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1: Version History

Version Date

Description

1.9

08-Nov-18

- Added BRM Noise Figure Measurements using the RESTful Interface to the

list of reference documents

- BRM and FEM versions updated to 5.9 respectively.

- Note added to section "10.1.2: Remote Firmware Upgrade", to explain if no

hostname or path is specified, the default values will be used.

- The possibility of retrieving the GKI RAM logs assert file from the non-

volatile storage is mentioned in section "10.3: Debug Logging". Figure 23

updated to show this functionality in the WebUI.

- Note added to section "10.6.1.2: Asynchronous" to explain that logs from

the asynchronous process are shown at the end of the WebUI page. Figure

27, which has been updated, shows this.

- Added "Measure Noise Figure" and "Get Intermodulation Test Info"

functionalities description

6: 

BGAN Radio Module Terminal Development Kit User Guide

Confidential and Proprietary – Inmarsat Global Limited

inmarsat.com

Summary of Contents for BRM

Page 1: ...All and any such responsibility and liability is expressly disclaimed and excluded to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law INMARSAT is a trademark owned by the International Mobile Satellit...

Page 2: ...terminal 10 4 Introduction 15 4 1 Reference Documents 15 4 2 Approval for On Air Use 16 5 Product Description 17 5 1 Packing List 17 5 2 Other Items Required for On Air Operation Not Supplied with TDK...

Page 3: ...43 10 1 1 Local Firmware Upgrade 45 10 1 2 Remote Firmware Upgrade 46 10 1 3 WebUI Upload 46 10 1 4 SSL Certificate 47 10 2 Location 47 10 3 Debug Logging 48 10 4 Debug GNSS 50 10 5 Notifications 51...

Page 4: ...ord 73 10 14 5 New User 73 10 14 6 Unauthenticated User 73 10 15 Enable_BUI 74 10 16 IP Access Control List 74 10 17 Logout 76 11 Regulatory Information 77 11 1 European Regulatory Information 77 11 2...

Page 5: ...84 C 1 1 Black FEM 84 C 1 2 Green FEM 85 C 1 3 All FEMs 85 C 2 BGAN Sub Class Check 86 C 3 BGAN GID3 Value Check 86 Appendix D Troubleshooting 87 12 Glossary 89 5 BGAN Radio Module TerminalDevelopmen...

Page 6: ...etrieving the GKI RAM logs assert file from the non volatile storage is mentioned in section 10 3 Debug Logging Figure 23 updated to show this functionality in the WebUI Note added to section 10 6 1 2...

Page 7: ...s and text labels on GUI items Italic font indicates titles of other documents in the suite of BRM related documentation Monospace font indicates text that you must enter SMALL CAPITALS indicate keys...

Page 8: ...es Meldungen ber Personensch den The signal words DANGER WARNING and CAUTION indicate hazards that could result in personal injury or in some cases death as explained below Each of these signal words...

Page 9: ...rheitssymbole The generic safety alert symbol calls attention to a potential personal injury hazard It appears next to the DANGER WARNING and CAUTION signal words as part of the signal word label Othe...

Page 10: ...te blessure Warnung Wo dieses Gefahrensymbol mit dem Wort WARNUNG zu sehen ist sind die Warnhinweise unbedingt zu beachten um Verletzungen zu vermeiden Danger Electric shock hazard Where you see this...

Page 11: ...s than 10m in length G n ral Manipulez votre TDK avec soin vitez d exposer votre terminal satellite des temp ratures extr mement chaudes ou froides en dehors de la plage 15 C to 35 C vitez de placer l...

Page 12: ...disponible porter un bracelet ESD reli une partie m tal de la TDK r duit les dangers d ESD Saisissez les cartes lectroniques par les c t s et vitez de toucher les composants Elektrostatische Entladung...

Page 13: ...uidelines Maintain a distance of one meter from the front and sides of the antenna and your pacemaker Refer to your pacemaker product literature for information on your particular device If you have a...

Page 14: ...es radio des terminaux satellites situ s plus de 2 m De nombreux mod les plus anciens peuvent tre sensibles aux interf rences ce qui les rend tr s difficiles utiliser proximit d un terminal En cas d i...

Page 15: ...Module BRM Documentation and Resources under the BRM Resources section Notes In case of any inconsistency between this document and the latest Release Note the latest release note supersedes this Use...

Page 16: ...standalone BRM or the fully integrated UT by using the BRM s built in engineering test features 4 2 Approval for On Air Use The BRM and TDK components are pre certified and configured for use on air...

