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T61 Smart Modem 

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User Guide V1.4 

4.5

 

Status LED 

T61 Smart Modem has one red LED indicating the device and network status. When the device 
detects no SIM card inserted or no antenna or not yet connected to network, the LED will blink fast 
at approximately every one second. The detail “ON/OFF” timing of the LED is presented in the 
following table. 
 

LED mode 

Operating status of T61 

Permanently OFF 

T61 is not powered on 

Permanently ON 

T61 is in Configuration 

30ms ON/470ms OFF 

During data transfer 

30ms ON/3970ms OFF 

Registered to a network. No data transfer 

500ms ON/500ms OFF 

Limited Network Services/ Network not registered/ (e.g. because no 
SIM/USIM, no PIN or during network search) 

4.6

 

Antenna Interface 

An external antenna is connected via the T61’s female SMA connector (shown in Figure 6). 

 

 

 

 

Figure 6: Antenna Interface 

Summary of Contents for Tmas T61

Page 1: ...T61 Smart Modem Hardware User Guide V1 4 Supporting Firmware Version V20040 Model T61 ELS61 T61 EHS5 Date 2020 08 18 ...

Page 2: ...ide contains information that is proprietary to TCAM Technology Pte Ltd No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means or transferred to any third party without prior written consent of TCAM Technology Pte Ltd The content of this document may be revised without prior notice ...

Page 3: ...icro Fit Interface 14 4 4SIM Interface 14 4 5Status LED 15 4 6Antenna Interface 15 5 Mechanics Mounting and Packaging 16 5 1Mechanical Dimensions 16 5 2Mounting T61 Smart Modem 17 5 3Packaging 17 5 4Cable connection T61 EHS5 modem and Landis Gyr Meter 18 6 Get Started 19 6 1Box Open 19 7 Device Configuration 20 7 1Initial Setup 20 7 2Switching Between Smart Modem Mode and Normal Modem Mode 23 7 2 ...

Page 4: ...9 8 Migration from TMA M37i TMA M55i and TMN 51T 40 8 1Normal Modem Mode 40 8 2Smart Modem 40 9 Application Notes 42 9 1T61 Firmware Update 42 9 1 1 Direct Wire Firmware Update 42 9 1 2 Firmware Update Over The Air 43 9 2T61 Digital Input Configuration Optional Features 44 9 2 1 Connection 44 9 2 2 Configuration 44 9 2 3 Testing 44 9 3T61 SMS Features Optional Feature 45 9 3 1 Reset T61 45 9 3 2 T...

Page 5: ...ion tutorial 1 1 Related Documents 1 T61 Smart Modem Hardware User Guide 2 T61 Normal Modem PC Setup Manual 3 Center Manager User Guide 4 Gemalto EHS5 E AT Command Set 02 000 5 Gemalto ELS61 E AT Command Set 02 000 1 2 Product Label The label fixed on the top of the T61 Smart Modem comprises information listed in Table 1 No Information 1 Model Name 2 Power Supply 3 Frequency Band 4 Device Serial N...

Page 6: ...llow standard EN60950 1 2006 A11 2009 A1 2010 A12 2011 AC 2011 EN55022 2010 AC 2011 EN55024 2010 EN61000 3 2 2006 A1 2009 A2 2009 EN61000 3 3 2008 EN62311 2008 EN301 489 7 V1 3 1 2005 11 EN301 489 1 V1 9 2 2011 09 EN301 489 24 V1 5 1 2010 10 EN301 511 V9 0 2 2003 03 EN301 908 1 V5 2 1 2011 05 EN301 908 2 V5 2 1 2011 07 IEC60529 2013 IP51 Water proof and Dust Proof ...

Page 7: ... can view this device as the virtual serial wire over the air that links all your remote equipment to the central PC It can be a full transparent protocol independent gateway used for AMR SCADA general remote monitoring control and data exchange applications It is designed for mission critical industrial applications Two operation modes Normal Modem The Data Terminal Equipment DTE such as PC PLC e...

Page 8: ...erial Specification Electrical Standard RS232 DB9 Pin 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 or RS485 Pin 6 9 Connector type DB9 Female Baud Rate Normal Modem RS232 1200 921600bps Smart Modem RS232 300 460800bps Normal Modem RS232 1200 921600bps RS485 1200 115200bps Smart Modem RS232 300 460800bps RS485 300 115200bps Flow Control None or Hardware RTS CTS DTR DCD RS232 only None or Hardware RTS CTS DTR DCD RS232 only Other...

