Technical Notes

Commercial / Extended Range System

A Commercial/Extended Range System consists of an Integrator Base Station, one or more Turtle wristbands [and/or gate alarm sensors and/or panic buttons] and [optionally] a Terrapin supplied Secondary Alarm.

The Integrator Base Station has a three contact female jack that contains normally open, normally closed and common contacts. These contacts switch state the instant the Integrator Base Station starts alarming. The ability to use either normally open or normally closed contacts allows for a wide variety of interface solutions.

A Commercial/Extended Range System normally replaces the Standard System in one of the following circumstances:

1. Desired alarm location is more than 150 - 200 ft. [45 - 60 m.] from immersion location or 50 ft. (15 m.) from a salt chlorinated pool.
2. Desired alarm location is more than 250 ft. [75 m.] from the gate or panic button sensor location.
3. Alarming must occur both poolside and in the residence, as stipulated in ASTM Standard Specification for Pool Alarms F2208-02.
4. Alarm must be louder than 110 decibels, to be heard throughout the residence or outside.
5. The alarm must be communicated electronically, e.g., to home alarm, strobe light indicator, etc.

Terrapin sells two stand alone dual alarming systems: a “wired solution” model and “wireless solution” model. See illustrative diagrams [Adobe PDF file].

• 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