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1. gt ge E E SAT Inmarsat BGAN Kit Satellite Modem Kit Hughes 9502 BGAN M2M c 2012 Copyright 1990 2012 IVONVM NOLDOOULSNI Z a lt 1 Campbell Scientific Australia Pty Ltd Warranty and Assistance The MODEL SAT INMARSAT BGAN KIT SATELLITE MODEM KIT is warranted by CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC AUSTRALIA Pty Ltd to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for twelve 12 months from date of shipment unless specified otherwise Batteries and Antennas have no warranty CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC AUSTRALIA Pty Ltd s obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing at CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC AUSTRALIA Pty Ltd s option defective products The customer shall assume all costs of removing reinstalling and shipping defective products to CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC AUSTRALIA Pty Ltd CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC AUSTRALIA Pty Ltd will return such products by surface carrier prepaid This warranty shall not apply to any CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC AUSTRALIA Pty Ltd products which have been subjected to modification misuse 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 CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC AUSTRALIA Pty Ltd is not liable for special indirect incidental or consequential damages Products may not be returned without prior authorization The following co2. 123 123 123 123 172 30 66 7 is a DNS server hosted by Inmarsat for their own customers DNS Server 8 8 8 8 The DNS settings tell the datalogger where to find a 1 Domain Name System server for translating domain names such as ftp examplesite com to IP addresses such as 123 123 123 123 8 8 8 8 isa Google public DNS server 2 To finalise these settings click Apply Once this 1s done the NL200 will need configuring to operate in Bridge Mode To configured the NL200 to operate in Bridge Mode follow these steps Disconnect from the datalogger Connect power to the NL200 interface using the power cable provided You should see the POWER light glow solid red Open Device Configuration Utility Expand the Network Peripheral section and select NL200 Tf you have not already done so follow the link in the Device Configuration Utility window to install the USB drivers for the NL200 Connect the supplied the NL200 to your PC using the supplied USB cable In the Communications Port field click the button and select the new virtual COM port used for the NL200 If properly installed this will display as NL200 COMnm where nm is a number assigned by Windows Press Connect SAT Inmarsat B GAN Kit User Manual 17 Device Configuration Utility 2 04 Beta dl R aaa File Language Options Help Device Type NL200 Send OS Tika NL200 Network Link Interface a The NL200 is a powerful network link inte
3. 24 SAT Inmarsat B GAN Kit User Manual 5 FIGURE 1 1 INMARSAT BGAN COVERAGE MAP IMAGE CREDIT GROUND CONTROL 7 FIGURE 4 1 SIM DOOR SIDE OF THE BGAN M2M uuu cc ccccccccccccccccscccuccsccucccuccsceucceuccusceuccesseusceuccesscscesccessesceuccuseeuscs 9 FIGURE 4 2 ANTENNA CONNECTOR SIDE OF THE BGAN M2M uuu iccccccccccscccsccceccusccucccuccucceucccuccusceusceuscusceuscesseuscecees 10 FIGURE 9 1 CONNECTION TO DATA LOGGER USING DEVICE CONFIGURATION UTILITY sess sn 15 FIGURE 9 2 CONNECTION TO NL200 USING DEVICE CONFIGURATION UTILITY ccccescesccsccsccsccsscceccsccsccsscuscascescencs 18 FIGURE 10 1 ANTENNA MOUNT ATTACHED TO MOUNTING POLE 020000000000000 00s ans s0 0b bsp 6G As As As ankas aska sasa 20 FIGURE 10 2 COARSE ANTENNA POINTING INFORMATION 200000000000 ensesine enn 21 FIGURE 11 1 EXTERNAL IP ADDRESS OF THE SATELLITE MODEM 000 4004004004404 404405406406 sas sas ssnssassasssssusss 22 FIGURE 11 2 EXAMPLE DATALOGGER WEB PAGE cccescceccscccsccssccucccuccusceucceuscusceucceuscusseuccesscusseuccesseessenccesseussencees 23 SAT Inmarsat B GAN Kit User Manual 6 1 Satellite Coverage The Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network BGAN satellite network consists of three geostationary satellites 1 4 Asia Pacific I 4 EMEA and I 4 Americas which provide satellite data services around the world The advantage of a geostationary satellite over a geosynchronous satellite is that a geostationary satellite does n
