NAL A3LA-XM General description manual - page 2
NAL Research Corporation (TN2009-25-V1.0)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GLOSSARY ....................................................................................................................... 3
1.0 PURPOSE .................................................................................................................... 4
2.0 SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Mechanical Specifications ........................................................................................... 4
2.2 RF Specifications ...................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Electrical Specifications ............................................................................................. 5
2.4 Environmental Specifications ...................................................................................... 5
2.5 Data I/O Specifications .............................................................................................. 5
2.6 Related Hardware ..................................................................................................... 5
2.7 Reference Documents ............................................................................................... 6
3.0 MULTI-INTERFACE CONNECTOR .................................................................................... 6
3.1 RS232 Data Interface (Standard 9-Wire Configuration) .................................................. 7
3.2 RS232 Data Interface (3-Wire Configuration) ................................................................ 7
3.3 USB Data Interface ................................................................................................... 7
3.4 DC Power Interface ................................................................................................... 8
3.5 Audio Interface ........................................................................................................ 9
3.6 Digital Peripheral Link (DPL) ....................................................................................... 9
4.0 IRIDIUM ANTENNA CONNECTOR .................................................................................... 10
5.0 GPS FEED THROUGH (OPTIONAL) .................................................................................. 11
6.0 SIM CARD INTERFACE .................................................................................................. 11
7.0 LED DISPLAY .............................................................................................................. 12
8.0 AES 256-BIT ENCRYPTION ............................................................................................ 12
9.0 SELF-MONITORING TO PREVENT MODEM LOCK-UP .......................................................... 13
10.0 MOUNTING RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................. 13
11.0 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ................................................................................................. 14
APPENDIX A: DESCRIPTION OF THE IRIDIUM NETWORK ........................................................ 15
APPENDIX B: STANDARDS COMPLIANCE .............................................................................. 21
APPENDIX C: EXPORT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION ............................................................... 22
APPENDIX D: MIL-STD-810F CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE ................................................... 23
APPENDIX E: MECHANICAL DRAWINGS ............................................................................... 24