Page 17: ...valent 10m coaxial cable BGAN USIM 5 3 Main Features of the HDK 5 3 1 HDK Motherboard The HDK motherboard is used for mounting and interfacing to the BRM It incorporates all the essential items needed...

Page 18: ...ing the RF performance requirements for all BGAN land and maritime classes Some further development work is typically required to adapt the reference design for use within a specific production ready...

Page 19: ...mm HDK Mass with BRM nominal 263g FEM Dimensions nominal Length 155 mm Width 104 mm Thickness 52 mm FEM Mass nominal with heat sink 763g Environmental Operating Temperature 15 to 35 C Storage Temperat...

Page 20: ...shown in Figure 1 Notes RF leads are part of the calibrated terminal The labelled cables must be used as marked i e the TX cable must be connected between the TX connectors on the BRM and FEM RX cabl...

Page 21: ...cables are permitted and no other type of antenna is permitted as the TDK is set up to be used in a Class 2 BGAN terminal with a Hughes 9502 BGAN antenna 6 3 Connections for the HDK 1 Connect either...

Page 22: ...2 Refer to Accessing the BRM WebUI for how to access the BRM WebUI from your computer Accessing the BRM WebUI 1 In a web browser any type enter any of the following options in the address bar https 19...

Page 23: ...User for more details 2 Select Continue to this website when you see the Certificate Error screen 3 Enter admin for the username 4 Enter m nufacturing for the password You are now in the BRM WebUI rea...

Page 24: ...are not already set telnet_enabled to true and bui_mode to false 3 Start a telnet session on your PC or laptop connected to the BRM Notes No username or password is required and the connection address...

Page 25: ...rt bypassing the BPLT or BMCP duplexer 3 Connect the BRM RX to the BPLT or BMCP TX port bypassing the BPLT or BMCP duplexer 4 Are you using a BPLT or BMCP BPLT go to Step 5 BMCP go to Step 6 5 Set the...

Page 26: ...on the BPLT TX forward path 40dB RX return path 50dB 4 Use the FEM level FEM_UT ini and BPLT ini files available on the Inmarsat Developer Website to run Class 2 MTRs Note See comments in BPLT ini on...

Page 27: ...EM Temperature Connection and Antenna Pointing shortcuts Alert notifications Manual Activity notifications e g Enter SIM PIN bypass pointing mode Left hand menu options navigation bar Dashboard Connec...

Page 28: ...have logged in to the default WebUI and the Dashboard has loaded up if the external Universal Subscriber Identity Module USIM loaded into the BRM based User Terminal UT has a Personal Identification...

Page 29: ...Date and time incorrect password In that case re enter the correct SIM PIN The number of incorrect entries is restricted and entering one more than the maximum allowable incorrect entries would block...

Page 30: ...appear if the BRM based Terminal has not been configured to perform an auto pointing function If it is configured to perform an auto point on power up then the Pointing box will always be greyed out...

Page 31: ...tude value will show for Location 3d Once Done is selected the Pointing box is greyed out and the pointing notification disappears from the top right hand corner of the Dashboard to be replaced by a g...

Page 32: ...corner of the Dashboard saying Network Failed to attach to the network 9 3 Establishing a Data Connection for On Air Operations In order to access the BGAN network a connection profile should be activ...

Page 33: ...gation The Connections list loads up per 9 4 Figure 8 Connections To view an existing profile select the profile icon next to the connection in question The profile details load up to the right of the...

Page 34: ...n once connection completes an active icon is added next to the profile button in the connections list If you select the active icon the negotiated QoS and connection parameters will be displayed in t...

Page 35: ...on a red button with the word error will appear next to the profile button If you press this button the error cause will be displayed at the top of the connection parameters The same cause and error b...

Page 36: ...e appears as soon as the BRM receives it To view the message single click it and it will open up in the main part of the screen per Figure 10 36 BGAN Radio Module TerminalDevelopment Kit User Guide Co...

Page 37: ...h the country code e g 44 with the leading zero removed of the person you are sending the message to in the Recipient field 2 Enter the message maximum 160 characters in the Text field 3 Select Send 9...

Page 38: ...N is required on every reboot restart Note If SIM Lock Mode is disabled that implies the user won t be asked for a PIN ever again however it still has a PIN associated with it That PIN is the one the...

Page 39: ...the BRM based UT configurations to their basis factory defaults Amend one or more of the existing configurations and select Save once the amendments are complete Whether Factory Reset is used or some...

Page 40: ...d then browsing to the relevant file location on your PC or laptop to select the desired core Once each file has been selected select Start Once each core upgrade has been completed the Reboot icon wi...

