Arkon MAGB1 Operation manual

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List of Contents
1FEATURES 3
2SYSTEM INFORMATION 4
2.1 Supported Bands 4
2.2 Environmental 4
2.3 SIM Card 4
2.4 SMS 4
3INSTALLATION 5
3.1 SIM interface 5
3.2 SIM card installation 5
3.3 Antenna installation 6
3.4 3G/GPRS/GSM module installation, 6
3.5 3G/GPRS/GSM module battery 7
4SMS COMMANDS 8
4.1 Set Phone Number 8
4.2 Set GSM Service Center Address 8
5GPRS COMMANDS 9
5.1 Set Access Point Name 9
5.2 Set IP address 9
5.3 Set Port number 9
5.4 Set ID number for Arkon.Track 10
6COMMON COMMANDS 11
6.1 Set Sending Interval 11
6.2 Stop sending 11
6.3 Start sending 11
6.4 Set All 12
6.5 Get All 12
6.6 Set date and time 13
7SMS AND DATA FORMATS 14
7.1 SMS Data format 14
7.2TCP Data format 14
8EXAMPLES 15
8.1 SMS setting example 15
8.2 GPRS setting example 15
9TROUBLESHOOTING 17
10 FACTORY DELIVERED DEFAULT SETTINGS 18
10.1 Default settings of 3G/GPRS/GSM module 18

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1 FEATURES
• The MAGB1 sends the flow rate and the total volume by 3G/GPRS/GSM data at specific intervals.
•Specific interval of sending 3G/GPRS/GSM data is possible to setup, by sending an SMS.
• The SMS is sent to a specific phone number or SMS server (up to 3 phone numbers)
• The GPRS data are sent to a specific server (Arkon.Track) at a specific format using TCP port.
• Authorization is according to the unit number of MAGB1 transmitter and the SIM phone number.
• The user can send the SMS commands by a remote SMS server or a phone (5 minutes after plug
in battery).

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2 SYSTEM INFORMATION
2.1 Supported Bands
• Quad Band: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
2.2 Environmental
• Operating temperature: -20 °C +60 °C
2.3 SIM Card
• 3.0V
• STK 3.1
2.4 SMS
• The SMS, is as defined within the GSM 850/900/1800/1900 digital mobile phone standard.
• A single short message can be up to 160 characters of ASCII text in length (7-bit coded).
• Message text can comprise words, numbers or an alphanumeric combination.

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3 INSTALLATION
•Open the transmitter.
•Unplug the battery.
•Deactivate the SIM card PIN lock.
•Delete all SMS messages in SIM memory.
•Insert the SIM card to the 3G/GPRS/GSM Module, see picture 1.
•Plug-in the 3G/GPRS/GSM module into the transmitter (into the GPRS Module slot, see
picture 3).
•Install external antenna to the 3G/GPRS/GSM Module.
•Plug-in the 3G/GPRS/GSM module battery.
•Plug-in the MAGB1 main battery
3.1 SIM interface
Before inserting or replacing SIM card –MAGB1 transmitter must be switched off!
Otherwise, MAGB1 transmitter, SIM card or GPRS module may get damaged!
The 3G/GPRS/GSM module incorporates a SIM interface, which conforms to the GSM 11.11
and GSM 11.12 standards that are based on the ISO/IEC 7816 standard. These standards define the
electrical, signaling and protocol specifications of a GSM SIM card.
The manufacturer does not supply the SIM card, which is mandatory for a connection to the
GPRS/GSM network! The SIM card may be purchased from your GSM (mobile) service provider!
3.2 SIM card installation
Insert the SIM card to the 3G/GPRS/GSM module according to picture bellow.
Picture 1. SIM card installation into the 3G/GPRS/GSM Module

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3.3 Antenna installation
Install antenna according to pictures below.
Picture 2. Antenna installation
3.4 3G/GPRS/GSM module installation,
Picture 3. Install 3G/GPRS/GSM Module into the transmitter

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3.5 3G/GPRS/GSM module battery
Picture 4. Install 3G/GPRS/GSM battery (the smaller one)
Picture 5. Plug-in the 3G/GPRS/GSM module battery
Warning electrostatic sensitive device.
Any connection or disconnection of any module has to be done with the battery switched off.

