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IridiTRAK Installation & User Manual

IridiTRAK

RST430

Supporting applications for:

Ships Security Alert System SSAS

Alert / Alarm Systems

Vessel Monitoring System VMS

Vehicle / Asset Monitoring

Wireless Pendant / Duress Alarm

INSTALLATION & USER MANUAL

Beam Communications Pty Ltd

8 Anzed Court, Mulgrave,

Victoria, 3170, AUSTRALIA

Information furnished by Beam Communications Pty Ltd (Beam) is believed to be accurate and

reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Beam for its use, or for any infringement of

patents or other rights of third parties, which may result from its use. No license is granted by

implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of Beam. Beam reserves the right to

change specifications at any time without notice.

Product name:

IridiTRAK Installation & User Manual

Part Number:

USRMAN0038

Manual revision:

Release date:

April 2013

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Summary of Contents for IridiTRAK RST430

Page 1: ...IridiTRAK Model RST430 Alert Tracking Monitoring Interface Installation User Manual Beam Communications Pty Ltd Page 1 of 46 ...

Page 2: ...ty Ltd Beam is believed to be accurate and reliable However no responsibility is assumed by Beam for its use or for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of Beam Beam reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice Copyright 2009 Beam Commu...

Page 3: ... GPS Iridium Antenna Combined Active GPS Cellular Antenna Man down Duress wireless Pendant wireless Receiver Kit Alert Buttons IP66 and Guarded two independent actions to operate Alert Button cabling See your Service Provider for pricing and availability of these quality accessories Additional Information For the latest in supporting software and documentation please visit http www beamcommunicati...

Page 4: ... MESSAGES 24 IGNITION ON OFF MESSAGES 24 POSITION REPORTS 24 SLEEP MODE 25 REMOTE COMMANDS 25 STATES OF IRIDITRAK 26 TRACKING MODE 26 EMERGENCY MODE 26 SLEEP MODE 26 ALERT LED STATUS 27 EXTERNAL ALERT LED 27 MESSAGING FORMATS FOR IRIDITRAK 28 MO MESSAGE FORMAT 28 READING MO MESSAGE FROM E MAIL 29 MT MOBILE TERMINATED REMOTE COMMANDS FORMAT 30 EMERGENCY EVENT 31 EMERGENCY STATE 31 EMERGENCY STATE S...

Page 5: ...a Do not submerge the system in water Do not place foreign metal objects or debris in the system If debris fall into the system please return to factory for service Safety Iridium Transceiver The IridiTRAK has an in built Iridium transceiver which is designed to be used with an external antenna This antenna transmits RF energy The Iridium antenna fitted via an extension coaxial cable must be locat...

Page 6: ...level than necessary and expose that person to RF energy in excess of that established by the FCC RF Exposure Guidelines As a precaution please maintain maximum body distance as possible from the antenna during call transmission Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna Unauthorized antennas modifications or attachments could damage the tranceiver and may violate local agency regula...

Page 7: ...ollowing conventions WARNING This symbol and associated text indicate a warning note providing information to prevent personal injury or damage to equipment NOTE This symbol and associated text indicate a note providing general operating information INTERFERENCE All wireless phones may get interference which could affect performance Page 7 of 46 ...

Page 8: ... communities government agencies and the corporate sector providing voice and data access without the need for traditional wire line or mobile phone infrastructure As the Iridium satellite network is global BEAM s products address global markets across the spectrum of rural and remote users including households motor vehicles telemetry maritime and emergency services BEAM Communications Pty Ltd 8 ...

Page 9: ...This Installation and User manual contains all the information you need to install and operate the BEAM IridiTRAK and discover the advantages of BEAM Communications and Iridium Network technology The IridiTRAK Installation User Manual is for new and experienced users of wireless network systems Page 9 of 46 ...

Page 10: ...ode protected Simple Installation configuration Local remote configuration Remote Control Iridium Satellite System Iridium is the only provider of truly global satellite voice and data solutions with complete coverage of the earth Iridium delivers essential communications services to and from remote areas where no other form of communication is available Tracking Data The sending of position and s...