Page 41: ...pgrade which causes the previous firmware to be reinitialised for each core so it is possible to still use the BRM based UT Reboot would need to be selected to ensure the reversion to the previous fir...

Page 42: ...ation via your PC or laptop to assist with diagnostics Note The RAM log contains logs collected since the last power up The NVRAM logs as the name suggests are non volatile and would stay in the memor...

Page 43: ...ng sections detail how to use the BRM WebUI via a laptop or PC per the list of functions shown in Figure 20 Figure 20 BRM WebUI Main Menu Note If you wish to use APIs via Websocket connections to perf...

Page 44: ...e firmware installed on the BRM including Bootloader and current firmware release versions WebUI Version shows the current Engineering WebUI version installed on the BRM 44 BGAN Radio Module TerminalD...

Page 45: ...latforms BGAN Hardware BGAN Radio Module BRM Documentation and Resources TDK Resources 2 Extract the DSP ARM 1 2 _App bin files from the downloaded zip file 3 Select the Browse button and select open...

Page 46: ...Inmarsat disable_remote_fw false 2 In the Firmware Upgrade page enter the Hostname of the server from which the new firmware will be downloaded into the Remote Upgrade Server Hostname field 3 Enter t...

Page 47: ...0 2 Location To access this functionality select Location from the main menu Note This functionality will return the appropriate location value in the WebUI if an appropriate GNSS antenna is connected...

Page 48: ...you to amend those configurations if required It is also possible to retrieve the GKI RAM log assert files from the non volatile storage Note Refer to the Development and Monitoring Interfaces sectio...

Page 49: ...Set icon to confirm an amendment you have made to a particular setting Select the Set Syslog Configuration icon to confirm modification of any syslog logging configuration values Select the Set NVRAM...

Page 50: ...4 Debug GNSS Select Get GNSS Production Test Message if you want to see the outcome of a GNSS Test Message Select either the GPS or Glonass radio button according to which constellation of GPS satelli...

Page 51: ...member the GPS location from when it was last operational however this knowledge may not be present if the BRM has not been operational for an extended period of time or if the BRM has not previously...

Page 52: ...ST Commands Remotely Generated REST Commands Device Get Admin Connection Enabled GET https remote server auth v1 adminconnection status Device Get Usage Statistics GET https remote server auth v1 devi...

Page 53: ...er has sent or received the SMS If SIM PIN entry is required the user has to enter it in the Device page before accessing the SMS list otherwise an error will be displayed in the Message List and Mess...

Page 54: ...e WebUI does not have the intelligence to split a large message to PDU strings nor combine received PDU strings into a human readable single message 10 6 1 Synchronous and Asynchronous SMS Sending Pro...

Page 55: ...encoded characters can only be sent in PDU mode GSM_7 bit characters can be sent either in PDU or Text mode The message is then sent from the TE to the BRM 2 Transporting the message across the Inmars...

Page 56: ...56 BGAN Radio Module TerminalDevelopment Kit User Guide Confidential and Proprietary Inmarsat Global Limited inmarsat com...

Page 57: ...nt to go back to the default connection profiles setup Select the Save User Permissions as Default icon if you wish to set the current users permissions as default Select the Reset User Permissions to...

Page 58: ...main menu The HTTP Proxy page loads up per Figure 30 Figure 30 HTTP Proxy This functionality allows a VAM to send custom commands to a host processor by issuing generic HTTP command requests using th...

Page 59: ...e BRM REST API calls would need to be passed through the host processor in addition to it processing and responding to its own commands Set the values for the following three parameters in the Configu...

Page 60: ...onfig GET method which responds with 401 Unauthorized if the credentials do not match the BRM s user permissions records May check the requesting user s permission records using the BRM s RESTful conf...

Page 61: ...the drop down menus and select the relevant Set icon for the GPIO State and or List to amend values for GPIO State or GPIO List Select the Device Uptime icon if you wish to see for how long the BRM h...

Page 62: ...SIM card holder on the BRM If the response is Success status SIM PIN a PIN entry will be required Get SIM PIN Status will return the remaining PIN retries You can also Enter the SIM PIN Enter the PIN...

Page 63: ...BRM for the Forward and Return channels to be used to check the intermodulation products with dual BRM channel cards Select Get Cable Loss to know which are the RX and TX cable losses setup or Set Cab...

Page 64: ...should be enabled by default by selecting Get_Antenna_ Mode If enabled the response is Success enabled true If not enabled the response is Success enabled false 2 Is antenna pointing disabled If Yes...

Page 65: ...mode If the antenna is already pointed and fixed for the best signal strength the user may want to bypass the antenna pointing steps mentioned above by making a configuration change If the configurati...

