New SWIFT™ AI TRANSMITTER and New Firmware Release

[tursiops]

The Swift tech is cool. If it was the same price as the older transmitters, and if it was as easy to change the battery, it would be a no-brainer.

If I didn't have any transmitters, it would be a no-brainer. But I'm not keen to replace 3 or 4.

 

[stuartv]

If I didn't have any transmitters, it would be a no-brainer. But I'm not keen to replace 3 or 4.

Indeed. I only meant a no-brainer if one were buying a new one today. I have 5 right now, with no reason to replace any of them. I bought my first one in 2014 and it still works just fine. The 5 I have now will probably last me until at least the Swift 2 comes out...

 

[DiveTucson]

On the DGX Swift page they have this:
"Effective July 2021, Shearwater has announced a new wireless transmitter named the SWIFT that will replace their previous generation Pelagic OEM transmitter." So sounds like the Shearwater branded PPS transmitter is going away.

I talked with some of the folks over there that I know. Once they have sold through their inventory there will be no more PPS transmitters brought in by Shearwater. To my understanding they are sold out of the PPS Yellow Transmitters already. They still have some of the standard (gray) PPS available but once they are sold it will only be the SWIFT transmitters.

 

[tursiops]

I talked with some of the folks over there that I know. Once they have sold through their inventory there will be no more PPS transmitters brought in by Shearwater. To my understanding they are sold out of the PPS Yellow Transmitters already. They still have some of the standard (gray) PPS available but once they are sold it will only be the SWIFT transmitters.

Meanwhile, and thereafter, the PPS transmitters will still be available, as used by Oceanic, Tusa, Sherwood, etc. At the going used price of about half of what the SWIFT costs, and a repair price of $120 from Huish, there will be a market for them for some time to come.

 

[Rollin Bonz]

Hi, Bonz. Sorry about that. Can you try manually reloading your splash screen again? Sometimes splash screens get overwritten during firmware updates.

Cheers

Cool, thanks! Forgot you can only load it from the desktop version of Cloud. +1 for adding that ability to the mobile app.

 

[broncobowsher]

Question for Shearwater:
Can you mix and match new and old transmitters?
Say you already have 2 old ones. Can you add a SWIFT for a 3rd and have everything work happy? Or do you need to replace the old transmitters and run all SWIFT?

 

[rsingler]

Since the only difference is that SWIFT listens for a signal before transmitting, everything else should be the same and you can mix and match.

 

[hedonist222]

Customisable center-center item instead of PPO2-or-nothing: nice!

yes
finally

 

[rob.mwpropane]

Question; I know it's recommended to have different colored transmitters so they don't bump heads. Most if not all people seem to get by just fine without this actually happening. Does anyone have any idea if this will also be the case with multiple older transmitters?

If you had 2 grey and 2 yellow it should be the same odds of them "bumping heads" as before.... correct?

Tbh, I don't know why I'm asking. I only have one transmitter, not sure if I really need another, lol.

Also; I saw someone mention they lost the customizable splash screen. Can anyone confirm this?

Cheers....

 

[Manatee Diver]

Shearwater isn't making the DCIEM upgrade very inviting. DGX has it listed for $350. As a comparison VPM is $60.

Upgrade to DCIEM Deco Algorithm for Shearwater Research