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  • Page 1 ST150 MODULE User Manual 9150-0125-01 R-4...
  • Page 2 Covington, LA 70433 Copyright ©2022 Globalstar, Inc. All rights reserved. Globalstar ® is a registered trademark of Globalstar, Inc. All other brands, product name, trademarks and registered trademarks are properties of their respective owners. This material may not be reprinted, republished, broadcast, or otherwise altered without the publisher’s written permission.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1.3 DESCRIPTION ..............................9 1.3.1 Feature List ............................9 1.4 CERTIFICATIONS ............................... 11 2 APPLICATION ........................12 2.1 THEORY OF OPERATION FOR GLOBALSTAR COMMERCIAL IoT ....................12 2.2 QUICK START/CONFIGURATION GUIDELINES ........................13 2.3 BLOCK DIAGRAM ..............................14 2.4 CORE COMPONENTS ............................... 14 2.4.1 Nordic SoC ............................
  • Page 4 6.5 NORDIC PROCESSOR UNUSED PINS ........................... 38 6.6 OBSTRUCTIONS ..............................38 7 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API)................38 7.1 AT Commands ..............................38 7.1.1 ST150 Device Configuration ........................38 7.1.2 Configuration Security ........................... 38 7.1.3 General Configuration ........................... 39 7.2 URC Notification Settings ..........................40 7.2.1 Transmitter Event Notification Settings ....................
  • Page 5 9150-0125-01 R-4 7.6.3 Set Track Events Notify Flags via Configuration Service ................43 7.6.4 Read Track Events Notify Flags via Configuration Service ................ 43 7.7 System OTA Event Notification Settings ......................44 7.7.1 Set OTA Events Notify Flags via NUS, UART.................... 44 7.7.2 Read OTA Events Notify Flags via NUS, UART.
  • Page 6 ORDERING INFORMATION/DEVICE MARKINGS/ACTIVATION INFORMATION ........64 11.1 Device Marking ............................... 64 11.2 Box Labels ..............................64 11.3 How to Order ..............................65 11.4 Globalstar Product Certification ........................66 GENERAL WARNINGS ......................67 REGULATORY ........................68 ACRONYM LIST ......................... 71 ST150M User Manual...

  • Page 7: List Of Figures

    9150-0125-01 R-4 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1 - PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS ......................11 FIGURE 2 - LEO CONSTELLATION ....................... 12 FIGURE 3 - SIMPLEX IOT MESSAGING DATA FLOW ..................12 FIGURE 4 - OVERALL MODULE SYSTEM ....................... 14 FIGURE 5 – PIN ASSIGNMENTS ........................26 FIGURE 6 –...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    This document is intended to be used by engineers and technical management and assumes a general knowledge of basic engineering practices by the user. NOTE: Globalstar is only responsible for ensuring that the ST150M meets the published manufacturing specifications described herein.

  • Page 9: Description

    100% autonomously once configured, can be controlled via external interfaces/AT commands, or can be modified with custom firmware leveraging the onboard Nordic 52840 as the applications processor. The ST150M can be configured via the Globalstar Mobile App, through the BLE configuration service, or through a physical or BLE-based UART.
  • Page 10 9150-0125-01 R-4 Software Security • Interface-based security policies for configuration commands OTA Messages Always disabled • 3 customizable priority settings Always enabled • Customizable dither and re-transmission attempts Passphrase auth required • Legacy Message Compatibility Passphrase auth required with timeout Raw Messages •...

  • Page 11: Certifications

    The ST150M weighs ~0.27oz (7.6g) with shield (no battery, no solar panel), with the dimensions shown below: FIGURE 1 - PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS CERTIFICATIONS Globalstar products comply with WEEE and RoHS. The ST150M has the following certifications: • Bluetooth® SIG •...

  • Page 12: Application

    THEORY OF OPERATION FOR GLOBALSTAR COMMERCIAL IOT The ST150M IoT Module operates on the Globalstar LEO satellite network. LEO (Low Earth Orbit) means that there are a number of satellites in low earth orbit that constantly orbit the planet and can communicate with Globalstar devices that are within range of its current position.

