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LED

ISPLAY

The A3LA-R has a status LED depicted as

for power indicator (see

Figure 5

). It provides a quick

visual check to ensure power is provided to the modem.

Figure 5: Iridium Satellite Modem A3LA-R

Power LED

Summary of Contents for A3LA-R-SMA

Page 1: ...2021 by NAL Research Corporation 11100 Endeavor Ct Suite 300 Manassas Virginia 20109 USA Phone 703 392 1136 Email contact nalresearch com connected Model A3LA R User Guide Version A April 19 2022 451...

Page 2: ...tice use or related to the performance or nonperformance of any products accessories facilities or services or information except as expressly stated in this guide and or the Product and or satellite...

Page 3: ...er Guide Version A Document Number 451 93156 001A 3 of 158 REVISION HISTORY Revision Date Description 1 1 04 08 2013 Initial version 1 2 07 14 2021 Updated to new template proofread A 04 19 2022 Forma...

Page 4: ...te at https www nalresearch com support documentation downloads Reference Title Revision Date 1 A3LA R Product Information 2 Getting Started With Model A3LA R TN2012 11 V1 0 Version 1 0 2012 3 SatTerm...

Page 5: ...nector 23 4 SIM Card Interface 25 5 LED Display 26 6 Configuration Settings 27 7 Modes of Operation 28 8 Mounting Recommendations 29 9 Technical Support 30 Appendix A AT Interface 31 A 1 Command Types...

Page 6: ...e 40 B 20 Kn Control Break 40 B 21 R Display Registers 41 B 22 Pn Power 41 B 23 CBST Select Bearer Service Type 41 B 24 CGMI Manufacturer Identification 42 B 25 CGMM Model Identification 42 B 26 CGMR...

Page 7: ...B 51 CSCA SMS Service Center Address 62 B 52 CSCB Select Cell Broadcast Message Types 63 B 53 CSCS Select TE Character Set 63 B 54 CSMS Select SMS Message Service 63 B 55 CSTA Select Type of Address...

Page 8: ...gister or Deregister an RS232 DAV Data Peripheral 81 B 85 SBDWB Short Burst Data Write Binary Data 81 B 86 SBDRB Short Burst Data Read Binary Data 82 B 87 SBDRT Short Burst Data Read Text Message 83 B...

Page 9: ...108 B 113 WANTST ANTST Antenna status 108 B 114 PCDA Pending call drop alert 109 B 115 DPLCI DPL Call Indication 109 B 116 CCWA Call Waiting service 110 B 117 CLCK Facility Lock 113 B 118 CPWD Change...

Page 10: ...Responses 138 Appendix F Power Consumption 140 Appendix G The Iridium Network 146 G 1 Iridium Network Data Capabilities 147 G 2 Dial up Data Service 148 G 3 Direct Internet Connection 150 G 4 Short Bu...

Page 11: ...uring a Data Switch Call 142 Figure 10 Average Current Drawn During an SBD Transmission 143 Figure 11 Average Power Consumption During an SBD Transmission 143 Figure 12 Average Current Drawn During an...

Page 12: ...esult Codes 130 Table 8 GSM 7 07 Result Codes 131 Table 9 GSM 7 05 Result Codes 132 Table 10 Iridium Specific Result Codes 132 Table 11 Unit Identification 133 Table 12 Default Configuration 133 Table...

Page 13: ...AV Data After Voice DC Direct Current DCD Data Carrier Detect DCS Distributed Control Systems DoD Department of Defense DP Data Peripheral DPL Digital Peripheral Link DSN Defense Switch Network DSR Da...

Page 14: ...nd LAN local Area Network LBT L Band Transceiver LCD Liquid Crystal Display LED Light Emitting Diode MOMSN Mobile Originated Message Sequence Number ms millisecond MS Mobile Station MTMSN Mobile Termi...

Page 15: ...Short Message SME Short Message Entity SMS Short Message Service SMS PP Short Message Service Point to Point TCP Transmission Control Protocol TDD Time Division Duplex TDMA Time Division Multiple Acc...

Page 16: ...ith models 9522 9522A 9522B A3LA D A3LA R and A3LA RS It is approximately 60 smaller in volume and 50 lighter than the 9522B Services supported include 1 Dial up data switch 2 Direct internet connecti...

