September 27-28 Kharkiv Department of Automation and Telecommunications of JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia” on the basis of the Regional Branch “Southern Railway” held an annual international scientific-practical conference “The introduction of promising microprocessor systems of railway automation and telecommunications based on digitalization.”

The main directions of development of modern automation systems are currently the digitalization of signaling systems using the technologies of Industry 4.0, the gradual abandonment of the use of cable products with copper conductors, the wider use of fiber optic and radio channels, the replacement of outdated systems of interval control of train movement using new elemental bases and new technologies, diagnostics of the technical condition of control and monitoring objects, self-diagnosis of systems, creation of regional control centers of motion, the development and implementation of technologies and means to reduce operating costs on an saving of signaling and communication.

Director of LLC «NPP «Zheldoravtomatika» Vitaly Gaevsky took part in the conference with the report “Scientific and practical aspects of using means of monitoring the functioning of railway automatics devices”.