Page 9: ...T61 Smart Modem Page 9 of 47 User Guide V1 4 2 2 Block Diagram Figure 1 shows a block diagram of a sample configuration that incorporates T61 Smart Modem and typical accessories Figure 1 Block Diagram ...

Page 10: ...signal strength device ID connection status and device current IP etc This connection is also used for GPRS configuration and firmware over the air FOTA when necessary These two connections can share a single server IP with different port numbers or they can be connected to two different server IPs Connections are set up automatically by the device The idea is to protect the integrity of user data...

Page 11: ...ormal sever shut down i e connection is not properly closed 3 3 DDNS IP Update In order to connect the remote device to data server IP address of data server is needed This becomes an issue when IP address is dynamic and changes over time Dynamic Domain Name Sever IP Update is implemented in T61 Smart Modem to resolve this issue A domain name is used instead of IP address This is demonstrated in F...

Page 12: ...es the following interfaces for power supply antenna SIM card and data transfer 4 pin Micro Fit Power Supply socket SMA antenna connector Female SIM card reader with cover DB9 Connector Female for RS2323 or RS485 4 Pin Micro Fit 3 0 Socket DB9 Connector Female SMA antenna connector Female SIM card reader with cover ...

Page 13: ...em Page 13 of 47 User Guide V1 4 4 2 Interface Variant Pin I O RS232 RS485 Description 1 O DCD 2 O Receive 3 I Transmit 4 I DTR 5 Ground 6 I O Data 7 I RTS 8 O CTS 9 I O Data 5 4 3 2 1 9 8 7 6 Figure 4 DB9 Interface ...

Page 14: ...DC 2 Ground 3 Digital Input Analog Input 4 Digital Output 4 4 SIM Interface The SIM with the circuit side facing upwards is inserted by gently pushing into the SIM card until it snaps hold After that close the SIM cover for protection The process is demonstrated above The SIM card cover is designed for tight locking To open it please open from the left side of the cover To extract out the SIM card...

Page 15: ... the LED is presented in the following table LED mode Operating status of T61 Permanently OFF T61 is not powered on Permanently ON T61 is in Configuration 30ms ON 470ms OFF During data transfer 30ms ON 3970ms OFF Registered to a network No data transfer 500ms ON 500ms OFF Limited Network Services Network not registered e g because no SIM USIM no PIN or during network search 4 6 Antenna Interface A...

Page 16: ...T61 Smart Modem Page 16 of 47 User Guide V1 4 5 Mechanics Mounting and Packaging 5 1 Mechanical Dimensions ...

Page 17: ... the clip 5 3 Packaging T61 Smart Modem is available as a standalone terminal It can be ordered without any accessories T61 Smart Modem Kit Set is also available T61 Smart Modem Kit Set includes all necessary accessories T61 Smart Modem Terminal AC DC power adapter with 4 pins Micro Fit plug DC 12V 1A Female to male DB9 modem cable Quad band Antenna 2dBi TMAS Center Manager Software Mounting Clip ...

Page 18: ... ZMD 01 Cable connection to modem Cable Connection Layout To Landis Gyr Meter To T61 EHS5 T61 ELS61 CAT5E DB9 Male Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 2 CTS 8 CTS 3 RX 2 RX 4 GND 5 GND 5 GND 5 GND 6 TX 3 TX 7 Microfit 4pins 8 VDD 1 VDD 2 GND 2 1 AC DC power adapter Antenna T61 Smart Modem Terminal DB9 Cable Center Manager Software ...

Page 19: ...en T61 Smart Modem Kit Set will be delivered with all necessary accessories inside Before starting the setup please make sure your SIM card and power socket is ready Unpack everything from the box and follow the steps below Step 1 Open the SIM card cover from left using a sharp pointer Step 2 Insert your SIM card into the tray with circuit side facing upwards Close the SIM cover Step 3 Screw the a...

Page 20: ...ded A configuration menu is embedded inside T61 smart gateway User can easily configure the device via serial port In this chapter we will focus on the serial port configuration method All screenshots are taken using HyperTerminal 7 1 Initial Setup To configure T61 smart gateway serial terminal software should be configured as followed Baud Rate 115200bps Data Bits 8 Parity Bit None Flow Control N...

