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7 Setup
PLICSMOBILE • Mobile network unit PLICSMOBILE T81
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7.6 Mobile network and SIM card
An activated SIM card (Mini-SIM format) with data transmission op-
tion is required for setup.
Information:
The SIM card is not included in the standard scope of delivery of the
device. For operation, the VEGA identification card or alternatively an
own activated SIM card is required.
To make the measured value transmission and remote maintenance
as easy as possible, VEGA offers the service package "
User fee
identification card
". This packages includes already the data transmis-
sion costs and the possibility of the remote maintenance through the
VEGA service.
When using the VEGA identification card, you have the following
advantages compared to a standard mobile phone contract:
•
Remote maintenance by VEGA service possible after activation
•
No roaming costs when using abroad
•
Support for most popular countries and regions
•
Support for all transmission paths (VEGA Inventory System,
e-mail, SMS)
•
Secure and stable data transmission by own APN
•
Preconfigured, i.e. commissioning without further configuration
Incoming data (network) connections (PLICSMOBILE T81) can only
be established if the SIM card used supports a static IP address.
Incoming data connections can be used for remote parameter adjust-
ment, e.g. through the VEGA service (only when using the VEGA
identification card).
Data connections outgoing from PLICSMOBILE T81 are established
via GPRS/UMTS (volume-based billing). Outgoing connection are
used for measured value transmission via e-mail/SMS/VEGA Inven-
tory System.
During the transmission of the measured value via e-mail or Inventory
System, approximately 5 KB data are transmitted. With hourly trans-
mission, for example, this results in a monthly total net data volume of
approximately 4 MB per sensor.
The mobile network provider carries out a so-called block rounding
that depends on the selected tariff. When checking out of the GPRS
network, the values are rounded to next higher billing units. Since
PLICSMOBILE T81 checks out of the GPRS network after the trans-
mission of every message (if the energy saving mode is activated),
this block rounding applies to each transmission. If, for example, a
tariff with block rounding to 100 KB is used, an hourly measurement
transmission results in a monthly billing volume of over 70 MB. For
that reason, you should choose a pure data tariff plan (M2M) with the
lowest possible block rounding.
Insert the card (beveled side in front) into the card slot until it snaps in.
The contact surface must point upward.
VEGA identification card
Remote parameter ad-
justment
Measured value transmis-
sion
Insert SIM card
