User Guide

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1 Product Overview
The Iridium 9602/9602N Short Burst Data Only Transceiver (9602/9602N) is designed to be integrated
into a wireless data application with other host system hardware and software to produce a full solution
designed for a specific application or vertical market. Examples of these solutions include tracking a
maritime vessel or automatic vehicle location.
The 9602/9602N only supports Iridium’s Short Burst Data (SBD) capability. It does not support voice,
circuit switched data, or short message service (SMS).
The 9602/9602N is designed to meet the regulatory requirements for approval for FCC, Canada, and CE
assuming an antenna with a gain of ~3 dBi and adequate shielding. This allows the 9602/9602N to be
integrated into a variety of wireless data applications or retrofitted into existing SBD only applications that
utilize SBD with the current Iridium 9601, 9522A, 9522B or 9522 L-Band transceiver-based products. (Note
that additional development work will be required). Such finished products, when integrated together,
require regulatory and safety testing to be conducted by the integrator.
The 9602/9602N is a single board transceiver provided as a ‘black box’ transceiver module with all device
interfaces provided by a single multi-pin interface connector in addition to the antenna connector. The
Product only provides the core transceiver. All other end user Field Application functions such as GPS,
microprocessor based logic control, digital and analog inputs, digital and analog outputs, power supply and
antenna must be provided by the solution developer. The device interface across the user connector
consists of a serial-data interface, DC power input, network available output and a power on/off control line.
The 9602/9602N does not incorporate nor require a Subscriber Identity Module (also known as a SIM
Card) to be inserted into the Transceiver. The 9602/9602N is intended to be used as a transceiver
module fitted within another host system. The 9602/9602N module is designed to comply with the
standards for Radio Emissions Compliance, Electromagnetic Compatibility, and AC Safety in the United
States, European Union and Canada, for host systems that provide safe connections to power supply and
external antenna or cable distribution system.
The 9602N is a second generation version of the 9602 and is identical in form and function to the 9602.
This document applies to both the 9602 and 9602N as indicated by the term ‘9602/9602N’. Where the
contents of this document apply specifically to either the 9602 or 9602N then this is indicated by the use
of the terms ‘9602’ and ‘9602N’ respectively.
The 9602/9602N is described within this document as “9602/9602N,” “9602/9602N SBD Transceiver,”
“Transceiver,” and “ISU.” All of these terms refer to the same product.
1.1 Key Features
• Single board transceiver
• Small form factor
• Aluminum alloy casework (LM2 / LM24) with Alodine 2600 passivation coating
• No SIM card
• Designed to be incorporated into an OEM solution
• Maximum mobile originated message size 340 bytes
• Maximum mobile terminated message size 270 bytes
• Automatic Notification to the Transceiver that a mobile terminated message is queued at the
Gateway
• Global operating capability
• RoHS compliant