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Rover-X User Manual

Surface Iridium Satellite Beacon with GPS Location

Version 1.0

January 2023

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Page 1: ...Rover X User Manual Surface Iridium Satellite Beacon with GPS Location Version 1 0 January 2023...

Page 2: ...rsion is written with respect to Rover X firmware build 11743 If you wish to acquire the latest firmware for your device contact support xeostech com Version History Version No Date Description 1 0 Ja...

Page 3: ...Message 10 Compressed Binary Position Type GC 10 ASCII Position Type AG 11 Default Message Type DM 11 Watch Circle Parameters Type WC 12 Communicating with the Rover X 13 Sending Commands Using XeosOn...

Page 4: ...ding Replacing Batteries 24 O Rings 25 Recovery and Storage 26 Troubleshooting 27 Self Test Failure Codes 29 Appendix A Technical Specifications 30 Appendix B Supplemental Messages 31 System Informati...

Page 5: ...ation messages as per the user settings The internal battery pack provides over 1500 messages Rover X is intended for surface deployments and should not be deployed in situations which exceed 100m in...

Page 6: ...able to provide Iridium SBD data service and accounts Please contact activations xeostech com for more information Each IMEI is capable of being associated with up to five 5 unique email or IP address...

Page 7: ...e GREEN LED on the top of the device is shown The green LED will flash again while the device completes power up Confirm Transmission Turn the device on and place it outside in view of as much of the...

Page 8: ...urn the Rover X OFF repeat the above procedure until the red LED is shown At any time the magnet can be placed against the location of the reed switch once to see which mode the beacon is currently in...

Page 9: ...during assembly SN The unit s serial number IMEI The unique number of the device s Iridium modem Reset Count The number of resets since device was built Latest Reset Reason Cause of last reset Unlock...

Page 10: ...teryV 2 62 Mode Normal Device Temperature C 63 Message Type GC Latitude 44 714099 Longitude 63 604563 SNR 45 Bearing 0 Speed 2880 HDOP 24 4 Compressed Position Timestamp Date and time in UTC of the la...

Page 11: ...ix Default Message Type DM The default message is transmitted at times when the device has no other data available to send other than its internal sensor states where applicable This could be because...

Page 12: ...h Circle Parameters Type WC At start up any Watch Circle parameters are transmitted regardless if the system will be used This is also the message that is displayed if any Watch Circle commands are us...

Page 13: ...e added to your organization Contact activations xeostech com for more information Setting up to Send Navigate to the Send Command window From the Home Tab choose Menu Send Command Select the units yo...

Page 14: ...unicate with the Iridium network commands will remain queued for five days Command Format Creating the file To create an SBD command open a new file in a text editor ex Notepad and save it using the s...

Page 15: ...il must include an unlock code Sending the Command To send your sbd command create a new email message with the following fields To data sbd iridium com Subject Your device s IMEI Body Empty Attachmen...

Page 16: ...frequency at which each task in the Rover X is executed depends on the Rover X s current mode Each mode corresponds to conditions interpreted by the Rover X s logic The following is a simplified diag...

Page 17: ...l receive any queued messages from the Iridium network implement them and respond provided the proper unlock code is received with those commands Iridium also employs a retry scheme in the event queue...

Page 18: ...threshold of the device The Rover X then transmits two positions every ten minutes until the tilt sensor is disabled or the device is no longer inverted Low Battery Mode Timer 3 The Rover X will ente...

Page 19: ...rval in seconds minutes hours days Min Minimum allowed interval for this timer Max Maximum allowed interval for this timer Timers Timer 0 Normal Used if no other modes are triggered Timer 1 Start up U...

Page 20: ...ents The GPS and Iridium interval timers can be set independently of each other If an Iridium session is queued but no GPS position is stored a DM message is sent at this time Regardless the method be...

Page 21: ...the configuration Recognition of a watch circle exit is tied to the GPS interval of the device Once a GPS position is logged that shows the device is outside the circle the device immediately transiti...

Page 22: ...nication with the user for configuration flash memory dumps and firmware upgrades via the Xeos Beacon Android App The Rover X s Bluetooth will advertise after its self test using a Bluetooth name set...

Page 23: ...than to trigger Low Battery mode in millivolts tiltorientation X Set the angle at which the device determines it is inverted See Tilt Sensing btPwr 1 Bluetooth power on for two minutes btName NAME Se...

Page 24: ...asuring less than 1 5 V should be discarded When not in use the Rover X should not have batteries installed especially during storage Adding Replacing Batteries The batteries are configured in 6 colum...

Page 25: ...RO BUNA Top White Section 2 568 137 90D DURO BUNA Bottom Black Section To replace an O Ring Remove the old O ring using a soft tool toothpick to avoid scratching the o ring groove Clean all dirt away...

Page 26: ...be removed and discarded The Rover X should be cleaned and inspected for corrosion or water ingress O rings should be visually inspected Any concerns should be discussed with Xeos support 1 902 444 7...

Page 27: ...ed to send messages where intended o Flip the Rover X to use the bottom Iridium antenna and check for transmissions in Inverted Mode assuming device is using default settings o Change the location of...

Page 28: ...o setcircle X Y Z to change circle and radius o setcircle 0 0 Z to change radius only Inversion triggered when the device has overturned and is using a different antenna than the last time that it tra...

Page 29: ...d fail In the event that there are multiple systems that meet the failure criteria only the higher priority system s failure code will be displayed These sequences are Morse Code using the first lette...

Page 30: ...ectronics Digital Controller Xeos Rover X GPS Receiver uBlox MAX 8C0 Iridium Hardware 9603 Modem Electrical Battery Complement 18 AA batteries lithium or alkaline Voltage Input 9 32V Nominal Voltage 1...

Page 31: ...st recent temperature measurement not used SNR 35 MaxSNR Signal to Noise ratio of the last GPS attempt nSats 4 Number of connected satellites during last GPS attempt GPS 12 0 115 Quantity of GPS attem...

Page 32: ...Rover X User Manual Version 1 0 32 Appendix C Engineering Diagram...

Page 33: ...ys have the IMEI of the device in the subject line regardless of its name on XeosOnline sbdservice sbd iridium com All messages from Iridium devices come from this address MOMSN 5866 Mobile Originatin...

Page 34: ...ing the Lat Long that the body has supplied Iridium is 80 confident always 80 that the device sending the message is within a circle 2 kilometers in radius with the Lat Long given as the centre of tha...

Page 35: ...Limited Warranty is void if failure of the product has resulted from accident abuse or misapplication Any replacement product will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or nin...

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