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5. have requested a static IP address with your satellite plan this address will never change If you have not this address may change from time to time D BGAN Contexts lv x 4 e C D 192 168 128 100 contexts manage html CSI DeskPRO Techn flow a NCLab W Wikipedia the f HUGHES 2 tali EE Manage Contexts STATUS Close an Active Connection Connection Owner Service Global IP Gnl 192 168 128 240 Standard STRATOS BGAN INMARSAT COM 180 94 49 200 Beam NARROW 120 Signal Strength 65 40 3D GPS Fix Close Selected Connection Location 19 27192 S 146 75585 E Open a New Connection Last Fix 06 Dec 2012 Owner Service APN 05 14 UTC 192 168 128 200 Standard STRATOS BGAN INMARSAT CC _ Satellite Info 5 1 4 Asia Pacific 3502 Mer Cay Open Selected Connection 4 WI Figure 11 1 External IP Address of the Satellite Modem SAT Inmarsat B GAN Kit User Manual 27 Remove the Ethernet cable from your laptop and reconnect it to the datalogger Hold the function button for three seconds to restart the modem Allow the modem at least 90 seconds to power up Tf you have a wifi connection to the nternet on your laptop or a smartphone type the Global IP you noted down earlier into your web browser If you do not have an nternet connection available it is advisable to have a colleage at the office check the connection for you If you see the datalogge
6. I does not appear in browser Cannot get signal strength above 53 Connection Status window in Web UI shows Registering and never connects despite signal strength being above 53 No Ethernet activity lights on the NL120 when it is connected to the modem No Ethernet activity lights on the NL200 when it is connected to the modem Modem periodically powers down or stops responding Global IP never appears in Manage Contexts window SAT Inmarsat B GAN Kit User Manual Ensure that power is connected to the modem and that your battery has sufficient voltage Ensure power is connected to the NL200 Check your PC s settings as described in Section 10 1 and Section 10 2 If these settings are correct update your browser to the latest version Check coarse pointing information in modem UI and ensure that foliage etc does not obstruct the antenna s view of the sky Check that your SIM has been configured and activated for Inmarsat SIM services contact Design9 on 02 4321 0727 or paulg design9 com au Check datalogger settings match those in Section 9 1 Disconnect power from the datalogger and reconnect it Check datalogger and NL200 settings match those in Section 9 2 Disconnect power from the datalogger and reconnect it Ensure that the modem is not connected to a datalogger which is powering it down under program control Check your SIM card has been activated by the plan vendor and check that credi
7. To access the modem s User Interface UI your laptop will need to be connected to the modem via Ethernet and your laptop will need to be configured to suit the modem s IP settings Connect your laptop to the modem using the blue Ethernet cable provided SAT Inmarsat B GAN Kit User Manual 18 10 1 Network Configuration in Windows 7 Press the Start button and type View Network Connections without double quotes in the search window Press enter You will see a collection of the network interfaces your laptop possesses Right click the Local Area Connection and select Properties Once the Local Area Connection Properties window appears select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and click Properties The Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties window will appear You need to note your current settings so you can restore them later If Obtain an IP address automatically is selected write this down If there are already numbers n the IP address subnet mask and default gateway write these down as they appear so you can restore them later Once these have been recorded click the Use the following IP address button and fill in these settings IP address 192 168 128 200 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 192 168 128 1 Click OK and then Close This must be done so that the satellite modem and your laptop are on the same logical network otherwise the two will not communicate even if they ar
8. al strength increases Function Button Used for placing the modem in Pointing mode as well as resetting the modem USB Socket Used for Ethernet over USB allowing a PC to access the modem s web UI AT commands and upgrade the modem s firmware SAT Inmarsat B GAN Kit User Manual 9 Antenna Ethernet Connector Figure 4 2 Antenna Connector side of the BGAN M2M Antenna Connector The antenna cable will connect to the modem s TNC antenna connector with the supplied N TNC adaptor GPIO DB9 Used in Campbell Scientific systems to place the modem in sleep mode Ethernet The main data interface for the modem The datalogger will connect to the modem on this port using an NL120 or NL200 Ethernet interface Power Supply Suitable for either 12VDC or 24VDC nominal power sources Due to its current drain Campbell Scientific recommends powering the modem directly from a battery or regulator instead of a datalogger s 12V or SW12 channels 5 Datalogger Ethernet Interfaces The SAT Inmarsat BGAN Kit requires a datalogger with an Ethernet interface Campbell Scientific offer three Ethernet interfaces for our data loggers The NL120 is a simple Ethernet interface which connects to the peripheral port of some of our data loggers The NL115 is an NL120 with the addition of a compact flash storage module for extending datalogger memory The NL200 is an Ethernet peripheral which connects to the datalogger via CS I O The list of dataloggers a
