DCT Antares SB, User Manual

Page: 108 / 238

5 Scenarios and examples
For this chapter It is assumed that the reader already has access to the
unit’s TAIP console trough the unit’s serial port using a terminal software
like Windows
TM
’ Hyperterminal
TM
. Refer to the Operation chapter for more
information.
5.1 Getting Started
This example is a step by step instructional on getting started with the unit.
At the end the reader should have the unit reporting an input activation
and a periodic message to an IP host.
5.1.1 Setting the unit’s ID
In order for the unit to be identified on an AVL server an ID has to be set.
The default value for the unit’s ID is
0000
. This field may be any string of
10 characters maximum.
For this example lets call our unit
EXAMPLE
:
>
SIDEXAMPLE
<
5.1.2 Setting the APN and PIN
After configuring an ID, the first step is enabling the unit on the GSM/GPRS
network. For this an APN provided by the cellular carrier is required and de-
pending on the SIM card configuration a PIN value will be required too. For
this example we will use APN
internet.carrier-name.com
and PIN
1234
.
Setting the SIM card’s PIN:
>
SRFI1234
<
If your SIM card does not requires a PIN you can omit this step.
Setting the APN:
>
SRFAinternet.carrier-name.com
<
At this point the until will try to register on GSM and on GPRS.
Although PIN and APN parameters take effect immediately the
unit may take up some time on registering to the network if a
previous erroneous PIN was used. You can wait for the unit to
register or you can speed up the process by resetting it with the
>
SRT
< command.
Note: