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Iridium Pilot Land Station Installation Guide        

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Section I – INTRODUCTION

1. Introduction 

Thank you for purchasing Iridium Pilot Land Station, the NEXT generation solution for broadband voice 
and data communications. Leveraging the world’s furthest reaching and only truly global communications 
network, Iridium Pilot Land Station delivers exceptional performance, reliability and durability anywhere on 
the planet. Powered by the Iridium OpenPort® service, and backed by an industry-leading warranty, you can 
count on a secure, real-time connection — whenever and wherever you need it.   

About This Guide 

This is the Installation Guide for the Iridium Pilot Land Station platform. The readers of this manual include 
anyone who intends to install this system. Specific skills are required to install the Iridium Pilot Land Station 
platform and therefore, it is important that you observe all safety requirements listed in the beginning of this 
manual, and operate the system according to this guide’s guidelines.

This guide provides you with complete information on the installation and testing of the Iridium Pilot Land 
Station Terminal. This includes the following: 

•  System installation 

•  System start-up and test 

•  PC & network configuration 

•  System Administration 

•  Troubleshooting 

Terms to Know 

•  ODU   

Outdoor Unit (the radiating unit)

•  IDU 

 

Indoor Unit (the user interface unit)

•  IBSU   

Iridium Broadband Subscriber Unit (the ODU and IDU together)

•  POTS:    

Plain Old Telephony System 

•  SIM:    

Subscriber Identity Module 

•  PSU:    

Power Supply Unit 

•  Provisioned:  

A term used to indicate the SIM card is activated for voice and data connection.  

   

 

This can only be done by the Service Provider. 

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Страница 1: ...www iridium com info iridium com toll free 1 866 947 4348 phone 1 480 752 5155 Installation Guide TPIM1301 Land Station...

Страница 2: ...d herein The information in this document is subject to change without notice No warranty of any kind is made with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of mercha...

Страница 3: ...or call 1 866 947 4348 or 1 480 752 5155 for outside U S and request that a User Manual be sent to you Third Party Information This Installation Guide might refer to third party sources of information...

Страница 4: ...10 Initial System Configuration 25 11 Configuration of LAN Settings 26 Section IV TROUBLESHOOTING 29 12 Fault Overview 29 13 LED State Table 29 14 Troubleshooting 29 15 Access Denial 32 16 Performanc...

Страница 5: ...iv Iridium Pilot Land Station Installation Guide...

Страница 6: ...ho intends to install this system Specific skills are required to install the Iridium Pilot Land Station platform and therefore it is important that you observe all safety requirements listed in the b...

Страница 7: ...tion may result in injury or inability of the equipment to function properly Only a qualified professional technician trained in the installation of electronics and antennas should remove the installa...

Страница 8: ...r radio dealer or the manufacturer for further instructions You as the qualified end user of this radio device must control the exposure conditions of bystanders to ensure the minimum separation dista...

Страница 9: ...llow rust to the ODU which could result in failure of the ODU This in turn could cause disruption in operation of the Iridium Pilot Land Station device or danger from a falling unit Avoid damaging the...

Страница 10: ...lobe The traffic is routed through the meshed satellite network and lands at the Alaska Ground Station and is then routed over terrestrial networks to the Gateway in Arizona At the gateway traffic is...

Страница 11: ...1 INTRODUCTION 6 Iridium Pilot Land Station Installation Guide...

Страница 12: ...The cable connects the ODU to the IDU It is shielded and has a waterproof connection for the ODU Consult your Iridium service provider for availability To maintain the waterproofing and shielding inte...

Страница 13: ...tion Diagram Interconnect Cable up to 50 meters Power Module Mains Power Cord 2 m User Supplied Computer and Ethernet Cable Optional Handset Outdoor Unit Indoor Unit power status signal sim off on dat...

Страница 14: ...ide Warnings 4 Temporary connection of equipment may be necessary to test and validate the potential ODU location s These tests should be run with all nearby RF generating systems operational 5 Run th...

Страница 15: ...re to do so could result in serious injury or death ODU Installation Considerations As previously stated Iridium is a constellation of LEO satellites covering every location on the surface of the Eart...

Страница 16: ...dB 4 m 13 1 ft 1 dB 4 m 1 3 ft 9 m 29 5 ft 2 dB 31 m 101 8 ft 1 dB 6 m 2 ft 22 m 72 2 ft 2 dB 75 m 246 ft 1 dB 8 m 2 6 ft 40 m 131 2 ft 2 db 1 dB 1 0 m 3 3 ft 65 m 213 2 ft 2 dB 1 dB RADAR systems or...

Страница 17: ...for locations that are at least 15 below the RADARs and honor the separation distances 2 Locate Inmarsat radomes and honor the 10 meter separation distances The Inmarsat and Iridium operating frequen...

Страница 18: ...e connector and cable by cutting a small hole on the cardboard box Elevate the ODU to the approximate intended install height and use a temporary platform to hold the unit The orientation of the groun...

Страница 19: ...ermanent installation is comprised of 7 steps 1 Route the ODU IDU interface cable 2 Connect and mount the ODU and note that the ground lug orientation will be used in software as Aft or rear orientati...

