A revolutionary product with features and capability unmatched in the industry
The DEI-X is the latest addition to Thunderbird’s family of drill monitors for rotary blast hole drills that date back to the early 1980s.These include Wi-Fi connections to the mine office, displaying drill pattern maps to the operator, strata-logging, cameras, and logging hole position with LPGPS. The DEI-X platform can also be readily upgraded to a Drill Guidance system for those mines that may require a navigation system at some point in the future.
Features
- Basic drill monitoring
- Data logging using Wi-Fi or USB for uploading or offloading of data
- Strata recognition using Specific Energy of Drilling algorithm
- PDA for viewing drill fleet status or texting drills
- Health monitoring
- Interface to drill PLC systems
- Camera-ready for added safety
- Rock Recognition
- DEI+Nav،XHPGPS Drill Guidance
- The backbone for remote control and autonomous
- Intel Atom 1 GB Ram Processor & 16GB Compact Flash Memory
- Water & dust proof (IP65/NEMA 4)
- Upgradeable from older Thunderbird DEI Plus or Logger systems
- Built-in shutdown circuitry to insure no data is lost
- Outputs for audible or visual alarms
- Optional upgrades include: Sensor Manager, cameras, GPS receivers
- CAN bus available for health monitoring
- Integration with Fleet Management Systems
- Remote internet access for support and system upgrades
- Available for all makes and models of rotary blast hole drills
