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2.7 Reference Documents 

A3LA-XM Product Information 
Getting Started With Model A3LA-XM (TN2009-26-V1.0) 
AT Command Reference for Model A3LA-XM (TN2009-27-V1.0) 
Encryption Module Manual (TN2009-28-V3.0) 

Current Drawn by A3LA-XM (TN2009-29-V1.0) 
Current Drawn by A3LA-XMP (TN2009-30-V1.0) 
SatTerm Software Manual (TN2009-19-V7.0) 
Additional Information on DirectIP SBD (TN2007-637-V1.0) 
Additional Information on SBD (AN2007-07-V3.3.0) 
 

3.0 MULTI-INTERFACE CONNECTOR 
 

The  multi-interface  connector  is  a  male  25-pin  miniature  D-Sub  type  that  includes  seven  interfaces—

RS232,  USB,  DC  input  power,  DC  output  power,  ON/OFF  control  line,  analog  audio  and  Digital  Peripheral 
Link (DPL). The multi-interface connector pin assignments are summarized in Table 1, which is ‗pin-to-pin‘ 
the same as for models 9522A, A3LA-D, A3LA-D-NV and A3LA-SA except for Pin 2. 

 

Table 1. 

Pin assignment for the multi-interface connector. 

PIN # 

SIGNAL 

DESCRIPTION 

INTERFACE 

EXT_ON_OFF 

Power on/off control input 

DC Power 

+12VDC 

Output Voltage to Power the DPL Handset 

DC Power 

EXT_GND 

External GND input 

DC Power 

EXT_B+ 

External 4.0VDC – 32.0VDC input 

DC Power 

SPKR_AUD 

Speaker audio output 

Analog Audio 

DA_TX 

PCM digital audio output 

Digital Audio 

RI 

RS232 Ring Indicate 

RS232 Data 

RTS 

RS232 Request To Send 

RS232 Data 

S_TX 

RS232 Transmit Data/USB D  

RS232 Data 

10 

DCD 

RS232 Data Carrier Detect 

RS232 Data 

11 

DA_FS 

PCM digital audio frame sync output 

Digital Audio 

12 

DA_CLK 

PCM digital 2.048MHz audio clock output 

Digital Audio 

13 

S_RX 

RS232 Receive Data/USB D+ 

RS232 Data 

14 

SIGNAL GND 

RS232 Ground/USB Ground/Signal Ground 

GND 

15 

MIC_AUD 

Microphone audio input 

Analog Audio 

16 

EXT_B+ 

External 4.0VDC – 32.0VDC input 

DC Power 

17 

EXT_GND 

External GND input 

DC Power 

18 

DPL_TX 

Digital Peripheral Link (DPL) data output 

DPL UART 

19 

DTR 

RS232 Data Terminal Ready/USB VBUS 

RS232 Data 

20 

DPL_RX 

Digital Peripheral Link (DPL) data input 

DPL UART 

21 

DSR 

RS232 Data Set Ready 

RS232 Data 

22 

CTS 

RS232 Clear To Send 

RS232 Data 

23 

SIGNAL GND 

RS232 Ground/USB Ground/Signal Ground 

GND 

24 

DA_RX 

PCM digital audio input 

Digital Audio 

25 

SIGNAL GND 

RS232 Ground/USB Ground/Signal Ground 

GND 

Summary of Contents for A3LA-XM

Page 1: ...document or from the use of the A3LA XM based on this document including but not limited to claims or damages based on infringement of patents copyrights or other intellectual property rights NAL Res...

Page 2: ...Data Interface 3 Wire Configuration 7 3 3 USB Data Interface 7 3 4 DC Power Interface 8 3 5 Audio Interface 9 3 6 Digital Peripheral Link DPL 9 4 0 IRIDIUM ANTENNA CONNECTOR 10 5 0 GPS FEED THROUGH OP...

Page 3: ...ones Trackers LBT L Band Transceiver LED Light Emitting Diode LNA Low Noise Amplifier NIPRNET Non Secure Internet Protocol Router Network NOC Network Operation Center OFAC Office of Foreign Asset Cont...

