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Iridium 9602-SB SBD Transceiver
S u p p l e m e n t Developer’s Guide
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Revision History
Revision Date Comment
1.0 9-Nov-10
Initial Product Release
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Contents
Revision History ................................................................................................................. 3
1.Product Overview ........................................................................................................ 5
2.Packaging and Regulatory Certification ...................................................................... 5
3.AT Command Set Description .................................................................................... 6
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1. ProductOverview
In 2010 SkyBitz and Iridium partnered to develop a unique, two-way remote asset
tracking and monitoring solution, the Iridium 9602-SB Transceiver. This solution is built
around the Iridium 9602 SBD Transceiver. SkyBitz is the leading remote asset tracking
and information management service provider, specializing in real‐time decision-
making tools for companies with unpowered assets such as trailers, containers, rail cars,
power generators, heavy equipment and other assets. SkyBitz´s asset tracking solutions
are delivered to commercial, transportation, military and public safety customers,
including sensitive shipment haulers of Arms, Ammunition and Explosives (AA&E)
cargos.
The Iridium 9602-SB is different from the Iridium 9602 in that it supports GPS-based
position finding services. Internal to the Iridium 9602-SB is additional hardware for
receiving GPS signals, additional DPS software for extracting GPS codephase
information and additional CP software for managing the feature and sending time-
stamped codephase information via an SBD message to a remote server. To save battery
power and manage resources more effectively, the SkyBitz solution provides the position
of an asset through the computing power of the SkyBitz Data Center, rather than in the
device itself.
Similar to the Iridium 9602, the Iridium 9602-SB only supports Iridium’s Short Burst
Data (SBD) capability. It does not support voice, circuit switched data, or short message
service (SMS).
SkyBitz offer their tracking service using the Iridium satellite network via a SkyBitz
device which integrates the Iridium 9602-SB. This supplemental documentation provides
only details about the additional functionality of the Iridium 9602-SB. The physical
specifications, electrical interfaces and RF interfaces for the Product are described in
detail in the Iridium 9602 SBD Transceiver Developer Guide.
2. PackagingandRegulatoryCertification
The Iridium 9602-SB is a regulatory approved daughter module transceiver that can be
fitted within an enclosed host system. With appropriate external connections, the host
system can be designed to meet full transceiver regulatory tests and sold as a Regulatory
Certified product that meets CE, FCC and IC requirements.
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The 9602-SB is tested to the regulatory and technical certifications shown in Table 1 (See
Note below).
Table 1: Regulatory and Technical Certifications.
Regulatory
Approvals Radio Tests EMC Tests
Electrical /
Mechanical /
Operational
Safety Tests
CE
ETSI EN 301 441
V1.1.1 (2000-05)
ETSI EN301 489-1 V1.8.1(2008-
04)
ETSI EN 301 489-20
V1.2.1(2002-11)
EN60950-
1:2006 Part 1
FCC FCC CFR47 parts
2, 15, and 25
EN61000-4-2 : 1995/A2 : 2001
Part 4.2
EN61000-4-3 : 2002 Part 4.3
EN61000-4-4 : 2004
EN61000-4-6 : 1996/A1 : 2001
Part 4.6
EN55022:2006
EN55022A1 :2007
Industry
Canada Industry Canada
RSS170 Issue 1,
Rev 1, November
6, 1999
3. ATCommandSetDescription
This document specifies the AT Commands supported by the Iridium 9602-SB
Transceiver. The 9602-SB is configured and operated through the use of AT
commands. Only AT Commands that are relevant to the 9602-SB are included. This
document will be periodically updated to reflect the addition, deletion or modification of
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AT Commands. The Product Developer should also consult the software release notes for
the version of software that is physically loaded on the 9602-SB used in applications
under development. Such release notes are made available to SkyBitz directly. It is the
responsibility of Product Developer to check compatibility of applications software with
the AT Commands on all 9602-SBs used for both development and commercial
deployments.
Product Developers should also consult the “Iridium Short Burst Data Service Developers Guide”
in addition to the Commands stated herein. That guide provides significant additional information
that will aide in Product Developers understanding of the Iridium system.
Use the codephase specific AT commands to instruct the 9602-SB to make and store codephase
measurements and the standard SBD commands to send this stored information to the SkyBitz
Data Center.
Table 2: AT Command unique to 9602-SB.
AT Command Description
+SBDCP PRN list for GPS Codephase reception
+SBDCC GPS Codephase reception and calculation
+SBDCR Read GPS Codephase results
+SBDCW Clear or Write GPS Codephase results
+SBDIX Initiate Short Burst Data Session (extended) to send data
+MSGEO Request Geolocation
+CRISX Ring Indication Status (extended) to read L-band frame number
+SBDST Short Burst Data: Session Timeout
+GEMON Energy Monitor