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Special

 notes for the A733GSM/GPRS RTU 

 

 

Fig. 4: 

Installing the SIM card in the A733GSM/GPRS RTU 

2.  Locate the SIM card holder and open it by sliding it as indicated by the red 

arrow (see Fig. 4, left). 

3.  Raise the holder top and slide the SIM card into it (Fig. 4, center). 
4.  Snap the holder top back on and slide it back as shown again by the red arrow 

depicted in Fig. 4, right. 

5.  Remount the lid, taking care that the rubber gasket sealing the box is not out of 

place and is free of dust or dirt. 

 

 

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Be sure to mount the rubber gasket properly, so that the unit’s IP65 environmental 
protection is not affected. 

 

6.  Put the four screws back in place, applying moderate force (approximately 150 

to 200 Ncm), tightening crosswise. For additional information, please contact 
Adcon Telemetry or your local reseller of Adcon Telemetry products. 

This completes the SIM-card installation. Now you will need to activate the card by 
using a personal identification number (PIN). You will find this number in the 
package that you got from your cellular service provider. 

Before you can activate your card, the A733GSM/GPRS must be properly 
powered. As the RTUs are delivered from the factory with the batteries uncharged 
(they have a longer shelf life in this state), you must charge the batteries first. The 
best way to do this is to attach the solar panel to the power connector and expose 
the RTU to the sunlight for at least one hour. If the sky is overcast the battery will 
still charge, but at a lower rate; in this case allow at least four hours for charging. 

You need a serial adapter cable to enter the PIN; you can get the cable from Adcon 
Telemetry or your reseller. When you have the cable, you can proceed as follows: 

1.  Connect the serial cable from the COM port of your PC to the RTU. Configure 

your terminal as follows: 19200 baud, 1 stop bit, 8 data bits, no parity, no 
handshaking protocol (neither hardware nor software). For more details, see 
“Communicating with the RTU” on page 27. 

2.  Make sure that you can communicate with the RTU by pressing the enter key: 

the device will answer with its own ID number and a hash sign (#). 

3.  Type the command GSMPIN nnnn (where 

nnnn

 is the PIN code) and press 

enter. If the PIN is conforming to the standard PIN format requirements the 
RTU will answer 

id

 gsmpin 0, where 

id

 is its ID number (this is NO PIN check 

with your provider!). 

This completes the PIN entry procedure. You can check the status of the 
A733GSM/GPRS RTU at any time by typing the 

GSMSTAT

 command. This 

command returns a list of GSM parameters: 

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Summary of Contents for A73 addWAVE Series

Page 1: ...A73x addWAVE User Guide Valid for A731 A732 A733 and A733GSM RTUs Release 2 0 and higher Rel 2 3 September 2006...

Page 2: ...nd addWAVE addVANTAGE and AgroExpert are trademarks or registered trademarks of Adcon Telemetry GmbH All other registered names used throughout this publication are trademarks of their respective owne...

Page 3: ...ield Installation 17 2 5 More about the LED tool 19 2 6 Configuring an A73x RTU in the addVANTAGE software 20 2 7 Maintaining and servicing the RTU 20 2 7 1 The RTU battery 20 2 7 2 Changing the batte...

Page 4: ...GSMPIN 48 GSMPUK 49 GSMSTAT GPRSSTAT 49 GPRSAPNSERV 49 GPRSAPNUN 50 GPRSAPNPW 50 GPRSHOST 51 GPRSPORT 51 GPRSDNS1 GPRSDNS2 51 GPRSSECRET 52 GPRSCONNINT 52 GPRSCONNALIGN 53 GPRSTMOUT 53 3 5 Notificatio...

Page 5: ...Table of Contents 4 Specifications 57 5 APPENDIX 60 5 1 Upgrading an older A733 GSM 60 6 Index 63 5...

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Page 7: ...module operating in the 430 to 470 MHz range making it adaptable to most radio communication regulations in the world The output power is variable up to 0 5 W while the modulation is narrow band FM 6...

Page 8: ...frequency allocations need to be applied for Please consult your dealer for further information Note The above paragraphs are not applicable to the A733GSM GPRS RTU The A733GSM GPRS is available for...

Page 9: ...ted results if you don t follow the instructions Cautions appear before the information they apply to WARNING Indicates danger to yourself or damage to the device if you don t follow the instructions...

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Page 11: ...ireless Modem A440 User Guide The A733GSM GPRS RTUs operates in conjunction with an A840 Telemetry Gateway only 2 1 Opening the packages The A73x RTU package contains the A73x RTU an antenna and a pip...

Page 12: ...no distance limit for this type of device as long as your cellular provider covers the area where it is installed As with all wireless communication devices the higher the transmitter is the better t...

Page 13: ...for voice communication Don t forget to ask for this data number when you order your SIM card if you do not use the RTU in GPRS mode When your modem calls the RTU from a land line use the data number...

Page 14: ...ctory with the batteries uncharged they have a longer shelf life in this state you must charge the batteries first The best way to do this is to attach the solar panel to the power connector and expos...

