CLC/TS 50459-1:2005

Railway applications - Communication, signalling and processing systems - European Rail Traffic Management System - Driver-Machine Interface - Part 1: Ergonomic principles for the presentation of ERTMS/ETCS/GSM-R information

This Technical Specification describes from an ergonomic point of view how ERTMS information shall be arranged and displayed. This Technical Specification describes more ergonomic details than currently provided by the ERTMS/ETCS/GSM R specifications. This Technical Specification defines the ergonomics for the Driver-Machine Interface (DMI) for the ERTMS/ETCS Train Control System, and for the integrated ERTMS/GSM R Train Control and Train Radio Systems, and for the stand alone ERTMS/GSM R Train Radio Systems and for other technical systems currently provided on the rolling stock. The ergonomics covers the - general arrangements (dialogue structure, sequences, layout philosophy, colour philosophy), - symbols, - audible information, - data entry arrangements. The aims of the ERTMS/ETCS/GSM R Train Control and Train Radio Systems are standardised systems facilitating interoperable movement of trains and permitting economies of scale in procurement and operations. The objective of this Technical Specification is to define the minimum requirements on the DMI that are necessary to enable these objectives to be achieved. Hence the Technical Specification is limited to ergonomic considerations and does not define the technology to be used for the implementation. The reasons for defining the ergonomics of the DMI are as follows: - achieving harmonised and coherent presentation for ERTMS/ETCS and STM information. Given the large number of STM’s requiring the use the ERTMS/ETCS DMI, only a harmonised approach is feasible; - defining Driver-Machine Interface ergonomics that is compatible with agreed interoperable ERTMS specifications; - to reduce the risk of incorrect operation by a driver working with different trains fitted with ERTMS/ETCS and ERTMS/GSM R; - facilitating train operation with a unified ergonomics, hence reducing the cost of driver training. This Technical Specification is applicable on all trains fitted with the ERTMS/ETCS and also for trains fitted with train radio (GSM R) DMI. The scope of Part 1 of the Technical Specification CLC/TS 50459 series is to define ergonomic principles for the interface between the driver and ERTMS/ETCS/GSM R. This specification gives guidelines how to implement different technology (soft keys, touch screen device, LCD, cathode tube, etc.)

Bahnanwendungen - Telekommunikationstechnik, Signaltechnik und Datenverarbeitungssysteme - Europäisches Leitsystem für den Schienenverkehr - Mensch-Maschine Schnittstelle - Teil 1: Ergonomische Prinzipien für die Darstellung von ERTMS/ETCS/GSM-R Informationen

Applications ferroviaires - Systèmes de signalisation, de télécommunications et de traitement - Système européen de gestion du trafic ferroviaire - Interface de conduite - Partie 1: Principes ergonomiques pour la présentation des informations ERTMS/ETCS/GSM-R

Železniške naprave – Komunikacijski, signalni in procesni sistemi – Evropski sistem za vodenje železniškega prometa – Vmesnik človek-stroj – 1. del: Ergonomska načela za prikaz informacij ERTMS/ETCS/GSM-R

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 15-Sep-2005
• ICS: 03.220.30 - Transport by rail
• ICS: 13.180 - Ergonomics
• ICS: 35.240.60 - IT applications in transport
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 9X - Electrical and electronic applications for railways
• Drafting Committee: CLC/SC 9XA - Communications, signalling and processing systems
• Parallel Committee: IEC/TC 9 - IEC_TC_9
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Completion Date: 28-Aug-2015
• Mandate: M/024 - Mandate to CEN/CENELEC/ETSI for programming and standardization in the field of railway equipment
• Mandate: M/024;M/334 - M/024;M/334
• Mandate: M/334 - Mandate for programming and standardisation addressed to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI in the field of the Interoperability of the trans-european conventional rail system
• Ref Project: SIST-TS CLC/TS 50459-1:2006 - Railway applications - Communication, signalling and processing systems - European Rail Traffic Management System - Driver-Machine Interface -- Part 1: Ergonomic principles for the presentation of ERTMS/ETCS/GSM-R information