Page 21: ...l automatically start internet connection After pressing space for three times user needs to input the device password shown in Figure 9 The factory default password for all T61 smart gateway devices is tcam all in small letters Change of device password will be covered in later part T61 smart gateway main configuration menu is shown in Figure 10 Figure 9 Input Password ...

Page 22: ...T61 Smart Modem Page 22 of 47 User Guide V1 4 Figure 10 Main T61 Configuration Menu ...

Page 23: ... Switch to Normal Modem Mode If your T61 devices are utilized as normal modem you need to switch them to Normal Modem Mode At the main T61 configuration menu select option N Switch Modem Mode shown in Figure 11 by pressing n or N and key in 0 Normal Modem selection and enter Figure 11 Switch to Normal Modem Mode ...

Page 24: ...to continue Type R to exit the menu and restart the mode As shown in Figure 12 after selecting option N Switch to Normal Modem Mode a message will pop up stating that the device is switching to Normal Modem Mode The process takes a few seconds After the switching is finished your T61 device will restart automatically and start ...

Page 25: ...re 13 No other configuration is needed for Normal Modem Mode Note After switching to normal modem the module baud rate will be changed to AT IPR 0 To make changes to adapt to external applications please use corresponding AT command like AT IPR 9600 Figure 13 T61 Smart Gateway in Normal Modem Mode ...

Page 26: ...pon start up and enter device password Repeat the steps for Switch to Normal Modem Mode but key in your choice of modem mode for example 3 TCP Server Figure 14 Switching to Smart Modem Mode Figure 14 shows the message prompted when the device is switching to Smart Modem Mode The entire process takes few seconds Please take note that it is recommended to re configure all necessary settings in Smart...

Page 27: ...ngs serial interface settings data center and command center settings and etc 7 3 1 General Guidelines for Smart Modem Configuration The following is some general guidelines applicable to most of the menu settings 7 3 1 1 View Settings User is able to view all setting parameters in a list for each section For example if you intend to check all settings under Mobile Network Operator MNO section you...

Page 28: ...e Reboot Option from the main T61 Configuration menu Send T via the COM port This is only applicable when T61 device is in configuration mode or modem mode Power reset the T61 Notes After changing the settings please press ENTER to confirm your inputs Before restarting the device please SAVE your modified settings otherwise the changes will not take effect ...

Page 29: ...d this parameter to be in place in order to access the internet String internet This parameter is mandatory for internet access 7 3 2 4 SIM PIN If the SIM card is PIN protected the module will not able to access the SIM card functions without a correct PIN number Please contact the mobile network operator to check whether your SIM card is PIN protected String Default setting is blank 7 3 3 T61 Dev...

Page 30: ... value of Packet End Character i e the Packet End Character is 0x0D To configure the Data Line as a transparent communication channel and disable the packetization please change Packet Idle Interval to 0 As long as the Packet Idle Interval setting is not 0 all incoming data will be packetized using an algorithm described below 7 3 3 4 Login Password This parameter defines the password required to ...

Page 31: ...ble to connect to primary server it will start trying the backup server defined in this parameter It also can be in form of IP address for domain name If this server address is configured as a domain name DNS Server Address must be defined with a valid IP address If T61 device not able to connect to this backup server it will restart automatically and retry from the primary server again String xxx...

Page 32: ... configuring the Server IP Address 7 3 5 1 Server IP Address This parameter defines the IP address of the Command Service Center If it is set to empty Command Line Connection will be disabled String xxx xxx xxx xxx Server Address in IP form DC server com e g Server Address in Domain Name form Change it to empty to disable Command Line Connection 7 3 5 2 Server Port Number This parameter defines th...

Page 33: ...5200 9 230400 A 460800 7 3 6 2 Data Bits T61 smart gateway in Smart Modem Mode is able to accept 7 data bits with odd even mark none parity bit It also supports 8 data bits without any parity bit For the current firmware version if the device is set to 8 data bits the parity bit must be set to none Index 7 7 Data bits 8 8 Data bits 7 3 6 3 Parity Bit Four parity bit options are available Index 0 N...

Page 34: ...d 2 Wait for Call Start connection after receiving a Call from the Center Phone Number Please contact TCAM Technology if you want this feature to be enabled 3 Wait for Control SMS Start connection after receiving a predefined SMS Please contact TCAM Technology if you want this feature to be enabled 7 3 7 2 Recovery Option This parameter defines how T61 device should restart the connection when the...

