Compass Series · BASELINEConnected
Full-range detection with the fewest settings to manage.
The full-range detector in the connected lineup, covering 120 V to 500 kV AC. Same enclosure, battery, and directional alerting as Compass Pro, with the fewest configuration variables to manage across a fleet.
Compass Core detects 120 V – 500 kV AC on a single sensitivity scale, with no separate voltage ranges to select.
Coverage matches Compass Pro. Core uses settings 12 and 16 of the same 22-setting scale.
Compass Core is the practical rollout model. It covers the full range, 120 V to 500 kV AC, on two voltage settings and one current setting, and every setting you remove is a setting nobody has to get right on a pole at the end of a long shift.
Coverage from 120 V to 500 kV AC. Red LEDs and a tone escalate as the worker approaches the source.
The corner LEDs sweep toward the source, then both ends of the bar flash once the worker is facing it, accurate to roughly ±20°.
The same escalation pattern in blue, on a single setting. With the handheld adapter, it also traces conductors inside walls.
Voltage offers settings 12 and 16; current is fixed at 11. Adaptive modes and Alert Disable are not available on Core.
Impacts, falls and arc flash raise an event automatically, and a 3-second SOS hold raises one on demand. Events reach designated responders through the Navigator Mobile app.
Compass Series is intended as a secondary voltage detection method only. It supplements, and never replaces, a qualified electrical safety program, permits, lockout/tagout, and PPE. Always test against a known voltage and current source before field use.
| Voltage coverage | 120 V AC – 500 kV AC (full range) |
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| Sensitivity scale | Settings 12 and 16 of the shared 22-setting scale |
| Adaptive modes | Not available on Core, see Compass Pro |
Detection is affected by extreme humidity, materials that shield electromagnetic fields, brisk walking speed, and three-phase systems that can cancel fields in certain areas. Warning distances also vary with the conductor’s exposed surface area, its elevation above ground, and its proximity to other grounded conductive objects.
| Enclosure | 3.0 in × 1.4 in × 0.9 in, IP-67 |
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| Weight | 0.95 oz (27 g) |
| Operating temperature | -20 °C to 60 °C |
| Battery | Li-Po 3.7 V / 250 mAh |
| Typical battery life | About 6 days (48+ hours of use) |
| Charge time | ~1.5 hours from a 5 V / 0.5 A USB source |
| Charging temperature | 0 °C to 45 °C |
| Voltage coverage | 120 V – 500 kV AC (full range) |
| Voltage sensitivity | Two settings (12 and 16), selected in the Navigator Mobile app |
| Current sensitivity | One setting (11) |
| Adaptive modes | Not available |
| Directional accuracy | Approximately ±20° to a point source |
| Emergency events | Impact, fall (above 6 ft / 1.8 m), arc flash, SOS (3-second hold), with a Navigator Respond subscription. Worker-down escalation after an event. |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth to Navigator Mobile |
| Mounting | Hard hat brim (primary); helmet, hot stick, wrist, and handheld adapters available |
| Part number | Description |
|---|---|
| M01029 | Compass Core kit, 60 Hz |
| M01030 | Compass Core kit, 50 Hz |
Compass Core ships as a kit in 50 Hz and 60 Hz variants. Match the SKU to your grid frequency. Frequency is built into the detection tuning and is not a field-changeable setting.
Hard hat brim as standard, plus non-brimmed helmet, Petzl Vertex, IDRA 2, adhesive, and SECRA-1 adapters, and hot stick, wrist, and collapsible handheld options.
Compass Core is full range: it covers 120 V AC to 500 kV AC, the same span as Compass Pro. The difference is sensitivity. Core has two voltage settings, 12 and 16, where Compass Pro runs the full 22-setting scale.
Voltage offers settings 12 and 16; current is fixed at 11. Compass Core does not offer Smart Adaptive Mode, Work Zone Adaptive Mode, or Alert Disable. Procedures that reference the full sensitivity scale do not apply to Core.
Both cover 120 V to 500 kV AC. Core has two voltage sensitivity settings and no adaptive modes. Pro adds the full 22-setting sensitivity scale, both adaptive modes, and Alert Disable. They share the same enclosure and battery, with about 6 days (48+ hours of use) per charge.
Yes, with an active Navigator Respond subscription. Impacts, falls above 6 ft (1.8 m), and arc flash raise an event automatically, with 30 seconds for the worker to cancel a false alarm. Holding the SOS button for 3 seconds raises one manually. If the worker stops moving after an event, the alert escalates to worker-down.
The 3.7 V / 250 mAh Li-Po cell runs about six days (48+ hours of use) per charge and recharges to full in about 1.5 hours from a USB source delivering at least 5 V / 0.5 A. Battery life varies with how many alerts the device generates.
Yes. Compass Core uses settings 12 and 16 of the same 22-setting scale as Compass Pro and Compass Pro IS, selected in the Navigator Mobile app, so a setting number means the same thing across a mixed fleet. The two adaptive modes and Alert Disable are not available on Core.
Order M01029 for 60 Hz systems and M01030 for 50 Hz systems. Grid frequency is built into the detection tuning, so it cannot be changed in the field.
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