9. antenna is important mad 1 gt Xx J D BGAN Home x o C D 192 168 128 100 index html ma CSI DeskPRO Techn flow ij NCLab W Wikipedia the f Other bookmarks VUPIE Xx Za h fal VA ta Home Connections Settings M2M Security SMS Home STATUS Terminal Information Connection Model BGAN USER TERMINAL Hughes 9502 e Connected W IMEI 353938 03 001063 5 Beam REGIONAL 11 Signal Strength 56 Software Version 513 40 SIM Information GPS IMSI 901112112801059 e 3D GPS Fix APN STRATOS BGAN INMARSAT COM Location 1927192 S e 146 75585 E Subscriber Phone Number Not configured by Service Provider Last Fix 06 Dec 2012 05 14 UTC Satellite Info Troubleshooting Terminal Logs 5 1 4 Asia Pacific 3502 Mer Reset Log To download the logs to disk Click or right click the links below and select Save Target As 4 i j Figure 10 2 Coarse Antenna Pointing Information The modem now needs to be placed in Pointing mode Hold down the function button for three seconds This will restart the modem The LEDs will light up as the modem powers up Once this is done the power LED leftmost will flash once per second press the function button once The modem will enter Pointing mode and the left and middle LED will flash in sync In this state the earbuds provided can be connected to the modem s 3 5mm socket and to
10. asic training courses contact your local Campbell Scientific agent for more information SAT Inmarsat B GAN Kit User Manual 11 6 3 Calculating Power Budget In order to calculate solar panel and battery requirements for a station you ll need to calculate how much power you expect your station to consume usually averaged over 24 hours then calculate how much solar power you expect to generate in a day With these two pieces of information you can calculate how much battery power you ll need to keep your station running as long as you need it to typical solar systems budget to be able to run for 7 days without any sun and how large a solar panel you ll need to recharge your system after a period without generating any solar power typical recharge allowed is 3 days You will also need to keep in mind the insolation of your site the amount of solar energy available on average per day For example a station in the Red Centre or northern Western Australia may receive 6 kWhrs m7 day while a station in southern Victoria or Tasmania might only receive 2 5 kWhrs m7 day of solar energy 6 3 1 Calculating Battery Size NOTE The calculations in this section are guidelines only and do not include all factors relevant to sizing a solar powered system The amount of battery capacity a system will require depends on how much power the system consumes and how long it should operate without being recharged You will first need to estimate the da
11. ce visits However this technique is not always the best option It is important to site your station well so that it will receive the maximum amount of sunlight per day possible and to ensure that the solar panel will not be shadowed by trees in a few months time If a significant portion of a typical solar panel is shaded the panel overall may produce no power and can even become a power drain if too much of the panel becomes covered For this reason regular maintenance visits are recommended and Campbell Scientific recommends logging your battery voltage along with your other environmental data and collecting that data regularly to ensure that your station 1s operating at peak performance 7 Note on Installation Due to the remoteness of datalogger stations with satellite telemetry Campbell Scientific strongly recommends testing your station s telemetry at your office when testing the antenna will need to be outside where it can see sky as troubleshooting in the field can be difficult time consuming and frustrating 8 Modem Configuration The SAT Inmarsat BGAN Kit is shipped from Campbell Scientific pre configured for use with our data loggers SAT Inmarsat B GAN Kit User Manual 14 9 Logger Configuration In order to route its IP traffic through the satellite modem the data logger will need to be configured using Device Configuration Utility which 1s available free from https www campbellsci com downloads To connect t
