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11.5.3
Transmit Now
Transmit Now
causes the station to initiate a transmission on the selected setup (TX1, T
X2, …). This is
useful for ensuring the station is able to connect to the server.
11.5.4
Show Tx Data
Show Tx Data is a great way to confirm that the station has been properly setup to transmit your intended
data. The display shows the last transmission and what will be transmitted by the next transmission.
Review the information carefully to make sure that you have the right number of readings marked for tx
and the transmission fits in the specified window.
11.5.5
Radio Diags
This feature provides diagnostic information for the Cell and Iridium radios. Pressing it will bring up a
Diagnostics window that shows the current status of the Iridium or Cell modem, along with signal strength
information. The information will automatically upgrade and graph the signal strength over time.
Besides signal strength, information provided includes the time when the modem last connected to the
network, contents of the last received message, phone number, IP address, and IMEI.
For Iridium modems, the Diagnostics window brings up the
Message Check
option. Pressing this button
causes the system to immediately contact the Iridium gateway or the Cellphone network and ask for new
incoming messages. The most recently received message since power on will be shown in the Diagnostics
window.
For cell modems, the Diagnostics window offers the
Send SMS
option. It may be used to send a text
message to any cell number provided. The text message will contain the station name and current time.
Data usage metrics are shown in the Diagnostics window. The system will track
Number of bytes transmitted today
Number of bytes received today
Number of bytes transmitted lifetime
Number of bytes received lifetime
Please note that these numbers are estimates. To get accurate data usage, especially over the cellular
network, please contact the network provider.
If secure TSL protocols are used, the data usage estimates will not account for TLS overhead..
Clearing the status will clear the data usage tallies.
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