Page 66: ...d For more information about the remote firmware upgrade please refer to Firmware Upgrading a BRM based Terminal Application Note 10 11 Reboot To access this functionality select Reboot from the main...

Page 67: ...elevant syslog destination IP address and port number 3 Select the Set Syslog Dest button 4 Navigate to the Debug Logging page and configure syslog filters accordingly 10 13 Connection To access this...

Page 68: ...ion profile will be created at this point Note A connection profile can be copied by 1 Get an existing connection profile by selecting in the scroll down Profile Id menu the connection you want to cop...

Page 69: ...Id field in the Profile section should be populated with Test 2 Select the Get Profile button The Connection Parameters and QOS Parameters sections of the Connection page are auto populated with the p...

Page 70: ...ion status is 7 If the connection is not active then select Delete Connection 8 Repeat Steps3 through 6 Once the connection is active the computer connected to the BRM can be used for transferring dat...

Page 71: ...s on the BRM Notes Refer to the following sections of the BGAN Radio Module Technical Specification for more details on user permissions User Permissions Permissions Table Permissions Value for RESTfu...

Page 72: ...the user to decrease the Grant level for a user account for BRM functionalities G allows the user to deactivate a connection made by all other users This is a special permission only used for the conn...

Page 73: ...r access to the BRM in question 1 Type in a unique user name into the New User field 2 Type a unique password into the Password field 3 Follow the instructions in Set Permissions except that you must...

Page 74: ...wser address bar Note When switching from a guest user to authenticated user close and re open the web browser 10 15 Enable_BUI Selecting this link allows you to enable BUI mode without having to rebo...

Page 75: ...ss Control List functionality is disabled Check the Enabled check box at the beginning of the page to apply the firewall to the outgoing packets Note The defaultAction only applies when there is a com...

Page 76: ...t away after selecting Set Outbound IP Access Control List A reboot is not required For more information about Firewall functionality and Access Control Lists please refer to BRM Outbound Packet Filte...

Page 77: ...its present form the Terminal Development Kit does not comply with requirement clause 4 2 2 unwanted emissions outside the band with the emissions at the second harmonic of the transmitter radiating...

Page 78: ...ce The Terminal Development Kit has been assessed for compliance with FCC CFR 47 Part 25 Field Strength of Spurious Radiation In its present form the Terminal Development Kit does not comply with the...

Page 79: ...environment This antenna used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 1 metre from all persons and must not be co located or operating in conjunction with a...

Page 80: ...the antenna has successfully seeked the satellite and can start to track the satellite maintaining antenna alignment as the antenna moves The decision to move from seeking to tracking is typically th...

Page 81: ...e BRM s receiver to determine received signal strength is shown in Figure 48 Notes Heading and speed may be continually requested at intervals of up to once per second Signal strength may be continual...

Page 82: ...Figure 48 Message Sequence Chart for Antenna Using BRM 82 BGAN Radio Module TerminalDevelopment Kit User Guide Confidential and Proprietary Inmarsat Global Limited inmarsat com...

Page 83: ...sing the circuit shown in Figure 49 Short coaxial cables should be used to connect the parts together Figure 49 BRM Closed Loop Transmit Operation with Power Splitter 11 5 Recommended Parts Part Manuf...

Page 84: ...ts development tools software development tools stm32 software development tools stm32 programmers flasher stm32 html FEM firmware binary file FemApp bin available C 1 Procedure Note The first steps o...

Page 85: ...lding the button power on FEM 4 Release the button C 1 3 All FEMs 5 Connect FTDI cable 6 Run ST s Flash Loader Demonstrator software selecting the correct COM port 85 BGAN Radio Module TerminalDevelop...

Page 86: ...oftware version should now be reported as 1 18L r11694 on the serial terminal 5 Query the BGAN sub class via the serial terminal by typing the following without quotes and pressing return BS 6 If not...

Page 87: ...rminal being used and that the supplied FEM has been set to operate as a Class 2 BRM freezes up during on air data transfer or when connected to a BAT or BNE N A Reboot the BRM Amending one or more of...

Page 88: ...n establishment is intermittent N A Reboot the BRM If a Reboot fails to resolve then please contact your point of contact at Inmarsat 88 BGAN Radio Module TerminalDevelopment Kit User Guide Confidenti...

Page 89: ...ons between the Inmarsat Gateway platform and the various back end systems responsible for billing order fulfilment customer relationship management network management ATtention AT Broadband Global Ar...

Page 90: ...t can be accessed randomly that is any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes Terminal Development Kit TDK User Interface UI 90 BGAN Radio Module TerminalDevelopment Kit U...

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