Page 15: ...number which you also get from your cellular provider with the SIM card To reactivate the card enter the command GSMPUK pppppppp nnnn where pppppppp is the PUK code and nnnn is the new PIN Note that...

Page 16: ...r RTUs with built in Motorola GSM GPRS modules this parameter must be an IP address in decimal dotted notation e g 123 45 23 45 GPRSPORT portnumber where portnumber is the port number where the commun...

Page 17: ...proper parameters for GPRSTMOUT to allow for appropriate idle times but not ones that are too long GPRSCONNALIGN and GPRSCONNINT for specifying the proper connect times of the RTU Also take into acco...

Page 18: ...solar panel onto the pole Make sure that the panel is facing south north if you are located in the southern hemisphere and out of the way of the A73x RTU Note The solar panel can be mounted under or b...

Page 19: ...rmanently An A73x RTU in such a situation will restart only after connecting it to an external power supply even a solar panel under low light conditions Note New A73x RTUs are delivered with their in...

Page 20: ...extended periods of time When used in coastal areas with high salt content in the air use an extra protective case to avoid corrosion Avoid spraying agrochemicals on your RTU as they might form very...

Page 21: ...with repeated Battery low messages it must be replaced Make sure though that the problem is really due to the battery and not to a defective or dirty solar panel Adcon highly recommends that you chec...

Page 22: ...w one obtainable from Adcon 5 Replace the plastic cover and screw the four screws back in 6 Carefully remove the rubber gasket in the lid and replace it with the one supplied with the battery 7 Insert...

Page 23: ...Using the A73x RTU 23...

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Page 25: ...users with a great deal of highly technical hardware and software experience In the system architecture the base station and RTU are both considered to be nodes The base station is called the master...

Page 26: ...attery or any DC source from 5 6 to 10 volts External charge supply either a solar panel or an AC adapter if an internal rechargeable battery is used Communication over serial lines at 19200 baud Fig...

Page 27: ...hort Charger must fit the battery 1 2 3 4 5 Battery 5 6 to 10V Fig 13 A73x Connection with External Battery and Power Supply 3 2 Communicating with the RTU You can use a Windows HyperTerminal window t...

Page 28: ...rs which are command dependent If you type no parameters when you issue a command it is the equivalent of querying for information the GET version of a command If you type parameters you are issuing t...

Page 29: ...urns the real time clock PARAMETERS The actual time or none in the GET version RETURNS The actual time as dd mm yyyy hh mm ss REMARKS GET SET REMOTE No EXAMPLE TIME 12 12 1999 22 10 10 9193 TIME 0 TIM...

Page 30: ...to 255 it is typically factory set to 42 RETURNS The instant RSSI value and the programmed threshold REMARKS GET SET Not applicable to the A733GSM GPRS REMOTE No EXAMPLE RSSI 42 9193 RSSI 0 RSSI 9193...

Page 31: ...00 15 9193 SLOT 0 SLOT 9193 SLOT 900 15 0 SST AVAILABLE FOR A731 A733 A732 A733GSM DESCRIPTION Sets returns the RTU sensor s settling time which is the time that elapses between powering the sensors a...

Page 32: ...ecifies the operation that will be applied to the selected channel They are described in Table below Code Description Parameters Returns 0000 RSM Read Sampling Method This command reads the current pr...

Page 33: ...as reached in standard time format and the result OK or ERROR 1001 RPNNER Read the Pending Notifications and the Notification Enable Register This command returns the 16 bit Pending Notifications and...

Page 34: ...s is stored Average circular 101 If more than one sample per slot is performed the average computed on a circle is stored i e on a 0 to 359 degree circle overflow occurs at the 359 degree value First...

Page 35: ...operations RETURNS List of current routings REMARKS On inquiry the input channels are output in the order of their position within the data frame note input channel numbers start with 0 On changing th...

Page 36: ...ode in this case 0 which means successful completion of the command DATA AVAILABLE FOR A731 A733 A732 A733GSM DESCRIPTION Returns data stored for a certain device PARAMETER The ID of the device for wh...

Page 37: ...cted in Fig 15 while the digibyte is depicted in Fig 16 A733 A732 A731 RF incoming RF incoming RF outgoing RF outgoing Digibyte Digibyte I O A Pulse Counter I O A Pulse Counter I O B Pulse Counter I O...

Page 38: ...ard A D subsystem of the A733 ID 0 Note Currently only the default subsystem is implemented on the A73x RETURNS A data block see also DATA on page 36 REMARKS GET only The command needs a certain delay...

Page 39: ...level using the standard voltage conversion equation 0 is 0 volts 255 is 20 volts temp as internal temperature in the A733 housing which is device dependent The precision of the sensing element is lo...

Page 40: ...ontrol byte specifying the command the bit of the port the command is acting on and two 16 bit parameters depending on the control byte for some commands one or both of them may be missing However if...

Page 41: ...error Even in this case the time stamp of the last valid notification is returned If a notification was pending it will be cleared The port number Returns the time of the last port change in standard...