Page 11: ...t such as man down devices and wireless pendant to receiver can use with the IridiTRAK terminal Alert Notification When an alarm is raised this will automatically generate the delivery of an alert notification to the predetermined destination This delivery destination can be to any IP addresses or to any email address as specified Alert Alarms Features Alert messages sent via Short Burst Data Irid...

Page 12: ...IridiTRAK Installation User Manual Body Panels Model shown is the RST430 G H I J K L A B C D P F N M O E Page 12 of 46 ...

Page 13: ...to Vin to remain ON I Pin 4 Screw Terminal Ignition Sense Input Use to determine when to Sleep If not using Wire link to Vin to remain awake J Pin 5 Screw Terminal Loop A In NORMALLY CLOSED loop connect to an alert button pendant system relay contacts If not using it MUST be wire linked CLOSED to avoid false emergency K Pin 6 Screw Terminal Loop A Out L Pin 7 Screw Terminal Loop B In NORMALLY CLOS...

Page 14: ...se read the following thoroughly to ensure a quality installation WARNING MAKE THE CORRECT CONNECTIONS Failure to make the proper connections may result in fire or product damage USE ONLY IN NEGATIVE CHASSIS GROUNDED VEHICLES Check with your dealer if you are not sure Failure to do so may result in fire etc BEFORE WIRING DISCONNECT THE CABLE FROM THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL Failure to do so may ...

Page 15: ...skill and experience To ensure safety always contact the dealer where you purchased this product to have the work done USE SPECIFIED ACCESSORY PARTS AND INSTALL THEM SECURELY Be sure to use only the specified accessory parts Use of other than designated parts may damage this unit internally or may not securely install the unit in place This may cause parts to become loose resulting in hazards or p...

Page 16: ...Block Diagram for wiring installation Page 16 of 46 ...

Page 17: ... monitoring which then requires that a normally closed switch is used Breaking this loop button going open circuit causes the alarm to be triggered which is then used to perform a programmed task such as sending a position report or an emergency message See also Send a message to IridiTRAK page 36 If Alarm mode is not required then these connections MUST be looped CLOSED with a linking wire to avo...

Page 18: ...t the IridiTRAK on a clean even surface o Use the correct type of screws o If mounting on brick or poured concrete surface let the cement completely dry before you mount the unit o If mounting on a wooden surface make sure the wood is structurally sound o Leave enough room around the unit to allow unhindered access to the rear panel o Do not install the unit in a permanently concealed recess You m...

Page 19: ...IridiTRAK Installation User Manual Mechanical Dimensions Diagram Page 19 of 46 ...

Page 20: ...table for both marine and terrestrial applications and is designed to meet Iridium System performance requirements when installed according to the instructions in this guide The following figure shows a typical terrestrial application The Fixed Site Antenna is an antenna contained within a weatherproof housing It is intended to be mast mounted without any type of ground plane For proper performanc...

Page 21: ...a coaxial cable system that connects the antenna to the IridiTRAK Ensure that the antenna cable being used does not exceed 3dB loss The antenna system is suitable for marine vehicle and fixed applications and is designed to meet Iridium System performance requirements when installed according to the instructions in this guide The following figure shows typical Installations See section Error Refer...

Page 22: ...ed according with typical antenna installations Be sure to have as clear line of sight to the sky as possible ensure that high frequency antennas or equipment do not interfere with the signal being received As a rule it is best to follow the same principles as Iridium antenna installations NOTE Antenna should only be connected to the GPS receiver when the IridiTRAK is not powered Do not connect or...

Page 23: ...AK This LED displays the status of both Iridium and GPS signals as well as system error mode by varying the flashing and colour LED Lamp Status Description Status LED OFF When unit is in Sleep MODE Iridium Status Flashing Red no signal Flashing Green not registered trying to register with Iridium network Flash rate 1 5sec off 1 5s on Solid Green registered ready GPS Status Blinking Red not locked ...

Page 24: ...e alarm button or man down pendent It will try to send a message for 2 hours and then if unsuccessful drop the message after this time period This first message will contain a snapshot of the message contents when the alarm occurred Once this initial message has been transmitted the unit will then send emergency messages every x minutes These messages will contain current information at the time o...

