{"title":"Low Data Messaging","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrowse low data satellite messaging hardware for telemetry, alerts, status updates, position reports, and remote commands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection currently focuses on Iridium SBD, from bare transceivers for custom hardware integrations through to RockBLOCK modules, sealed field devices, and the RockBLOCK RTU micro data logger. Choose this route when your application needs to send and receive small, useful payloads beyond terrestrial networks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDevices can send messages up to 340 bytes and receive messages up to 270 bytes, making SBD a good fit for compact data, short commands, and acknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rockblock-9602","title":"RockBLOCK 9602","description":"\u003cp\u003eRockBLOCK 9602 is a board-level Iridium SBD module for adding low data satellite messaging to your own hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's built around the Iridium 9602 transceiver and gives your device a simple way to send and receive small packets from places normal networks don't reach. Use it for compact telemetry, alerts, status updates, position reports, and remote commands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRockBLOCK 9602 is a good fit for prototypes, field trials, and embedded systems where Iridium SBD is the right data model. Your host device connects over serial, or via a USB\/serial adaptor, and supplies 5V power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose the built-in patch antenna if the board will have a clear view of the sky from inside your installation. Choose the SMA version if you need to place the antenna separately, such as outside an enclosure or away from other electronics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse RockBLOCK 9602 when you want proven SBD connectivity in a straightforward developer board. If you need a smaller footprint, look at RockBLOCK 9603. If you need a sealed outdoor unit, look at RockBLOCK Plus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ground Control","offers":[{"title":"Patch","offer_id":58081585135964,"sku":"FP-RB-9602ANT","price":302.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"SMA","offer_id":58081585168732,"sku":"FP-RB-9602SMA","price":302.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/2411\/6572\/files\/RockBLOCK-9602-Angled_fb17fab5-a4aa-4836-91ef-ced10d0c0188.jpg?v=1781600054"},{"product_id":"rockblock-9603","title":"RockBLOCK 9603","description":"\u003cp\u003eRockBLOCK 9603 is a compact Iridium Short Burst Data satellite module for projects that need to send and receive small packets from almost anywhere on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a proven choice for embedded systems, data loggers, autonomous equipment, remote sensors, field instruments, and commercial products that need low volume satellite messaging. Give it power, connect over serial, use the Iridium AT command set, and move carefully packed bytes between your device and your application.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRockBLOCK 9603 is well suited to prototypes, field trials, education, and production devices where SBD is the right fit. It keeps the integration straightforward by simplifying the power requirements, providing a serial interface, and taking care of RF through either the built-in antenna or SMA connector for an external antenna.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse it when your payloads are small, your deployment is remote, and a simple, well-established SBD module is the right tool for the job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor larger message payloads, take a look at RockBLOCK 9704.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ground Control","offers":[{"title":"Patch","offer_id":58087895957852,"sku":"FP-RB-9603","price":302.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"SMA","offer_id":58087895990620,"sku":"FP-RB-9603","price":302.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/2411\/6572\/files\/RockBLOCK-9603-Shopify-1.jpg?v=1782320105"},{"product_id":"rockblock-plus","title":"RockBLOCK Plus","description":"\u003cp\u003eRockBLOCK Plus is the field-ready version of RockBLOCK, built around the Iridium 9602 SBD transceiver and sealed for outdoor deployments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse it when you need low data satellite messaging from remote equipment, but don't want to design your own enclosure, antenna mounting, power conditioning, or external cabling. It's a good fit for data loggers, environmental sensors, buoys, field instruments, industrial assets, and other systems that need to send small payloads from places normal networks don't reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRockBLOCK Plus sends and receives Iridium Short Burst Data messages over a simple serial interface. It supports 340 byte mobile originated messages and 270 byte mobile terminated messages, making it best suited to compact telemetry, alerts, status updates, and commands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe unit includes the modem, antenna, and power conditioning inside a sealed IP67 enclosure, with 9-30V DC input and RS-232 data. Choose RockBLOCK Plus when you want the proven SBD workflow of RockBLOCK in a package that is ready to mount outside.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ground Control","offers":[{"title":"3 meters","offer_id":58094070497628,"sku":"FP-GC-RB-PLUS-3M","price":419.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 meters","offer_id":58094070530396,"sku":"FP-GC-RB-PLUS-5M","price":430.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 meters","offer_id":58094070563164,"sku":"FP-GC-RB-PLUS-10M","price":455.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15 meters","offer_id":58094070595932,"sku":"FP-GC-RB-PLUS-15M","price":478.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1.8m FTDI","offer_id":58094070628700,"sku":"FP-GC-RB-PLUS-USB","price":438.