to said at least three train buses.
19. The rail vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein said train buses ( 40 , 42 ) are each associated with a different safety level.
20. The rail vehicle according to claim 19 , wherein one of said train buses is a convenience bus configured at least for transmitting information for passengers.