Page 4: ...3LA XM has been certified to MIL STD 810F standards for temperature humidity altitude rain shock sand dust and salt fog Services supported include 1 Dial Up Data 2 Direct Internet Connection or NIPRNE...

Page 5: ...n the field of view between the modem antenna and the Iridium satellite 2 4 Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature Range 30o C to 70o C 22o F to 158o F Operating Humidity Range 75 RH Stora...

Page 6: ...ntrol input DC Power 2 12VDC Output Voltage to Power the DPL Handset DC Power 3 EXT_GND External GND input DC Power 4 EXT_B External 4 0VDC 32 0VDC input DC Power 5 SPKR_AUD Speaker audio output Analo...

Page 7: ...he DTR input from the DTE 4 AT Kn must be set to AT K0 for no flow control or AT K4 for XON XOFF software flow control 5 The setting can be stored on the modem permanently until another setting overwr...

Page 8: ...voided if the A3LA XM is disassembled for any reason other than to set these switches IMPORTANT The A3LA XM USB port does not work reliably under Windows Vista 64 3 4 DC Power Interface The DC power...

Page 9: ...is also a single ended unbalanced output capable of driving an impedance of 600 or more to ground The A3LA XM delivers undistorted audio up to 2 0V peak to peak at this port The combined analog I O au...

Page 10: ...e specifications in the following table It should be noted that the A3LA XM power transmission profiles may vary for a number of reasons Users are reminded to optimize their setup to attain the lowest...

Page 11: ...GPS pass through connector must be terminated with a 50 load when not in use A suitable load is the Huber Suhner 65_SMA 50 0 1 111_NE Either a passive or an active GPS receiver can be connected to th...

Page 12: ...her encrypted or unencrypted data in all modes dial up direct Internet RUDICS SBD and SMS The A3LA XM does not support encrypted voice calls All voice calls are made in the clear unless an external en...

Page 13: ...uring data calls A3LA MPT versions earlier than 1 1 0 had the timer set to every 2 minutes When the timer expires the micro controller will check to make sure the 9522B is still responding by sending...

Page 14: ...e a true drop in replacement for the A3LA D Figure 4 of 4 in Appendix E shows the dimension of the optional plate 11 0 TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT PLEASE CONTACT US AT Phone 703 392 1136 F...

Page 15: ...e projects 48 beams on the surface of earth which may be viewed as providing coverage cells on the ground similar to terrestrial systems Each beam is approximately 600 km in diameter The 66 satellite...

Page 16: ...nd operates an Iridium gateway located in Hawaii United States Each gateway generates and controls all user information pertaining to its registered users such as user identity geo location and billin...

Page 17: ...e LAN or an Internet service provider as shown in Figure A2 The handshaking and protocols are established between the modems independent of the landline The Iridium dial up data service functions in m...

Page 18: ...ure B3 illustrates how Iridium Internet NIPRNet call is routed Direct Internet service can be enhanced using Windows based emulated point to point protocol PPP called the Apollo Emulator With the use...

Page 19: ...140 octet byte maximum message size SMS service is a store and forward method of transmitting messages to and from an Iridium modem The short message from the modem is stored in a central Short Messag...

Page 20: ...y The Iridium network can locate an ISU to within 10 km only about 78 of the time The so called error ellipse can have a large eccentricity with the major axis oriented in the azimuth dimension and th...

Page 21: ...use of a non standard antenna not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment CE Compliance The 9522B when marked with the CE sy...

Page 22: ...laws and regulations Failure 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 an...

Page 23: ...NAL Research Corporation TN2009 25 V1 0 23 APPENDIX D MIL STD 810F CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE...

Page 24: ...NAL Research Corporation TN2009 25 V1 0 24 IRIDIUM NAL Research Corporation Model A3LA XM POWER SERIAL DPL SIM APPENDIX E MECHANICAL DRAWINGS...

Page 25: ...NAL Research Corporation TN2009 25 V1 0 25 NAL Research Corporation Model A3LA XM POWER SERIAL DPL SIM IRIDIUM...

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