  • Page 13: Quick Start/Configuration Guidelines

    Create a VAR account and access the Globalstar IoT Data Management Portal (Requires VAR/VAM BackOffice endpoint to route device traffic to) b. Or, work with a Globalstar VAR to setup billing, activate your module, and create a user login account (Requires backoffice endpoint to route device traffic to) c.

  • Page 14: Block Diagram

    2.4.2 ASIC satellite transmitter The ST150M contains a Globalstar proprietary ASIC used for all satellite transmission and related operations including signal modulation, channelization, and amplification. Communication is handled over UART interface bus connecting to the MPU. ST150M User Manual...

  • Page 15: Gnss Receiver

    9150-0125-01 R-4 2.4.3 GNSS receiver The ST150M contains a UBLOX ZOE-M8Q GNSS SiP (System in Package) module with integrated SAW filter and front-end LNA, plus additional external LNA control line. Both the GNSS RF input and the external LNA control output is available on ST150M’s edge connector interface.

  • Page 16: Power Management

    Full Suspend: The device cannot send any track messages. • Full Off: The device sends a command to the fuel gauge to fully disconnect the ST150 module from power. Only light on the solar panel can wake the device up from this state.
  • Page 17 9150-0125-01 R-4 Default Thresholds for Different Power States • Partial Suspend: 3.5V • Full Suspend: 3.1V • Full Off: 2.7V • HW Protection Cutoff: 2.6V To set different thresholds via AT command details refer UAPI document Section 21.5 Voltage-Based Power Management and Section 21.6 State of Charge Power Management.

  • Page 18: Peripherals

    9150-0125-01 R-4 PERIPHERALS NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) There are two GPIO pins (P0.09/NFC1 and P0.10/NFC2) on the ST150M that can be configured to be a NFC listening device. The operating frequency is 13.56MHz and the bit rate is 106kbps. There are many NFC antennas on the market, but one that's been tested with the ST150M is Nordic Semiconductor's flex PCB NFC antenna.

  • Page 19: Gpio

    9150-0125-01 R-4 4.2.1 GPIO GPIO has the following user-configurable features: • Configurable output drive strength • Internal pull-up and pull-down resistors • Wake-up from high or low level triggers on all pins • Trigger interrupt on state changes on any pin •...

  • Page 20: Pdm - Pulse Density Modulation Interface

    9150-0125-01 R-4 4.2.3 PDM - Pulse Density modulation interface The pulse density modulation (PDM) module enables input of pulse density modulated signals from external audio frontends, for example, digital microphones. The PDM module generates the PDM clock and supports single-channel or dual-channel (Left and Right) data input. Data is transferred directly to RAM buffers using EasyDMA.

  • Page 21: Rtc - Real Time Counter

    9150-0125-01 R-4 Invalid transitions may occur, that is when the two waveforms switch simultaneously. This may occur if the wheel rotates too fast relative to the sample rate set for the decoder. The QDEC decodes the output from the off-chip encoder by sampling the QDEC phase input pins (A and B) at a fixed rate as specified in the SAMPLEPER register.

  • Page 22: Spi - Serial Peripheral Interface

    9150-0125-01 R-4 4.2.8 SPI - Serial Peripheral Interface The SPI master provides a simple CPU interface which includes a TXD register for sending data and an RXD register for receiving data. There are up to four SPI master/ three SPI slave with EasyDMA on the Nordic processor.

  • Page 23: Using And Enabling Peripheral Devices

    C ports using custom code. One existing I2C port is brought out to the external pins on the module and an I C HAL is provided in the Globalstar SDK for sending data over that module. Using the external I...
  • Page 24 9150-0125-01 R-4 To initialize the HAL, call the function “i2c_initialize_hal(NULL);” This will initialize the pins on the I C port to those provided on the module. Advanced users can tweak the settings, or assign other module GPIO pins (after removing those pins from the GPIO list) by calling the function above with a pointer to a structure like the following (default values shown): static i2c_config_t m_i2c_hal_default_config = .u32_scl_pin...
  • Page 25 You will need to write a custom HAL for the SPI Slave device. The HAL for the SPI Master device in the Globalstar ST150M SDK should be useful as a template for this HAL. However, you will need to consult the Nordic SDK documentation as a reference how to link your new HAL into the SPI Slave control functions.

