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Thuraya Orion IP 
Satellite Terminal 

Maritime Installation Guide 

3500867-0001 
Revision 5 
November 31Dec, 2013 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Thuraya Orion

Page 1: ...Thuraya Orion IP Satellite Terminal Maritime Installation Guide 3500867 0001 Revision 5 November 31Dec 2013 ...

Page 2: ...ort to ensure the correctness and completeness of the material in this document Hughes Network Systems LLC shall not be liable for errors contained herein The information in this document is subject to change without notice Hughes Network Systems LLC makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a p...

Page 3: ... out 11 Four RJ 45 Ethernet with Power over Ethernet PoE ports 11 WLAN port 12 Antenna port 12 SIM card 12 System power requirements 13 Table 4 System power requirements 13 Fuse 13 Chapter 2 Below Deck Unit BDU Install 15 Basic BDU installation procedure 15 Installation notes 15 BDU mounting information 16 Chapter 3 Above Deck Unit ADU Install 17 Physical dimensions 17 Antenna cable lengths and ty...

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Page 5: ...BDU 10 Figure 1 3 Fitting the SIM card Cover 12 Figure 2 1 BDU mounting dimensions in mm 16 Figure 2 2 BDU Wiring Diagram 16 Figure 3 1 ADU Maritime Antenna 17 Tables Table 1 Maritime Kit Parts 10 Table 2 Power port pin out 11 Table 3 RJ 45 Ethernet port pinout 11 Table 4 System power requirements 13 ...

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Page 7: ... personal injury or in some cases death as explained below Each of these signal words indicates the severity of the potential hazard WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in minor or moderate injury Safety symbols The generic safety alert ...

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Page 9: ...l Note Damages resulting in the failure to conform to the instructions found herein as well as standard installation practices will be the responsibility of the installer Hughes mobile satellite terminals The mobile satellite terminals are composed of four core component parts the transceiver or Below Deck Unit BDU the antenna or Above Deck Unit ADU the power connector cable and a 25 meter RF cabl...

Page 10: ...e 9504275 0008 15 Amp fast blow ATO blade fuse 2 pieces PDF Install Manual PDF User Manual 3500854 0001 Maritime Antenna Type HN321 TNC N 25m RF coax cable TNC N 25 meter Table 1 Maritime Kit Parts Below Deck Unit BDU The BDU provides all of the TE interfaces plus the interface for the antenna ADU and manages the communications over the Thuraya network Communication to the ADU is provided by a sin...

Page 11: ...PC with a standard Ethernet cable Table 3 shows the pinout of the Ethernet connector Pin 1 RX 2 RX 3 TX 4 NC 5 NC 6 TX 7 NC 8 NC Table 3 RJ 45 Ethernet port pinout Note The 48V and 48V are supplied over the TX RX pairs They are only active when an 802 3af compliant device is plugged in The other pairs 4 5 7 and 8 are unused All four Ethernet interfaces support up to 15 Watts of power to each PoE p...

Page 12: ...disconnect the antenna cable while the unit is powered on ONLY use the Thuraya Maritime Antenna Type HN321 with this BDU use of other antennas may damage the BDU and Antenna and shall void the warranty SIM card SIM Card The BDU requires a Thuraya SIM to be installed Insert the SIM supplied by your service provider into the SIM card holder with the metal contacts facing down A SIM card cover is sup...

Page 13: ...0V Voltage Input Maximum 32V Total Current for ADU and BDU Max 12V 12A Required Fuse 15A Table 4 System power requirements Fuse The fuse is a 15 Amp fast blow ATO blade fuse The installed part is from Littelfuse part number 0257015 To replace the fuse pull fuse out of fuse holder pliers may be needed to grip fuse and press new fuse into fuse holder Spare fuses are provided with your Thuraya Mobili...

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Page 15: ...notes 1 Use the correct gauge of wire for both Positive and Negative wires to ensure a minimal voltage drop under load Suggested wire size 14 AWG up to 8m 26ft 12 AWG up to 12m 40ft 10 AWG up to 20m 65ft 2 The power must be connected to a fused 12 or 24Vdc power source The unit is fused but a 15A or greater fuse is required in the source to protect against shorts in the cabling If connecting to a ...

Page 16: ...nd sides to provide adequate cooling 3 Mount the terminal onto a flat surface using at least four screws or bolts not supplied Use screws or bolts with a diameter between 3 5 to 4mm Vibration resistant screws or lock washers should be used Figure 2 1 BDU mounting dimensions in mm Thuraya Orion IP BDU RSI Vessel Ground Chassis Gnd Point V DC Volts Source fused V DC Volts Source RSI Remote Switch In...

Page 17: ...er and control information Physical dimensions ADU Size 319 5mm x 277mm Weight 4kg Figure 3 1 ADU Maritime Antenna Antenna cable lengths and types The Hughes BDU has an automatic cable calibration feature that determines the loss of the cable The RF cable that comes standard in the terminal kit is 25 meters long If a different cable is required for the installation the end to end RF loss needs to ...

Page 18: ...se some signal degradation The amount of degradation depends on the size of the obstruction and the distance from the antenna but in general any obstructions within 3 meters 10 feet of the antenna should be avoided Obstructions less than 150 mm 6 inches in diameter can be ignored beyond this distance Radar DO NOT install the antenna on the same plane as a Radar Antenna the High Power Radar signal ...

Page 19: ...e as antenna beam NOTE If there is other equipment installed near the Thuraya satellite terminal it is recommended to operate all equipment simultaneously and verify there is no co interference Radiation locate the antenna so that personnel are not exposed to microwave radiation from the Antenna when transmitting keep a minimum safe distance of 1 meter 39 inches to the side and above the antenna A...

Page 20: ...20 The Above Deck Unit ADU Revision 1 ...

Page 21: ... pedestal Connect the N connector on the coax cable as shown before fastening the antenna to the pole mount Do not obstruct the drain holes at the bottom of the antenna around the N connector and at the bottom of the pole mount Note the antenna cable carries DC power Always power the BDU down prior to connecting or disconnecting the antenna cable from either the antenna or the BDU ...

Page 22: ...for some installations Custom mounts mounting brackets may be required The following template is provided for the Antenna footprint NOTE the Antenna must be fitted to allow for natural water drainage please see template information Failure to follow this requirement shall void any warranty ...

Page 23: ...le Frequency Vibration 5 10Hz with amplitude 2 54 mm 10 15Hz with amplitude 0 76mm 15 25Hz with amplitude 0 40mm 25 33Hz with amplitude 0 23mm Note Vibration levels in a typical installation are usually much less than the above mentioned values It is however the responsibility of the installer to verify that the cited levels are not exceeded in any mode of operation of the vessel In case of abnorm...

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