Page 17: ...utput Analog Audio 6 DA_TX PCM digital audio output Digital Audio 7 RI RS232 Ring Indicate RS232 Data 8 RTS RS232 Request To Send RS232 Data 9 TX RS232 Transmit Data Input RS232 Data 10 DCD RS232 Data...

Page 18: ...curs on the escape sequence character provided this is an odd number of characters Normally this is set to in register S2 see Appendix A AT Interface for details Note that the Ring Indicator is used b...

Page 19: ...high when the input voltage is higher than 5 VDC Supplying voltage higher than 5 VDC to the DTR line will permanently damage the A3LA R Note The Iridium s direct internet service when using the Window...

Page 20: ...pectively Note You MUST remember the input voltage setting on the A3LA R and not to apply voltage above the maximum limit of either 5 5 V or 32 V The A3LA R will be damaged beyond repair with warranty...

Page 21: ...T_ON_OFF is high and DC power is not present Ensure that this condition does not occur 2 5 AUDIO INTERFACE The A3LA R supports both digital and analog audio I O The digital audio is in PCM format In s...

Page 22: ...osed of two ports a full duplex asynchronous serial link for control messages and a PCM digital audio link for audio traffic The protocol used on these ports is made available to application developer...

Page 23: ...e magnetic permanent mount and portable auxiliary For low cost and applications where small form factor and light weight are required NAL Research recommends model SYN7391 C If the specific applicatio...

Page 24: ...93156 001A 24 of 158 2 Each bar represents a 2 dB increment 3 Multiple ring channels can be present at the same time so units can lock to different signals 4 If the reading is near the decision thres...

Page 25: ...m uses and requires an Iridium SIM chip for operation The SIM chip is inserted into the opening located at the top of the modem as shown in Figure 4 A plastic locking mechanism is used hold the SIM in...

Page 26: ...er 451 93156 001A 26 of 158 5 LED DISPLAY The A3LA R has a status LED depicted as P for power indicator see Figure 5 It provides a quick visual check to ensure power is provided to the modem Figure 5...

Page 27: ...ration is stored in permanent memory Recall this configuration at any time with the AT Fn command Two groups of settings or profiles can be stored as user defined configurations o First create desired...

Page 28: ...ing part of the message data are ignored i e no AT commands may be entered No unsolicited result codes are issued RTS CTS flow control if enabled is active When RTS is OFF high the A3LA R suspends tra...

Page 29: ...6 001A 29 of 158 8 MOUNTING RECOMMENDATIONS The A3LA R has four features on its bottom surface that can aid in its mounting see Appendix L Mechanical Drawing These four features are predrilled at a mi...

Page 30: ...CHNICAL SUPPORT For technical support please contact us at Phone 703 392 1136 x203 Fax 703 392 6795 Email contact nalresearch com Technical documents are also available to download on NAL Research s w...

Page 31: ...ntered with the appropriate numeric value of n Note that if the numeric parameter n is omitted from the basic command entry a value of zero is assumed for n For example ATXn is set to a value of 4 by...

Page 32: ...des For example AT MSVTR is entered as AT MSVTR n in set mode to enable disable receipt of DTMF messages It is entered as AT MSVTR in read mode to query its current setting and is entered as AT MSVTR...

Page 33: ...the ASCII characters AT or at The body is a string of commands restricted to printable ASCII characters The default terminator is the CR character AT command entry syntax is critical and the followin...

Page 34: ...x commands at x 0 v gsn cmee cpbr 1 12 msvtr all lowercase AT X 0 V GSN CMEE CPBR 1 12 MSVTR all uppercase ATX 0 V GSN CMEE CPBR 1 12 MSVTR space omitted between AT and X ATX0 V GSN CMEE CPBR 1 12 MSV...

Page 35: ...rameter can respond in one of three following manners Disallow out of range entry and respond with ERROR Disallow out of range entry and respond with OK Disallow out of range entry accept the closest...

Page 36: ...cting from the remote modem After a pause the A3LA R will respond with OK Register S2 can be used to alter the escape character from the factory default to any hexadecimal value in the range 0 to 255...

