9601 – Iridium SBD Transceiver
9601
SHORT BURST
DATA
TRACKING
EQUIPMENT
MONITORING
SCADA
The 9601 SBD Transceiver combines the global coverage of the Iridium satellite constellation with the low latency of the Iridium Short Burst Data Service (SBD) in a small, low-cost transceiver design.

The 9601 is a lower cost, Iridium Satellite LLC manufactured product designed as an OEM module for integration into applications that only use the Iridium Short Burst Data Service. Short Burst Data applications are supported through an RS232 interface.

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Transceiver Features
. Single header connector
         - Power
         - on/off control
         - RS232 9-wire interface
         - Network availability
. SMA Antenna Connector
. Small omni directional L-band antennas
. Enhanced AT Command Set
. Compact Installation
. 5.0V DC power input
. Cable assembly required
. Fully Certified


Short Burst Data Features
. Mobile originated messages
         - Up to 340 bytes
. Mobile terminated messages
         - Up to 270 bytes
. Low, uniform global latency
         - less than 1 minute
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Power Specifications
Power input voltage
Main input voltage (ripple)
Peak input current @ 5V (maximum)
Input current @ 5V (average)
Input standby current @ 5V (average)
+5.0 VDC +/- 0.5V DC
4.4V DC
0.12
1.1
40mVpp
1.5A
350mA
66mA


Environment Specifications
Temperature
Operating Range
Storage
Humidity
Vibration
Degrees °C
-30 to +60
-40 to +85
93% non condensing


Physical Specifications

Dimensions - mm
Weight - kg
LBT
106.4x56.2x13
117g


Connectors
Transceiver
Antenna
D25
TNC - Female


Kit Contents
Iridium 9601 module
AT Commands


Certifications
FCC
Electrical Safety
EMC Compliance


Note 1
This is the current consumption when a SBD message transfer is in process. The average power consumption depends on the view of the satellite constellation from the antenna.
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Applications
. System Integrators
. Developers


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Antenna - Iridium
. RST710 – Mast Antenna
. RST715 – Magnetic mount Antenna including 5m antenna cable
. RST720 – Bolt Mount Antenna including 5m of antenna cable


Antenna Cables
. RST932 6m / 18' Iridium antenna cable
. RST933 12m / 36' Iridium antenna cable