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4 SMS COMMANDS
Please note that all commands are case sensitive and have to be written in capital letters.
4.1 Set Phone Number
This command sets up the phone number and the 3G/GPRS/GSM module confirms the settings
immediately by SMS. This function works 15 minutes after plugging battery.
Query:
SET PHONE1 UNITNO NUMBER
SET PHONE2 UNITNO NUMBER
SET PHONE3 UNITNO NUMBER
UNITNO means the unit number of MAGB1 where the query is sent.
UNITNO is used for authorization.
NUMBER means requested phone number for sending interval or NONE erases existing phone number.
It is possible to set up to 3 phone numbers. 3G/GPRS/GSM module sends data from MAGB1 at specific
intervals to all 3 phone numbers. It is possible to set up just one or two phone numbers.
Syntax
Response example
Remarks
SET PHONE[phone] [phone]
SET PHONE[phone] [phone]
SET PHONE[phone] NONE
PHONE[phone] [phone]
PHONE[phone] [phone]
PHONE[phone] NONE
3G/GPRS/GSM module
sends data in specific
intervals to all 3 phone
numbers.
4.2 Set GSM Service Center Address
This command sets up the GSM service center address and the 3G/GPRS/GSM module confirms the
settings immediately by SMS. This function works 15 minutes after plugging battery.
Query:
SET GSMSERVICE UNITNO ADDRESS
UNITNO means the unit number of MAGB1 where the query is sent.
UNITNO is used for authorization.
ADDRESS means the phone number of the Service Center.
Syntax
Response example
Remarks
SET GSMSERVICE 01234567 [phone]
GSMSERVICE 01234567 [phone]
This command sets
the service center
address.
All phone numbers must be in international format (for example [phone])
All phone numbers must be in international format (for example [phone])

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5 GPRS COMMANDS
Please note that all commands are case sensitive and have to be written in capital letters.
5.1 Set Access Point Name
This command sets the GPRS APN server name. The 3G/GPRS/GSM module confirms settings
immediately by SMS. This function works 15 minutes after plugging battery.
Query:
SET APN UNITNO APN
UNITNO means the unit number of MAGB1 where the query is sent.
UNITNO is used for authorization.
APN is Access Point Name - obtained from your GPRS SIM card provider (39 characters max)
Syntax
Response example
Remarks
SET APN 01234567 INTERNET.T-MOBILE.CZ
01234567 APN SET TO INTERNET.T-
MOBILE.CZ
This command sets
the APN to
internet.t-mobile.cz
5.2 Set IP address
This command sets the GPRS IP address of Arkon.Track server. The 3G/GPRS/GSM module confirms
settings immediately by SMS. This function works 15 minutes after plugging battery.
Query:
SET IP UNITNO XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
UNITNO means the unit number of MAGB1 where the query is sent.
UNITNO is used for authorization.
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of Arkon.Track server (or another server capable to process
incomming data)
Syntax
Response example
Remarks
SET IP 01234567 84.242.82.84
01234567 IP SET TO 84.242.82.84
This command sets
the IP address to
84.242.82.84
5.3 Set Port number
This command sets the GPRS TCP Port number of Arkon.Track server. The 3G/GPRS/GSM module
confirms settings immediately by SMS. This function works 15 minutes after plugging battery.
Query:
SET PORT UNITNO PORTNUMBER
UNITNO means the unit number of MAGB1 where the query is sent.
UNITNO is used for authorization.
PORTNUMBER is the TCP Port number of Arkon.Track server (or another server capable to process
incomming data). Port number set to 0 switches off GPRS communication.
Syntax
Response example
Remarks
SET PORT 01234567 5979
01234567 PORT SET TO 5979
This command sets
the TCP port to
5979

