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GPS Flex

Antenna

USB-C Header
(PWR + DATA)

Battery

Power

Switch

18-24V

Solar Input

6-pin Serial

Header

I²C Header

Noise RSSI

Indicator

LED

Fea

OLED Display

Stack

u.ﬂ-SMA Sat

Antenna

Cable

Eval Kit

Conﬁguration

Buttons

4.2V

Out

USB/Feather

Serial Jumper

Swarm M138 Modem

Device ID

Swarm M138 Modem

Authentication Code

Overview

SOMETHING BROKEN OR MISSING?

CONTACT SWARM CUSTOMER SUPPORT:

TECHSUPPORT

SWARM.SPACE

Swarm M138 Modem

(Satellite Modem)

SWARM EVALUATION KIT QUICKSTART GUIDE

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Summary of Contents for EVAL03

Page 1: ...Swarm Evaluation Kit QUICKSTART GUIDE June 2022 2022 Swarm Technologies Inc...

Page 2: ...pment Resources Troubleshooting What s Included Follow along with our QuickStart Video https youtu be zJMWd1PM13E Quickstart Contents SOMETHING BROKEN OR MISSING CONTACT SWARM CUSTOMER SUPPORT TECHSUP...

Page 3: ...ay Stack u SMA Sat Antenna Cable Eval Kit Con guration Buttons 4 2VDC Out USB Feather Serial Jumper Swarm M138 Modem Device ID Swarm M138 Modem Authentication Code Overview SOMETHING BROKEN OR MISSING...

Page 4: ...Code The Swarm Modem registration code is the QR code on the M138 sticker If you are unable to use the browser based scanner you can also use your camera app to scan the Swarm M138 Modem QR code and...

Page 5: ...te the external power button on the side of your Eval Kit Press and latch the switch to power on Powering On The Kit SOMETHING BROKEN OR MISSING CONTACT SWARM CUSTOMER SUPPORT TECHSUPPORT SWARM SPACE...

Page 6: ...tight Screw the tripod mount into the threaded hole on bottom of the Eval Kit solar bracket Remove the tripod mounting attachment by loosening the latch at the top of the tripod Eval Kit Assembly SOM...

Page 7: ...your noise RSSI isolate the Eval kit in an area with low RF interference outside in a more remote location is ideal Noise RSSI dBm Background Noise Level 90 Bad Unlikely to work 93 Marginal 97 OK 100...

Page 8: ...int AP Mode users connect to the Eval Kit AP default name swarm xxxx with password 12345678 and communicate to address 192 168 4 1 to queue messages and send other commands In Station STA Mode users s...

Page 9: ...kit outdoors with a clear view of the sky with minimal obstructions and observe the RSSI indicator LED on the board If leaving the Kit for an extended period of time orient the solar panel to face th...

Page 10: ...CONTACT SWARM CUSTOMER SUPPORT TECHSUPPORT SWARM SPACE GPS Pinger Hive Map Feature The Swarm Map Beta is an included service in the Swarm Hive to monitor device health and track the location of your d...

Page 11: ...can ll out the 4 required elds to send an email message of up to 192 bytes through your Swarm Eval Kit a When the M138 Modem has queued the message you ll see a fading Message Sent i Messages are kept...

Page 12: ...command Determine what you would like to send as your first message within quotes and calculate the checksum for the message Command TD Message string in quotes Hello World Message checksum 31 The fu...

Page 13: ...SSID b set pw YourSSIDPassword i Response Successfully set pw to YourSSIDPassword c set mode sta i Response Successfully set mode to sta d reset i Response No response Feather will reboot and a new IP...

Page 14: ...eather will not be accessible in this mode and the OLED display will not be active Using a Serial Monitor tool such as ZOC connect to the Swarm Modem using the identi ed USB COM port baud rate 115200...

Page 15: ...CT SWARM CUSTOMER SUPPORT TECHSUPPORT SWARM SPACE Swarm Pass Checker Using the Swarm Satellite Pass Checker Tool enter your location to see the next available satellite passes overhead Find an upcomin...

Page 16: ...hen your device has successfully transmitted through the Swarm Network you will see your messages displayed in the Swarm Hive If you are monitoring the Swarm Modem s log with a Telnet or Serial connec...

Page 17: ...mode Default 12345678 set pw EvalKitPW set pw MyHomePW set interval minutes Set the interval for the gps pinger feature 0 will disable the GPS pinger Acceptable range is 15 to 720 minutes Default 60m...

Page 18: ...This pin is internally tied to the RSSI indicator pin and is not configurable C GPS Pinger Enable Disable This button will disable or enable the GPS pinger Reset Resets Feather OLED Pressing this but...

Page 19: ...M Mode The image below shows the default jumper con guration for the Eval Kit Note that the Serial Jumper J7 2 can be switched to allow for Feather USB serial access to the Swarm Modem SOMETHING BROKE...

Page 20: ...ar panel leads from the green screw terminal block and replace with a DC power supply This input will charge the Eval Kit batteries and is optimized for an 18V 24V input The OLED display will then rep...

Page 21: ...Started Github Swarm Getting Started Wiki Troubleshooting RSSI Troubleshooting Antenna Swarm Developer Tools Swarm M138 Modem Product Manual External Resources FeatherS2 FAQ Updating FeatherS2 Bootloa...

Page 22: ...cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES...

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