I think you guys are right about most LEOs not truly understanding the capabilities of the controllers today. Having the functions happen seamlessly or without the officers having to do it is probably the best route for a fleet. Officers are busy, but at the same time 10 minutes of training time can teach the officer what a horn ring is or explaining the functions of the new steering wheels that can have a lot of functions integrated into them instead of having to mess with the control head during a pursuit or a call where you don't need to be taking eyes off the road. I have the hardest time trying to teach my coworkers that the different slide positions actually do different things.
The nice thing about this system is how customizable it is.. So if you wanted to have the patterns slow down and cut the white in park, you could probably do that.
Is that what emergency mode is for? I was starting to wonder. It wasn't making any sense to me while I watched the video.
Given the scenario they had and the abundance of white light I assumed so. We use strobing light to clear buildings so seemed logical as a means to minimize the ability of a suspect to see you and sight you in on a hot stop.
makes sense that's actually a very ingenious idea for them to come up with! This really seems like a promising system.
Yes that is what the emergency mode is for. The video doesn't do it justice. the sirens are so loud and piercing that it is hard not to cover your ears. We have done several tests and demos of the emergency mode, and everyone agrees that the strobes make it nearly impossible to see an officer get out of the car and walk around to the other side of the vehicle. We are also working on ways to integrate it into an officers radio so they can activate it from outside of the car. Other departments have even asked if we could set it up to immediately alert dispatch that the emergency button has been activated.
I'm not entirely sure. It all depends on how you customize the system and if you are buying lights, sirens, controllers, etc... But the cost can be lower than traditional builds because it drastically cuts down the amount of wire and and hardware needed.
It will be cheaper than cantrol. While it may seem like blueprint is just a better version of cantrol, they are both very different.
I'm very excited about this product, and I'll be at a SOS demo tomorrow to see if this system will meet our needs. We currently have CanTrol and it is not just a light and siren controller. It, like bluePRINT, is complete vehicle integration. Ours is completely tied into the patrol vehicle, powering everything from dashcam, radar, radios, etc.. With the help of CanTrol, the car radio is shut off and broadcasts the police radio over the car speakers while only in slide switch 3. Hitting your brakes while running lights and sirens changes patterns and siren to phaser with Howler for 3 seconds. Hitting brakes without anything on has the tail light vertexs "flicker brake".
I guess I have never personally used or been around Cantrol enough. Just from what I have been told, that was my understanding.
This is another great plus to Blueprint over cantrol. Can't wait to see it hit the market.
With ROC boards or Solaris modules? I don't think it can it be done on a Valor...?