Page 37: ...ts data port speed B 9 ZN SOFT RESET Reset the A3LA R to a user stored configuration 0 Restores user configuration 0 1 Restores user configuration 1 B 10 CN DCD OPTION Select how the A3LA R controls t...

Page 38: ...all data mode the mode will change to in call command mode If DTR is restored ON within approximately 10 seconds the call will remain up If DTR is not restored ON within approximately 10 seconds the c...

Page 39: ...the impression that those values will be used during the data call but there is no guarantee that will be the case The real values will only be known once a data call is established and the negotiati...

Page 40: ...ceived from the DTE or the remote modem according to the parameter specified The response is different in three separate states When a break is received from DTE when A3LA R is in data transfer mode 0...

Page 41: ...ile originated calls speed can have the following values 0 Autobauding 1 300 bps V 21 2 1200 bps V 22 3 2400 bps V 22bis 6 4800 bps V 32 7 9600 bps V 32 default 65 300 bps V 110 66 1200 bps V 110 68 2...

Page 42: ...R REVISION Exec Command CGMR Query A3LA R RF board revision B 27 CGSN SERIAL NUMBER Exec Command CGSN Query A3LA R IMEI B 28 CMEE REPORT MOBILE EQUIPMENT ERROR Set Command CMEE x Set mobile equipment...

Page 43: ...17 SIM PIN2 required 18 SIM PUK2 required 20 memory full 21 invalid index 22 not found 23 memory failure 24 text string too long 25 invalid characters in text string 26 dial string too long 27 invali...

Page 44: ...ist the supported error reporting level The response is in the form CMEE supported x s B 29 CPAS MODEM ACTIVITY STATUS Exec Command CPAS Query A3LA R activity status The response is in the form CPAS x...

Page 45: ...g levels The response is in the form CR supported mode s B 31 DS SET DATA COMPRESSION FUNCTION Set Command DS direction comp_neg max_dict max_string Set the V 42bis data compression function direction...

Page 46: ...ose values will be used during the data call but there is no guarantee that will be the case The real values will only be known once a data call is established and the negotiation phase is done For th...

Page 47: ...l setup originating or answering or the reason for last call release The response is in the form CEER report An example of a report is User alerting no answer B 34 CHUP HANGUP CALL This command causes...

Page 48: ...facility not implemented 81 invalid SM reference value 95 invalid message 96 invalid mandatory information element 97 nonexistent message type 98 incompatible message 99 nonexistent information elemen...

Page 49: ...in MS 211 memory capacity exceeded 255 unspecified error 300 A3LA R failure 301 SMS service reserved 302 operation not allowed 303 operation not supported 304 invalid PDU mode parameter 305 invalid t...

Page 50: ...d CMGF Read command returns the current mode set Response is in the form CMGF mode Test Command CMGF Test command returns the list of supported mode s Response is in the form CMGF list of supported mo...

Page 51: ...4 11 8 SC address followed by GSM 03 40 9 TPDU in hexadecimal format Test Command CMGL Test command gives a list of all status values supported by the A3LA R Response is in the form CMGL list of suppo...

Page 52: ...SSAGE Exec Command CMGS length CR pdu ctrl Z ESC PDU mode Execution command sends message from the DTE to the network SMS SUBMIT In PDU mode length is the length of the actual TP data unit in octets p...

Page 53: ...her dialing commands D or for next answering command A Mode can be either single or alternating the terms alternating mode and alternating call refer to all GSM bearer and tele services that incorpora...

Page 54: ...VER indications are routed to the DTE default 1 If SMS DELIVER is stored in the A3LA R indication of the memory location is routed to the DTE using unsolicited result code CMTI mem index 2 SMS DELIVER...

Page 55: ...mode s list of supported mt s list of supported bm s list of supported ds s list of supported bfr s B 43 COPS OPERATOR SELECT Set Command COPS mode format oper Set command forces an attempt to manuall...

Page 56: ...tration of the A3LA R to the network It just forces a manual registration procedure when entered Read Command COPS Read command returns the current mode and will always respond with 000 for mode This...