12. e physically connected Open a web browser and type 192 168 128 100 in the address bar then press enter You should see the modem s UI as in Figure 10 2 If not re enter the network settings shown above 10 2 Network Configuration in Windows XP Click the Start button and select Control Panel From here go to Network Connections then right click Local Area Connection and select Properties Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window will appear You need to note your current settings so you can restore them later If Obtain an IP address automatically is selected write this down Tf there are already numbers in the IP address subnet mask and default gateway write these down as they appear so you can restore them later Once these have been recorded click the Use the following IP address button and fill in these settings IP address 192 168 128 200 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 192 168 128 1 SAT Inmarsat B GAN Kit User Manual 19 Click OK and then Close This must be done so that the satellite modem and your laptop are on the same logical network otherwise the two will not communicate even 1f they are physically connected Open a web browser and type 192 168 128 100 in the address bar then press enter You should see the modem s UI as shows in Figure 10 2 If not re enter the network settings shown above 10 3 Mounting the Ant
13. enna To mount the antenna on a mounting pole first secure the antenna mount to the pole using the U bolts provided Next secure the antenna to the movable portion of the mount using the bolts on the antenna Ensure that the coax1al connector on the antenna lines up with the large hole in the mount Connect the N type end of the antenna cable the larger end with no adaptor to the antenna and the TNC end smaller end with adaptor attached of the cable to the satellite modem unit Once this is done the antenna can be pointed toward the satellite You can obtain pointing information from the modem s web UI as detailed in section 10 4 or via a website such as dishpointer com m gt a gt e aag 2 2 a s pm n gt pa a 4 R oe eV ee Pin f 4 pa gt vf Figure 10 1 Antenna Mount attached to Mounting Pole SAT Inmarsat B GAN Kit User Manual 20 10 4 Pointing Mode Once you have access to the satellite modem s User Interface UI as shown in Section 9 1 and Section 9 2 you can enter Pointing Mode Once the appropriate settings have been set in Windows the UI can be accessed by typing 192 168 128 100 into a web browser The Satellite Info tab at the lower left corner of the UI will give you rough values for elevation and azimuth You can then fine tune the pointing of the antenna Because the SAT Inmarsat BGAN Kit uses a directional antenna the pointing of this
14. gers as well as all the necessary cables for connection Note that the Campbell data logger will also require an NL120 or NL200 Ethernet interface depending on the datalogger model See Section 5 for more information The full list of parts provided with the kit 1s Preconfigured BGAN M2M Modem Battery Cable GPIO cable for activating Sleep mode Ethernet cable to connect modem to data logger Headphones for pointing antenna using 3 5mm audio socket 10m antenna cable with N TNC connector Passive square panel antenna Antenna pole mount SAT Inmarsat B GAN Kit User Manual 8 When connected to a Campbell Scientific datalogger with a custom program the SAT Inmarsat BGAN Kit will allow your station to Send and receive emails Upload data to an FTP site Send SMS messages Send and receive IP data 4 Physical Description The satellite modem supplied with the SAT Inmarsat BGAN Kit has the following interfaces and controls on the exterior of the unit GPS NET Audio Function USB LED LED Socket Button Socket Figure 4 1 SIM Door side of the BGAN M2M Sim door Remove this to insert or replace the modem s Inmarsat SIM card A Phillips head screwdriver 1s supplied with the modem kit for this purpose PWR GPS and NET LEDs See manufacturer s manual for details on the status LEDs Audio Socket Connect headphones to this 3 5mm audio socket when the modem is in Pointing Mode to hear tones which increase their pitch as the received sign
15. hour the modem is expected on average to spend 20 minutes idle 30 minutes in a narrow beam without transmitting and 10 minutes transmitting This means that the modem will consume 1W for 20 mins per day 4W for 30 mins per day and 20W for 10 mins per day For a system like this to operate for 7 days without sun and fully recharge after 3 days of sun installed in a region which receives 4kWhrs m day Campbell Scientific would recommend a system with a 10W solar panel and a 7Ah lead acid battery Despite the modem s relatively heavy power consumption turning it off for most of the day minimises this effect SAT Inmarsat B GAN Kit User Manual 13 6 4 2 Weather Station with Daily Summary Data Modem Always On For the same weather station with the same data transmission requirements but the modem always powered and available for connection by users a few times per day the station s power requirements might look more like this Turned on for 24 hours per day In that time modem would be expected to be 1dle 22 hours in a narrow beam for 1 hour and 30 mins and transmitting for 30 mins per day In this scenario Campbell Scientific would recommend a system with a 30W solar panel and a 24Ah lead acid battery 6 5 Solar Panel Considerations It can be tempting in a solar powered station to simply increase solar panel and battery size a few times in order to ensure sufficient power will be available to the station or to minimize maintenan
