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UniMod GSM-4

 

Modem

 

User Manual 

E109102214063 

 

Bär Industrie-Elektronik GmbH 

Rathsbergstr. 23 

D-90411 Nürnberg 

 Germany  

 

 Phone : +49 911 970590 

Fax: +49 911 9705950 

Internet: 

www.baer-gmbh.com

 

Summary of Contents for UniMod GSM-4

Page 1: ...UniMod GSM 4 Modem User Manual E109102214063 Bär Industrie Elektronik GmbH Rathsbergstr 23 D 90411 Nürnberg Germany Phone 49 911 970590 Fax 49 911 9705950 Internet www baer gmbh com ...

Page 2: ...GmbH preserve the right to modify and improve the software product described in this document Specifications and other information contained in this document can change without prior notice This document does not cover all functions in all possible detail or variations that may be en countered during installation maintenance and usage of the software Under no circumstances whatsoever will BÄR Indu...

Page 3: ...Connection 18 7 2 Parity Error 7E1 18 8 Additional Functions 19 8 1 Reset 19 8 2 Signal Quality 20 8 3 SMS Function 21 8 4 Automatic Baud Rate Adaption 22 8 5 Temporary Baud Rate Switching 25 8 6 GPRS More PLMNs 26 8 7 GPRS Fixed IP Address 27 8 8 GPRS Dynamically Timeout 27 8 9 GPRS Test Mode 28 8 10 Firmware Update Option 28 9 Technical Data 30 10 Inserting the Interface Modules 32 11 Terminal B...

Page 4: ...UniMod GSM 4 4 ...

Page 5: ...etry 1 1 Requirements The UniMod GSM 4 can be used in any EGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz network with an arbitrary number of providers It requires however the in frastructure for operating mobile stations with 2 Watt Class 4 850 900 MHz or 1 Watt Class 1 1800 1900 MHz transmission power The modem supports an interface for 3V SIM cards For communication a SIM card with call number for 9600 Baud transmi...

Page 6: ...adio devices in fuel depots chemicals plants and locations where explosives are ignited Non ionising radiation As is the case with other mobile radio transmitters operating personnel are advised to use the device in the normal operating position only in order to ensure optimum performance and safety Avoid touching the antenna Personnel Installation and repairing should be done by experienced perso...

Page 7: ... to 270VAC 50 60Hz or 60VDC to 375VDC alternative with additional board 10VDC to 36VDC 0 8A or 20VDC to 72VDC 80VAC to 270VAC 60VDC to 375DC 10VDC to 36VDC Attention NEVER remove the interface modules or the SIM card when the device is powered The card and especially it s contact pads can be damaged very easily by scratches or bending Be careful when inserting or re moving it ...

Page 8: ...S tp 20mA CS current loop active for 4 devices max Can be enabled via jumpers tp and tm This interface supports echo suppression and can be operated without load terminal open 120R RS485 2 wires Using the UniModSet program the user can determine the functionality of the RS485 interface 2 wire or disabled Set the 120R Jumper for activa tion the 120 Ohm termination if necessary RS232 RxD TxD DTR DCD...

Page 9: ...ines are used the internal 20mA interface must be deactivated Set jumper RTS and CTS instead of tm and tp RTS tm CTS tp RS485 2 wires RTS tm CTS tp RS485 4 wires When the 4 wire interface is used the internal 20mA interface must be de activated Set jumper RTS and CTS instead of tm and tp RTS tm CTS tp M Bus active for 10 devices max or passive Please note All interfaces are internally connected wi...

Page 10: ...CSD call Connection to remote party INF Information 3 LEDs showing processor status and field strength Modem is ready for programming data transmission and call answering not before the leftmost INF LED is on This happens in CSD mode GSM dial up connection about 50 seconds after Power On in GPRS mode about 60 seconds after Power On RI lights when the modem rings DCD in CSD mode lights when the mod...

Page 11: ...row s direction OPEN After release you can open the lid and insert the SIM card as shown in the picture Please note the position of the bevelled edge it must point at the upper right side The golden contact pads have to point downwards 2 Insert the card until the lid can be closed as shown in the picture The slide must be movable in this posi tion Please note the position of the bevelled edge Now ...

