A few months ago when we tried out Uwatec's show-stopping new Galileo Sol dive computer, one of the features that impressed us was the computer's reprogrammable processor that allows users to update the computer as new innovations come along. Now the company has just released its first upgrade. Called PDIS, for Profile Dependent Intermediate Stop, it's a new algorithm that calculates an intermediate stop based on the nitrogen accumulated from your ongoing dive, the nitrogen accumulated from your previous dives, and the type of gas mixes you're using. PDIS is an added safety feature you can use on no-stop dives as well as decompression dives; however, it is an option so there's no arm-twisting to use it. If preferred, you can turn the PDIS function off and use the Galileo's core adaptive algorithm, which calls for traditional safety stops. Owners of Galileo Sol computers produced before December 2007 can download PDIS free of charge on the Scubapro/Uwatec web site (www.scubapro.com). Galileo Sol computers produced after December 2007 have the PDIS option already installed, as does the newly available Galileo Terra computer, which offers all the goodies of the Galileo Sol except for wireless air integration. Also, the heart rate monitor and PMG (predictive multi-gas) features, standard on the Sol, are upgrade options on the Terra, which costs $1,058 for the base model. We look forward to putting both models to the test in the next ScubaLab computer review. Contact: www.scubapro.com. |
Uwatec PDIS Algorithm for the Galileo Sol