16. ily power consumption of your system in watts W To do this you will need to estimate the amount of time per day the each device in your system will be in each of its power states 7 Hours per day the device will use this much power P Power consumed by device W P Power consumed in a day W PAR Bh 24 24 For example for a system where the modem will consume 1W for 20 mins per day 4W for 30 mins per day and 20W for 10 mins per day 1 20mins Eh P 1 1 T P 4 1 l e P 20 LING 4x 20x7 P 94 4 24 0 236W SAT Inmarsat B GAN Kit User Manual 12 The following formula will allow you to calculate battery capacity necessary for your system in amp hours Ah B battery capacity Ah P daily power consumption W A days of autonomy required days B 2P A Now that you have battery capacity you can calculate solar panel size using the following formula B battery capacity Ah P daily power consumption W R days required to fully recharge battery days I solar insolation kWh m2 day S solar panel rating W Pe R S I 6 4 Typical Power Budgets For a weather station with temperature relative humidity wind speed wind direction barometric pressure and solar radiation measurements some typical power budgets are investigated below 6 4 1 Weather Station with Daily Summary Data Turned on for 1 hour per day during the middle of the day For that
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18. nd suitable Ethernet interfaces is below Datalogger Suitable Interfaces CR800 CR850 NL200 CR1000 NL120 NL115 CR3000 NL120 NL115 6 Power Considerations Satellite modems are generally considered to be high powered devices for remote nstallations due to their need to project radio signals into space The Inmarsat BGAN modem 1s a highly power efficient device for a satellite modem however a station s power budget should still be carefully considered when incorporating this modem into a station s design SAT Inmarsat B GAN Kit User Manual 10 6 1 Power Specifications The modem s power specifications are Activity Type Power When this will occur Consumption Transmitting lt 20W The modem will be in this state when actively transmitting data Dependant on how often datalogger sends data For most stations has a duration of lt 5 min per day to send data recorded once daily Narrow Beam 4W The mode will be in this state when it has recently been without Transmit active but is not currently transmitting The modem will return to the Idle state after 100 seconds of inactivity Idle Regional Beam The modem has satellite coverage but is not actively connected to its satellite This is the default state after a long period of inactivity Sleep Wake on lt 1OmW at The Wake on Packet sleep mode is not generally used as Packet 12V the GPIO sleep mode 1s recommended by Campbell Scientific to give better control of the m
19. nes will help the pointing of the antenna lower pitched tones indicate lower signal and higher pitched tones indicate stronger signal Before the antenna can be pointed however it must be mounted on a pole NOTE It is not advisable to stand in front of the antenna when the modem is powered up due to the RF radiation it produces SAT Inmarsat B GAN Kit User Manual 21 Campbell Scientific recommends moving the antenna to get the highest pitch possible in the earbuds then checking the web UI for the numeric signal strength The signal strength value must be above 53 for a successful connection Once the modem has successfully connected to the satellite indicated by the word Connected in the Status window exit Pointing mode by holding the function button for three seconds The modem will restart 11 Verifying Internet Connectivity To verify that your system is properly configured you can view the datalogger s default web page via the satellite link To do this you will need to obtain the modem s external IP address the one that is visible from the Internet To view the modem s external address open the web UI and click Connections gt Manage Contexts at the top of the screen This will display your current connections the only one active should be a connection to 192 168 128 240 the datalogger Also displayed will be the Global IP of your satellite terminal Make a note of the Global IP address of your terminal If you