Page 57: ...mber type text Test Command CPBF Test command returns the maximum lengths of number and text fields for phonebook entries Response is in the form CPBF nlength tlength where nlength indicates the maxim...

Page 58: ...k LD Last ten calls dialed phonebook ME A3LA R phonebook MT combined A3LA R and SIM phonebook default SM SIM phonebook Read Command CPBS Read command returns currently selected memory the number of us...

Page 59: ...h is necessary before it can be operated SIM Card PIN Code SIM PUK etc If no password request is pending no action is taken by the A3LA R If the password required is SIM PUK then newpin is required wh...

Page 60: ...ription based features In any of these three cases the A3LA R should be available to place and receive calls Note CPIN is closely related to CLCK and CPWD See these commands for additional information...

Page 61: ...ponse is in the form CPMS list of supported mem1 s list of supported mem2 s list of supported mem3 s B 50 CREG NETWORK REGISTRATION Set Command CREG n Set command controls the presentation of an unsol...

Page 62: ...n 2 and A3LA R is registered in the network Response is in the form CREG n stat lac ci Test Command CREG Test command lists the supported settings for CREG Response is in the form CREG list of suppor...

Page 63: ...RA character set is currently supported chset should be of string type enclosed by for example IRA Valid values for chset are IRA international reference alphabet ITU T T 50 Read Command CSCS Read com...

Page 64: ...current message service type set Response is in the form CSMS service mt mo bm Test Command CSMS Test command returns the supported message services of the A3LA R Response is in the form CSMS list of...

Page 65: ...MBER Exec Command GSN Query the A3LA R IMEI This command is similar to CGSN B 60 GCAP GENERAL CAPABILITIES Exec Command GCAP Query the A3LA R overall capabilities B 61 A ANSWER Answer immediately This...

Page 66: ...d SIM phonebook is possible through ordinary communications software which just gives the phone number field to be filled and then uses the D command to originate the call Available memories may be qu...

Page 67: ...wer This causes the A3LA R to auto answer the incoming data or voice call 0 Disable auto answer n 0 Enable auto answer after n rings B 65 XN EXTENDED RESULT CODES Select the response set to be used by...

Page 68: ...form CLVL level 0 Equivalent to level 0 displayed on a handset s volume indicator 1 Equivalent to level 1 displayed on a handset s volume indicator 2 Equivalent to level 2 displayed on a handset s vol...

Page 69: ...upported n s B 68 CRC CELLULAR RESULT CODES ExecSet Command CRC mode Set the extended format of incoming data or voice call indication mode takes the following values 0 Disable extended format default...

Page 70: ...ns Ignore Hn command OK response given 2 Comply with Dn command specified reaction to DTR ON to OFF transitions Disconnect as reaction to Hn command default Read Command CVHU Query the current voice c...

Page 71: ...ring that follows the format tone time with each string enclosed in square brackets The string parameter values are defined as follows tone specifies the string of tones to be played or generated The...

Page 72: ...ere tone is the DTMF tone received 0 9 A D and event can be one of the following 0 tone stopped i e key released 1 tone started i e key pressed Read Command MSVTR Query the current parameter settings...

Page 73: ...system_time can take one of the following forms no network service The A3LA R has not yet received system time from the network XXXXXXX Where XXXXXXXX is the current Iridium system time available from...

Page 74: ...uery the geolocation grid code received from the network in the last Access Decision Notification message The response is of the form MSGEO x y z time_stamp x y z is a geolocation grid code from an ea...

Page 75: ...reply 3 not reachable 4 all call forwarding refer GSM 02 30 5 5 all conditional call forwarding refer GSM 02 30 5 mode takes one of the following values 0 disable not used in Call Forward 1 enable no...

Page 76: ...llows 0 not active 1 active For example CCFC 0 1 CCFC 1 1 441223420024 145 CCFC 2 3 00881662990000 1 30 Test Command CCFC List supported reason s The response is in the form of a range rather than a l...

Page 77: ...if they were intentionally stored on the SIM B 79 CSSSC SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES SHORT CODE Exec Command CSSSC shortcode Execute the given shortcode If the shortcode fails a CME ERROR code is returned...