Страница 20: ...ant to consider resonance as well as strength The ODU will be subject to vibrations caused by oscillating aerodynamic forces due to vortex shedding from the ODU itself in the range 0 10 Hz for wind sp...

Страница 21: ...aterial from the anode to the cathode This will cause the aluminum to corrode and dissolve at an accelerated rate There are two actions the installer can use to prevent this corrosion See Appendix E f...

Страница 22: ...nting pole user supplied per Recommended Stand Mounting instructions below and in Appendix E If you need to make an adaptor plate use the bolt holes in the mounting bracket as a template Figure 9 CTIO...

Страница 23: ...IDU before using Pilot Land Station Instructions on how to install the ground cables are provided in Section 8 and Appendix E of this Installation Guide Failure to properly ground the ODU and the IDU...

Страница 24: ...pendix C Ground Cable details in Appendix D Handset 3 max not supplied Ground cable for the IDU The cables connected internally to the IDU e g power ground cable from the ODU should be attached to the...

Страница 25: ...rminals within the installation section of the IDU The earth should be connected to the earth tag inside the installation area See Figure 14 Shock Hazard WARNING The Indoor Unit IDU contains low volta...

Страница 26: ...priate clamp or connection 6 Fit power feed from the DC buss or from the supplied PSU to power connector on IDU use strain relief provided within IDU See Figure 14 reference 6 7 Connect RJ 45 connecto...

Страница 27: ...st have a valid SIM installed Upon activation by the Service Provider the customer s SIM will be provisioned with the service level available bandwidth and the number of voice lines available For exam...

Страница 28: ...e location should be considered d If the call fails to connect go to the trouble shooting section of this guide Note Voice quality of the Iridium Pilot Land Station network is characterized as narrow...

Страница 29: ...2 INSTALLATION 24 Iridium Pilot Land Station Installation Guide...

Страница 30: ...rk the more devices connected the smaller the share of the connection Depending on how your LAN is configured you may or may not want the IBSU to act as a DHCP server and to perform DNS forwarding see...

Страница 31: ...current connection along with historical statistics Voice line data displays line type phone number and voice mail service 11 Configuration of LAN Settings The Iridium Pilot Land Station IBSU allows...

Страница 32: ...68 0 2 to 192 168 0 254 The range specifies the maximum number of devices on the network Both the maximum and minimum value must be in the same subnet Domain Name System DNS Forwarding DNS is used to...

Страница 33: ...3 NETWORK CONFIGURATION 28 Iridium Pilot Land Station Installation Guide...

Страница 34: ...ite communications work but voice and or data issues persist a Possible interference or blockage issue b Possible equipment issue 13 LED State Table The Data and Voice LEDs will be off until the unit...

Страница 35: ...gnal available to ODU Not Used Not Used No GPS signal Not Used data Data port not provisioned Data port provisioned for use Flashing when data call in progress Access to network denied see Web Page fo...

Страница 36: ...d not remain red If it remains red it implies that there is a problem with the equipment Please call your service provider and report all the information you can see on the web pages as well as the LE...

Страница 37: ...ovider ODU RF transmission prohibited ODU does not have a valid GPS location fix If the installation can be relocated move to different location and recheck Wait 10 minutes for updated GPS location fi...

Страница 38: ...l interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment Off and On the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following me...

Страница 39: ...34 Iridium Pilot Land Station Installation Guide FCC Declaration of Conformity EU Declaration of Conformity 5 APPENDICES...

Страница 40: ...5 APPENDICES Iridium Pilot Land Station Installation Guide 35...

Страница 41: ...tronically switched and phase steered 6 dual element azimuth array and 1 Zenith element Polarization RHCP Maximum Gain 8 dBi Beam Width Hemispheric coverage 60 per element Steering Automatic solid sta...

Страница 42: ...ure Type IP33 compliant plastic enclosure Temperature Range 0 to 50 degrees Celsius operating 40 to 85 degrees Celsius Storage Physical Description ODU Diameter 58 cm Height 20 cm 40 cm with mounting...

Страница 43: ...tation Installation Guide User Interfaces IDU SIM Card Furnished by Iridium service provider Data 10 bast T RJ 45 Ethernet port Voice 1 RJ 11 2 wire POTS interface Voice 2 RJ 11 2 wire POTS interface...

Страница 44: ...ri shielded network cable such as Belcom part number M4884969 or equivalent 4 The cable maximum length is 50 m The combined length of the ODU IDU interface cable plus the Computer to Data port cable s...

Страница 45: ...CT LABEL SHALL BE COMPLIANT WITH OP 062 AND AFFIXED NEAR CONNECTOR AT EACH END 5 REVISIONS REV DESCRIPTION DATE APPROVED A Released for production 5 29 2013 SM B Added extra RJ45 BDE connector 8 06 20...

Страница 46: ...1m to 0 25m 8 27 2013 SM D Added table changed note 2 10 04 2013 SM APPROVED CABLE LENGTH LENGTH ITEM 3m 0 25m 115 00026 m meters D E F C 1 2 3 4 B A 3 2 1 5 C D 4 6 7 8 A B 5 6 7 8 E E D 1 5 10 14 20...