Page 35: ...r in the string form up to 19 characters Country or area codes are optional 7 3 7 6 Long Life Reset Interval hr This parameter defines how frequent T61 device resets itself to avoid any malfunctioning Integer 0 Disable this reset mechanism not recommended 1 65535 Enable long life reset mechanism with specified interval in hours 7 3 8 I O Setup Optional Feature This section defines the working mode...

Page 36: ... 1 minute 2 10 minutes 3 1 hour 7 3 8 4 Input Alarm Setting This parameter determines the alarm trigger events Index 0 Disable 1 Analog reading is high Alarm will trigger when analog reading is higher than the high limit 2 Analog reading is low Alarm will trigger when analog reading is lower than the low limit 3 Analog reading is either high or low 4 Digital input is high Input will be set as a di...

Page 37: ...ut Settings Index 0 Disable 1 Input Trigger The digital output pin will be short to ground when the input detects a critical condition 2 Remote Control User is able to control the output pin remotely 3 Both 7 3 8 10 Output Duration sec integer 1 255 Set how long in seconds the digital output will be on when it is triggered by input i e when Output Settings is configured to be Input Trigger or Both...

Page 38: ...00 Packet Idle Interval ms 100 Packet Last Character Login Password tcam Data Line Protocol 3 Primary Server Address Backup Server Address Data Server Port 3007 Center Phone Number 0 DNS Server Address GPRS Reliable Test Interval 180 Command Server IP address 0 0 0 0 Command Server Port Number 3006 Heartbeat Interval s 120 Module ON OFF when IDLE 0 Device Time Zone 08 Device Connection Time 100000...

Page 39: ...ta Line Connection E g SMS TIP 115 166 155 166 700 to the device will change data center address to 115 166 155 166 and port number to 700 Device will reboot automatically If only to configure command center address SMS format will be TIP 115 166 155 166 800 Please contact TCAM Technology if you want this feature to be enabled TON Turn on 1 8V Digital Output PIN Please contact TCAM Technology if y...

Page 40: ...port Support LED Control AT SLED AT SSYNC AT SSYNC AT CMGS Send SMS AT CMGS str only e g AT CMGS 98765432 AT CMGS num AT CMGS num AT CMGD Delete SMS AT CMGD index delflag Can delete all message AT CMGD index AT CMGD index 8 2 Smart Modem In this section T61 Smart Modem is compared with TMN 51T in terms of functionalities and operational features The main focus is the differences Features T61 EHS5 ...

Page 41: ...your original data center IP address and port Step 4 Set Command Service Address same as your original data center IP addresses well Step 5 Open one additional internet port at your data center and configure that port number as Command Service Center Port Number Step 6 Configure other relevant settings as your original TMN 51T device Step 7 Save your settings and reboot Now your T61 Smart Modem is...

Page 42: ...ons for more details 9 1 1 Direct Wire Firmware Update Contact us to get the latest firmware The file should be named main bin Save the file in a directory Select Direct Wire Configuration from Configuration Tab Power up the T61 device Select the COM port connecting the T61 device to your PC and click on Connect button Wait for the device to be connected which will be reflecting after Device Statu...

Page 43: ...sure the T61 device is connected to Center Manager Command Line Status of the device should show Online as the picture below Go to Tools Firmware Update GPRS Select and highlight the target device which should be showing online and click on Firmware Update button Browse and select the firmware file saved and click on Firmware Update button The process may take up to 10 minutes to finish depends on...

Page 44: ...stor pulling up to 1 8V This means that if the input is not connected to anywhere device will always read HIGH For applications using other voltage ratings a voltage divider circuit can be used Please take note that output impedance of the circuit connecting to T61 should be less than 100KΩ 9 2 2 Configuration To enable Digital Input Alarm feature the input needs to be set to digital mode by disab...

Page 45: ...e disabled during connection setup 9 3 1 Reset T61 Command o T Requirement o Center Phone Number is configured as 0 OR o Center Phone Number is not empty and incoming phone number matches it OR o User Phone Number is not empty and incoming phone number matches it Effects o T61 device will reset itself automatically Replay o OK 9 3 2 Turn ON Digital Output Command o TON Requirement o Digital output...

Page 46: ...nd o TIP DC IP DC Port CC IP CC Port Configure both connection o TIP CC IP CC Port Configure Command Line connection o TIP DC IP DC Port Configure Data Line connection Requirement o Center Phone Number is not empty OR 0 AND sender phone number matches Center Phone Number OR o User Phone Number is not empty AND sender phone number matches User Phone Number Effects o Device will save the settings in...

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