Page 78: ...s 30 n2 is used to represent the maximum number of re transmission attempts of a frame e g I S N U frame and can take on the following values 1 255 Default is 15 t2 is used to indicate the amount of t...

Page 79: ...the desired parameters set using WIRLP from power up they are set to hardcoded defaults and will only change as the result of the negotiation The response is in the form WIRLP ver k1 k2 t1 n2 t2 r1 r2...

Page 80: ...nd WTM List the supported parameter settings The response is in the form WTM supported tm s B 83 WDLDM IRLP DYNAMIC LINK DELAY MEASUREMENT Set Command WDLDM dldm mi dtl Set the DCE dynamic link delay...

Page 81: ...supported at this time Read Command WDAV Query the current DP registration parameter settings The response is in the form WDAV DP type encrypt Test Command WDAV List the supported DP registration para...

Page 82: ...e mobile originated buffer will be empty upon power up If any data is currently in the mobile originated buffer it will be overwritten Command Response 0 SBD message successfully written to the A3LA R...

Page 83: ...ated message buffer will be empty upon power up Command Response There are no response codes generated by the A3LA R for this command B 87 SBDRT SHORT BURST DATA READ TEXT MESSAGE Exec Command SBDRT T...

Page 84: ...he only means by which both buffers are cleared The mobile terminated buffer will be cleared when an SBD session is initiated Sending a message from the A3LA R to the ESS does not clear the mobile ori...

Page 85: ...the existence of a message in the mobile terminated buffer The response from the A3LA R is one of the following numeric codes 0 No message in mobile terminated buffer 1 Message in mobile terminated bu...

Page 86: ...Response is in the form CAR n Test Command CAR This command lists the supported values of n Response is in the form CAR list of supported values of n B 93 IN IDENTIFICATION Requests the A3LA R to disp...

Page 87: ...IEV unsolicited result code for each indicator when the data port is not in command mode and flush them to the DTE on return to command mode otherwise forward events directly to the DTE sigind Control...

Page 88: ...ides a way for the DTE to wait until the A3LA R can start an SBD session without receiving continual notifications of changes in signal strength Read Command CIER Query the current indicator event rep...

Page 89: ...on status 0 No SBD ring alert received 1 SBD ring alert received Note It is valid for the A3LA R RM RGS to receive a telephony ring alert and an SBD ring alert at the same time Assertion of the RI sig...

Page 90: ...be received To avoid a delayed response due to registration problems issue the CREG command to verify registration prior to entering the CSQ command to obtain signal strength Note The CSQF form of the...

Page 91: ...status 0 Unlocked 1 Locked 2 Permanently locked B 98 CVMI VOICEMAIL INDICATION Exec Command CVMI Query the status of the voicemail indication flag The response is of the form CVMI vmi where vmi is 0...

Page 92: ...ation of the unsolicited result code the delivery of Calling Line Identity information to the A3LA R is controlled by the provisioning of the CLI Presentation supplementary service in the network wher...

Page 93: ...ide the CLI for the next mobile originated call This requires CLIR to be provisioned in one of the temporary modes 2 CLIR suppression i e show the CLI for the next mobile originated call This requires...

Page 94: ...lt 7 38400 bps autoflag takes the following values 0 Fixed rate automatic rate adjustment is disabled 1 Automatic rate adjustment is enabled default Read Command IPR Query the current data rate and au...

Page 95: ...The length of the text message entered in this way is limited only by the maximum mobile originated message length of 1960 bytes The mobile originated buffer will be empty upon power up If any data i...

Page 96: ...unable to initiate call 33 34 Reserved but indicate failure if used 35 A3LA R is busy unable to initiate call 36 Reserved but indicate failure if used This instructs the GSS to disable detach SBD ring...

Page 97: ...y in the mobile originated buffer will be sent from the A3LA R to the GSS If there is a message queued at the GSS it will be transferred to the A3LA R and placed into the mobile terminated buffer Comm...

Page 98: ...be zero MT queued MT queued is a count of mobile terminated SBD messages waiting at the GSS to be transferred to the A3LA R B 106 SBDIX A SHORT BURST DATA INITIATE AN SBD SESSION EXTENDED Note The SBD...