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/2411\/6572\/files\/RockBLOCK-Plus-with-normal-cable.jpg?v=1781693432"},{"product_id":"rockblock-rtu-micrologger","title":"RockBLOCK RTU Micrologger","description":"\u003cp\u003eRockBLOCK RTU is a compact remote I\/O and micro data logger for collecting sensor readings from sites beyond terrestrial networks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt gives you wired digital and analog inputs, configurable sampling, local buffering, threshold-based alerts, and satellite or cellular data delivery in a sealed outdoor device. Use it for water level monitoring, soil moisture, industrial telemetry, environmental sensing, remote equipment status, and other low power field deployments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe RTU is more application-ready than a RockBLOCK module. You don't need to build the sensor interface, enclosure, antenna, power handling, or basic logging logic yourself. Connect your sensors, configure the device over Bluetooth or Cloudloop, and route the data into your own systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor control as well as monitoring, the open-drain output can be used for simple remote switching actions such as triggering a relay, pump, valve, alert beacon, or remote reset. For developers integrating the data downstream, Cloudloop can deliver readings through webhooks, email, APIs, or other configured destinations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ground Control","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58094389035356,"sku":"FP-RB-RTU","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/2411\/6572\/files\/RockBlockRTU.jpg?v=1781698277"},{"product_id":"iridium-9603n-transceiver","title":"Iridium 9603N Transceiver","description":"\u003cp\u003eIridium 9603N is a bare SBD transceiver for product teams designing low data satellite messaging directly into their own hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt gives your device access to Iridium Short Burst Data for compact, two way satellite messages: telemetry, alerts, status updates, position reports, and remote commands. It's best suited to commercial hardware integrations where your team wants control over the PCB, power supply, RF path, antenna, enclosure, firmware, and certification route.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the modem module, not a developer board. Your host system will need to manage the serial interface, AT command control, power design, antenna integration, and physical mounting around the transceiver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want the same SBD service in an easier development format, start with RockBLOCK 9603 instead. RockBLOCK 9603 builds around the 9603N transceiver and adds power handling, antenna options, breakout connectivity, and a more straightforward path for prototyping, field trials, and lower volume deployments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ground Control","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58099765510492,"sku":"MISC-IRI-9603N-TRAN-R7","price":174.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/2411\/6572\/files\/Iridium-9603N-Modem-angled.jpg?v=1781791453"},{"product_id":"iridium-9602n-transceiver","title":"Iridium 9602N Transceiver","description":"\u003cp\u003eIridium 9602N is the bare SBD transceiver for teams designing satellite messaging directly into their own hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt gives your product access to Iridium Short Burst Data for compact, two way satellite messages: telemetry, alerts, status updates, position reports, and remote commands. It's best suited to commercial hardware integrations where your team wants full control over the PCB, power supply, RF path, antenna, enclosure, firmware, and certification route.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis isn't a breakout board or a plug-and-play developer module. Your host system will need to manage the serial interface, AT command control, power design, antenna integration, and physical mounting around the transceiver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want the same SBD service in an easier integration format, start with RockBLOCK 9602 instead. RockBLOCK 9602 builds around the 9602 transceiver and adds power conditioning, antenna options, breakout connectivity, and a more developer-friendly path for prototyping and low volume deployments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ground Control","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58099894288732,"sku":"MISC-IRI-9602N-TRAN-WI","price":174.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/2411\/6572\/files\/Iridium-9602N-Modem-angled.jpg?v=1781792546"},{"product_id":"iridium-9523n","title":"Iridium 9523N","description":"\u003cp\u003eIridium 9523N is a compact core transceiver module for product teams building Iridium voice and narrowband data into their own hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt supports Iridium voice, SMS, circuit-switched data, SBD, location-based services, and Push-to-Talk on supported versions. Use it when your product needs more than SBD alone, and your engineering team is ready to design directly around the satellite transceiver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a bare embedded module for PCB-level integration. Your design needs to provide the host processor, SIM interface, power supply, antenna path, enclosure, firmware, and certification route. Control is handled through AT commands over the host interface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose Iridium 9523N when you need multi-service Iridium capability in a compact module. If you only need low data SBD messaging, the 9602N, 9603N, or RockBLOCK devices will usually be the simpler route.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ground Control","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58099964903772,"sku":"MISC-IRI-9523N-TRAN","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/2411\/6572\/files\/Iridium-9523-angled.jpg?v=1781794898"},{"product_id":"iridium-9604","title":"Iridium 9604","description":"\u003cp\u003eIridium 9604 is a compact hybrid IoT module combining Iridium SBD satellite messaging, LTE-M cellular, and integrated GNSS in a single 96-pin LGA package.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's built for product teams designing their own connected hardware: trackers, remote sensors, industrial devices, mobile assets, compact safety devices, and equipment that needs a cellular-first path with satellite available when terrestrial coverage disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis isn't a plug-and-play developer board. It's the bare modem module, intended for engineers who are ready to design around power, RF, antennas, SIM\/eSIM, firmware, enclosure, manufacturing, and certification requirements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe payoff is a very small module with a lot packed in: Iridium SBD for global satellite messaging, LTE-M for lower-cost cellular IoT, and GNSS for position data. Your application controls when to use cellular and when to use satellite, so you can build the failover logic that makes sense for your product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIridium 9604 is sold in multi-unit quantities, with a minimum order of 10 units through this shop. If you need a single device route for evaluating Iridium SBD, RockBLOCK 9603 is usually the easier starting point. 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