Campbell COM9602, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL COM9602 Short Burst Data Modem September 2016 Copyright 2016 Campbell Scientific Canada Corp ...

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Page 3: ... neglect accidents of nature or shipping damage This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose CSC is not liable for special indirect incidental or consequential damages Products may not be returned without prior authorization To obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA contact CAMPBELL SCIENTIF...

Page 4: ...e protection and take other appropriate safety precautions while working on or around tripods and towers Do not climb tripods or towers at any time and prohibit climbing by other persons Take reasonable precautions to secure tripod and tower sites from trespassers Use only manufacturer recommended parts materials and tools Utility and Electrical You can be killed or sustain serious bodily injury i...

Page 5: ... 6 2 Modem 7 6 3 Datalogger Configuration 7 6 4 Datalogger Wiring 10 6 5 Power Control 10 6 6 Programming 11 7 Troubleshooting 14 Appendix A CSC EU Declaration of Conformity A 1 EU Declaration of Conformity A 1 Figures Figure 6 1 Antenna Mount and Cable 6 Figure 6 2 Antenna Attached to Mount 6 Figure 6 3 Device Configuration Utility 8 Figure 6 4 File Control Tab 8 Figure 6 5 Run Options 9 Figure 6...

Page 6: ...ments Section 3 Initial Inspection 2 Cautionary Statements READ AND UNDERSTAND the Precautions section at the front of this manual Due to the potential complexity of the COM9602 related programming and the implications of remote installations it is recommended that any programming and hardware configurations be tested prior to deployment Care should be taken when opening the shipping package to no...

Page 7: ...lation of 66 satellites situated in 6 planes in low earth orbit Each plane is populated by 11 satellites in polar orbits giving the Iridium network excellent coverage in high latitudes that equatorial satellites often cannot reach Iridium provides 5 different services dial up data Short Burst Data SBD Short Messaging Service SMS Internet Connection and Router Based Unrestricted Digital Internetwor...

Page 8: ...ervices offerings On going monitoring of device health and communications Access to the received messages in near real time through secure FTP Additional Services Development of a website to display data that can be accessible from any internet connection including mobile devices Development of customized website Applying simple or advanced quality checks on the received data Creating alarm trigge...

Page 9: ... satellites move overhead therefore it is critical that the view be clear See Section 7 Troubleshooting for information about checking signal quality Table 4 1 COM9602 Modem Interface Kit Equipment List COM9602 Short Burst Data Modem L18663 Null Modem Cable 1 ft lead L17855 9 pin Male DTE to bare leads SAF5350A Antenna Antenna Cable See Options L30626 Antenna Mount C2626 Right Angle SMA Adaptor C2...

Page 10: ... ears Width 38 mm Weight 476 g Compliance EMC standard EN61326 1 2013 RoHs standard EN50581 2012 6 Installation 6 1 Antenna Do not connect power to the modem until installation is complete as damage to the equipment may occur The antenna used for the COM9602 is the SAF5350A mast mount antenna For best signal reception the antenna should be mounted so that it has an unobstructed view of the sky and...

Page 11: ...enna and separate the two pieces Feed the antenna cable through the bottom half and secure the cable in place reattach the bottom half of the antenna and secure the 4 Phillips screws Be sure to use the alignment notches on the two halves before securing the antenna together Figure 6 1 Antenna Mount and Cable Thread the antenna onto the inch supplied nut being sure not to cross the threads Figure 6...

Page 12: ...ils If you are using datalogger s CS I O port refer to the manual for the appropriate interface device or cable 4 Connect the bare leads of the COM9602 power and control terminal to the to datalogger and power supply Start your connections with the power control leads Be sure to power off at the power supply when making these connections Once all the items are attached power can be applied to the ...

Page 13: ...r Click the Send button select and then open both the datalogger program and the appropriate Include file i e COM9602_Sub_str_Enc CR1 in the CPU drive Figure 6 4 File Control Tab Once both files are located on the CPU right click the datalogger program select Run Options and check both the Run Now and Run on Power Up boxes click OK ...

Page 14: ...starts to populate related data tables It is possible to view data and the results of an SBD transmission in the DataMonitor tab Whenever possible it is recommended to confirm a data transmission before leaving the site The result of a SBD transmission can be confirmed by Public variable COM9602_ResultString A successful transmission will be noted as Successful Transmission SS X Retries Y where SS...

Page 15: ...ter Power Control C2945 White CTRL C or U channel Modem Power C2945 Red Power 12V from datalogger or direct to station power supply Modem Power C2945 Black Power G from datalogger or direct to station power supply Communication Option 1 C or U channel pair L17855 DB9M to pigtail cable RS 232 DCE Brown to C1 C3 or U1 3s White to C2 C4 or U2 U4 Yellow to G Communication Option 2 RS 232 L18663 male m...

Page 16: ...on It is recommended to use Binary outputs whenever possible to reduce the data table size for a transmission and the related cost This feature is configured in the TableFile instruction for each data table Configure a CallTable instruction for each data table that will be transmitted via SBD Configure the Control port used for the COM9602 power control The default setting is C3 This configuration...

Page 17: ...ally sent once after the program starts Public DataDefinitionFlag NumberDataTables As Boolean A flag that will perform an initialization on the Modem to disable handshaking Public InitializeModem As Boolean Public SBD_TestTransmissionFlag As Boolean This public text from the COM9602 subroutine can be viewed or stored for diagnostics Public COM9602_ResultString As String 50 Dim DataTableCount As Lo...

Page 18: ...ssionFlag True Then Set Flag false so that only one test transmission is sent SBD_TestTransmissionFlag False Turn on power WriteIO B100 B100 wait for warmup Delay 1 2 sec Call the test subroutine Call SBD_TestTransmission SBDComPort COM9602_ResultString Delay 1 1 sec WriteIO B100 B000 Must delay 1 second for modem to power off fully Delay 1 2 sec EndIf The following Checks if there is a new data f...

Page 19: ...ion is open enter command ATI4 The modem should response with IRIDIUM 9600 Family If you receive this response the baud rate has been confirmed as 19200 Please contact Campbell Scientific for further troubleshooting steps If you did not receive the expected response it suggests that the COM9602 baud rate has changed Through an iterative process you need to try and dermine the baud rate of the mode...

Page 20: ... The modem should return a value between 0 and 5 within 10 seconds Attempt to get the largest value during your installation repositioning The main goal is to install the antenna so it is in a position to capture as much of the sky as possible This may require increasing the height in a forest or above other obstructions of antenna installation Since Iridium satellites are not geostationary they p...

Page 21: ...t Burst Data Modem The object of the declaration described above is in conformity with Directives RoHS Directive 2011 65 EU EMC Directive 2004 108 EC Standards used to which conformity is declared EN 50581 2012 Technical documentation for the assessment of electrical and electronic products with respect to the restriction of hazardous substances EN 61326 1 2013 Electrical equipment for measurement...

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