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FIGURE 2

Cable Entries on base of GSM Modem Unit

Port 1 – aerial cable
Port 2 – RS232 cable to DataHog

Port 3 – solar panel cable (where not used, this will be fitted with a 
blanking plug)
Port 4 – battery cable
Button 5 – push button for 12V battery test

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TC35iT Installation & Programming Manual

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Page 1: ...e Instruments Ltd 21 Ddole Enterprise Park Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6DF UK Tel 44 0 1597 824811 email skyemail skyeinstruments com www skyeinstruments com Siemens TC35iT Installation Programming Manual ...

Page 2: ... CELLULAR MODEM AT THE PC END 7 3 2 1 Programming the TC35iT for the Datalogger site 7 3 2 2 Programming the TC35iT for the PC 8 3 3 NOTES ON TC35IT MODEM PROGRAMMING 9 4 MODES OF OPERATION 11 FIGURE 1 12 INSIDE THE GSM MODEM UNIT 12 FIGURE 2 13 Cable Entries on base of GSM Modem Unit 13 FIGURE 3 14 MODEM POWER CONTROL 14 APPENDIX 1 USING WINDOWS HYPERTERMINAL 15 APPENDIX 2 WIRING DETAILS FOR MODE...

Page 3: ...ith a Data number added or some network providers offer a Data only contract You need the Data telephone number to dial up the MiniMet weather station The Voice telephone number will not work When requesting the Data number from the network provider please ask for 1 Circuit Switched data number modem type connection 2 9600 bps 3 8 data bits No Parity bits 1 Stop Bit 4 Non Transparency enabled also...

Page 4: ... secure Before connecting the aerial remember to feed the aerial cable through the cable gland in the base of the GSM Modem Unit See Figure 2 Screw together the 2 aerial connectors and make the excess cable tidy Tighten the cable gland over the built up portion of the aerial cable to make a waterproof seal To install the airtime contract SIM card locate the small black tray marked SIM on the side ...

Page 5: ... Unit housing which will be installed on the MiniMet mast The office PC which will dial up the station must also have a modem connection This must be a standard analogue fax modem internal or external to the PC connected to an analogue standard PSTN telephone line An ISDN digital telephone line will not work PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN ORDER CAREFULLY IF POWER IS APPLIED TO THE TC35iT UNIT...

Page 6: ...Type at v and press return The modems settings are displayed 18 Check to see that the changes you have entered are all there There will also be other settings which you have not changed To check the TC35iT is correctly set up make a call from it through the PC if an airtime contract barring outward calls is in place this may not be possible To do this type atdt then the telephone number then press...

Page 7: ... the TC35iT 3 Connect a 12V battery or power supply to the GSM Module Unit using the red and black spade connectors fitted to the thick white cable exiting the base of the housing At this point the red LED marked MODEM ACTIVE WHEN LIT should come on in the bottom right hand side of the PCB Start Windows HyperTerminal on the PC To begin communications configure the appropriate Comm Port and use the...

Page 8: ... any other cables to prevent damage When power has been removed the red LED Modem Active light will go off Disconnect the TC35iT programmer cable from the PC and TC35iT To reinstall the modem in the GSM Modem Unit remote housing reconnect the internal grey 9 pin D connector Replace the housing s lid taking care not to damage the rubber O ring seal To reinstall the modem in the MOD3 unit remove fro...

Page 9: ...35iT is correctly set up make a call from it through the PC if an airtime contract barring outward calls is in place this may not be possible To do this type atdt then the telephone number then press return You will see the message CONNECT 9600 on the screen if successful Try to ring a telephone nearby so that you can hear it ring and answer it To hang up type ath and press enter IMPORTANT it is i...

Page 10: ... 7 0 1 instructs a V32 analogue modem connection 9600 baud for connecting an analogue modem at PC end to the TC35iT modem at the MiniMet end at cbst 71 0 1 instructs a V110 digital modem connection 9600 baud for connecting a TC35iT modem at PC end to the TC35iT modem at the MiniMet end 10 TC35iT Installation Programming Manual ...

Page 11: ...tion used for servicing etc If there is no connector across either L12 or L13 then the telephone pager activator function is in operation The buttons in the centre of the electronics board blue to Start and red to Cancel will activate the modem for the time period set by the Pager on Test period link settings see Figure 1 Figure 3 and also the GSM TC35iT Modem Unit manual The telephone pager activ...

Page 12: ...FIGURE 1 Inside the GSM Modem Unit 12 TC35iT Installation Programming Manual ...

Page 13: ...em Unit Port 1 aerial cable Port 2 RS232 cable to DataHog Port 3 solar panel cable where not used this will be fitted with a blanking plug Port 4 battery cable Button 5 push button for 12V battery test 13 TC35iT Installation Programming Manual ...

Page 14: ...bottom right hand corner of the box next to the large orange terminal connector There is a black jumper provided to enable a short across the jumper pins as required 1 Power to the GSM modem is in TIMER MODE available only when a pager or clock is fitted when Jumper 1 or 2 are NOT shorted 2 Power to the GSM modem is permanently ON when Jumper 2 is shorted 3 Power to the GSM modem is permanently OF...

Page 15: ...ty boxes are shown ignore the first 3 boxes In the box named CONNECT USING click on the DOWN arrow to reveal a number of options Choose DIRECT TO COM1 or Direct to Com2 if using ComPort2 Click OK 6 In the next series of boxes choose Bits per second 9600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow Control No handshake Click OK 7 Click on FILE and EXIT Click YES and YES again to save the settings you h...

Page 16: ... to cable screen either end MODEM END PC END Male 9 pin D connector Female 9 pin D connector Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 2 Red wire Pin 2 Pin 3 Blue wire Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 4 Pin 5 Grey cable screen Pin 5 Pin 6 Pin 6 Pin 7 Pin 7 Pin 8 Pin 8 Pin 9 Pin 9 16 Link 4 6 Link 7 8 Link 7 8 TC35iT Installation Programming Manual ...

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