Page 99: ...tes latitude 00 59 MMM Thousandths of minutes latitude 000 999 ddd Degrees longitude 000 179 mm Minutes longitude 00 59 mmm Thousandths of minutes longitude 000 999 This command initiates an SBD sessi...

Page 100: ...t make SBD calls see CULK command 17 Gateway not responding local session timeout 18 Connection lost RF drop 19 Link failure A protocol error caused termination of the call 20 31 Reserved but indicate...

Page 101: ...he GSS to be transferred to the A3LA R B 107 SBDDSC SHORT BURST DATA DELIVERY SHORT CODE Set Command SBDDSC dsc Set the Delivery Short Code DSC which provides dynamic routing or control information fo...

Page 102: ...MTA supported mode settings B 109 SBDREG SHORT BURST DATA NETWORK REGISTRATION Exec Command SBDREG location Triggers an SBD session to perform a manual SBD registration This command initiates an SBD s...

Page 103: ...gn indicators specify latitude North or South and longitude East or West If omitted the default is For example AT SBDIX 5212 483 00007 350 corresponds to 52 degrees 12 483 minutes North 0 degrees 7 35...

Page 104: ...re A protocol error caused termination of the call 20 31 Reserved but indicate failure if used 32 No network service unable to initiate call 33 34 Reserved but indicate failure if used 35 A3LA R is bu...

Page 105: ...tion e g GPS the DTE should use the manual registration command SBDREG Upon triggering in mode 1 Automatic the A3LA R autonomously initiates an SBD session in order to perform a registration with its...

Page 106: ...if used 32 No network service unable to initiate call 33 34 Reserved but indicate failure if used 35 A3LA R is busy unable to initiate call 36 Try later must wait 3 minutes since last registration 37...

Page 107: ...This value will be 1 if there is nothing in the mobile terminated buffer RA flag The RA flag indicates whether an SBD ring alert has been received and still needs to be answered 0 No SBD ring alert 1...

Page 108: ...er the attempt is due to an MT call prior to RING indication MO call or Location Update etc It is an indication that the user needs to deploy the antenna or adjust it to a better orientation location...

Page 109: ...hortly after initialization with the actual status in any case Internal polling will measure the deployment and docking detector states before any overall state change is announced Note that internal...

Page 110: ...er digits The DPLCI message will be sent whenever there is a call state change based on the activity of a DPL peripheral handset B 116 CCWA CALL WAITING SERVICE Command Possible Response s CCWA None c...

Page 111: ...e interaction of this command with other commands based on other GSM supplementary services is described in the GSM standard Defined values n sets shows the result code presentation status in the A3LA...

Page 112: ...t to activate deactivate the Call Waiting service due to it not being provisioned or for other reasons the reported CME ERROR code will be 133 requested service option not subscribed This is strictly...

Page 113: ...quired depending on the action chosen Not all Call Barring services detailed in GSM 07 07 2 subclause 7 4 are supported A subset of those implemented in the H1 menu MMI is supported Note This command...

Page 114: ...ng are NOT supported OI BOIC Bar Outgoing International Calls refer GSM 02 88 4 clause 1 All Iridium calls are International so this facility should not be exercised by a user interface OX BOIC exHC B...

Page 115: ...ractice the DTE must supply classx 1 when querying or changing the status of any Call Barring facility When querying mode 2 passwd is irrelevant and should be supplied as in order to allow the classx...

Page 116: ...d see AT command Facility Lock CLCK Note A user interface may prompt the user for two copies of the new password in which case it should check the two are identical as only one copy is needed for this...

Page 117: ...IPARTY Note While this command is implemented in the A3LA R it may not yet be supported in the Iridium network Stand by for an Iridium Technical Bulletin announcing network support for this feature Th...

Page 118: ...any exist on hold and accepts the other held or waiting call 2X Places all active calls on hold except call X with which communication shall be supported 3 Adds a held call to the conversation 4 Not...

Page 119: ...iting call 5 One multiparty call active plus waiting call 6 One single party call held dialing possible 7 One multiparty call held dialing possible 8 Dual single party call one active one held 9 Dual...

Page 120: ...f call record 255 No call record The XCSI message extends the information available in the DPLCI announcement It will be sent whenever there is a non data call state change in the A3LA R internal Call...