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5.4 Set ID number for Arkon.Track
This command sets the ID number for Arkon.Track server. The number needs to be unique. It needs to
start with 2, has 6 digits. The 3G/GPRS/GSM module confirms settings immediately by SMS. This
function works 15 minutes after plugging battery. This number is assigned during production!
Query:
SET ID UNITNO IDNUMBER
UNITNO means the unit number of MAGB1 where the query is sent.
UNITNO is used for authorization.
IDNUMBER is the ID of device for Arkon.Track server (or another server capable to process incomming
data). It is in format 2xxxxx
Syntax
Response example
Remarks
SET ID 01234567 200001
01234567 ID SET TO 200001
This command sets
the ID number to
200001

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6 COMMON COMMANDS
Please note that all commands are case sensitive and have to be written in capital letters.
6.1 Set Sending Interval
This command sets up the sending interval and the 3G/GPRS/GSM module confirms the settings
immediately by SMS. This function works 15 minutes after plugging battery.
Query:
SET INTERVAL UNITNO MMMM –MMMM means number of minutes for sending interval.
Syntax
Response example
Remarks
SET INTERVAL 01234567 0120
INTERVAL 01234567 0120
3G/GPRS/GSM module sends every 2
hours flow and totalizers to specified
phone numbers / TCP port.
6.2 Stop sending
This command stops the SMS/DATA sending by 3G/GPRS/GSM module. The 3G/GPRS/GSM module
confirms settings immediately by SMS. This function works 15 minutes after plugging battery.
Query:
STOP SMS UNITNO
UNITNO means the unit number of MAGB1 where the query is send.
UNITNO is used for authorization.
Syntax
Response example
Remarks
STOP SMS 01234567
0123456 SMS SENDING STOPPED
This command stops
the SMS/DATA
sending.
6.3 Start sending
This command starts the SMS/DATA sending by 3G/GPRS/GSM module. The 3G/GPRS/GSM module
confirms settings immediately by SMS. This function works 15 minutes after plugging battery.
Query:
START SMS UNITNO
UNITNO means the unit number of MAGB1 where the query is sent.
UNITNO is used for authorization.
Syntax
Response example
Remarks
START SMS 01234567
01234567 SMS SENDING STARTED
This command
starts the
SMS/DATA
sending.

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6.4 Set All
This command sets all needed data in one command. The 3G/GPRS/GSM module confirms settings
immediately by SMS. This function works 15 minutes after plugging battery.
Query:
SET ALL UNITNO SMS,INTERVAL,PHONE1,PHONE2,PHONE3,APN,IP,PORT,ID
UNITNO means the unit number of MAGB1 where the query is sent, used for authorization.
SMS Start or Stop sending (START | STOP) - not implemented yet, still needs to be sent separately
INTERVAL 4digits interval of sending - means number of minutes for sending interval. - not implemented
yet, still needs to be sent separately
PHONE1 PHONE NUMBER 1 (PHONE NUMBER | NONE)
PHONE2 PHONE NUMBER 2 (PHONE NUMBER | NONE)
PHONE3 PHONE NUMBER 3 (PHONE NUMBER | NONE)
APN is Access Point Name - obtained from your GPRS SIM card provider (39 characters max)
IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of Arkon.Track server (or another server capable to process
incomming data)
PORT is the TCP Port number of Arkon.Track server (or another server capable to process incomming
data). Port number set to 0 switches off GPRS communication.
IDNUMBER is the ID of device for Arkon.Track server (or another server capable to process incomming
data). It is in format 2xxxxx
Syntax
Response example
Remarks
SET ALL 17200521
START,0120,[phone],NONE,NONE,INTERN
ET.T-MOBILE.CZ,84.242.82.84,5979,200001
17200521 ALL SET TO
START,0120,[phone],NONE,NONE,INT
ERNET.T-
MOBILE.CZ,84.242.82.84,5979,200001
6.5 Get All
This command returns the GPRS-GSM module actual settings. This function works 15 minutes after
plugging battery.
Query:
GET ALL UNITNO
Response:
UNITNO PHONE1,PHONE2,PHONE3,APN,IP,PORT,ID
UNITNO means the unit number of MAGB1 where the query is sent, used for authorization.
SMS Start or Stop sending (START | STOP)
INTERVAL 4digits interval of sending - means number of minutes for sending interval.
PHONE1 PHONE NUMBER 1 (PHONE NUMBER | NONE)
PHONE2 PHONE NUMBER 2 (PHONE NUMBER | NONE)
PHONE3 PHONE NUMBER 3 (PHONE NUMBER | NONE)
APN is Access Point Name - obtained from your GPRS SIM card provider (39 characters max)
IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of Arkon.Track server (or another server capable to process
incomming data)
PORT is the TCP Port number of Arkon.Track server (or another server capable to process incomming
data).
IDNUMBER is the ID of device for Arkon.Track server (or another server capable to process incomming
data). It is in format 2xxxxx
Syntax
Response example
Remarks
GET ALL 17200521
17200521
START,0120,[phone],NONE,NONE,INT
ERNET.T-
MOBILE.CZ,84.242.82.84,5979,200001
In case of usage SMS sending - at least one phone number has to be defined.
In case of GPRS usage all parameters has to be filled correctly in order for unit to send data.