  • Page 26: Hardware Layout/Reference Design

    9150-0125-01 R-4 HARDWARE LAYOUT/REFERENCE DESIGN PIN ASSIGNMENTS FIGURE 5 – PIN ASSIGNMENTS Function Description Recommended Usage Serial wire debug clock input for Nordic SWDCLK Debug 3.3V level debug and programming Reset input for Nordic debug and RESET Debug 3.3V level programming Serial wire debug I/O for debug and SWDIO...
  • Page 27 9150-0125-01 R-4 Function Description Recommended Usage Reset input for ASIC debug and SAT_RST_N Debug 3V level programming Serial wire debug I/O for debug and SAT_DBG_DATA Debug 3V level programming GND2 Power Ground – Digital I/O / NFC 3.3V level, Standard drive, low P0.10/NFC2 GPIO / NFC antenna input...
  • Page 28 9150-0125-01 R-4 Function Description Recommended Usage 3.3V level, Standard drive, low P1.04 Digital I/O GPIO frequency I/O only 3.3V level, Standard drive, low P1.07 Digital I/O GPIO frequency I/O only 3.3V level, Standard drive, low P1.01 Digital I/O GPIO frequency I/O only P0.24 Digital I/O GPIO...
  • Page 29 9150-0125-01 R-4 Function Description Recommended Usage Digital I/O / 3.3V level, Standard drive, low P0.28/AIN4 GPIO / Analog input Analog input frequency I/O only Digital I/O / 3.3V level, Standard drive, low P0.03/AIN1 GPIO / Analog input Analog input frequency I/O only Digital I/O / 3.3V level, Standard drive, low P0.02/AIN0...

  • Page 30: Reference Circuitry

    1. Total EIRP of the device shall not exceed the EIRP limitation listed on the Modular Grant. (EIRP: 24.70 dBm) 2. Globalstar will manufacture the ST150M with a default conducted output power which allows up to a +5.1 dBi antenna gain (+10% tolerance) before reaching the max EIRP limitation.

  • Page 31: Pcb Layout Example

    9150-0125-01 R-4 5.2.3 PCB Layout Example FIGURE 7 – TOP AND BOTTOM LAYOUTS ST150M User Manual Confidential & Proprietary Information...

  • Page 32: Figure 8 - Stx/Gps Layout

    9150-0125-01 R-4 FIGURE 8 – STX/GPS LAYOUT FIGURE 9 – BLE LAYOUT ST150M User Manual Confidential & Proprietary Information...

  • Page 33: Figure 10 - Top And Bottom Pcb Views

    9150-0125-01 R-4 FIGURE 10 – TOP AND BOTTOM PCB VIEWS FIGURE 11 – STX/GPS, BLE VIEWS (LEFT TO RIGHT) ST150M User Manual Confidential & Proprietary Information...

  • Page 34: Reference Design Schematics

    9150-0125-01 R-4 5.3 REFERENCE DESIGN SCHEMATICS ST150M User Manual Confidential & Proprietary Information...

  • Page 35: Transmit/Receive Antenna Requirements

    This means that, in general, no further FCC Part 25 testing or IC testing is required when using an approved antenna in accordance with the Globalstar-specified implementation requirements listed in this document. Note however, that regulatory requirements are subject to change at any time, and it is the responsibility of the integrator to ensure that the product is fully compliant with all applicable regulations in whatever markets the integrator is selling the product.

  • Page 36: Single Modular Approval Requirements

    PCB to the approved antennas (referenced above). No antenna connector or any other antenna may be used. In order for any device to obtain certification from Globalstar for use under this modular approval, this condition must be met.

  • Page 37: Recommended Operating Conditions

    9150-0125-01 R-4 RECOMMENDED OPERATING CONDITIONS ABSOLUTE MAXIMUMS Symbol Parameter Units V33_IN Input Voltage Range for Digital Inputs Volts I33_IN Input Current for Digital Inputs VRF_IN Input Voltage Range for RF circuitry Volts IRF_IN Input Current for RF Circuitry VUSB Input Voltage Range for USB Device 5.25 Volts PRF_IN_GPS...

  • Page 38: Nordic Processor Unused Pins

    AT commands are list of commands giving accesses to APIs that can configure runtime settings on the device. All end users accessing the device will leverage APIs at the Unified API level. The ST150 Security Library is a UAPI level library intended to prevent access to device configuration APIs via external access.

