Alpha Personal Network Completion

alpha Personal Network [ Telemetry: radio-based SCBA monitoring ]

Basics and Concept © MSA 2006

What is a Telemetry System?  Telemetry: „measuring from a distance“  Radio-based monitoring of respiratory protection  Purpose: real time display of current status of equipment and user

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Advantages of a Telemetry System over conventional tools  Knowledge of actual status of BA and user, no guessing  No time-consuming update via walkietalkie necessary  Alarms transmitted directly to incident command

 Possibility to set evacuation alarm [two way communication]  Automated documentation [reports] © MSA 2005

Challenges  Reliability of radio link  insensitivity to interferences good penetration of buildings

 Operation as simple as possible  Flexible for different user categories  Cost-conscious design © MSA 2005

Components  Electronic Control Unit on BA set to process data, similar to ICU

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Components  Data Radio Transmitter that transmits data out of the hazardous area

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Components  Data Radio Receiver, outside of hazardous zone

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Components  Input- Output Unit to monitor and manipulate information

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Components MSA‘s concept:  Transmitter integrated in alphaSCOUT [next-generation ICU], radio module is retrofittable  alphaBASE [receiver] connected directly to a standard PC  Laptop  Workstation  [attached to] xploreTABLET PC

 PC Software using a graphic interface © MSA 2005

Functionalities  alphaSCOUT functions : digital display of pressure calculation of remaining service time motion sensor manual alarm

 All these data are being transmitted  Automatic log-on: turning on cylinder valve activates system © MSA 2005

Functionalities  Programmable tags to personalize alphaSCOUT  user‘s name  function  team, brigade

 all relevant data of an incident are stored  in each alphaSCOUT  in database on PC

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Radio Link  Digital Radio system  Frequency: 866 MHz [=35cm band, licensefree, good penetration]  Output power: 500mW  “Listen-Before-Transmit”, automatic channel switch:  transmits only if channel is free  within the band, information is sent on up to 20 channels [frequencies]  excellent reliability of transmission, no interference between systems © MSA 2005

Radio Link  Polling interval [= longest time for reaction]: 3,4s  Up to 24 alphaSCOUTs on one receiver  Several systems can be operated simultaneously [listen-before-talk]

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Radio Link  Alarms will be transmitted even without direct radio contact  All alphaSCOUTs can work as repeater [one hop]  No distinct unit necessary  Automatic activation and routing

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PC Software  Runs without manual operation at incident command  Alarms are given optically and acoustically  Clear display of all states  Self-explanatory usability  Integral part of TecBOS.solutions software package for Public Safety [technical services, administration, incident command]

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PC Software  Operates on fixed PC or mobile, on tablet PC

xploreTABLET PC+ alphaBASE battery powered alphaBASE + Laptop © MSA 2005

„Meeting Point“, Assembly for Log-on

Assignment to teams

Graphic display of all states and alarms © MSA 2005

Setting of evacuation alarms

alpha Personal Network [„PocketICU“]  Basic Concept: no physical connection between SCBA and alphaSCOUT    

[pocket of turnout gear] hooked to BA harness communication via short range radio interchangeable / exchangeable

 Enables a truly modular system of electronics on an SCBA

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alpha Personal Network [„PocketICU“]  Pressure transmitter alphaMITTER located on the back plate  Retro-fittable • BD96 • AirMaXX • DM04-SL

 Battery lifetime > 1 year

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alpha Personal Network [„PocketICU“] Concepted, optional Modules  Integrated Data Radio Module for Telemetry [retrofittable]  Head-Up-Display [„HUD“]  External, Digital Speech Radio with data capabilities [Tetra, Tetrapol]  Sensors for Body Functions [biometry]  Communication with Portable Gas Detectors

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alpha Personal Network [„PocketICU“] Breathing Apparatus

Sensors for Body Functions? alphaSCOUT

alphaMITTER

Data Radio for Telemetry

Head-UpDisplay?

physical connection

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short distance radio

Portable Gas Detector? Speech Radio with data capabilites? [e.g.Tetrapol]

future options

alpha Personal Network [„PocketICU“] Short Range Radio  Wireless USB [W-USB]  similar to Bluetooth  2.4 GHz  Network capability: Personal Area Network [PAN]  Automatic log on of alphaMITTER to alphaSCOUT  Simple pairing of up to 5 more [future] modules © MSA 2005

alpha Personal Network [„PocketICU“] Advantages of Concept  Retrofittable Modules  Independent from respiratory protection:  as telemetric „FireFly“ motion sensor  as hub for telemetry  as storage for incident record

 As a „gateway to electronics“  every SCBA only needs the price competitive unit alphaMITTER  Number of alphaSCOUTs needed can be significantly smaller © MSA 2005

alpha Personal Network Configurations Personal Monitoring BREATHING APPARATUS

AirMaXX AirMaXXSL-M SL-M alphaMITTER alphaMITTER

BD96 BD96SL-M SL-M alphaMITTER* alphaMITTER alphaSCOUT alphaSCOUT TM

PERSONAL CONTROL UNIT

RECEIVER IDENTIFICATION STATION Aerial

alphaBASE standard

alphaBASE battery powered* alphaTAG

INTERFACE TO OPERATOR

Standard PC

alphaTABLET PC *

Standard PC xplore TABLET PC TAGwriter

TAGwriter

IDENTIFICATION LEGEND

alphaTAG

USB ca USB cable short radio rangelink radio link [W-U short range [W-USB] long radio rangelink radio long range

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components available in Q2 20

alpha Personal Network Configurations including telemetry

BREATHING APPARATUS

AirMaXX AirMaXXSL-M SL-M alphaMITTER alphaMITTER

BD96 BD96SL-M SL-M alphaMITTER* alphaMITTER alphaSCOUT TM

PERSONAL CONTROL UNIT

alphaBASE standard

RECEIVER STATION Aerial

INTERFACE TO OPERATOR

alphaBASE standard

alphaBASE battery powered*

Standard PC Standard PC

alphaTABLET alphaBASEPC *

[battery powered]

xplore TABLET PC xplore TABLET PC

TAGwriter

IDENTIFICATION

alphaTAG

USB ca USB cable short radio rangelink radio link [W-U short range [W-USB] long radio rangelink radio long range

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components available in Q2 20

Operating Modes of alphaSCOUT TM  Mode is started by an alphaTAGs that is programmed accordingly  Repeater mode    

alphaSCOUT serves as independent repeater No motion alarm is triggered Indication of signal loss for easy positioning Display: “rep”

 Beeper mode  notifies in case there is an alarm in the system  Typically used by person in charge for monitoring or by commander  Display: “BEEP”

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Operating Modes of alphaSCOUT TM  Companion mode  alphaSCOUT acts as a telemetric motion alarm  Application: inspections without respiratory protection  Display: “Co”

 Base Station assignment  alphaSCOUT logs onto preferred alphaBASE  Useful in incidents with several segments and monitoring centres

 Hibernation mode  Saves battery  Wake-up by pushing any button

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Summary  Powerful and reliable  Listen-Before-Talk, automatic channel switch  Repeater functionality

 User friendly  Automatic logon  Automatic documentation  Various operation modes [repeater, beeper, companion etc.]

 Cost effective  Integrated data radio  “Pocket-ICU” concept of modular network © MSA 2005

alpha Personal Network Trend Setting Technology for maXXimum Safety!

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