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6.6 Set date and time
This command sets the date and time of MAGB1, Needs to be sent as last command. This function
works 15 minutes after plugging battery.
Query:
SET DATETIME UNITNO DATE TIME
UNITNO means the unit number of MAGB1 where the query is sent.
UNITNO is used for authorization.
DATE is in format YYYY-MM-DD
TIME is in format HH:MM
Syntax
Response example
Remarks
SET DATETIME 01234567 2020-08-25 11:50
DATETIME 2020-08-25 11:50
This command
sets the time
and date of
MAGB1

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7 SMS AND DATA FORMATS
7.1 SMS Data format
Example data:
UNITNO 01234567 2010.05.12 16:02 FLOWRATE 12.3 M3/H TOTALPOS 254.32 M3 TOTALNEG 12.58 M3 BATT 100% GSMBATT 76%
UNITNO means the unit number of MAGB1. (01234567)
DATE AND TIME shows time and date when the sample was taken. (2010.05.12 16:02)
FLOWRATE actual flow at a time of SMS sent. (12.3 M3/H)
TOTALPOS actual value of Total+ at a time of SMS sent. (254.32 M3)
TOTALNEG actual value of Total- at a time of SMS sent. (12.58 M3)
BATT actual charge of the main flowmeter battery at a time of SMS sent. (100%)
GSMBATT actual charge of the module battery at a time of SMS sent. (76%)
7.2 TCP Data format
Example data:
#STB:200099;L:117;TM:1004212241;P01:15208588;P02:1.990000;P03:13600;P04:0;P05:0.
000000;P06:0.000000;P07:100;P08:0;5A#
200099 - ID number for Arkon.Track
L:117 - Length of sent data
TM:1004212241 - Time stamp
P01:15208588 - Serial number of the flowmeter
P02:1.990000 - Total+
P03:13600 - Actual Flow * 1000 (no sign)
P04:0 - Sign for Actual Flow (0=positive direction, 1=negative direction)
P05:0.000000 - Total-
P06:0.000000 - Reserved
P07:100 - Meter main battery
P08:0 - MAGB1 Error code (planned for future)
5A# - Checksum