  • Page 39: General Configuration

    ST150 Configuration BLE Service This interface requires usage of a 128bit shared AES key to encrypt/decrypt BLE traffic. Only the device owner can access the shared key, either via the Device Management APIs or using the Globalstar mobile application. Specific details of the ST150 Configuration Service Implementation can be found in the document: 8550-0009-01 R-1 Globalstar IOT Configuration BLE Service Specification •...

  • Page 40: Urc Notification Settings

    9150-0125-01 R-4 7.2 URC NOTIFICATION SETTINGS URCs can be enabled for each module to allow asynchronous notifications of these system events through external interfaces, such as UART, Nordic UART Service (NUS) and CONFIG Service allowing an integrator to customize their application from an external source.

  • Page 41: Read Transmitter Notify Flags Via Nus, Uart

    9150-0125-01 R-4 Read Transmitter Notify Flags via NUS, UART. 7.2.3 AT+TXNSF? Set Transmitter Notify Flags via Configuration Service 7.2.4 AT+TAXNSF =< > transmitterNotifyFlags 7.2.5 Read Transmitter Notify Flags via Configuration Service AT+TAXNSF? Example: To receive Transmitter Activation and Temperature detected event notification, the valid command to activate •...

  • Page 42: Gpio Event Notification Settings

    9150-0125-01 R-4 GPIO EVENT NOTIFICATION SETTINGS Supported GPIO Events notifications code <GPIONotifyFlags> • GPIO_EVENT_ISR_TRIGGERED = 1 • GPIO_EVENT_PROPERTY_TRIGGERED = 2 • GPIO_EVENT_HARDWARE_ERROR_DETECTED = 4 Set GPIO Notify Flags via NUS, UART 7.4.1 AT+GPIONSF = <GPIONotifyFlags> Read GPIO Notify Flags via NUS, UART 7.4.2 AT+GPIONSF? Response...

  • Page 43: Set Inputs/Count Notify Flags Via Configuration Service

    9150-0125-01 R-4 Set Inputs/Count Notify Flags via Configuration Service 7.5.3 AT+CAPPNSF = < InputsCountNotifyFlags> Read Inputs/Count Notify Flags via Configuration Service 7.5.4 AT+CAPPNSF? Response + CAPPNSF: < InputsCountNotifyFlags> Example: To receive count modulus and input transition event notification, the valid command to activate notification •...

  • Page 44: System Ota Event Notification Settings

    9150-0125-01 R-4 SYSTEM OTA EVENT NOTIFICATION SETTINGS Supported OTA Events notifications code <OTAEventNotifyFlags> • OTA_EVENT_NOTIFY_FLAGS_RESERVED_1 • OTA_EVENT_NOTIFY_FLAGS_RESERVED_2 • OTA_EVENT_NOTIFY_FLAGS_RESERVED_3 • OTA_EVENT_NOTIFY_FLAGS_INPUT_COUNT_MODULO • OTA_EVENT_NOTIFY_FLAGS_INPUT_ACCUMULATED_MODULO • OTA_EVENT_NOTIFY_FLAGS_INPUT_TRANSITION • OTA_EVENT_NOTIFY_FLAGS_INPUT_TRANSITION_HYSTERESIS = OTA_EVENT_NOTIFY_FLAGS_CHANGED_STATE • OTA_EVENT_NOTIFY_FLAGS_POWER_ON_DELAY • • OTA_EVENT_NOTIFY_FLAGS_COUNT_ROLLOVER • OTA_EVENT_NOTIFY_FLAGS_ACCUMULATED_ROLLOVER 1024 Set OTA Events Notify Flags via NUS, UART. 7.7.1 AT+CANSF = <...

