NAL RESEARCH CORPORATION A3LA-RM, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...ght 2021 by NAL Research Corporation 11100 Endeavor Ct Suite 300 Manassas Virginia 20109 USA Phone 703 392 1136 Email contact nalresearch com A3LA RM Quick Start Guide Version A April 28 2022 451 9315...

Page 2: ...tice use or related to the performance or nonperformance of any products accessories facilities or services or information except as expressly stated in this guide and or the Product and or satellite...

Page 3: ...Quick Start Guide Version A Document Number 451 93156 014A 3 of 18 REVISION HISTORY Revision Date Description 1 1 04 08 2013 Initial version 1 2 08 02 2021 Updated to new template A 04 28 2022 Formal...

Page 4: ...ENCE DOCUMENTS The latest revisions of the NAL documents are available from the NAL Research website at https www nalresearch com support documentation downloads Reference Title Revision Date 1 AL3A R...

Page 5: ...2 3 Antenna Connector 11 2 4 SIM Card Interface 11 2 5 LED Display 12 3 Configuring the A3LA RM 13 4 Technical Support 18 TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1 Iridium Satellite Modem A3LA RM 7 Figure 2 A3LA RM...

Page 6: ...o executing a command dB Decibel DC Direct Current DPL Digital Peripheral Link DTE Data Terminal Equipment FCC Federal Communications Commission GND Ground LCD Liquid Crystal Display LED Light Emittin...

Page 7: ...ing standard AT commands via an RS232 serial port A DTE can be a desktop computer a laptop computer a smartphone or even a microcontroller Services supported include Dial up data switch Direct Interne...

Page 8: ...hipped with the following items in the package A3LA RM modem Installation CD with manuals and SatTerm software Before using the A3LA RM the following additional hardware and software are required Desk...

Page 9: ..._B External 4 0 V 5 4 V or 5 0 V 32 0 V DC Power 5 SPKR_AUD Speaker audio output Analog Audio 6 DA_TX PCM digital audio output Digital Audio 7 RI RS232 ring indicator RS232 Data 8 RTS RS232 request to...

Page 10: ...dem functionality through a set of AT commands see SatTerm Software Manual Version A 2 1 2 DC POWER INPUT The DC power input is through pin 4 16 EXT_B and pins 3 17 EXT_GND Note that two pins are prov...

Page 11: ...or and light weight are required NAL Research recommends model SYN7391 C see Figure 3 Figure 3 SYN7391 C Antenna 2 4 SIM CARD INTERFACE The A3LA RM modem contains an integrated Subscriber identificati...

Page 12: ...optimize antenna locations during field installation These LEDs provide the following information P LED lights up when power is provided to the A3LA RM I LED stays solid when the signal strength is b...

Page 13: ...IM card as shown in Figure 7 Figure 7 Iridium SIM Chip 3 Place the SIM chip facing down into the SIM chip reader There is a small cut off on one of the corners of the SIM chip 4 Ensure that the cut of...

Page 14: ...view of the sky and the cable loss between the modem and antenna is less than 3 dB Figure 8 Iridium Antenna Connector 9 Supply DC power can be at any voltage between 4 0 V 5 4 V or 5 0 V 32 V to the...

Page 15: ...ndset to place a voice call The red power button on the DPL handset can be used to power reset the A3LA RM Figure 9 A3LA RM with Data Kit and Handset 11 Use any terminal emulator software and AT comma...

Page 16: ...software open the AT Command Table for the AT CPIN command and click the Read button If NOT using the SatTerm software enter the command AT CPIN b If the response from the A3LA RM is SIM PIN then the...

Page 17: ...control for the A3LA RM is locked and the phone PIN code needs to be entered in order to use the commands that operate the A3LA RM To unlock the A3LA RM surface control do the same procedure in part...

Page 18: ...TECHNICAL SUPPORT For technical support please contact us at Phone 703 392 1136 x203 Fax 703 392 6795 Email support nalresearch com Technical documents are also available to download on NAL Research...