Dockmate: DockLink™ - the industry’s best radio communication system vs a competing dual band system
This brief demonstration shows how a simple set of car keys can take command of a competitive wireless remote control system and actually control the bow- and stern thruster to port and starboard. It is also possible that the key Fob could also control the boat's engines and windlass with just a click of a button.
As you will see later in the demonstration, this is simply not possible with a Dockmate wireless remote control system that uses the Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum Spread (FHSS) radio communication system that is commonly used in networks where uninterrupted and secure transmissions are required, ex: Bluetooth, cell phones, military applications.
Additional information:
Dockmate’s proprietary DockLink2™ wireless communication protocol is best in class. It was developed from the ground up for wireless remotes for boats and outperforms the competition in reliability, speed, and features.
DockLink2™ operates in either the 868MHz or 433MHz band, depending on local regulations, and is an infinitely superior, state of the art 2-way FHSS (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum) communication with handshake, GFSK, data whitening, FEC (Forward Error Correction) and interleaving.
The result is an industry-leading protocol with a range of 50m (165 feet) that virtually eliminates any possible chance of interference.
What does all that mean?
2-way communication means that there is not only a communication from the Dockmate remote to the Receiver, but also from the Receiver to the Dockmate remote, so you have your Dockmate’s status in your hand.
The handshake means that your Dockmate remote can only control your Dockmate system and not your neighbor's Dockmate. Similarly, anyone else’s Dockmate remote cannot control your Dockmate system.
GFSK (Gaussian Frequency Shift Keying) minimizes noise generated outside of the used channels.
It allows DockLink2™ to use many narrow channels with high data rates, and that means less interference and quicker reactions from your Dockmate.
FHSS (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum) is a method where Dockmate’s radio signals rapidly change channels (5 times per second), to avoid interference from strong signals. Out of the tens of thousands of possibilities, the DockLink2™ algorithm chooses a unique set of 5 channels, spread over a whole band.
Data Whitening, Forward Error Correction and Interleaving are all advanced features that help us ensure the reliability of our wireless communication protocol, as well Dockmate’s superior features, and range.
While competitors in the wireless remote segment are still trying to catch up to DockLink1™, let alone DockLink2™, we are committed to improving DockLink2™ and releasing even more advanced versions of DockLink™ in the future.
The Dockmate RED uses DockLink1™, which is still the world’s second best wireless remote protocol.
