Otis Compass

Compass is a series of elevator destination dispatch system of American elevator company Otis.

It was first launched in 2005 as Compass. In 2013, CompassPlus was launched as the second generation and improvement of the original Compass system. A third generation, known as Compass360, was launched in 2020.

Overview

Compass always comes with full configuration, meaning that there are no visible floor buttons inside the elevators (instead, they are concealed in a hidden compartment and are only used during firefighting operation) and all floors use keypad operating panels. The hall operating panels can be a keypad with push buttons or an LCD touch screen.

Applications

It is usually used in high rise office buildings. At present, Compass/CompassPlus/Compass360 can or could be applied in the following Otis elevator models in Indonesia:

• Gen2 Premier
• Gen2 Mod (modernization)
• Gen3
• OH 5000
• SkyRise

It can also be applied for upgrading existing Otis models, like the ones in Cyber 2 Building, Jakarta.

Compass

The original system, known simply as Compass, was released in 2005. It was discontinued in 2013 and succeeded by CompassPlus.

To date, the only known Compass system in Indonesia is at the Monetary Services Authority (also known as the Soemitro Djojohadikusumo Building) in Jakarta, which is actually an "upgrade" from 1990s Otis 2000 VF elevators.

Fixtures

Compass landing fixtures are generally flush mounted panels with numerical keypads and a small LCD display. A larger TFT-LCD touch screen was available as an option.

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  Otis Compass keypad.

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  Otis Compass keypad with illuminated display.

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  Destination display

CompassPlus

Otis CompassPlus elevators in Satrio Tower, Jakarta (Credit to Esdalev Productions for the photo)

Released in 2013, CompassPlus is the second generation system of Otis Compass. It is essentially an improvement of the original Compass system, with newly redesigned keypads and touch screens.

Fixtures

There are three types of landing fixtures used in CompassPlus:

• A keypad with wave-like numerical keypads a display which also works as a touch screen. Often known as "OneCall".
• A touchpad which is basically a touch screen with the same size of the keypad version.
• A touchscreen which is basically a wider version of the touchpad.

All three fixtures types could be surface or flush mounted, and they could be fitted with a keycard reader for security measurement as an option. Car identifiers are usually V-shaped plates with or without illumination.

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  CompassPlus touchscreen.

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  CompassPlus touchpad.

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  Floor destination display (LCD)

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  Floor destination display (segments)

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  CompassPlus touchscreen (flush mounted)

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  CompassPlus touchscreen (flush mounted)

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  CompassPlus touchpad (flush mounted)

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  CompassPlus elevator identifiers.

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  A CompassPlus elevator identifier.

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  Destination indicator (segments)

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  Destination indicator (LCD display)

Known installations in Indonesia

• Tokopedia Tower, Jakarta
• Satrio Tower, Jakarta
• CIBIS NINE, Jakarta
• Cyber 2 Building, Jakarta (upgraded from conventional Otis elevators)
• Millennium Centennial Center, Jakarta (2018, with double deck elevators)
• Waskita Rajawali Tower, Jakarta

Compass 360

Released in 2020, Compass 360 is the third generation system of Compass. It is essentially an improvement of its predecessor, CompassPlus. One of the first known Compass 360 installations in Indonesia is at MTH 27, Jakarta.

Fixtures

Compass 360 landing fixtures are LCD touch screens, available in 7 inch (touchpad) or 12 inch (touchscreen) resolution. They are available in four colors; black, white, silver, and gold. The difference between Compass 360 and CompassPlus is the appearance of the card reader and accessibility mode button.

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  Otis Compass 360 elevators in Menara Satu Kelapa Gading, Jakarta.

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  Otis Compass 360 touch screen.

Known installations in Indonesia

• MTH 27, Jakarta
• Menara Satu Kelapa Gading, Jakarta (2023, modernization of 2010s Sigma elevators)

External links and resources

• Compass 360 - Otis Indonesia

• Brochures:
  • Compass brochure (2009 edition) (archived)
  • CompassPlus brochure (archived)
  • Compass 360 brochure - Otis Indonesia
  • CompassPlus Keypads brochure (archived)
  • CompassPlus Touchpad brochure (archived)
  • CompassPlus Touchscreen brochure (archived)