  • Page 45: Gps Event Notification Settings

    9150-0125-01 R-4 GPS EVENT NOTIFICATION SETTINGS Supported GPS Event notifications code < GPSNotifyFlags> • GPS_NOTIFY_FLAGS_FIX_STARTED • GPS_NOTIFY_FLAGS_FIX_COMPLETED_SUCCESS • GPS_NOTIFY_FLAGS_FIX_COMPLETED_ERROR • GPS_NOTIFY_FLAGS_HARDWARE_ERROR • GPS_NOTIFY_FLAGS_CHANGE_IN_LOCATION_DETECTED = 16 • GPS_NOTIFY_FLAGS_NMEA_SENTENCE = 32 • GPS_NOTIFY_TIMEOUT_WITH_FIX = 64 GPS_NOTIFY_2D_FIX_ACHIEVED = 128 • GPS_NOTIFY_3D_FIX_ACHIEVED = 256 •...

  • Page 46: Accelerometer Event Notification Settings

    9150-0125-01 R-4 ACCELEROMETER EVENT NOTIFICATION SETTINGS Supported Accelerometer Event notifications code <AccelerometerNotifyFlags> • MESSAGE_QUEUE_NOTIFY_FLAGS_MESSAGE_QUEUED ACCELEROMETER_NOTIFY_FLAGS_HARDWARE_ERROR_DETECTED • ACCELEROMETER_NOTIFY_FLAGS_IN_MOTION • • ACCELEROMETER_NOTIFY_FLAGS_NO_MOTION • ACCELEROMETER_NOTIFY_ACCELEROMETER_TRIGGERED • ACCELEROMETER_NOTIFY_ORIENTATION_CHANGE_TRIGGERED = 32 • ACCELEROMETER_NOTIFY_VIBRATION_TRIGGERED = 64 • ACCELEROMETER_NOTIFY_ORIENTATION_MATCH = 128 • ACCELEROMETER_NOTIFY_ORIENTATION_NOMATCH = 256 • ACCELEROMETER_NOTIFY_ORIENTATION_SELF_TEST = 512 Set Accelerometer Event Notify Flags via NUS, UART.

  • Page 47: Set Power Management Notify Flags Via Nus, Uart

    9150-0125-01 R-4 Set Power Management Notify Flags via NUS, UART. 7.10.1 AT+PNSF = < PowerManagementNotifyFlags> 7.10.2 Read Power Management Notify Flags via NUS, UART. AT+PNSF? Response + PNSF: < PowerManagementNotifyFlags > 7.10.3 Set Power Management Notify Flags via Configuration Service AT+PANSF = <...

  • Page 48: Read External Flash Logging Notify Flags Via Configuration Service

    9150-0125-01 R-4 Read External Flash Logging Notify Flags via Configuration Service 7.11.4 AT+LANSF? Response + LNSF: < ExternalFlashLoggingNotifyFlags > Example: To receive INTERNAL FLASH ERROR and GPS POSITION TRACK event notification, the valid command to activate • notification AT+LNSF = 6. •...

  • Page 49: Configuring Inputs

    9150-0125-01 R-4 The output of a module to “AT+GPIOLIST=0” with none of the GPIO reserved yet is shown below. This shows all inputs available. +GPIOLIST:0,0,2,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,P0.02 +GPIOLIST:1,0,3,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,P0.03 +GPIOLIST:2,0,4,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,P0.04 +GPIOLIST:3,0,5,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,P0.05 +GPIOLIST:4,6,16,1,1,0,0,0,1,0,P0.16 +GPIOLIST:5,0,24,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,P0.24 +GPIOLIST:6,5,25,1,1,1,0,0,1,0,P0.25 +GPIOLIST:7,0,28,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,P0.28 +GPIOLIST:8,0,29,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,P0.29 +GPIOLIST:9,0,30,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,P0.30 +GPIOLIST:10,0,31,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,P0.31 +GPIOLIST:11,0,33,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,P1.01 +GPIOLIST:12,0,34,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,P1.02 +GPIOLIST:13,0,35,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,P1.03 +GPIOLIST:14,0,36,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,P1.04 +GPIOLIST:15,0,37,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,P1.05 +GPIOLIST:16,0,38,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,P1.06 +GPIOLIST:17,0,39,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,P1.07 +GPIOLIST:18,0,42,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,P1.10...