Page 42: ...epends on the control byte However whatever the return result is it includes the control byte REMARKS The general behavior is that a PORT command issued on a certain port bit will override any previou...

Page 43: ...exits the command only when a key is pressed This command returns no message REMOTE No EXAMPLE RX 9193 RX 0 TX AVAILABLE FOR A731 A733 A732 A733GSM DESCRIPTION Switches the unit to transmit mode for...

Page 44: ...B 0 234 BA 0 7851 BA 0 BLST AVAILABLE FOR A731 A733 A732 A733GSM DESCRIPTION Lists the stations heard after the last broadcast command was issued PARAMETERS None RETURNS The date and time when the bro...

Page 45: ...l information can be obtained from Adcon Telemetry upon request RETURNS Following information is supplied in the form of a string of characters the GET variant a A The presence of the SDI 12 adapter a...

Page 46: ...ble for the SDI frames ft is the frame type 60 or 61 for the A733 d1 d2 dn are the data values the frame content cs is a 16 bit checksum obtained by summing the bytes and discarding the carries over 0...

Page 47: ...sors down or damaged Usually these two values are equal SDI values a number of SDI 12 data blocks each consisting of four values SDI address SDI method SDI index SDI value floating point You can also...

Page 48: ...S The current value in seconds REMARKS SET GET REMOTE No EXAMPLE SDA 29000 SDA 30 0 SDA 50 29000 SDA 0 FPC AVAILABLE FOR A731 A733 A732 A733GSM DESCRIPTION This command allows the use of sensors that...

Page 49: ...GSM module related status information PARAMETERS None RETURNS Result a list of current status parameters The list is self explanatory REMARKS GET only Valid for the A733GSM GPRS RTU only GPRSSTAT is...

Page 50: ...or network s Access Point Name User Name parameter PARAMETERS The GPRS operator network s Access Point Name User Name parameter RETURNS The current value REMARKS SET GET REMOTE No EXAMPLE GPRSAPNUN 29...

Page 51: ...Sets returns the target port number where the A840 Telemetry Gateway can be reached PARAMETERS The port number on the A840 Telemetry Gateway RETURNS The current value REMARKS SET GET REMOTE No EXAMPL...

Page 52: ...XAMPLE GPRSSECRET 29000 GPRSSECRET 5 GPRSSECRET 12345 29000 GPRSSECRET 0 GPRSCONNINT AVAILABLE FOR A731 A733 A732 A733GSM DESCRIPTION Sets returns the connection setup interval in seconds This value a...

Page 53: ...The connection setup alignment point in time in seconds in the range from 0 to 4294967295 RETURNS The current value REMARKS SET GET REMOTE No EXAMPLE GPRSCONNALIGN 29000 GPRSCONNALIGN 3600 0 GPRSCONN...

Page 54: ...he communication is re established the device tries to send the notification again Note To avoid collisions the device waits a random time up to 10 seconds before sending the notification frame The fo...

Page 55: ...number 0 or 65535 3 6 3 Real time clock 20 incorrect time supplied conversion to time_t was not possible 3 6 4 Radio interface 30 error at receive CRC etc 31 unexpected frame received 32 wrong length...

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Page 57: ...n Supply 5 6 6 2 10 0 V Operating Temperature 30 70 C Operating Temperature GSM GPRS 20 70 C Full GSM spec operating Temp 20 55 C Relative Humidity 99 Class Protection IP65 Data Rate Using the on boar...

Page 58: ...t 500 mA Sensor Settling Time 2 s Data Memory Size 1024 Slots Sampling Rate 0 255 samples slot Storage Interval 60 65535 s Other Interfaces Serial Interface 3V TTL Zero Level 0 66 V Serial Interface 3...

Page 59: ...ll measurements made on 50Ohm resistive load not Valid for A733GSM GPRS Output power 24 26 27 dBm Spurious Radiation 200 nW Adjacent Channel Power 12 5kHz mode 34 dBm Adjacent Channel Power 25kHz mode...

Page 60: ...17 2 10 enter GSMX at the command prompt GSMX Input will now be sent directly to the GSM modem Press ESC to exit Now enter the command ATI3 The output should be something like 641b09gg Q2406B 1339080...

Page 61: ...abled You need a special code to do so Then enter AT VVERSION and the reply should be VERSION eDsoft W302_V2 10 116686 Dec 10 2003 12 20 17 If not you have to put the proper IP stack into the module I...

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Page 63: ...ANRT 35 B B 44 Battery 20 Changing 21 BLST 44 C Changing the battery 21 CMDS 29 command ANLG 32 ANRT 35 B 44 BLST 44 CMDS 29 DATA 36 DATASDI 46 FDEV 38 FPC 48 FREQ 29 GSMPIN 48 GSMPUK 49 GSMSTAT GPRS...

Page 64: ...7 L LED tool 11 17 19 N Notifications 54 P PMP 31 Pole 11 PORT 40 Power Connector 26 R Returned error 54 RSSI 30 RTU Battery 20 Changing the battery 21 configuration 20 Connectors 25 Maintainance 20 S...

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