Relations

• Replaced By: CLC/TS 50459-1:2015 - Railway applications - Communication, signalling and processing systems - European Rail Traffic Management System - Driver-Machine Interface - Part 1: General principles for the presentation of ERTMS/ETCS/GSM-R information
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI SIST-TS CLC/TS 50459-1:2006

STANDARD
januar 2006
Železniške naprave – Komunikacijski, signalni in procesni sistemi – Evropski
sistem za vodenje železniškega prometa – Vmesnik človek-stroj – 1. del:
Ergonomska načela za prikaz informacij ERTMS/ETCS/GSM-R
(istoveten CLC/TS 50459-1:2005)
Railway applications - Communication, signalling and processing systems -
European Rail Traffic Management System - Driver-Machine Interface - Part 1:
Ergonomic principles for the presentation of ERTMS/ETCS/GSM-R information
ICS 03.220.30; 13.180; 35.240.60 Referenčna številka
©  Standard je založil in izdal Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje ali kopiranje celote ali delov tega dokumenta ni dovoljeno

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CLC/TS 50459-1
SPECIFICATION TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION September 2005

ICS 03.220.30; 13.180; 35.240.60

English version
Railway applications –
Communication, signalling and processing systems –
European Rail Traffic Management System –
Driver-Machine Interface
Part 1: Ergonomic principles for the presentation
of ERTMS/ETCS/GSM-R information

Applications ferroviaires – Bahnanwendungen –
Systèmes de signalisation, de Telekommunikationstechnik, Signal-
télécommunications et de traitement – technik und Datenverarbeitungssysteme –
Système européen de gestion du trafic Europäisches Leitsystem für den
ferroviaire – Schienenverkehr –
Interface de conduite Mensch-Maschine Schnittstelle
Partie 1: Principes ergonomiques Teil 1: Ergonomische Prinzipien
pour la présentation des informations für die Darstellung von
ERTMS/ETCS/GSM-R ERTMS/ETCS/GSM-R Informationen

This Technical Specification was approved by CENELEC on 2005-05-07.

CENELEC members are required to announce the existence of this TS in the same way as for an EN and to
make the TS available promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting
national standards in force.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and United Kingdom.

CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 35, B - 1050 Brussels

© 2005 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.

Ref. No. CLC/TS 50459-1:2005 E

Foreword
This Technical Specification was prepared by SC 9XA, Communication, signalling and processing systems,
of Technical Committee CENELEC TC 9X, Electrical and electronic applications for railways.
The text of the draft was submitted to the vote and was approved by CENELEC as CLC/TS 50459-1 on
2005-05-07.
The following date was fixed:
– latest date by which the existence of the CLC/TS
has to be announced at national level (doa) 2005-11-07
This Technical Specification has been prepared under mandates M/024 and M/334 given to CENELEC by
the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association.
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Contents
Page
Introduction.4
1 Scope.5
2 Normative references.5
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms .6
3.1 Definitions.6
3.2 Symbols and abbreviated terms.8
4 General ergonomic principles.8
4.1 Principles for presentation.8
4.1.1 Presentation techniques.8
4.1.2 Text output.12
4.1.3 Characters.12
4.1.4 Numbers.13
4.2 Principles for dialogue .13
4.2.1 Suitability for the task .14
4.2.2 Self-descriptiveness .14
4.2.3 Controllability.14
4.2.4 Conformity with user expectations .14
4.2.5 Error guidance.14
4.3 Physical parameters.14
4.3.1 General parameters.14
4.3.2 Display adjustment.15
4.3.3 Loudspeaker adjustment.15
4.4 Arrangement of information.16
4.4.1 Windows.16
4.4.2 Buttons.17
4.4.3 Menu arrangement.22
4.4.4 Input of data.23
4.5 Acknowledgements .27
4.6 Languages.28
4.7 Prompt messages for the driver .28
Bibliography.29