Page 12: ...t the modem echoes characters received from PC during command state 0 no echo Q0 V0 Information response numeric code IPR 19200 Internal baud rate don t change this value CBST 7 0 1 The modem selects the bearer service with automatic selection of the speed asynchronous non transparent mode to be used when data calls are originated This configuration allows for reading standard meters according to ...

Page 13: ...Then connect the 25 pole plug RS232 to the PC 2 Disconnect the modem from the supply important and remove the interface module 3 Insert the 7 pole plug of the pa rametering adapter instead of the interface module The notch must point in direction of the LED s C The parametering adapter with USB interface Micro USB Type A or B which can be plugged instead of an interface module This adapter can be ...

Page 14: ...ds e g ATS0 ATI AT V in order to check whether the modem answers If you see the answer on the screen the interface is working correctly B or C After programming switch off the UniMod and insert the interface module carefully again Simply typing AT does not result in an answer because the modem is by default programmed not to send messages and echoes Parame ters ATQ1 and ATE0 ...

Page 15: ...D Requests product information at cpin CPIN code OK SIM card inquiry ERROR no faulty SIM card code SIM PIN waiting for PIN code READY PIN active at cpin n OK Enter PIN switches modem active e g AT CPIN 1234 if PIN is 1234 at clck SC 0 n OK Disable PIN lock after power off n PIN e g AT CLCK SC 0 1234 Attention First enter PIN using AT CPIN at cops COPS 0 0 operator OK Inquire bearer service Will be...

Page 16: ...ronous mode non transparent at f OK Set all parameters to factory defaults ats0 n OK This parameter setting determines the number of rings 0 to 255 before automatic answer ing e g ats0 1 Modem answers after first ring Attention s0 0 disables automatic answer ing ats0 001 OK Returns the number of rings before automatic answering at w OK Saves the current parameter setting in the user defined profil...

Page 17: ...c till first INF LED is on Start the UniModSet software Read the equipment configuration Adjust the parameter Hint Mind to set the functionality of the internal RS485 interface correctly Write the configuration after it power off and on Enable or disable the PIN via SIM Card function Check the signal quality and the internal temperature possible only in CSD mode ...

Page 18: ... been transmitted via voice mode Call rejected by mo dem Remedy set SIM Card Voice Prepaid CRING FAX incoming call has been transmitted via fax mode Call rejected by modem 7 2 Parity Error 7E1 Depending on certain circumstances software configuration hardware configuration of the PC connection of the modem to the PC operating sys tem the communication software of your application might issue a mes...

Page 19: ...sed Allow programming changing of pa rameters by UniModSet program allowed Open parameter memory EEPROM is write protected pc2 Must be open always used for internal proc essing RTS CTS Signals from interface module are connected with terminals 4 and 5 RS232 4 CTS 5 RTS RS485 4 wires 4 Y 5 Z Keep tp and tm open in this case tm tp Internal 20mA interface is connected with ter minal 4 and 5 Keep RTS ...

Page 20: ...y 67dBm to 81dBm Medium signal quality 51dBm to 65dBm Good signal quality or Undefined flashing No signal quality information available Check antenna Undefined GPRS flashing Modem logged in GPRS Network second and third INF LED flash alternately In GPRS mode field strength can not be displayed from version 81 up 99dBm to 113dBm 83dBm to 97dBm 67dBm to 81dBm 51dBm to 65dBm After every reset check f...

Page 21: ...SMS at every change of contact open close Maximum rate is one SMS every 2 to 3 seconds Connect If the connection CSD mode is active the SMS will be send after a dis connect GPRS If the GPRS mode is active at the first change the modem to the CSD mode the SMS will be send after these change Note SMS function doesn t work at the same time with Automatic baud rate adaption see page 22 In some cases i...

Page 22: ...C1107 IEC62056 21 protocol The data format 7E1 8N1 or 8E1 must be the same If triggered the meter is accessed using different baud rates between 300 and 19200 Bd When the meter answers the successful baud rate is saved This baud rate is the restored after each power outage In order to use Automatic Baud Rate Adaption the jumpers UE and UA at the UniMod GSM 4 must be set as shown below to use the c...