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8 EXAMPLES
8.1 SMS setting example
Goal:
A MAGB1 flowmeter serial number 17200521, data receiving on mobile number [phone],
sending SMS every 4 hours.
Solution:
1. Use USB cable and SW Flowmeters to set correct time in MAGB1 flowmeter.
2. Follow Chapter 3 - Module installation in this document.
3. Observe flowmeter display for following messages appearing one after another:
a) GSM FOUND
b) COMMUNICATION - OK
c) RESET - OK
d) PIN - OK
e) SIGNAL - XX (XX - signal strength in percentage)
f) GSM init complete
4. Now you have1 5 minutes time window to set the 3G/GPRS/GSM module. To the phone number of
SIM card that is in the flowmeter send following messages; be sure to always wait for response from the
module:
a)
SET PHONE[phone] [phone]
Wait for confirmation SMS:
PHONE[phone] [phone]
b)
SET INTERVAL 17200521 0240
Wait for confirmation SMS:
INTERVAL 17200521 0240
c)
START SMS 17200521
Wait for confirmation SMS:
17200521 SMS SENDING STARTED
d)
SET DATETIME 17200521 2020-08-25 11:50
Wait for confirmation SMS:
DATETIME 2020-08-25 11:50
5. Wait until the 15 minutes setting interval ends. Now your module will send MAGB1 flowrate and
totaliters by SMS messages to phone number [phone] each 4 hours.
8.2 GPRS setting example
A MAGB1 flowmeter serial number 17200521, data receiving server 84.242.82.84 (Arkon.Track), port
5979, sending data every day.
Solution:
1. Use USB cable and SW Flowmeters to set correct time in MAGB1 flowmeter.
2. Follow Chapter 3 - Module installation in this document.
3. Observe flowmeter display for following messages appearing one after another:
a) GSM FOUND
b) COMMUNICATION - OK
c) RESET - OK

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d) PIN - OK
e) SIGNAL - XX (XX - signal strength in percentage)
f) GSM init complete
4. Now you have 15 minutes time window to set the 3G/GPRS/GSM module. To the phone number of
SIM card that is in the flowmeter send following messages; be sure to always wait for response from the
module:
a)
SET APN 17200521 INTERNET.T-MOBILE.CZ
Wait for confirmation SMS:
17200521 APN SET TO INTERNET.T-MOBILE.CZ
b)
SET IP 17200521 84.242.82.84
Wait for confirmation SMS:
17200521 IP SET TO 84.242.82.84
c)
SET PORT 17200521 5979
Wait for confirmation SMS:
17200521 PORT SET TO 5979
d)
SET INTERVAL 17200521 1440
Wait for confirmation SMS:
INTERVAL 17200521 1440
e)
START SMS 17200521
Wait for confirmation SMS:
17200521 SMS SENDING STARTED
f)
SET DATETIME 17200521 2020-08-25 11:50
Wait for confirmation SMS:
DATETIME 2020-08-25 11:50
5. Wait until the 15 minutes setting interval ends. Now your module will send MAGB1 flowrate and
totaliters by TCP channel to port 5979 at 84.242.82.84 each 1 day.

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9 TROUBLESHOOTING
1. The module is not responding to setting SMS messages.
a) Check SIM card for full memory of SMS messages - delete all of them.
b) Check 3G/GPRS/GSM battery charge
c) The module will respond to setting SMS messages only 5minutes after plugging the MAGB1
main battery!
2. The setting window passed away and the SMS commands are not finished.
Simply unplug the main battery and plug it back to get new 5minutes window. Already
processed SMS messages are saved in non-volatile memory.
3. The time value in MAGB1 is deleted with every battery unplugging.
This is normal behavior of MAGB1, the time value is saved every hour into non-volatile memory.
With every battery unplugging it is recommended to set time again.

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10 FACTORY DELIVERED DEFAULT SETTINGS
10.1 Default settings of 3G/GPRS/GSM module
•None of the three possible phone numbers is set.
•Sending is stopped.
•Sending interval is set to 720 minutes (12 hours).
•Service center number is set by the default profile of settings stored in the SIM card, which is
usually pre-set by the mobile network operator.
ERROR CODES
E0800 - GSM SMS overhang
- Too many SMS messages on the SIM card. 3G/GPRS/GSM module checks the first 15 SMS
messages. To resolve this error and correct functionality of the 3G/GPRS/GSM module delete
messages on the SIM card.
E0400 - GSM timeout
–3G/GPRS/GSM module was not able to send interval
E0200 - GSM init error
–PIN code is set on your SIM card or there is no signal.