Page 121: ...ess code or failure cause TD_SMS_RP_CAUSE_ 1 Unassigned Number 8 Operator Barring 10 Call Barred 21 SM Transfer Rejected 22 Memory Capacity Exceeded 27 Destination Out Of Order 28 Unidentified Subscri...

Page 122: ...module is idle When the module is in a call then the GPS receiver is disabled to avoid interference between the module s Iridium band transmitter and the GPS band receiver Note the GPS receiver and a...

Page 123: ...wing subsections C 1 1 SR DIRECT S REGISTER REFERENCE Set a pointer to reference S register r C1 2 SR DIRECT S REGISTER READ Read the value of S register r C 1 3 SR N DIRECT S REGISTER WRITE Set the v...

Page 124: ...arrier detect response time No action compatibility only S10 0 255 14 Carrier loss time No action compatibility only S11 0 255 0 DTMF tone duration No action compatibility only Yes S12 0 255 40 Escape...

Page 125: ...map register where bits 0 1 and 3 reflect the Qn setting bit 3 reflects leased line operation setting and bits 4 and 5 reflect synchronous clock setting Yes S30 0 255 0 Disconnect activity timer Timer...

Page 126: ...OTOCOL XXXX 5 Enable COMPRESSION XXXX C 3 IRIDIUM SPECIFIC S REGISTER EXTENSIONS Table 6 Iridium Specific S Register Extensions Register Number Range Default Description Sr n Command Write Protected i...

Page 127: ...CRC setting 7 CR setting Yes S44 0 255 4 Bitmap register 0 2 CPBS setting 5 6 CREG setting 7 CLIP setting Yes S45 0 255 0 Bitmap register 0 1 CNMI parameter mode setting 2 3 CNMI parameter mt setting...

Page 128: ...S106 1 10 10 IRLP riwf isu parameter S107 1 10 10 IRLP risu iwf parameter S112 0 255 0 SBD upload message sequence number high byte Yes S113 0 255 0 SBD upload message sequence number low byte Yes S1...

Page 129: ...n unit S126 0 255 2 Bitmap register 0 Ignore Dn command specified reaction to DTR ON to OFF transitions Disconnect as reaction to Hn command OK response given 1 Ignore Dn command specified reaction to...

Page 130: ...ta call connection established at 600 bps 10 CONNECT 2400 Data call connection established at 2400 bps 11 CONNECT 4800 Data call connection established at 4800 bps 12 CONNECT 9600 Data call connection...

Page 131: ...Data call connected with no data compression as verbose DR V42B TD Data call connected with V 42bis compression enabled on transmit direction as verbose DR V42B RD Data call connected with V 42bis co...

Page 132: ...ion unsolicited if enabled as verbose CDS length CR LF pdu PDU mode SMS STATUS REPORT message indication unsolicited if enabled as verbose CMS ERROR error SMS command failed Table 10 Iridium Specific...

Page 133: ...d confirm the type of Iridium device to which it is connected Table 11 Unit Identification To A3LA R from DTE To DTE from A3LA R Description AT CGMI Get manufacturer name Iridium OK AT CGMM Get model...

Page 134: ...power up the A3LA R wait for the A3LA R to acquire the network and send a 70 byte message see Table 13 Table 13 Power on to Send an SBD Message To A3LA R from DTE To DTE from A3LA R Description Wait...

Page 135: ...BDREG 2 0 A3LA R is now registered AT SBDREG Query the A3LA R registration status SBDREG 2 A3LA R is registered AT SBDMTA 1 Enable SBD ring indications from A3LA R to DTE OK E 5 SBD AUTOMATIC NOTIFICA...

Page 136: ...ifies its registration state and enables automatic registration using the Ask mode see Table 16 Table 16 SBD Automatic Notification Automatic Registration To A3LA R from DTE To DTE from A3LA R Descrip...

Page 137: ...sequence of commands that can be used to establish the connection see Table 18 Table 18 Answer a Data Call To A3LA R from DTE To DTE from A3LA R Description RING Indicates arrival of call request ATA...

Page 138: ...f the two commands as well as the Extended Ring Message can be combined to provide a more detailed definition of the call state than any one of the results provides by itself Table 20 Coordinate CLCC...