Page 25: ...queued messages After X minutes all the remaining messages will be deleted NOTE The IridiTRAK unit will NOT enter sleep mode when the USB cable connection to the PC is present Sleep mode will be entered as soon as USB is removed and the above conditions are also met Remote Commands The unit will handle the following remote commands Cancel triggered alarm Change tracking message interval Change eme...

Page 26: ...er priority messages Emergency Mode Occurs When a Emergency button is pressed b Man down pendent goes into triggered state Messages Emergency Message with Position Report Ignition ON Ignition OFF Remote polling message with Position Reports Message Queue Will override any present message in the queue if message queue is full Sleep Mode Occurs When a Unit is not in Emergency and USB is disconnected...

Page 27: ...llows 1 ON When alarm has been triggered and the unit is trying to send message 2 Flashing Slowly When Emergency Message has been sent from the unit 3 Flashing Quickly After the network server has acknowledged that the message was received 4 OFF When the unit has been sent a command to reset the Emergency and re arm itself for next alarm detection Page 27 of 46 ...

Page 28: ...mple Lat and Long HHH HHHH LT LG LT 37 92043 LG145 14886 Speed meters per hour VL VL12000 Altitude meters above sea level HT HT23 Direction degrees DR DR234 Economy Message Select this to specify that the message is of type Economy This message has no user customizable fields and includes a 10byte payload contains Latitude Longitude Date Time Alarm Number in a binary format Beep The IridiTRAK devi...

Page 29: ...ndows program called Hexedit to view the binary data Haxedit can be downloaded from http www catch22 net software hexedit asp Start the Hexedit program Drag the saved binary attachment file sbd file inside the Hexedit program View the data The 10 byte data message has the following format Byte Content Byte 1 Equation In 8 bit binary Byte 2 SSSS D Lat Lng Msd where SSSS bits sequence mod16 Latitude...

Page 30: ...response location supervisor pin command command For example LTK SBD 3170 A This would return the status information via SBD Remote Command Listing Function Query Command Update Command Equation Processing 71 71y Turn on 71n Turn off Status A N A Position Reports Time 731 731 value Value Numeric value no greater then 64bits Emergency Message Time 732 732 value Value Numeric value no greater then 6...

Page 31: ... send message 3 Emergency Message sent by the unit to the server First message goes through IridiTRAK 4 Alert LED is flashing slowly On IridiTRAK Alert LED this indicates at least one message has been sent 5 E mail will be delivered with attachment file from Iridium Open and read file using text editor or Hex Edit if sent in economy message format 6 Acknowledge needs to be sent to Unit from the se...

Page 32: ... Reading MO Message from E mail for to get more information on how to send message to unit 10 Alert LED is OFF On IridiTRAK Alert LED this indicates No Emergency 11 Acknowledge message is sent by unit to server control center To acknowledge that Emergency is now OFF 12 Acknowledged will be delivered back to server control center Indicating alarm is off Page 32 of 46 ...

Page 33: ... from the PC for configuration purposes 3 Launch the IridiTRAK Management System IMS and follow instructions to configure NOTE 1 The USB cable from the PC will supply phantom power to perform most configuration items without the need for applying power to the I O port pins However in this mode it will not be fully operating to send messages etc 2 The IridiTRAK unit is pre installed by the factory ...

Page 34: ...ult Time settings Tracking Options Tracking Message ON 10 Minutes Sleep after Ignition OFF ON 5 Minutes Remote Polling ON N A Ignition ON Message ON N A Ignition OFF Message ON N A Emergency Options Emergency Message ON 5 Minutes Acknowledge on Emergency OFF ON N A Message options Time UNIX Format ON N A Lat and Long ON N A Speed ON N A Altitude ON N A Direction ON N A Beam System ON N A Beep ON N...

Page 35: ...e of all message types and respective message names that would be loaded in the default configuration Message Type Message Name 1 Ignition ON 2 Ignition OFF 3 Tracking message 5 Remote Polling 18 Emergency Message 19 Remote Command Acknowledge for Emergency Turn off Page 35 of 46 ...