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21. nter the IP address or domain name for the datalogger in the Communication Port control For datalogger operating system version 23 and newer clicking on the browse button to the left of the Communication Port control will bring up a dialog that searches your local area network Figure 9 1 Connection to Data Logger using Device Configuration Utility SAT Inmarsat B GAN Kit User Manual 15 9 1 NL120 or NL115 Interface To configure a datalogger with NL120 or NL115 Ethernet interface follow these steps Connect to the datalogger as shown at the start of Section 8 Select the TCP IP tab Once this 1s done enter the following settings Setting IP Address 192 168 128 240 The modem has been configured by Campbell Scientific to automatically connect to a device with this IP address Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 The modem and data logger will be on a local area network with this subnet mask IP Gateway 192 168 128 100 This is the IP address assigned to the satellite modem This tells the datalogger to direct its IP traffic to this destination to be forwarded on to the Internet DNS Server 172 30 66 7 The DNS settings tell the datalogger where to find a Domain Name System server for translating domain names such as tp examplesite com to IP addresses such as 123 123 123 123 172 30 66 7 is a DNS server hosted by Inmarsat for their own customers DNS Server 8 8 8 8 The DNS settings tell the datalogger
22. o your datalogger follow these steps 1 Connect power to your datalogger 2 Connect your PC to the datalogger s RS 232 port using either a COM port on your computer or a serial to USB converter 3 Open the Device Configuration Utility 4 Select the COM port on your PC that you have connected to the datalogger 5 Expand the Datalogger list 6 Select the datalogger you need to connect to from this list 7 Click Connect O Device Configuration Utility 2 03 Ca o xX file Options Help Device Type LCR1000 Send OS CR1000 In order to configure the CR1000 power 12 Volts DC must be supplied to the datalogger on its Power In port A nine pin cable should also be connected between one of your computer s RS 232 CR10X PB Ports and the R5 232 port on the datalogger When these requirements have been met select the CROLTD appropriate serial port in the left panel and press the Connect button CR200 Series CR23X CR23X PB ia criooo sak z CR23X TD 3C CR3000 EE CR5000 06 CR510 coceo Rg CR510 PB CR510 TD CR800 Series Communication Port a S _ Use IP Connection If the datalogger has an NL115 or NL120 connected to its peripheral port or if the datalogger has an Baud Rate NL200 configured in bridge mode attached to its CS I O port it may be possible to connect to the datalogger using TCP IP In order to do this click on the Use IP Connection check box in the left 115200 v panel and e
23. odem s power state Sleep GPIO lt 3mWatlV When the datalogger provides 5V on the GPIO cable included with the SAT Inmarsat BGAN Kit the modem will be forced into GPIO sleep mode where power consumption 1s negligible Campbell Scientific recommends this be done with the logger s control ports under program control to minimise power consumption 6 2 GPIO Power Control Campbell Scientific recommends only powering the satellite modem for part of the day one hour per day or ten minutes per hour to minimise power consumption Powering the modem down during night time on solar powered stations may also be worth considering To achieve this the SAT Inmarsat BGAN K t includes a GPIO cable with red and black leads at one end and a 9 pin connector on the other Connecting the red lead to a datalogger control port and the black to a G port on the datalogger will cause the modem to sleep whenever that control port is turned on set by the datalogger s program This is usually done using the PortSet instruction in CRBasic When the control port is set to low the modem will leave sleep mode and begin its power up process Once this process 1s complete the modem will attempt to re establish a link to its satellite Please allow 90 seconds for this process to complete before attempting communications when writing datalogger programs to control modem power Campbell Scientific offers programming services for our data loggers as well as CRB
24. ot change its position in the sky allowing terminals to use much lower transmission power combined with a directional antenna which makes low power satellite services feasible shee ab iy ie Na on Chami 4 Asia Pacif Pi LA Ba abah PAG NANG KG i GROUND CONTROL Figure 1 1 Inmarsat BGAN Coverage Map Image credit Ground Control Due to sending and receiving its radio signals on the L band 1518 1675MHz the BGAN service is largely unaffected by rain fade which causes signal degradation in some satellite systems SAT Inmarsat B GAN Kit User Manual 7 2 Specifications Transmit Frequency 1626 5 MHz 1675MHz Receive Frequency 1518MH7 1559MHz GPS Frequency 1574 42MH7 1576 42MHz Modem Weight 1 2Kg Modem Dimensions 385mm x 385mm x 33mm Operating Temperature Range 40 C to 75 C Storage Temperature Range 55 to 75 C Humidity Tolerance 95 RH at 40 C Modem IP Rating IP40 Antenna IP Rating IP65 Input Voltage 12VDC or 24VDC nominal Power Consumption Transmit 20W Peak Narrow Beam Without Transmit 4W Idle Regional Beam lt 1W Sleep wake on packet lt 10mW at 12V Sleep GPIO lt 3mW at 12V SIM Card Type USIM 3 Features The SAT Inmarsat BGAN Kit consists of a Hughes 9502 modem marketed as the BGAN M2M The BGAN M2M is specifically designed for long term unsupervised operation with low power consumption The modem is supplied configured for operation with Campbell Scientific datalog
