Installation Manual
AVIATOR UAV 200
Installation Manual
Document: 677-A0219_IM issue 1.4
COBHAM PUBLIC
Page 12 of 61
3. INTRODUCTION
3.1 SCOPE
This installation manual provides the general installation instructions and mounting considerations for the
AVIATOR UAV 200 SATCOM terminal.
Figure 3-1: AVIATOR UAV 200 SATCOM Terminal
3.2 SYSTEM OVERVIEW
The AVIATOR UAV 200 SATCOM Terminal is an aeronautical “single box solution” Inmarsat SwiftBroadband
Class 4 SATCOM system. A Class 4 terminal provides the following SwiftBroadband connectivity on the
Inmarsat network:
Single channel operation, including extended L-band (XL) and Low Data Rate (LDR) bearers.
Maximum standard background class throughput of 200 kbps (charged per Megabyte of data)
1
,
with actual throughput subject to network contention.
Maximum assured access background class throughput of 240 kbps (charged per Megabyte of
data)
1
, with actual throughput subject to network contention.
Maximum legacy streaming class throughput of 128 kbps (charged per minute)
1
, limited by the
network.
Maximum Half High Data Rate (HDR) streaming class throughput of 120 kbps to ground station
and 140 kbps to air vehicle (charged per minute)
1
, limited by the network.
Satellite coverage down to 5 degrees elevation.
The AVIATOR UAV 200 functional interfaces are listed in Table 3-1.
Table 3-1: AVIATOR UAV 200 Interfaces
Interface
Characteristic
Ethernet
2 x 10Base-T (IEEE 802.3) ports for connection of user or navigational input
equipment.
Serial
2 x RS-232 ports for connection of user or navigational input equipment.
Power Input
Nominally 14 or 28 VDC.
Reset Input
System discrete reset input (Ground/Open) for the purpose of a manual or
machine-to-machine reset.
USIM
SIM Card socket on underneath surface of unit
Mounting/Grounding/
Cooling Interface
Flanges on either side of the terminal are used to facilitate mounting,
grounding, cooling as well as provide the antenna ground plane reference
point.
Air Interface
Inmarsat SBB Class 4 air interface (incl. ATCt resilience)
1
Contact your preferred SwiftBroadband Service Provider for further pricing information.