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2.3 Environmental
2.3.1 Environmental Specification
The environmental specifications of the 9602/9602N are summarized in Table 5 below.
Table 5: Environmental Specifications
Parameter Value
Operating Temperature Range
1
-40ºC to + 85ºC
Operating Humidity Range ≤ 75% RH
Storage Temperature Range -40ºC to + 85ºC
Storage Humidity Range ≤ 93% RH
2.3.2 Environmental Tests Performed
The 9602 complies with the specifications listed in Table 6. The 9602N complies with the specifications
listed in Table 6a.
Table 6: 9602 Environmental Tests
Test Name
Test Reference
Test Description
Thermal Shock EN60068-2-14:2000
Change of Temperature,
-25°C to +70°C,
5 cycles of 1 hour each
Humidity IEC60068-2-78:2002
Damp heat steady state
40
O
C 93% RH for 4 days
Vibration EN 60068-2-36:1996
0.96 m2/s3 from 5Hz to 20Hz
21Hz to 500Hz dropping
-
3dB per octave
Vibration J1455 Society of Automotive Engineers
10-40Hz at 0.02g
2
/Hz
40-500Hz dropping 6dB per octave
Shock
EN60068-2-27:1993
(NF c20-727)
Shock J1455 Society of Automotive Engineers
Drop 1m onto concrete in 3 perpendicular
orientations (3 drops)
Also 10G shock over a period of 12ms
1
Operating Temperature Range based on a duty-cycled usage model with 9602 sending one SBD message per hour
and is otherwise turned off during the hour. Iridium has tested the 9602 per these temperature conditions and
partners venturing outside of these stated conditions need to ensure they have engineered a solution appropriate to
the stated environmental conditions for the 9602.