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Campbell 9522B Instruction Manual
Summary of 9522B
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Inst ruct io n manual 9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem revision: 9/16 c o p y r i g h t © 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 6 c a m p b e l l s c i e n t i f i c , i n c ..
Page 3: Guarantee
Guarantee this equipment is guaranteed against defects in materials and workmanship. We will repair or replace products which prove to be defective during the guarantee period as detailed on your invoice, provided they are returned to us prepaid. The guarantee will not apply to: equipment which has ...
Page 5: Please Read First
Please read first about this manual please note that this manual was originally produced by campbell scientific inc. Primarily for the north american market. Some spellings, weights and measures may reflect this origin. Some useful conversion factors: area: 1 in 2 (square inch) = 645 mm 2 length: 1 ...
Page 7: Precautions
Precautions danger — many hazards are associated with installing, using, maintaining, and working on or around tripods, towers, and any attachments to tripods and towers such as sensors, crossarms, enclosures, antennas, etc. Failure to properly and completely assemble, install, operate, use, and mai...
Page 9: Table Of Contents
I table of contents pdf viewers: these page numbers refer to the printed version of this document. Use the pdf reader bookmarks tab for links to specific sections. 1. Overview ..................................................................... 1 1.1 general description and modes of operation ........
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Table of contents ii b.2 antenna installation ........................................................................ B-2 b.3 9522b modem installation .............................................................. B-4 c. Unlocking a sim card ............................................ C-1 c.1 hand...
Page 11: Com9522B Interface Modem
1 9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 1. Overview 1.1 general description and modes of operation the iridium satellite network consists of a constellation of 66 satellites situated in six planes in low-earth orbit. Each plane is populated by 11 satellites in polar orbits, givi...
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9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 2 table 1-1. Equipment list for base and remote stations base station remote station # 30693 9522b l-band data modem # 30693 9522b l-band data modem # 30627 mounting kit # 30741 antenna # 30741 antenna # 18017-l antenna cable # 18017-l anten...
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9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 3 table 1-2. Remote station com9522b wiring hardware comport description colour connection 9522b antenna “ant” sma connector to antenna cable using #18436 adaptor com9522b interface 26-pin ribbon cable connector com9522b power control yellow...
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9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 4 figure 1-1. 9522b base station configuration figure 1-2. 9522b remote station rs-232 configuration figure 1-3. 9522b remote station cs i/o configuration 1.5 where it works unlike other satellite systems, the iridium satellite network is lo...
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9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 5 2. Specifications 2.1 9522b specifications power supply for system (9522b and com9522b) off state: 20 ua transmission current: 500 ma @ 12 vdc operating: 4 to 32 vdc, 333 ma @ 12 vdc standby: 125 ma @ 12 vdc environmental (9522b) operating...
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9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 6 11 thornhill dr., suite 201 dartmouth, ns, canada, b3b 1r9 t: (902) 405-4428 www.Joubeh.Com if you have acquired a sim card that needs to be unlocked, please see appendix c , unlocking a sim card (p. C-1) . This should be done before going...
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9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 7 3.2.3 step 3: devconfig communications once you have clicked connect, you should be connected to the modem (figure 3-2 ). Figure 3-2. Connected in devconfig type the following command string that correlates to the datalogger and/or baud ra...
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9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 8 figure 3-3. Cr1000 at command string the modem should add a 0 at the end of the command string (figure 3-4 ). Figure 3-4. Modem reply to command string.
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9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 9 to ensure that the settings have been stored in the modem type the command: at&v. Figure 3-5. At&v command the modem will return the following as seen in figure 3-6 and should include the elements just added. Figure 3-6. Modem setting conf...
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9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 10 this is a summary of the currently active modem profile and ensures that when power is cycled to the modem it will have the correct auto-answer, dtr, and flow control settings. Exit hyperterminal and save your settings for later. 4. Datal...
Page 21: 5. Loggernet Configuration
9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 11 figure 4-2. Comports settings tab 5. Loggernet configuration 5.1 setup of loggernet communications this section deals with the proper software setup of a remote section that uses the com9522b in campbell scientific’s loggernet datalogger ...
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9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 12 5.1.1 step 1: loggernet setup start loggernet and open the setup screen from the main category of the toolbar. Start the configuration by clicking on the add root button. From the add submenu make the following selections: comport communi...
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9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 13 5.1.2 step 2: comport configuration with the setup tree entered, you will now need to complete the configuration of each element. Start with selecting the comport element at the root of the tree (figure 5-2 ). Be sure that the comport con...
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9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 14 5.1.3 step 3: generic modem configuration select the generic element as in figure 5-3 . Ensure that the communications enabled box is checked, change the maximum baud rate to 19200 (9600 for a cr10x), set the extra response time to 3 seco...
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9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 15 5.1.4 step 4: generic modem configuration continued click on the modem tab located next to the hardware tab (figure 5-4 ). Set the rts cts use to “3. The rts line will be lowered”. In the dial script box enter the following string: t"^m" ...
