9604 Launch Pad board
Carries the Iridium 9604 module and provides a complete platform for testing and development, with a range of interfaces.
Iridium Modules & Terminals · Dev kit
Iridium 9604 Development Kit
Evaluation kit for the Iridium 9604: test SBD satellite, LTE-M cellular and GNSS positioning on one board, with the module pre-provisioned.
Key features
Module pre-provisioned
The 9604 module ships pre-provisioned, so you can start sending satellite messages as soon as it arrives.
Arduino-based environment
An Arduino-based development environment for testing connectivity, building applications and trying out different use cases.
Test all three radios
Evaluate Iridium SBD satellite, LTE-M cellular and GNSS positioning on the same board; LTE-M works with your own SIM card.
Demonstration airtime included
According to Iridium, the kit includes 1,000 satellite messages (mobile-originated or mobile-terminated) or one year from the first message, whichever comes first, delivered to a Blynk dashboard by default. Moving to your own system, such as SBD CC, needs separate activation, which N3D handles.
Battery for field testing
A 3,000 mAh lithium-ion battery lets you take the board outdoors for testing without constant recharging.
In the kit
- 9604 Launch Pad developer board (with the Iridium 9604 module)
- USB-C cable
- 3,000 mAh lithium-ion battery
- Helical Iridium antenna
- MicroSD card
Specifications
- Module
- Iridium 9604
- Satellite service
- Iridium SBD (up to 340 bytes mobile-originated, 270 bytes mobile-terminated)
- Cellular
- LTE-M (LTE Cat M1), with your own SIM card
- GNSS
- GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
- Development environment
- Arduino
- Demonstration airtime
- 1,000 messages or one year, whichever comes first (to Blynk)
- Coverage
- Global, pole to pole, with a clear view of the sky
- Battery
- 3,000 mAh lithium-ion
Source: www.iridium.com
FAQ
Can the kit connect to SBD CC directly?
Yes, after re-activation. The kit ships with Iridium's demonstration settings, sending messages to a Blynk dashboard by default; moving it to SBD CC needs re-activation, which N3D handles.
Is there an SBD CC trial when buying from N3D?
Yes. For SBD modules and developer boards bought from N3D, the first two months of the SBD CC monthly fee are free for each device (the one-time setup fee still applies); see SBD CC fees.
Do I need my own SIM for cellular?
Yes. According to Iridium, LTE-M works with your own SIM card.
How does it differ from the 9704 developer kit?
The 9604 kit tests SBD satellite plus LTE-M and GNSS, up to 340 bytes per message; the 9704 developer kit tests IMT, up to 100 KB per message, with IMT CC.