OSKER User Manual Version 3.0
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Setting up an Iridium Account
OSKER makes use of the Iridium Satellite Systems
’
Short Burst Data (SBD) service for the 9603
transceiver. This service is a global (including the Polar Regions), two-way, real-time and email-
based data delivery service with a maximum outbound (from beacon) message size of 340 bytes
and a maximum inbound (to beacon) message size of 270 bytes.
OSKER end users must set up an approved data delivery account with their preferred service
provider. This can only be done once Xeos has provided the user with an International Mobile
Equipment Identity
(IMEI)
number. Each 9603 modem has a unique IMEI that must be registered
with the preferred service provider. For a list of service providers in your area please contact
Iridium
for recommendations. Xeos Technologies is also able to provide Iridium SBD data service
and accounts. Please contact
activations@xeostech.com
for more information.
Each IMEI number is capable of being associated with up to five (5) unique email addresses (this
may vary between service providers). When registering an IMEI number, please provide the
service provider with a temporary Xeos testing account email address.
This account is:
xeosbeaconb@gmail.com
This temporary email testing account
can be deleted or
replaced at any time after delivery of the
OSKER. Once the SBD account has been activated, please contact your Xeos representative and
confirm this.
OSKER makes use of a simple and robust binary email protocol as the default outgoing message
format. Any email application can be used to send and receive messages to or from the OSKER,
however, the messages from the OSKER in this format are not human-readable.
XeosOnline
is a
web-based monitoring system which allows users to view and manage information from the
OSKER on a mapping system, as well as view the messages in a human-readable format.
XeosOnline also allows for the creation of multiple kinds of message forwarders which can
forward certain (or all) messages to a group of email addresses in a human-readable form.
Sending messages and changing configuration can be completed through XeosOnline. See
www.xeostech.com
or your account manager for more information.