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9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 16 5.1.5 step 5: pakbusport configuration as shown in figure 5-5 , select the pakbusport. Be sure the communications enabled box is checked, change the maximum baud rate to 19200 (9600 for a cr10x), set the beacon interval to 0, set the extr...
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9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 17 5.1.6 step 6: cr1000 configuration select your datalogger as shown in figure 5-6 . Be sure that the communications enabled box is checked and that the pakbus address is correct for the datalogger being used. Set the delay hangup to 200 ms...
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9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 18 figure 5-7. Cr1000 schedule configuration 6. Remote modem configuration as a matter of system redundancy, it is recommended that the following programming be used as part of your datalogger program. If this programming is not used, it is ...
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9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 19 6.1 program example 1 in example 1, the station is a solar powered site where power management is a concern. Modem power is controlled by the com9522b via control port 1. During this time, the modem is sent its configuration via the rs-23...
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9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 20 6.2 program example 2 in example 2, the station is a solar powered site where power management is a concern. Modem power is controlled by the com9522b via control port 1. During this time, the modem is sent its configuration via the cs i/...
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9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 21 7. Troubleshooting tools and tips problem: i have intermittent successful connections between the remote and base station modem. The signal strength is weak and the data transfer speeds are slow. Solution: the antenna may not have a compl...
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9522b iridium satellite modem and com9522b interface modem 22.
Page 33: Calculations
A-1 appendix a. Sample data transfer calculations the calculations below are based upon maximum theoretical throughputs. Real world transmission times for the iridium satellite network have proven to be as much as twice as slow. When transmitting the data back from the station, the power consumption...
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Appendix a. Sample data transfer calculations a-2 power calculation when configuring a power supply (that is, solar panel and battery) for a remote station, it is essential to design with the worst case scenario in mind. This will help to ensure that the station will perform as expected. The power c...
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B-1 appendix b. Hardware installation the hardware shown in this appendix consists only of hardware listed in table 1-1 . Although it may be possible to use other hardware, it will not be addressed in this appendix. Do not connect power to either modem until installation is complete, as damage to th...
Page 36: B.2 Antenna Installation
Appendix b. Hardware installation b-2 figure b-3. Installed sim card b.2 antenna installation these instructions apply to both the base and remote stations. This installation does not have to precede the modem installation. It should be conducted in the most convenient and logical order. The install...
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Appendix b. Hardware installation b-3 figure b-4. Antenna, mount, and cable thread the antenna onto the 3/4 inch supplied nut, being sure not to cross the threads (figure b-5 ). Figure b-5. Antenna attached to mount.
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Appendix b. Hardware installation b-4 b.3 9522b modem installation the base station installation should be conducted before proceeding to the field to conduct the remote station installation. With the base station installed first, it will provide the opportunity to test the communications from the b...
Page 39: C.1 Handset Method
C-1 appendix c. Unlocking a sim card there are two methods to unlock a sim card. The equipment you have available will dictate which method is used. C.1 handset method to unlock the iridium sim card permanently using the iridium handset, follow these instructions. Install the sim card. Attach the an...
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Appendix c. Unlocking a sim card c-2 the next step is to enter the pin code for the sim card. At+cpin=”1111” the modem should respond with an “ok” which means the pin code has been accepted. This explanation assumes that the default code of “1111” is being used. If you get an “ error” reply, be sure...
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D-1 appendix d. Interfacing loggernet to rudics contact campbell scientific if you are interested in using rudics. D.1 base station system requirements 1. Loggernet software version 4.0 or greater 2. Telnet-compliant serial port redirector software 3. Iridium service account, supplied by iridium ser...
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Appendix d. Interfacing loggernet to rudics d-2 serial port window, select an unused serial port, and add the ip address and port number to connect to. Figure d-1. Serial port redirector setup next, click on the advanced button, and on the protocol tab, select telnet. Click ok to create the new virt...
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Appendix d. Interfacing loggernet to rudics d-3 figure d-3. Serial port redirector setup (cont’d) d.4 loggernet setup now that the serial port emulator has been configured, be sure to restart loggernet if running. Use the following steps to configure loggernet to dial the remote modem. D.4.1 step 1:...
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Appendix d. Interfacing loggernet to rudics d-4 d.4.2 step 2: generic modem configuration add a new genericmodem to the comport, select a maximum baud rate of 115200 and maximum packet size of 1024. Figure d-5. Generic modem configuration in the modem tab, add a dial script to instruct the rudics sy...
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Appendix d. Interfacing loggernet to rudics d-5 figure d-6. Generic modem configuration (cont’d) finally, add a pakbusport and a datalogger and configure them according to the intended application (see section 5.1.5 , step 5: pakbusport configuration (p. 16) , and section 5.1.6 , step 6: cr1000 conf...
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Appendix d. Interfacing loggernet to rudics d-6.
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