25. r s default web page after navigating to the Global IP your system 1s configured correctly If not check the steps in sections 9 and 10 again and check that the Ethernet cable is connected to your datalogger and your modem Home Page x vE C 180 94 49 200 X 227 Home Page e Newest Record from Status Newest Record from Diagnostics Display Last 1 Records from DataTable Diagnostics Newest Record from Hourly Display Last 0 Records from DataTable Hourly Newest Record from Public Figure 11 2 Example Datalogger Web Page 12 Restoring PC Networking Settings Once setup and testing of the satellite modem station 1s complete return your network settings to their original state as noted down in Section 10 Until this 1s done you will be unable to connect to your office Ethernet network 13 Programming With use of a custom datalogger program a SAT Inmarsat BGAN Kit can be used to SMS alarms to a mobile number send data and status messages via Emall send its data to an FTP server and push data to LoggerNet Contact your local Campbell Scientific agent for more information on these options SAT Inmarsat B GAN Kit User Manual 23 14 Troubleshooting When setting up your satellite modem system you may encounter some difficulties This section will help you identify the cause of this difficulty No lights are visible on the modem unit No power light on NL200 interface Modem s Web U
26. rface that provides a wired Ethernet network connection to dataloggers and peripherals It allows our dataloggers as well as other serial devices to communicate over a local area network or a dedicated Internet connection NL100 NL240 NL300 1H Peripheral Phone Modem Radio Sensor Unknown Wireless Sensor Communications Port COM1 ATEN USB Serial Port COM2 ATEN USB Serial Port COM3 NL200 COM36 Communication Port COM36 Use IP Connection Baud Rate 115200 v b Figure 9 2 Connection to NL200 using Device Configuration Utility 6 been plugged into your computer you may need to DU can connect to it via USB r connector on the NL200 ur computer s USB ports and the USB port on the E KIT AANA In the NL200 tab click the Bridge Mode field and select Enable then click Apply Your logger and NL200 are now configured for use with the SAT Inmarsat BGAN Kit Once the data logger and NL200 are connected usually via SC12 cable between the datalogger s CS I O port and the NL200 s CS I O port the data logger will be able to connect to Ethernet devices such as the SAT Inmarsat BGAN 10 Pointing the Antenna Once the datalogger 1s configured it is time to point the antenna Because the Inmarsat BGAN satellites are geostationary the antenna should only need to be pointed once after which its elevation and azimuth should be fixed
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28. where to find a 1 Domain Name System server for translating domain names such as tp examplesite com to IP addresses such as 123 123 123 123 8 8 8 8 1s a Google public DNS server 2 To finalise these settings click Apply Your logger and Ethernet interface are now configured for use with the SAT Inmarsat BGAN Kit 9 2 NL200 Interface To configure a datalogger with NL200 Ethernet interface follow these steps Connect to the datalogger as shown at the start of Section 7 Select the CS TO TP tab Tf the NL200 1s the only Ethernet interface connected to the datalogger fill in these fields in the CS VO Interface 1 section If there are two Ethernet interfaces on the datalogger and this 1s the second fill in these details in the Interface 2 section SAT Inmarsat B GAN Kit User Manual 16 Setting IP Address 192 168 128 240 The modem has been configured by Campbell Scientific to automatically connect to a device with this IP address Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 The modem and data logger will be on a local area network with this subnet mask IP Gateway 192 168 128 100 This is the IP address assigned to the satellite modem This tells the datalogger to direct its IP traffic to this destination to be forwarded on to the Internet DNS Server 172 30 66 7 The DNS settings tell the datalogger where to find a Domain Name System server for translating domain names such as ftp examplesite com to IP addresses such as
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