Base Stations

The Base Station is the component of the Safety Turtle wireless alert system which sounds the alarm. All Safety Turtle wireless systems require at least one Base Station. Safety Turtle sensors have no audible or visual outputs, so serve no useful function without a Base Station.

There is no limit to the number of sensors / sensor types of the same color that can work with one Base Station. Additional Base Station(s) spaced apart:

• increase the total sensor coverage area, and/or
• expand the area of alarm audibility
  

In the first case, Base Stations alarm in unison only when the sensor is activated where coverage overlaps.  In the second case, the coverage areas are nominally the same and the Base Stations are intended to alarm in unison.

There are two models of Base Station, Standard and Integrator.  Common features include:

• NOT weather proof - see weatherproof carrying bag
• Requires AC or external 12V battery input – see battery pack
• Requires baby Turtle plug that comes with Safety Turtle sensor
• Will respond only to a sensor that is the same color as inserted baby Turtle*
• One button and two LEDs control and indicate status of Base Station.
• Base Station set to "ACTIVE" flashes and alarms @ 110 decibels until acknowledged or for 30 minutes.
• Base Station set to "TEST" beeps slowly if sensor battery is healthy and while sensor signal is received.
• Volume is adjustable in "TEST" but not in "ACTIVE".
• Rapid beeping occurs in "FAULT".  The cause of the fault is indicated by LEDs.

*If factory ordered with Page option, the Base Station responds to and identifies, by number of beeps and flashes, each of green, blue, red, yellow and purple sensors - see Technical Note. An Orange baby Turtle plug [comes with Base Station] activates Page option.

Only the Integrator Base Station has the following additional feature:

• Audio jack outputs alarm condition [contact closure]

An Integrator Base Station is always required in a Commercial / Extended Range System.

The coverage radius of the Base Station [both Standard and Integrator types] is limited by its [internal] antenna. Longer range Base Stations with external antennas are available as customized items:

• Omni directional whip antenna provides 1,300 ft. [400 m.] coverage in all directions
• Flat plate antenna provides 4,000 ft. [1,200 m.] coverage over 100 degree beamwidth

Commercial/Extended Range System

A Commercial/Extended Range System consists of an Integrator Base Station, one or more Safety Turtle sensors and a Terrapin supplied Secondary Alarm. 

Terrapin sells two Secondary Alarms models, one connected by an audio cable to its Integrator Base Station, the other by a radio link:

• Wired Secondary Alarm

• NOT weather proof
• Supports single Integrator Base Station
• Up to 1,000 ft. [300 m.] separation
• 120 decibels
• No visual indicators
• Requires AC or external 12V battery input

• Wireless Secondary Alarm

• includes Transmitter with audio plug
• NOT weather proof
• Supports 4 Integrator Base Stations
• Up to 1,500 ft. [450m.] separation
• 120 decibels
• LEDs display which Transmitter initiated alarm, thereby localizing
• LEDs display supervisory and low battery status of individual Transmitters
• Requires AC or external 12V battery input 

See Commercial/Extended Range System for additional information.

Accessories

The following accessories are available. Click to obtain additional information.

• Turtle Power battery pack and weatherproof carrying bag for Base Station lets you temporarily locate Base Station outside without AC power. Battery pack can be connected as uninterrupted power supply [UPS] so Base Station works through 9 hour power outage.
• Cigarette Lighter Adaptor powers Base Station from 12V battery
  
• Alternate AC Adaptors
• 120 volt North American
• 240 volt Europlug [also substitutes for South Africa type]
• 240 volt UK
• 240 volt Australia