Campbell DCSCOM User manual

DCSCOM
Telephone Modem
User Guide
Issued 1.3.99
Copyright 1999 Campbell Scientific Ltd.

Guarantee
This equipment is guaranteed against defects in materials and
workmanship. This guarantee applies for twelve months from date of
delivery. We will repair or replace products which prove to be defective
during the guarantee period provided they are returned to us prepaid. The
guarantee will not apply to:
•Equipment which has been modified or altered in any way without the
written permission of Campbell Scientific
•Batteries
•Any product which has been subjected to misuse, neglect, acts of God
or damage in transit.
Campbell Scientific will return guaranteed equipment by surface carrier
prepaid. Campbell Scientific will not reimburse the claimant for costs
incurred in removing and/or reinstalling equipment. This guarantee and the
Company’s obligation thereunder is in lieu of all other guarantees,
expressed or implied, including those of suitability and fitness for a
particular purpose. Campbell Scientific is not liable for consequential
damage.
Please inform us before returning equipment and obtain a Repair
Reference Number whether the repair is under guarantee or not. Please
state the faults as clearly as possible, and if the product is out of the
guarantee period it should be accompanied by a purchase order.
Quotations for repairs can be given on request.
When returning equipment, the Repair Reference Number must be clearly
marked on the outside of the package.
Note that goods sent air freight are subject to Customs clearance fees
which Campbell Scientific will charge to customers. In many cases, these
charges are greater than the cost of the repair.
Campbell Scientific Ltd,
Campbell Park, 80 Hathern Road,
Shepshed, Loughborough, LE12 9GX, UK
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www.campbellsci.co.uk

Contents
1. Introduction................................................................ 1
2. Installation.................................................................. 2
2.1 Modem Configuration...............................................................................3
3. Power Requirements ................................................. 3
4. Troubleshooting.......................................................... 3
Appendix A. ‘AT’ Command Summary......................A-1
Figures
1. Connector Pin Diagram...............................................................................2
2. Schematic Diagram of Datalogger-Modem Connections ...........................3

1
DCSCOM Telephone Modem
The DCSCOM is based around the Dataflex Pocket Stradcom, a commercial BABT-approved
telephone modem. A summary of the features of the DCSCOM is given below.
Features of the DCSCOM include:
• Initiate and receive calls –full duplex at 1200 baud
• ‘AT’ command set
• Fitted with BT miniature modular telephone plug
• Pulse or tone dialling
• Direct connection to and powered by Campbell Scientific dataloggers using the interface
provided
• Signal level connects/disconnects 5V DC external power, minimising current drain
The DCSCOM, as configured, fully meets the BABT approval
requirements and responds to the industry standard Hayes ‘AT’
command set.
1. Introduction
The DCSCOM modem is fully Hayes compatible and can be used at 1200 baud to
both receive calls and initiate calls from the datalogger (using instruction 97). For
more information on datalogger programming refer to the description of
Instruction 97 in the datalogger manual.
The DCSCOM is powered from the 5V supply of the datalogger. Current con-
sumption is 0.002mA when off-line and less than 30mA when on-line. The
interface allows the datalogger to switch the power to the modem on and off.
When the modem is switched off, incoming calls are detected by the datalogger
via this interface; the datalogger responds by turning on the modem to answer the
call.
The DCSCOM is connected to a Campbell Scientific datalogger via a special ‘D’
connector interface which plugs directly into the 25-way connector on the modem.
The design of the interface allows other devices (for example a Campbell
Scientific Storage Module) to be connected in parallel with the modem. The other
end of the interface is connected to the datalogger using the 9-pin subminiature
SC12 ribbon cable supplied. The pin-out of the connector is shown in Figure 1.
The pins used by the modem are as shown below. All levels are 0V for logic low,
5V for logic high.
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1. (input) +5V regulated supply
2. (input) Ground
3. (output) Ring: a logic high signifies a ring signal has been detected.
4. (output) Rx Data: serial data from modem
5. (input) Modem Enable: a logic high turns on 5V power to the modem. A
logic low shuts off 5V power to the modem.
6. No Connection
7. No Connection
8. No Connection
9. (input) Tx Data: serial data to the modem.
Figure 1 Connector Pin Diagram
2. Installation
The modem is designed to plug into a modern British Telecom modular telephone
socket. We do not recommend the connection of a telephone in parallel with the
modem as (by default) the modem will answer all incoming calls (see below).
If you intend to use the modem on a remote telephone line, we recommend that
you install lightning arrestors on the telephone line; note that the warranty on the
DCSCOM does not cover lightning damage. Please contact British Telecom or
Campbell Scientific for further details.
Once the modem has been connected to the telephone line, plug the special silver
25-way ‘D’ connector (marked ‘DCSCOM INTERFACE’) into the modem. Connect
the interface to the datalogger’s serial I/O port using the 9-way SC12 ribbon cable
supplied. A connection diagram is shown in Figure 2. When the datalogger is
turned on, the modem will answer an incoming call.
The modem will not answer the telephone if the datalogger is not
powered up.
To check for correct operation, call the modem/datalogger from another telephone
using a modem connected to a PC running appropriate Campbell Scientific
datalogger support software. The DCSCOM detects the speed of incoming calls
automatically.
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The ringer equivalence number (REN) of the DCSCOM is 3. For
correct operation you should ensure that the sum of the RENs for
all equipment connected to one telephone line does not exceed 4.
You can usually assume that British Telecom equipment has a REN
of 1 unless otherwise marked.
Figure 2 Schematic Diagram of Datalogger-Modem Connections
2.1 Modem Configuration
The modem is supplied pre-configured for use with Campbell Scientific
dataloggers, and there are no user configurable switches inside the modem.
Opening the modem casing for any reason will invalidate the
warranty.
3. Power Requirements
The power requirements of the modem are given in Section 1. When not com-
municating, power consumption is negligible. However, note that the on-line
consumption, although not great, is large compared to the datalogger’s normal
requirements. This must be taken into consideration when estimating the size of
battery pack needed to run the datalogger, especially if the datalogger is to be
called for long periods via the modem.
4. Troubleshooting
If any of the telephone equipment is not operating properly, you should immediately
remove it from your telephone line and establish the cause of the problem.
For assistance in installation or for repair, please contact Campbell Scientific or
your local representative.
NOTE
CAUTION
To BT Modular
Telephone Socket
DCSCOM
Modem
Special DCSCOM
Interface Connector
SC12 Cable
Typical Datalogger
Spare connector for
connecting SM192
Storage Module, etc.
Serial I/O Port