Product Overview; Key Features; Iridium 9523 Packaging And Regulatory Certification - Iridium 9523 Product Developer Manual

Iridium Communications, Inc.
Iridium 9523 Product Developer's Guide
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1 Product Overview

1.1 Key Features

The Iridium 9523 is a voice and data transceiver module for the Iridium global satellite network. It is
designed to be integrated with field application (FA) hardware and software to produce a solution
designed for a specific application or vertical market. These solutions drive a wide range of applications
in industries such as Oil and Gas, Rail, Maritime, Aeronautical, Utilities and Government/Military.
The 9602 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.
The Iridium 9523 supports all Iridium's voice and data services. Applications can be built to use one or
multiple services using the voice and data interfaces. The product provides the core transceiver module.
All other functions and hardware such as SIM card reader, keypad, display, power supply antenna etc.
must be provided by the Product Developer. The Iridium 9523 consists of the following:

Iridium radio transceiver with 8 watt transmitter and dual receivers

Call Processor function that implements the Iridium L-Band AIS protocol

Iridium speech Vocoder
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Coaxial RF connector for the antenna
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40-way inter-PCB connector with the following interfaces:
Digital audio interfaces
o
DPL serial asynchronous control port
o
Serial asynchronous interface for SIM
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Data/Fax port – serial asynchronous data plus 6 control signals
o
GPIO control signals
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Power
o

1.2 Iridium 9523 Packaging and Regulatory Certification

The Iridium 9523 is a regulatory approved daughter module transceiver that can be fitted within an
enclosed host system. With appropriate external connections, the host system can be designed to meet
full transceiver regulatory tests and sold as a Regulatory Certified product that meets CE, FCC and IC
requirements.
The Iridium 9523 is tested to the regulatory and technical certifications shown in Table 1.
The 9523 is certified as a module for non-portable applications – i.e. those that do not combine the 9523
with another radio element and have an intended separation distance of over 20 cm from a person.
Additional testing and certification are required for applications that combine the 9523 wijth another radio
element or are intended for use within 20 cm of a person.
Regulatory
Radio Tests
Approvals
ETSI EN 301 441 V1.1.1
CE
(2000-05)
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Table 1: Regulatory and Technical Certifications
ETSI EN 301 489-20 V1.2.1(2002-11)
ETSI EN 301 489-1 V1.8.1(2008-04)
ETSI EN 301 489-20 V1.2.1(2002-11)
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