Page 23: ...Operating status after baud rate detection In GPRS mode a warm restart is done Meter can be read after 60 sec onds In CSD mode dial up connection the modem pauses for 10 seconds After that the meter can be read If no matching baud rate is found the originally programmed baud rate re mains active After completion of baud rate detection the jumper at terminals 8 GND and 9 UE should be removed else i...

Page 24: ...able disable these functionality using function automatic baud rate adaption IEC 62056 21 61107 local in the UniModSet program See below Note Function Automatic baud rate adaption doesn t work at the same time with SMS function ...

Page 25: ... modem switches after the character is recognized without acknowledgement These parameters are possible x 0 300 Baud 1 600 Baud 2 1200 Baud 3 2400 Baud 4 4800 Baud 5 9600 Baud 6 19200 Baud y 0 7E1 1 8E1 2 8N1 Example 5 0 9600 Baud 7E1 3 1 2400 Baud 8E1 After hang up change to OFFLINE state DCD LED off the saved old baud rate and data format is restored for GPRS connection after a reset only The ch...

Page 26: ...twork When the field PLMN Code is empty the UniMod GSM 4 uses the first available mobile network After clicking the More PLMN s button further mobile networks can be en tered After clicking the question mark a help window will be activated In this menu you find the correct PLMN Code Public Land Mobile Network for many mobile service providers ...

Page 27: ...nnec tion to the IP address 192 168 1 1 is possible Firewall 192 168 1 0 and network mask 255 255 255 0 connection to the IP addresses 192 168 1 0 to 255 is possible 8 8 GPRS Dynamically Timeout Dynamically time delay between CSD and GPRS log on 5 15 60Min 3 12 24hours delay by errors Since the firmware version 90 is possible to activate a test mode shows information about log on to the GPRS netwo...

Page 28: ...tion about log on to the GPRS network via service interface Note use only for testing deactivate please this function after the tests 8 10 Firmware Update Option Option Since firmware version 90 is possible to do a firmware update via local interface e g service RS232 or via mobile GSM PSTN modem or GPRS connection ...

Page 29: ... option Remote 7E1 must be en abled also After clicking button Firmware Update the current parameter setting is read from remote modem Then the file containing the desired firmware can be selected e g from hard disk The program checks now if the firmware of the remote device can be updated If yes this message will appear A click on button OK starts the update On success the following message appea...

Page 30: ... DTR DCD GND RTS and CTS are inter nally bridged for service Optionally one extra interface by pluggable module RS232 supports signals RxD TxD RTS CTS GND CS 20mA current loop active can supply 4 meter max or passive RS485 2 wires RS485 4 wires M Bus active can supply 10 devices max Service interface RS232 RxD TxD GND DTR DCD RTS and CTS bridged SMS input UE 12VDC in place of DCD signal for potent...

Page 31: ...MHz Sensitivity 107 dBm 850 900 MHz 106 dBm 1800 1900 MHz Antenna jack 50 FME m Software Interface Hayes Standard AT GSM 07 07 GSM 07 05 References European Telecommunications Standards Institute www etsi org Extent of delivery UniMod GSM 4 including interface module as ordered Standard antenna magnetic foot antenna with FME f 0dB cable 2 5m RG174 Operation manual Accessories RS232 cable 4301 Para...

Page 32: ...e interface modules their component side must be at the left side and wired according the picture In the following sketch the com ponents are at the left side RS232 20mA active 20mA pas RS485 M Bus active M Bus pas Pin used connected Pin used not connected Pin not used ...

Page 33: ... the DTR input as control input UE for SMS To enable this the jumper must be set from DTR to UE see chap 8 3 and the SMS functionality must be turned on using the UniMod Set MetcomTSet program Optional power supply 12VDC 24VDC Terminal Voltage 1 10VDC to 36VDC 2 0VDC GND ...

Page 34: ...UniMod GSM 4 Subject to change without notice 12 Dimensions Wall mounted housing according to DIN 43861 2 ...

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