  • Page 50: Mapping Inputs

    9150-0125-01 R-4 Example of issuing “AT+INLIST=0” after issuing the GPIOCFGIN commands shown above: AT+INLIST=0 +INLIST 3,48,0,Accel Motion Event +INLIST: 3,49,0,Accel Vibration Event +INLIST: 3,50,1,Accel In-Motion +INLIST: 3,51,1,Accel Orientation Match +INLIST: 3,52,0,Accel Orientation Changed Event +INLIST: 1,2,1,P0.02 +INLIST: 1,3,1,P0.03 +INLIST: 1,4,1,P0.04 7.12.3 Mapping Inputs To map inputs into the on air messages.

  • Page 51: Gpio Notify Settings

    9150-0125-01 R-4 7.12.5 GPIO Notify settings The GPIO API can be configured to generate notifications in the form of URC messages upon GPIO input events. The available events are: #define GPIO_NOTIFY_ISR_TRIGGERED 0x00000001 #define GPIO_NOTIFY_PROPERTY_TRIGGERED 0x00000002 #define GPIO_NOTIFY_HARDWARE_ERROR_DETECT 0x00000004 Use the following command to turn on the desired URC notifications: AT+GPIONSF =<gpioNotifyFlags>...

  • Page 52: Enabling And Configuring The Uart

    GHAL_UART2_BAUD_921600, GHAL_UART2_BAUD_1000000, } ghal_uart2_baud_t; Use “AT+UART2PROP?” To query the configuration. Here is a query showing the factory default configuration for the ST150 Module. Note that the UART is enabled by default. Default baud rate is 9600 baud. AT+UART2PROP? +UART2PROP:1,6,4,3 8 SOFTWARE HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW This section serves to illustrate the high-level software functionality of the ST150 Module.

  • Page 53: Device Advertising And Discoverability

    9150-0125-01 R-4 8.1.1 Device Advertising and Discoverability If NUS is enabled, the device will advertise and remain discoverable, however, the BLE Configuration Service, Nordic DFU Service, and ASIC DFU Service will not be accessible. In order to completely prevent any device advertising and discoverability, BLE Configuration Service and NUS must both be disabled.

  • Page 54: Unified Api Modules

    9 UNIFIED API MODULES The Unified API is Globalstar’s SDK that incorporates the same API command whether used externally over UART, or through source code directly. All AT commands rely on documented C APIs that are available to system integrators writing custom firmware applications.

  • Page 55: Messages

    UAPI module events and sequences of events into OTA messages. Legacy messages are intended for backwards compatibility with previous Globalstar products. Modular messages allow for future scalability and payload customization by use of a configuration byte for each modular message profile. For example, a Device Reset event can send a Modular Turned On Message that includes UTC time from the Modular Message UTC Time profile and custom raw payload.

  • Page 56: Min/Max Burst Interval Seconds

    9150-0125-01 R-4 9.1.3 Min/Max Burst Interval Seconds The min/max burst interval determines the scheduled time at which queued messages attempt re-transmission, and in combination with other queued messages sent as an interleaved burst (see Transmit Queue). 9.1.4 Interval and Time-Of-Day Message List The interval and Time-Of-Day-Message List allows for either interval or time-of-day messages to be used.

  • Page 57: Gpio

    Advertising Enable Used to re-enable BLE Configuration Service advertising temporarily if it has been disabled. This makes it possible to re- connect the Globalstar Mobile App if the BLE Configuration Service is normally disabled. 9.1.8.4 Fixed and Non-Fixed Special Functions Special functions can be assigned to un-reserved pins if the special function entry is not fixed.

  • Page 58: Uart

    9150-0125-01 R-4 9.1.9 UART The physical UART can be enabled/disabled with a custom baud rate and configured to use available GPIOs for its transmit and receive pins. The UART currently only supports disabled and enabled modes of operation, where the receive line is always powered and listening.

  • Page 59: Gps Module

    9150-0125-01 R-4 9.1.14.5 Previous Track Point Previous Track Point is a feature that helps compensate for any missed tracks by sending the delta latitude/longitude of the last two positions at preset intervals. This makes it possible to re-construct a track up to two reporting intervals beyond the initial reported location.

  • Page 60: Accelerometer Module

    9150-0125-01 R-4 9.1.15.6 Change of Location Detection The Geofence position is a configuration setting that can store the current position. GPS events can notify the application when the device has transitioned out of the stored position, when a gps fix occurs. This feature is particularly useful for the application’s tracking module, to be able to offload this calculation to the GPS module.

