Summary of Contents for Rock Seven RockBLOCK 9603
- Page 1 RockBLOCK 9603 Developer guide Version 1.0 1st June 2017 ROCK SEVEN LOCATION COMMUNICATION...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Introduc2on What is RockBLOCK? About Short Burst Data About Iridium GeLng Help Func2onal Descrip2on Power supply UART Antenna USB CompaTble Product Photographs Physical Specifica2on Dimensions Electrical Specifica2on How RockBLOCK manages power Input Current Input Voltage Communica2ons Interfaces PicoBlade 1.25mm Header Interface RockBLOCK ‘Hello World’... -
Page 3: Introduc2On
Introduc2on Thanks for choosing RockBLOCK! This developer guide refers to RockBLOCK 9603. What is RockBLOCK? RockBLOCK makes it easy to use Iridium Short-Burst Data services with your project. The PCB assembly hosts an Iridium 9603N transceiver, simplifies it’s power requirements, and provides a UART interface to your project. -
Page 4: Gelng Help
GeLng Help If you need any help at all, either with your RockBLOCK device, or with any of our associated web services, please just drop us an email. support@rock7.com Func2onal Descrip2on Power supply RockBLOCK includes a super capacitor as an internal energy store to saTsfy the burst current requirements of a transit cycle. -
Page 5: Product Photographs
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Page 6: Physical Specifica2On
Physical Specifica2on Dimensions Maximum dimensions Length 45.0 mm Width 45.0 mm Height 15.5 mm *Note that the diagram and dimensions do not include the SMA connector Electrical Specifica2on How RockBLOCK manages power When connected to a 5V power supply, the RockBLOCK limits current consumpTon to 450mA. On iniTal connecTon to a power supply, the on-board charge store must charge. -
Page 7: Input Current
Iridium 9603N SBD Transceiver Product Developers Guide which can be downloaded from the Rock Seven website The data serial interface is an RS-232 9-wire interface at 3.3V digital signal levels (LVTTL) over which the 9603N and FA transfer commands, responses, and SBD message data. With respect to this interface, the 9603N behaves as a DCE (Data CommunicaTon Equipment), and the FA behaves as a DTE (Data Terminal Equipment). -
Page 8: Picoblade 1.25Mm Header Interface
PicoBlade 1.25mm Header Interface PIN 1 Label DescripCon Iridium 9603N RX (output from RockBLOCK) Iridium 9603N CTS (output from RockBLOCK) Iridium 9603N RTS (input to RockBLOCK) NetAv Network available signal Ring Indicator signal Iridium 9603N TX (input to RockBLOCK) OnOff Sleep control (pull to ground to switch off) 5v In 5V Power supply (450mA limit) -
Page 9: Rockblock 'Hello World' Example
RockBLOCK ‘Hello World’ Example With your RockBLOCK connected to a suitable power supply, check that your serial communicaTons are established (default 19200, 8N1), by issuing the command: AT\r Which will produce the response: OK\r Now, these commands will transmit your first message: AT&K0\r OK\r AT+SBDWT=Hello... -
Page 10: Rockblock Gateway Commands
RockBLOCK Gateway Commands In general, the RockBLOCK gateway will simply transfer your MO payload directly to your chosen desTnaTon addresses (see Web Services User Guide for configuraTon details). There are some specially-formaded payload that will be intercepted by the gateway to request specific funcTons. -
Page 11: Sending A Message Directly To Another Rockblock
Sending a message directly to another RockBLOCK if you have two or more RockBLOCK configured in your account, then it is possible to have an MO message from one delivered directly to another, with the rouTng configured dynamically at the Tme of transmission. - Page 12 Mouser Electronics Authorized Distributor Click to View Pricing, Inventory, Delivery & Lifecycle Information: SparkFun Electronics WRL-14498...
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