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Operating -
How to use the SSAS
Normal mode
In normal mode the system is in stand-by. It is possible to use the
Iridium transceiver for normal usage (voice or data).
Data applications on a PC can be used by connecting the data cable to
the PC port on the Iridium SSAS Box. See “Connecting a PC”.
Power on indication
When the power is connected to the Iridium SSAS Box the system
will initialise and the green light indicator will turn on. This light
indicator is also used for error indication in case there is no connec-
tion to the Iridium transceiver or the GPS. See “Trouble shooting”.
Test button light indication
The test button can be used as indicator for the alert status of the
Iridium SSAS Box.
The behaviour of the test button can be set in 3 different modes:
NORMAL
Per default the light in the test button is off in normal mode
and turns on when an alert is active
INVERTED
The light will be constantly on in normal mode and turns off
when the alert is activated
OFF
Turns the light off permanently
It is recommended to use the NORMAL setting.
Iridium Tracking System
The ITS can be active in normal mode. See “Iridium Tracking
System”.
Alert mode
Activating the alert
Press one of the alert buttons and hold it for minimum 2 seconds.
After 2 seconds the button will light up and the button can be
released. Only the button, which is pressed, will light up.
The light in the test button will now turn on constantly and the unit is
in alert mode.
An alert message is sent immediately after pressing the alert button.
Alert messages will be sent periodically until they are reset. The time
between the messages can be set from 1x5 minutes to 255x5
minutes. The setting is made at the configuration page.
The message will be sent to all the predefined recipients listed in the
configuration.
When an alert message is sent the SMS messages stored on the
SIM card will be deleted in order to make room for receiving an alert
reset SMS.
Notice:
It is possible to send alert messages and make a voice call at the
same time but a data call will be interrupted when an alert is activated.
The contents of the message are shown in table 1.
Name
Format
Length Example
Message
Code*
Xxxxxxxxxxx
13
SECURITYALERT
Sequence
number**
Xx
2
01
Ship Name
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 20
Karaboudjan
MMSI
MMSI xxxxxxxxx
13
MMSI 041123456
(the 3 first digits
are country code)
IMO
IMO xxxxxxx
10
IMO 1234567
Position
longitude
POS DDDMM.MM,a
Degrees and minutes
13
POS 12258.85,W
Position
latitude
DDMM.MM,a
Degrees and minutes
9
3722.42,N
UTC time
TIME hhmmss
hours, minutes and
seconds
NMEA format without
decimals
10
TIME 221008
Date
DATE ddmmyy
10
DATE 141103
C.O.G.
(Course Over
Ground)
COG ddd 6
COG274
S.O.G.
(Speed Over
Ground)
SOGx x.x Knots
7
SOG0 8.4
System
ECI H4122
9
ECI H4122
Table 1
*)
The message code is fixed and will tell the recipients that this is
an alert.
**) Each message gets a successive sequence number, which
makes it possible to track the ship’s route. The counter counts to
99 and starts over again counting from 1.
The actual SMS body of the examples in the above template will be:
SECURITYALERT,01,Karaboudjan,MMSI041123456,IMO1234567,
POS12258.85,W,3722.42,N,TIME221008,DATE141103,COG274,
SOG08.4,ECI H4122
Notice:
In case the GPS information isn’t available the message will be sent
with the data replaced by crosses (XXX).