SARLink Briefing 2016 SAFE Europe Tuesday, 12 April 2016 1
ACR Electronics, Inc. Corporate Overview Since 1956, ACR has been at the forefront of engineering and manufacturing life saving products 55,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Employees: 200+ FAR 145 Repair Station AS9100C Quality Certification 2
SARLink 1 st Handheld Device to Combine the Services of Iridium & Cospas-Sarsat 406 MHz Locator Beacon Global Tracking & Two-Way Data Communications, Distress Alerting 3
SARLink is Purpose-Built for Military & Government Applications Developed In Consultation with Military & Government Users Ruggedized High Performance Engineered Polymer Waterproof Rating of IP-67 Operating Temp -20⁰ to +55⁰C SWaP Weight 11.8 oz. / 335 grams Size 7.9 X 3.1 X 1.5 inches 5
The concept was to design & build the most advanced & innovative handheld, combination PLB, tracker, and two-way global data communicator device for military and government operators SARLink 8
SARLink Technological Advantage Combine the strengths and capabilities of two networks; Iridium and Cospas-Sarsat, into a single handheld device Distress alerting, worldwide tracking, and twoway data communications in a single form-factor adding a mere 11.8 oz. to the belt Redundant and simultaneous emergency distress communications 9
SARLink Features High Resolution Color LCD Screen Touch-Screen for quick access to user menus and for ease of entering text via the on-screen keyboard Menu options displayed as easily recognized icons 10
SARLink Features 50 Channel GPS Receiver USB Interface o Power & Data Input Iridium Battery o Rechargeable Li-Ion o 1,500 transmissions 406 MHz Beacon Battery o Dedicated Lithium o 6-year Replacement 11
Individual Acquisition Costs $300 - $440 $110 - $300 $900 $1,300 12
Acquisition Cost Comparison $2,500 to $3,000 $1,000 to $1,300 13
Weight Comparison 8.7 oz. 9.2 oz. 5.0 oz. 29.11 oz or 1.82 lbs or 830 g 11.8 oz or 335 g 7.2 oz. 14
SARLink Advantages Administrative Advantage Reduced Inventory Management Reduced Training Lower Maintenance & Repair Lower Acquisition Costs for Compatible Functionality Operational Advantage Reduced SWaP Reduced Training Reduced Support Equipment (cables, batteries, chargers, etc.) 15
SARLink Distress Alerting Personal Satellite Communicator Friendly Force Tracking (FFT) 16
SARLink Distress Alerting 26.1333 N, 80.1500 W 26.1333 N, 80.1500 W 2-Way Messaging Canned Free-Text E-mail RCCs Personnel Recovery Proprietary or Commercial 17
SARLink Distress Alerting SARLink is the only system that offers simultaneous and redundant distress alerting through both Cospas- Sarsat and Iridium satellite networks. On-board GPS sharing allows both alerts to include geolocation data 18
SARLink Distress Alerting SARLink allows the operator to confirm the distress message and assist in the rescue by providing additional information about the nature of the emergency Two-way communication aids in verification and validation This results in an informed, safer, and properly equipped SAR or PR response, and ultimately impacting the success of the life saving operation. Is this an emergency? Default message will be added to outbox in 30 seconds 19
SARLink Distress Alerting SARLink PLB Self-Test The Self-Test detail screen provides the results of the periodic diagnostic test 406Link.com 20
SARLink Two-Way Data Communicator Two-way satellite messaging Iridium Mobile devices Cell phones Satellite phones SARLinks Messaging Free-text Canned Combination Standard email messaging Data - 256-bit AES encrypted 10-byte, 30-byte, or PECOS formats 26.1333 N, 80.1500 W Internet BES PSTN 21
SARLink Two-Way Data Communicator Two-way satellite messaging Iridium Mobile devices Cell phones Satellite phones SARLinks Messaging Free-text Canned-text Combination Standard email messaging Data - 256-bit AES encrypted 10-byte, 30-byte, or PECOS formats Texting Inbox Drafts Outbox Sent Compose Contacts Chk Mbox Mbox Rate Inc GPS Memory 22
SARLink Friendly Force Tracking (FFT) Transmit precise location data to Operation Centers Selectable intervals from 1 per minute to 1 per day Manual check-in Device polling Remote configuration Geofence Waypoints o Create o Save o Send user defined waypoints 26.1333 N, 80.1500 W Operation Center 23
SARLink Friendly Force Tracking (FFT) Transmit precise location data to Operation Centers Selectable intervals from once per minute to once per day Manual check-in Device polling Waypoints o Create o Save o Send user defined waypoints 24
SynchTool SARLink Management Software Manage enterprise devices Synchronize Device Contacts Canned Messages Device User Settings Configuration Firmware Report SynchTool Settings 26
SynchTool SARLink Management Software Manage enterprise devices Assign Groups Manage Users Setup & Save Configuration Files 27
SARLink Certification Current Status USCG Approved SARSAT Approved FCC End Use Waiver Next Steps Cospas-Sarsat approval FCC Equipment License FOR USA Canadian Approval EU Approval Asia-Pac & other national approvals 28
End Users - Intended & Actual Intended Users Military Government Agencies Commercial Isolated Workers Utility Companies Volunteer Govt Org (CALFire, NFC, Exploration Groups) Current Users US Army REF US SOCOM National Park Service DEA Singapore AF/SOF NGOs Peace Corps Amnesty International Nourish International 29