  • Page 61: Power Management

    9150-0125-01 R-4 9.1.16.2 External Accelerometer It is possible to use an external accelerometer and set instantaneous motion via the set motion API. This API can be used if the accelerometer mode is set to the manual state. In this state, the internal accelerometer will be placed in a low power state.

  • Page 62: Data Logging

    Diagnostic logging can be used to enable various levels of debug verbosity from each UAPI module, and have those logs save to flash for retrieval later. This can be very useful for troubleshooting an issue, and being able to review logs after- the-fact via the Globalstar Mobile App. 9.1.20 BLE Settings 9.1.20.1 Advertising Prefix...

  • Page 63: Test Modes

    9150-0125-01 R-4 10 TEST MODES 10.1 TRANSMITTER TEST MODES The following 3 Test Modes are supported to verify Transmitter capabilities: CW Test Mode (0x01) • AT+TXTESTMODE = 1 CW_MODE Mode // Send out an un-modulated carrier for 30 seconds The CW Test Mode command requests the device to enter the CW test mode. This will cause the device to output a CW signal for 30 seconds after which it will turn off the RF output and return to sleep mode.

  • Page 64: Ordering Information/Device Markings/Activation Information

    2. Hardware SKU – Used by Globalstar to identify different base hardware configurations 3. Product SKU – Used by Globalstar to identify different products using a specific Hardware SKU as the base module 4. Globalstar Part Number 5.

  • Page 65: How To Order

    9150-0125-01 R-4 11.3 HOW TO ORDER Contact your RSM or go to www.globalstar.com for ordering information. ST150M User Manual Confidential & Proprietary Information...

  • Page 66: Globalstar Product Certification

    11.4 GLOBALSTAR PRODUCT CERTIFICATION Before a customer’s end product can be used on the Globalstar network, it must receive a Globalstar Product Certification. The certification process ensures that the customer’s product meets Globalstar’s internal system standards and has received the applicable regulatory approvals for the countries it will be operating in.

  • Page 67: General Warnings

    9150-0125-01 R-4 12 GENERAL WARNINGS Warning – Modifications: Changes or modifications to the ST150M not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Warning – Blasting Area: To avoid interference with blasting operations, turn your ST150M off when in a “Blasting Area”...

  • Page 68: Regulatory

    PCB to the approved antenna. No antenna connector, cable, or any other type of antenna may be used. In order for any device to obtain certification from Globalstar for use on the Globalstar satellite network under this modular approval, all conditions listed above must be met. Use of any antenna other than those listed in Section 5.4 will require proof of compliance (peak gain).
  • Page 69 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. WARNING: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Globalstar may render the device non- compliant to FCC and other regulatory body standards for operation and may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
  • Page 70 9150-0125-01 R-4 AVIS: Cet équipement est conforme aux RSS-102 Limites d'exposition RF. Un minimum de 20 centimètres (8 pouces) entre l'appareil et l'utilisateur et toutes les autres personnes devrait être maintenue. Transmit Frequencies: 1611.25 Mhz - 1618.75 Mhz (4 Channels) Max Power Out: 24.94 dBm EIRP The ST150M has been so constructed that the product complies with the requirement of Article 10(2) as it can be operated in at least one Member State as examined and the product is compliant with Article 10(10) as it has no restrictions on being put into service in all of the...

  • Page 71: Acronym List

    9150-0125-01 R-4 14 ACRONYM LIST Acknowledgement Application ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASIC Application-Specific Integrated Circuit Bluetooth Low Energy Celsius CE RED Conformité Européene Radio Equipment Directive (Europe) Central Processing Unit Cyclic Redundancy Check Decibel-Milliwatts Direct Current Device Firmware Update EIRP Effective, or Equivalent, Isotropically Radiated Power Electrostatic Discharge...
  • Page 72 9150-0125-01 R-4 Master Boot Record millimeter milliwatt Not Applicable Negative-Acknowledgement NMEA National Marine Electronics Association Original Equipment Manufacturer Over the Air Printed Circuit Board Phase-Locked Loop POST Power-On Self-Test Radio Frequency RoHS Restriction of Hazardous Substances Remote Transmitter Unit Receive Specific Absorption Rate Serial Clock Serial Data...
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