Figure 1 — In approach and beyond.6
Figure 2 — Button sizes on a touch screen: size-1, size-3 and size-4 .19
Figure 3 — Button sizes on a touch screen: size-2, size-3 and size-6 .19
Figure 4 — Button sizes on a touch screen: size-3 and size-5.19
Figure 5 — Activation of an up-type button.20
Figure 6 — Activation of a down-type button .21
Figure 7 — Activation of a delay-type button .21
Figure 8 — Menu arrangement .23
Figure 9 — Keyboard with numbers only .25
Figure 10 — Keyboard with predefined choices for brake type .25
Figure 11 — List, showing an item to be selected in the middle of the display area .27

Table 1 — Colour philosophy DMI .9
Table 2 — Example of a 24-bit RGB colour scheme .10
Table 3 — Overview of button states .20
Table 4 — Keyboard examples for touch devices.24
Table 5 — Overview of data field states.25

Introduction
This Technical Specification forms Part 1 of a series, the other parts being:
CLC/TS 50459-2 for ergonomic arrangements of ERTMS/ETCS information
CLC/TS 50459-3 for ergonomic arrangements of ERTMS/GSM-R information
CLC/TS 50459-4 for data entry procedure for ERTMS/ETCS/GSM-R
CLC/TS 50459-5 for symbols for ERTMS/ETCS/GSM-R
CLC/TS 50459-6 for audible information for ERTMS/ETCS/GSM-R
These Technical Specifications contain the ergonomic arrangements of information on the ERTMS DMI
Display. Most items are illustrated with an example.

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1 Scope
This Technical Specification describes from an ergonomic point of view how ERTMS information shall be
arranged and displayed. This Technical Specification describes more ergonomic details than currently
provided by the ERTMS/ETCS/GSM-R specifications.
This Technical Specification defines the ergonomics for the Driver-Machine Interface (DMI) for the
ERTMS/ETCS Train Control System, and for the integrated ERTMS/GSM-R Train Control and Train
Radio Systems, and for the stand alone ERTMS/GSM-R Train Radio Systems and for other technical
systems currently provided on the rolling stock.
The ergonomics covers the
 general arrangements (dialogue structure, sequences, layout philosophy, colour philosophy),
 symbols,
 audible information,
 data entry arrangements.
The aims of the ERTMS/ETCS/GSM-R Train Control and Train Radio Systems are standardised systems
facilitating interoperable movement of trains and permitting economies of scale in procurement and
operations. The objective of this Technical Specification is to define the minimum requirements on the
DMI that are necessary to enable these objectives to be achieved. Hence the Technical Specification is
limited to ergonomic considerations and does not define the technology to be used for the implementation.
The reasons for defining the ergonomics of the DMI are as follows:
 achieving harmonised and coherent presentation for ERTMS/ETCS and STM information. Given the
large number of STM’s requiring the use the ERTMS/ETCS DMI, only a harmonised approach is
feasible;
 defining Driver-Machine Interface ergonomics that is compatible with agreed interoperable ERTMS
specifications;
 to reduce the risk of incorrect operation by a driver working with different trains fitted with
ERTMS/ETCS and ERTMS/GSM-R;
 facilitating train operation with a unified ergonomics, hence reducing the cost of driver training.
This Technical Specification is applicable on all trains fitted with the ERTMS/ETCS and also for trains
fitted with train radio (GSM-R) DMI.
The scope of Part 1 of the Technical Specification CLC/TS 50459 series is to define ergonomic principles
for the interface between the driver and ERTMS/ETCS/GSM-R.
This specification gives guidelines how to implement different technology (soft keys, touch screen device,
LCD, cathode tube, etc.)
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail
system, Official Journal L 235 , 17/09/1996 P. 0006 – 0024

CLC/TS 50459-2, Railways applications – Communication, signalling and processing systems - European
Rail Traffic Management System - Driver-Machine Interface - Part 2: Ergonomic arrangements of
ERTMS/ETCS information
CLC/TS 50459-3, Railways applications – Communication, signalling and processing systems - European
Rail Traffic Management System - Driver-Machine Interface – Part 3: Ergonomic arrangement of
ERTMS/GSM-R information
CLC/TS 50459-4, Railways applications – Communication, signalling and processing systems - European
Rail Traffic Management System - Driver-Machine Int
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