SIM-Card
holder
RS232 Interface
Antenna socket
Power socket
LED:
- Flashes every second when GPRS is searching the network
- Flashes every 3 seconds when network connection is established
SIM-Card
holder
Audio
Interface
(not needed)
Unscrew the 4 screws on
the front panel.
Lift the front panel with the
help of a small screwdriver
Tilt the front panel 90
°
forward and slide into the
slots
Remove the SIM-Card
holder place the SIM-Card
properly and push the
holder back again (see
details below).
GPRS Modem
Inserting the SIM-Card
SIM -Card
holder
unlocking pin
Unlock the SIM-Card holder by pressing the small button to the right of the SIM -Card holder with the tip of
a ballpoint pen or similar. Put the
unlocked SIM-Card
into the card holder and push it gently into the
GPRS Modem. Reattach the front panel an tighten the 4 screws.
Switch on your PlantControl D central unit and select
MENU > Settings > GSM/GPRS. Set now the following parameters:
1.
Terminal operation
Activating/deactivating the GPRS Modem:
select
Terminal operation
and then the
OK-key
.
Note: If you have purchased the SMS-Alarm function, the modem will be, if deactivated, activated
automatically for a short time for transmitting alerts.
2. Email Data output
Choose between Data File or Status: select
Email Data output
and then the
OK-key
.
3. Email send
To test your settings or to manually initiate a transmission, select
Email send
followed by the
OK key
(only
after entering all the parameters). The GPRS Modem will immediately transmit an
e-mail to the e-
mail address specified under “Recipient”.
4. Power switch-on
For automatic data transmission or transmission in response to an SMS request, the GPRS Modem can be
left permanently switched on (not recommended when used with a solar cell) or temporarily once a day at
the specified time.
Select
Power switch-on
followed by the
OK key
. Now choose between the following options:
0
(permanently switched on) or, for example,
16
(= 4 p.m.), which is recommended when the Terminal is
used with a solar cell
– and the GPRS Modem will be switched on every day at 4 p.m. for 30 minutes.
5. Send email every
(transmitting interval)
Here, you must specify the interval at which the e-
mail address entered under “Recipient” is to receive the
data automatically. If you do not require this option, the data can be also retrieved remotely by SMS
Select
Send email every
followed by the
OK key
. Now choose between the following options:
0
(never) or, for example, 5
days (the GPRS Modem will send data every 5 days).
6.
Credit query:
In the event of a GPRS-enabled, prepaid SIM-Card being used, the data file transmitted will contain
information on your residual credit. Select
Credit query
followed by the
OK key.
Then enter the code given
to you by your SIM-Card provider (not all provider support this function).
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