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MELOA Modem (Uplink/Downlink Argos-3)

MELOA Modem has been developed to provide easy access to Argos-3 Downlink usage for remote commands (Mobile Terminated )

This Modem is able to receive and acknowledge command from the two Argos-3 active Downlink (Saral & Metop-C). Received msg will be stored into a table that your main system will be able to read via AT command.
All modem parameters such as power , repetition period , frequency, etc. are remotely configurable.

The Modem also manage the recovery of sat Orbital parameter and Status in order to calculate satellites passes and only transmit during their presence (OPPO mode )

On the Uplink part, this modem is compatible for LDA2, LDA3, VLDA4 modulations and a wide range of power output levels , from 250mw to 3W.

Sending Strategy available :

  • Direct burst (strategy driven by your main board)
  • Periodic repetition of the Msg table (rolling over max 20 *31 Bytes messages)
  • OPPO mode (on pass prediction only ) same as above

Note that you will need an antenna capable to transmit at 401Mhz and receive at 466Mhz.

AT Command Doumentation and Meloa GUI will give you quick access to all functionality

Only available in limited quantity (<50) for demonstration and POC (Proof of Concept)

Connector:

The input connector is the DF3EA-5P-2V_51 from HIROSE. This connector has 5 pins. It can support 3A, but it must use with 24
AWG wire:

  • 5: Power Vin
  • 4: GND
  • 3: Wake-up pin
  • 2: LEUART1_RX
  • 1: LEUART1_TX

Antenna Connector is SMA Female

Power supply
Supply is on the input connector. The electronic card can accept 3.3V to 18V.

For more than 1W output a 7.2V supply is necessary.

Filtering
The electronic card has self, ferrite bead and capacitor. These components permit to protect the electronic card against micro
cuts less than 100ms in low power mode.

Protections
All components connect to the power supply, support at least 18V. The CG0603MLE-18E from BOURNS is a varistor ESD clamp
protectors. It’s design for applications requiring up to 18 V DC.