Page 139: ...State CLCC Response CPAS Response Extended Ring Message Ringing Data CLCC 004 CPAS 003 CRING DATA In call Voice CLCC 000 CPAS 000 or 003 n a In call Data CLCC 000 CPAS 004 n a On hold Voice CLCC 001...

Page 140: ...A3LA R 4 Keep the power cable between the A3LA R and the power source as short as possible 5 Use both power input pins on the multi interface connector Power consumption of the A3LA R can be divided...

Page 141: ...6 Average Current Drawn During Standby Figure 7 Average Power Consumption During Standby 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Voltage DC 0 000 0 025 0 050 0 075 0 100 Current A 4 0V to 5 5V 5 0V to 32V 0 5 10 15 20...

Page 142: ...Current Drawn During a Data Switch Call Figure 9 Average Power Consumption During a Data Switch Call 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Voltage DC 0 000 0 125 0 250 0 375 0 500 Current A 4 0V to 5 5V 5 0V to 32V...

Page 143: ...Current Drawn During an SBD Transmission Figure 11 Average Power Consumption During an SBD Transmission 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Voltage DC 0 000 0 125 0 250 0 375 0 500 Current A 4 0V to 5 5V 5 0V to 32...

Page 144: ...Current Drawn During an SMS Transmission Figure 13 Average Power Consumption During an SMS Transmission 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Voltage DC 0 000 0 125 0 250 0 375 0 500 Current A 4 0V to 5 5V 5 0V to 32...

Page 145: ...t Drawn During a Voice Call Using DPL Handset Figure 15 Average Power Consumption During a Voice Call Using DPL Handset 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Voltage DC 0 000 0 375 0 750 1 125 1 500 Current A 4 0V to...

Page 146: ...g the 66 satellite constellation The near polar orbits of the Iridium constellation provide truly real time and global coverage from pole to pole Figure 16 Iridium Network Major Components The Iridium...

Page 147: ...rform call connection setup and administrative duties such as billing and resource management The satellite constellation provides connectivity between users from a user to the Iridium system gateway...

Page 148: ...ilobits per second kbps The connection time involving user authentication and handshaking or modem training can range from 15 to 30 seconds For an Iridium to Iridium call dial up data service offers a...

Page 149: ...dials and initiates a connection with the Iridium gateway through the Iridium satellite constellation Because the Iridium modem is requesting to establish a data connection the switch at the gateway r...

Page 150: ...working setup for a landline telephone The only difference is that the dialed telephone number is an international number provided by Iridium Figure 19 illustrates how an Iridium internet call is rout...

Page 151: ...um modems where messages may originate from terrestrial sources Delivery methods and options are initially configured when the Iridium modem is first purchased and may be easily modified via webpages...

Page 152: ...em training time 2 increased call connection quality reliability and maximized throughput and 3 protocol independence G 7 IRIDIUM GEOLOCATION The Iridium network makes calculations of the geographical...

Page 153: ...nsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment CE Compliance The 9523 when marked with the CE symbol complies with the European Community Council Directive for R TTE 99...

Page 154: ...A3LA R User Guide Version A Document Number 451 93156 001A 154 of 158 APPENDIX I CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE Figure 20 Certificate of Compliance...

Page 155: ...ilure to comply can result in the imposition of fines and penalties the loss of export privileges and termination of your contractual agreements with NAL Research The export and re export of NAL Resea...

Page 156: ...S Operating Frequency 1616 to 1626 5 MHz Duplexing Method TDD Multiplexing Method TDMA FDMA Link Margin 12 dB average Average Power during a Transmit Slot Max 7 W Average Power during a Frame Typical...

Page 157: ...5 DATA I O SPECIFICATIONS Dial Up Data RUDICS 2 4 kbps average Direct Internet 2 4 kbps average Short Burst Data 1960 bytes for mobile originated and 1890 bytes for mobile terminated Short Messaging...

Page 158: ...A3LA R User Guide Version A Document Number 451 93156 001A 158 of 158 APPENDIX L MECHANICAL DRAWING Figure 21 A3LA R Mechanical Drawing...

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