PIEPS DSP Tour - product advantages

MARK

MARK

The optimized multiple burial search is based on a separation of signals via the Digital Signal Processor (DSP). If there are multiple burials, this is clearly indicated by the number of matchstick man. Once the position of the first burial has been located, press the button MARK for approx. 3 seconds without moving away from this point. This signal is now suppressed and the PIEPS DSP Tour will automatically search for the second strongest signal.

  1. reads three burials
  2. locate first burial
  3. suppress with MARK
  4. next strongest signal
  5. locate second burial
  6. suppress with MARK
  7. next strongest signal
  8. locate third burial

UPDATE

UPDATE


Every PIEPS DSP Tour can be tested and updated with the latest PIEPS firmware. With your safety in mind our R&D team is constantly working on improving the firmware to reflect and incorporate all our experiences in the field. Every new firmware is developed to be compatible with any PIEPS DSP Tour. You can have your PIEPS DSP Tour checked and its firmware updated at every PIEPS Service Center and PIEPS distributor.

How can you display your firmware?

When you are switching the beacon on the latest firmware is indicated on the display.

PIEPS DSP Tour FIRMWARE
8.2
Smart transmitter
yes
iPROBE Support
yes
iPROBE Support optimized
yes
Wattage optimized (iPROBE Support)
yes
Old beacon mode
yes
MARK function optimized
yes
Self–Check
yes

iProbe Support

The PIEPS iPROBE ONE is an electronic probe (digital technique) with an optical and acoustic target indicator for every standard transceiver and a deactivating function for transceivers with iPROBE support.

The tip with integrated receiver locates every avalanche transmitter. Clear optical and acoustic target indicator in the iPROBE handle will provide feedback when approaching any avalanche transmitter. n.

If the transmitting beacon supports the iPROBE function, the transmitter is deactivated automatically. As soon as the PIEPS iPROBE ONE is used to probe for a second transmitter, the first transmitting beacon starts to transmit again.

iProbe support

Digital Range

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Maximum digital range – all around in all directions!

Ranges previously only known from analog beacons are reached now by the PIEPS DSP Tour (DSP= Digital Signal Processor) using digital filter technology.

One of the main targets of the PIEPS development team was a best possible “useful range”. All other beacons available on the market feature a more or less elliptical receiver range, that means different range in different orientation of the receiver antenna in relation to the position of the transmitter. (best range with antennas “face to face”, worst range usually if antennas are angled by 90°). Furthermore the international standard for avalanche beacons EN 300718 allows a frequency deviation of the transmitted signal of +/- 80 Hz.In case of most other receivers a decrease of range is the result.

For practical use two facts are important:

  • Range in worst coupling position
    Receiver range with transmitter signals and the limit of the allowed deviation of +/- 80Hz
  • The PIEPS DSP Tour was optimized in terms of “circular receiver rang” (same range in all antenna orientations) and constant receiver rangeover the whole frequency range.

3-Antennas

Extremely accuratelocating, irrespective of the position and depth of the buried person!

The PIEPS DSP Tour is an avalanche beacon using a 3-antenna system! The three dimensional system works especially in the near proximity especially in deep burial situations and eliminates the influence of the inclined flux lines. The PIEPS DSP Tour allows exact pinpointing. Independent to the antenna-orientation and burial depth always only one maxima is indicated, corresponding to the point of lowest distance reading. Any confusion in the stressful situation in the event of an avalanche search has been eliminated by the technique of the DSP Tour. This means saving valuable time!

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Smart Transmitter

The Smart Transmitter becomes a life saving advantage in an emergency!!

The smart transmitter is using a receiver simultaneously in order to detect signals of other beacons nearby. Transmitter signals are synchronized in relation to others and are transmitted right in between the signals of other beacons.

  • No more signal overlapping!
  • The smart transmitter is a great advantage in case of multiple burial search!
  • Faster and even more accurate location of avalanche victims by using the smart transmitter!

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Two different transmitters A(blue) and B(cyan) are received by the receiver (magenta) like one single signal. Caused by the different periods of the signals A and B periodical interferences are initiated. A clear signal isolation of the received signals will no longer be possible because of possible modulation and annihilation.
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Transmitter signal A of the smart transmitter is synchronized and positioned in between the signals of transmitter B in order to avoid signal overlap!

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