Страница 47: ...04 2013 SM APPROVED CABLE LENGTH LENGTH ITEM 8m 0 25m 115 00027 m meters D E F C 1 2 3 4 B A 3 2 1 5 C D 4 6 7 8 A B 5 6 7 8 E E B 1 5 10 14 2013 UNITS mm MATERIAL THIS DRAWING AND THE INFORMATION CO...

Страница 48: ...2013 SM D Added a second Serrated M10 Washer 1 9 2014 SM D E F C 1 2 3 4 B A 3 2 1 5 C D 4 6 7 8 A B 5 6 7 8 E E D 1 5 1 10 2014 UNITS mm MATERIAL THIS DRAWING AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS...

Страница 49: ...115 00033 BBGC1301 m meters D E F C 1 2 3 4 B A 3 2 1 5 C D 4 6 7 8 A B 5 6 7 8 E E A 1 5 12 17 2013 UNITS mm MATERIAL THIS DRAWING AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS THE PROPERTY OF IRIDIUM SAT...

Страница 50: ...5 APPENDICES Iridium Pilot Land Station Installation Guide 45 Figure 23 MOUNTING STAND RADOME INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS See Figure 24 for parts lis ng and responsible party for supply...

Страница 51: ...ATION GASKET 2 INCLUDED 4 M10X30MM HEX BOLT 316 S S 4 USER SUPPLIED 5 RUBBER STEEL WASHER 3 8 12 INCLUDED 6 M10 JAM NUT 316 S S 4 USER SUPPLIED 7 M10 HEX NIT 316 S S 4 USER SUPPLIED 8 POLE MAST MOUNT...

Страница 52: ...mm TOP BOTTOM IDU Drill Template Use template to drill mounting 3 total screw holes Ensure template scale is 1 to 1 Check all dimensions before drilling to the wall 47 Figure 25 IDU Drill Template 839...

Страница 53: ...48 Iridium Pilot Land Station Installation Guide 5 APPENDICES 83965_InstallGuide indd 44 3 2 12 8 01 AM...

Страница 54: ...nstallation Guide 49 Figure 26 ODU Mounting Bracket Template Use the following template as needed in the fabrication of a mounting bracket or other This template matches the flange dimensions on the O...

Страница 55: ...5 APPENDICES 50 Iridium Pilot Land Station Installation Guide...

Страница 56: ...ent to new in performance and reliability Any replacement Product parts or Accessories will also have functionality at least equal to that of the Product parts or Accessories being replaced Replacemen...

Страница 57: ...had the serial numbers or date tags removed altered or obliterated are excluded from coverage Communication Services Defects damages or failure of the Product due to any non Iridium communication ser...

Страница 58: ...ER DISTRESS CALLING OR EMERGENCY SERVICES BOTH PUBLIC OR PRIVATELY OPERATED ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE AS A CONDITION OF THE PROVISION OF PHONE SERVICE AND PRODUCT BY IRIDIUM THAT THEY WILL MAKE NO CLAIM W...

Страница 59: ...fines and other amounts incurred by us or on our behalf in the defense of any such claims or actions Further we specifically disallow any liability and will not credit back airtime charges related to...

Страница 60: ...ems it necessary in its sole discretion to respond to an exigent circumstance These governmental and quasi governmental agencies shall be deemed users for all purposes of this Limited Warranty SOFTWAR...

Страница 61: ...otices Purchaser agrees to maintain and reproduce all copyright and other proprietary notices on all copies in any form of the Software in the same form and manner that such copyright and other propri...

Страница 62: ...of the rights and restrictions herein Any warranty inquiries should be faxed or emailed to your Iridium Service Provider or your Point of Sale as described above To identify a Service Provider in your...

Страница 63: ...ect more than one scan then the display will indicate the following Light blue shows the mean RSSI value for each antenna over the completed number of scans the red show the peak value obtained over t...

Страница 64: ...m band 805 to 816 MHz or some other frequency that is an integer multiple of the 1616 to 1625 5 MHz band An example of in band noise can be seen in Figure 28 It is caused by the harmonic or the ODU s...

Страница 65: ...Second during this nearly three hour scan no dynamic activity was seen in the lower portion of the Iridium band This lower portion of the Iridium band is shared spectrum that we avoid using during no...

Страница 66: ...a time date stamp The data is stored as a comma separated value CSV and can be sent to a tier 2 or tier 3 organization for further assistance in analysis Tier 1 is end user support from the SP servic...

Страница 67: ...nels or about every 3 5 seconds since the channels area sampled once every 0 35 seconds this repetition is most likely the RADAR antenna rotation rate and will change as the radar sweep changes The la...

Страница 68: ...every channel every other channel every 5th channel or every 10th channel using the Step pull down on the control bar This feature may be useful in tracking down broad band interferers by spot scanni...

Страница 69: ...5 APPENDICES 64 Iridium Pilot Land Station Installation Guide...

Страница 70: ...e without notice Only one communications company connects the entire globe Iridium commands the world s furthest reaching network making it the only truly global communications company with solutions...

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