Syscompact 400
Simple and safe measurement
The Syscompact 400 is an efficient and safe cable fault location system for high-resistive and intermittent faults on all types of cable.
The biggest innovation is the high-performance IRG 400, which replaces its predecessor and is the perfect complement to the tried-and-tested system.
Safety was prioritised during development. Both the laptop and the tablet that are used to operate the IRG are connected to the device via Wi-Fi, allowing your measurement engineers to perform measurements from a safe location. Following measurement, the data can either be exported directly or the laptop simply taken into the office to evaluate the data there.
Syscompact 400 – the advantages
Tried-and-tested technology with new power
The Syscompact 400 combines the tried-and-tested Syscompact solution with the newly developed, high-performance IRG 400, which can be controlled with either the large 15.6" laptop and BAUR Software 4 or with the 10.1" tablet and new touch-operated BAUR BUI-F app.
In the previous version, the IRG was stored in the drawer. It is now integrated directly behind the drawer as a 19" plug-in unit. This allows the laptop or tablet to be stored in the drawer. The laptop and tablet can be removed in order to perform measurements. Thanks to the Wi-Fi connection, it is also possible to position yourself and the device in a safe and convenient location.
Operating the Syscompact 400
BAUR Software 4
The tried-and-tested software for cable fault location
The full flexibility of the software provides maximum support during measurement processes while also giving users the option to utilise their own expertise and select user-specific procedures at any time. The BAUR Software 4 includes well-established measurement methods for cable fault location as well as innovative approaches such as Conditioning-SIM/MIM, enabling even faster and more effective localisation of wet cable faults that are difficult to locate.
The new BAUR BUI-F app
Discover the next generation of cable fault location.
The ergonomic design of the user interface and intuitive touch operation make the new BAUR BUI-F app a highly efficient operating control. The high-contrast 1000 cd/m2, high-brightness display makes the IRG easier to operate, especially out in the open.
The new app also scores highly with its new functions. Distance-based damping simplifies the evaluation of far-away events, while Step TDR measurement has been developed for close-by events such as illegal branching.
Last but not least, operation via tablet and BUI-F delivers impressive flexibility. Thanks to the Wi-Fi connection, your measurement engineers can work from a safe and convenient location.
Syscompact 400: Suitable for every place of use
Mobile system or built-in unit
The Syscompact 400 is built into a container or vehicle, or supplied as a portable version with wheels.
Both systems can be controlled with a laptop or tablet.
What are you interested in?
Area of application
Maximum security of supply and fast solutions if required. A fault location system for cable systems with extremely high relevance and equipped for every task.
Integrated in a cable test van: Application at several places of use and ready for use in the fastest time possible
Integrated in a container: Immediate availability (when stored in the cable hall) and precise measurement results when positioned at both ends of the cable
Advantages
Compact: All cable fault location methods integrated into a single system
Cable test van:
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Fast transportation to place of use
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Great flexibility of use
- Can be used at several places
Container:
- No loss of time due to transportation
- Immediate deployment in the event of a cable system failure
- Maximum reduction in downtime
- Marine configuration possible
BAUR solution
System solution in a container
Area of application
Efficient measurement wherever you need it.
Sometimes the place of use is difficult to access, or there is simply no space for a large system. This is where cable fault location systems such as the portable Syscompact 400 come into their own. Especially when their design is so stable and resilient. The portable version of the Syscompact 400 is always at the ready and delivers the same level of performance as a built-in Syscompact solution. If the place of use is damp or space is tight, the laptop or tablet can be removed and operated from a more convenient location. The radio connection also provides optimum galvanic isolation.
Advantages
An all-round system with maximum mobility
- Fitted with wheels and suitable for use in the field
- Can be used at any location
- Efficient measurement can prevent high downtime costs
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Remote operation via Wi-Fi connection enables safe, protected working outside of the HV area
- Collects reference data quickly and easily, without tying up a system
- Straightforward data transmission to the office
BAUR solution
Syscompact 400 portable
Scope of application
Cable fault tracing and pin-pointing
As accurate as a pre-location is, it can never detect the deviations of a cable route that exist in the ground. These can only be detected by pin-pointing. With protrac®, BAUR offers different sets with which you can easily combine acoustic and electromagnetic fault location, cable sheath fault location and pin-pointing.
Advantages
protrac® - the perfect kit for your needs
- A suitable system for every cable fault location and pin-pointing requirement
- High ease of use due to wireless Bluetooth® connections
- Precise 3D user guidance to the fault
- Excellent acoustic quality through ANS (Adaptive Noise Suppression) and long range
BAUR Lösung
BAUR protrac® AFP
Cable fault pin-pointing and tracing
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A flexible system for every cable fault pin-pointing and tracing requirement
- Very convenient operation thanks to wireless Bluetooth® connections
- Precise 3D user guidance to the fault
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Outstanding acoustic quality thanks to ANS (adaptive noise suppression) and large range
protrac® – the matching solution for your cable fault pin-pointing
As precise as pre-location is, it will never be able to recognise the deviations of a cable route in the ground. These can only be detected by precise pin-pointing. With its protrac®, BAUR offers different solutions that combine acoustic and electro-magnetic cable fault pin-pointing, sheath fault location and tracing in a single system.
As set or add-on – find the right solution for you!
protrac® – The advantages at a glance
One display – all options
Fault pin-pointing with AGP
Cable sheath fault pin-pointing with SVP
Tracing with AFP
3D history display with AFP
protrac®
The protrac® pin-pointing system is used for the precise pin-pointing of cable and cable sheath faults. Combining acoustic and electromagnetic fault pin-pointing, sheath fault location and tracing in one system, it is ideal for universal application.
Thanks to the use of the latest technologies, locating the exact fault position with the protrac® is extremely fast and precise. The innovative two-level signal processing concept of the AGP ground microphone permits a high degree of sensitivity and accuracy, and maximum suppression of ambient noise.
The prepared measurement data is sent directly to the headphones and the CU control unit via Bluetooth®. The wireless connection ensures greater convenience and freedom of movement and dispenses with the need for cumbersome cables.
Product information
Literature
BAUR References
Cable fault location
Fault finding in the interior of a mountain:
Cable fault location in the pump-fed power station
Robert L’Eplattenier, test engineer and CEO of Gasenzer AG, often travels “in the field” and is even more often in the Swiss mountains.
BAUR solution:
High-resistive faults are made visible with the SIM / MIM method (Secondary Impulse Method / Multiple Impulse Method). Here, the high-resistive fault is „ignited“ by a high voltage impulse and thus is temporarily low-resistive. This helps determine the distance to the fault. This is evaluated and displayed by the device software, e.g. by the Syscompact 2000 or Syscompact 3000 software. The SIM and MIM methods have proven to be particularly advantageous because they help pre-locate faults in up to 98 % of all cases.
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Product enquiry
Product overview
Suitable training courses:
14 to 16 April 2026
Advanced course Cable Fault Location (EN)
in Leiden, the Netherlands
Supplementary:
Syscompact 400 portable
Portable cable fault location system for cable fault pre-location and pin-pointing
Syscompact 4000
Cable fault location system
with IRG 4000
time domain reflectometer
Alternatively:
BAUR Software 4
Software package
for cable fault location, cable testing and cable diagnostics
CL 20
Handy device
for locating cable routes
and metal pipes
IRG 4000
Time domain reflectometer (TDR)
for cable lengths up to 1000 km
KSG 200
Cable identification system
for use on de-energised and
live low-voltage cables
protrac®
ALL-IN-ONE
cable fault location and
tracing system
SSG
Surge voltage generator
SSG 500-3000
