No it isnt. Its a bastardised mix of r-net and permobil.
LOL permobil IS R-Net
Some of its parts are or apper to be but use dfferent "permobil" firmware. Not R-net firmware. Much of it isnt R-Net at all. Esp on newer chairs and is manufactured FOR permobil by a 3rd party with different firmware to make it work with their own non generic R-Net cheaper cut down home made parts. And some of it is
entirely different.
With almost every other chair all R-Net CONTROL SYSTEM components are used with standardised firmware so it all plays nicely together. And can be easily swapped out or programmed. That means the complete control system. And helping people is easy as all of it is easy to get, swap from chair to chaIr, and between manufacturers. Want a seating actuator? A gyro? Order from PGDT direct, ebay, or say sunrise or magic mobility, or any company using R-Net parts. All fit, work, and can be programmed properly with the generic OEM programmer.
With permobil it simply isnt possible to help as many of the parts that are causing the problems, are NOT R-net and are manufactured by permobil. These include joysticks (with cut down options, missing buttons, and different non compatible firmware options, power modules with different firmware t0 match the non R-Net parts, seating/lighting modules that are completely non compatible, switches next to joystick, non compatible, they also have their own non R-Net gyro/stability system all which is tied into the control system and which only permobil special software can adjusst or even see many of the programing options. And if all these permobil (NOT R-net) parts and different firmwares dont align even their own software (which I have) doesent help. Even permobil cant troubleshoot this mess and almost always resort to swpping out parts at random in an effort to fix thing.
Its not that I dont want to help. But once you buy into the permobil "system" there isnt much
anyone can do. Its like everyone is using VHS video recorders and you bought a betamax one.
And that is pretty much the same with prides stuff too.
This IS NOT the same with other chairs. Other makes. Yes they use different seating actuators. Those are just motors. But the CONTROL SYSTEM is normally using fully easy to program genuine R-Net parts. So its simple to fix, diagnose, program, etc. Because everything is available on ebay, from many different chair manufacturers, or direct from PGDT themselves.
So choose permobil and you are basically buying into their over complex permobil made ecosystem. Its a permobil job creation scheme. And then theres not much I or anyone can do can do to help. Basically you have to call permobil and pray.
THIS is a complete, SEATING, LIGHTING, JOYSTICK, POWER MODULE, CABLES. Everything you need using real R-Net GENERIC parts. This is everything. And all of it easily bought, swapped, programmed. As used on non permobil chairs. A full REAL R-Net system for a rehab powerchair with 120A, lift, tilt, recline, power legs etc as well as lights. This is how simple it is on other chairs. And all interchangable. Not so on permobil!
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