Page 36: ...is removed from the queue automatically by the GSS Messages sent to an ISU from the VA are sent to the email address data sbd iridium com Placing at least one and up to a total of four IMEI s into the subject line of the email identifies the destination ISU s IridiTRAK If there is more than one destination IMEIs then list the additional IMEIs on the subject line separated with a single space betwe...

Page 37: ...gle email with multiple attachments creates a MT SBD message for each attachment In other words one email with ten attachments creates ten MT SBD messages for the destination ISU A maximum of 50 messages may be in any ISU s queue at any one timeregardless of whether they where sent as an individual message with attachment or a single message with multiple attachments The GSS will reject any messag...

Page 38: ...d on the wiring loom This has the advantage of continuous monitoring of the loop to protect against unintended damage etc If the monitored loops are being used in an alarm alert situation then multiple alert buttons can be used upon each loop ensuring that all buttons or triggers are Normally Closed NC To accommodate larger deployments each alert loop can be run up to 500m Up to 10 buttons trigger...

Page 39: ...or flame retardant insulation where the installation requires it In excess of 100 metres 300 feet per loop The total maximum cable length for the loops 500 metres 1500 feet Use only heavy duty polarised figure 8 cables with 24 conductors of 0 2mm or better for each alarm loop Due consideration must be made on using cable with UV stable and or flame retardant insulation where the installation requi...

Page 40: ...d operation Is the button momentary in operation Is the button guarded Is the button suitable and rated for use in maritime environments Connecting the cables to the button Dismantle the alarm button by removing the large screws on the top of the alarm button It is probably easiest to do this at the location at which the alert button is to be mounted Drill a hole into the base mount of the alarm b...

Page 41: ...al current of 130mA average when registered locked and 160mA average whilst transmitting Sleep Mode 20mA Current 0 02A User Interface I O Inputs Outputs 2 x Alarm Loops 2 inputs and 2 outputs Alarm Mode Normally Closed Loop IN to OUT Up to 500m cable run multiple buttons Ignition Key Accessory Sense and ON OFF inputs 0 to 32Vdc Tolerant High 1 7Vdc Low 1 0V 1Vdc Additional Interface USB Config Por...

Page 42: ...igure 1 5 dB Maximum gain 50 dB Antenna Supply 3 3 Vdc Antenna Connector SMA Female socket 50 ohms Antenna Supervisor Short circuit detection reported to error log Operational Limits Altitude 18 000 m Velocity 515 m s Iridium 9601 Transceiver Engine RST430 Frequency range 1616MHz to 1626 5MHz Average Power 7W during a transmit slot max Average Power 0 6 W during a frame typical Receiver Sensitivit...

Page 43: ...ons Physical Unit Only Packed Dimensions mm 114 x 104 x 28 335 x 228 x 69 Dimensions inches 4 5 x 4 1 x 1 1 13 2 x 11 3 x 2 7 Weight kg 0 30 1 0 Weight lbs 0 66 2 2 Enclosure Construction Powder coated Aluminium Environmental Temperature Degrees C Degrees F Operating Range 30 to 70 22 to 158 Storage 35 to 85 31 to 185 Humidity 85 non condensing Atmospheric Protection Conformal Coating to Circuit B...

Page 44: ... ITK02833 The following PIN codes may be required to use your IridiTRAK please complete these details for future reference PIN Name Function Symptom Your PIN Supervisor PIN Supplied here Allows access to supervisor menu of IridiTRAK via Config port Enter PIN on console or IMS 3 1 7 0 Default setting IMS IridiTRAK Management System Installation Location Installation Date Installation Technician Pla...

Page 45: ... have not exceeded the cables run distance Check all the cabling ensure there are no breaks stretches or electrical interference on the line Ensure that one of the buttons has not been disconnected Ensure that a wire link is used on a loop which is left unused Q IridiTRAK keeps powering OFF A Check that the cables to the IridiTRAK and the IridiTRAK are all connected correctly Ensure the power supp...

Page 46: ...o the Customer BEAM Communications will repair or replace at our option any defective product provided that our analysis and or inspection discloses that such defects developed under normal and proper use This warranty does not extend to goods subjected to liquid or particulate ingress extreme humidity misuse neglect accident or improper installation or to maintenance or repair of products that ha...

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