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COSMOS cab display

COSMOS is the desk display on the 2000, 3000 and 500 series. It shows how the train is doing car by car: effort, voltage, load and warnings. Here is what each zone of the CONDUCCIÓN page means.

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What COSMOS is

COSMOS is the cab monitor. In MetroSim it appears with the ATP panel when you open it (H key): you see the same content on the HUD and on the 3D desk screen.

It runs on the 2000 and 3000 series (five cars; the middle one is a trailer with no effort bar) and the 500 series (only two motor cars: two bars). If you do not see the screen, the ATP panel is closed.

The CONDUCCIÓN screen: what each part is

The image below is the CONDUCCIÓN page. Green numbers mark each zone. Under it you get the legend and the status-strip detail.

  1. 1
    Header

    Page title (CONDUCCIÓN), motorista number in yellow, circulation number, date and clock. Who is driving and which run you are on.

  2. 2
    Status strip

    Grey icons = OK. Red = fault or a condition you must notice (doors, parking brake, ATP trip…). Yellow = warning (e.g. overspeed). On the right, L.TR. OK is the traction loop.

  3. 3
    Run numbers

    Repeats circulation and motorista numbers under the strip. Motorista is highlighted in yellow for a quick read.

  4. 4
    Consist and tables

    Each car with its number. The blue marker is the active cab. Below: filter voltage (V), load (%) and brake pressure (Bar). On 2000/3000 there are five cars (middle trailer); on the 500 only two.

  5. 5
    Effort bars

    Zero in the middle. Up = traction (up to 100 kN). Down = electric brake. Motor cars only: on 2000/3000 the centre trailer is empty; on the 500 you get exactly two bars. When stopped with firm brake they empty (parking brake).

  6. 6
    Footer soft keys

    Page soft keys: ESTACI., INCIDEN., P.M., EQUIPOS, MANTEN., change circulation number and motorista number. Menu keys for this COSMOS page.

Status strip icons

  • Direction

    Train running direction on the consist.

  • Disconnector

    High-voltage disconnector status. Grey means no alarm.

  • Motor

    Traction chain / motors. Grey is normal.

  • Isolation

    Equipment isolation. If it alarms, check before forcing a move.

  • Inverter

    Traction inverters.

  • Fault (red)

    Turns red if ATP has tripped (train-stop). Do not ignore this icon.

  • Warning (yellow)

    Yellow on overspeed against the ATP code. Slow down before it trips.

  • Parking brake

    Red when almost stopped with firm brake: the train is held on the parking brake. Release before you try to leave.

  • Doors

    Red if any consist doors are open. The traction loop (L.TR.) also alarms: do not take power.

  • L.TR. OK

    Traction loop closed = you can take power. Red (open doors or ATP trip) means the loop is open: wait to close / reset.

How to use it while driving

You do not need to stare at COSMOS every second — but glance when starting, braking and whenever a red or yellow icon lights.

  • On power: bars rise on motor cars; filter voltage climbs toward ~1100 V.
  • Braking while moving: bars go down (electric brake). Stopped, they empty and the parking brake takes over.
  • Load (%): approximate occupancy per car. Not a brake, but it explains why the train “feels” heavier.
  • If L.TR. is not OK or doors are red: close doors / reset ATP before pushing the controller again.