Appendix D: Design Specifications - Iridium SHOUT nano User Manual

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Appendix D: Design Specifications

The SHOUT nano comprises of a 9602 Iridium modem, a u-blox GPS receiver, a
GPS and an Iridium antennas, a Li-Ion battery, an LCD and an NAL Research
controller board. It is designed to operate with the Iridium network using SBD
only.
Mechanical Specifications
Dimensions: 4.0‖ x 2.2‖ x 0.8‖ (102 mm x 56 mm x 20 mm)
Weight:
Enclosure:
Connector:
Antennas:
Keyboard:
Emergency:
LED:
Electrical Specifications
Main Input Voltage:
Peak Current:
Battery Type:
Battery Capacity:
Charging Voltage:
Rechargeable Cycles: 500 times
Power Consumption: See previous section
Iridium Transceiver
Operating Frequency: 1616 to 1626 MHz
Duplexing Method:
Multiplexing Method:
Link Margin Downlink: 13 dB average (free space)
Link Margin Uplink:
GPS Receiver
GPS Receiver:
Receiver Type: L1, C/A, 50-channel
Update Rate:
Accuracy:
SHOUT nano User's Manual Version 1.0
~6.5 oz (184 g)
Hard anodized aluminum housing/EMI shielding
USB
Helix for Iridium and patch for GPS
Seven buttons
Guarded button
One status LED (power, tracking and emergency)
3.0VDC to 5.0VDC
1.5A @ 4.2VDC
Lithium Ion
1.95 A-Hr
USB 1.0, USB 2.0 or 4–5VDC
TDD
TDMA/FDMA
7 dB average (free space)
u-blox NEO-5Q or NEO-6Q
4 Hz
2.5 m CEP (position)
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