Comat SMS Relay User manual

Comat SMS Relay
Operating Instructions
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Content
1 SMS Relay Operating Instructions 3
1 1 Short description of the CMS Comat Message System SMS Relay 3
1 2 Short instructions 3
1 3 Application examples 4
2 Safety instructions 4
3 Installation details/ scope of supply 5
4 Software 6
4 1 System requirements 6
4 2 Installation 7
5 Run Mode 8
5 1 LED status display 8
5 1 1 GSM-LED 8
5 1 2 Status-LED 8
5 1 3 Inputs / Outputs 8
5 2 Power failure 9
5 3 Diagnose 9
6 Configuration of the SMS Relay with the „FAST SMS Set“ ™ Software 9
6 1 General 9
6 2 Create connection 9
6 3 Edit Telephone book 10
6 4 Settings 10
6 4 1 Automatic provider search 11
6 4 2 Manual provider search 11
6 5 Status messages 12
6 6 Input configuration 12
6 6 1 General 12
6 6 2 Parallel message handling 13
6 6 3 Delayed switching on 14
6 6 4 Delayed switching off 14
6 7 Output configuration 15
6 7 1 General 15
6 7 2 Timer function 15
7 Language selection 16
7 1 General 16
7 2 Change / expand language library 16
8 Technical items 17
8 1 Dimension 17
8 2 Technical datas 17
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1. SMS Relay Operating Instructions
1.1 Short description of the CMS Comat Message System SMS Relay
The Comat CMS-10 SMS relay is a remote control and messaging system Six digital inputs
and four relay outputs with alternating contacts are monitored by means of a SMS (Short
Message System) via a mobile telephone network* (SIM card determines the provider) The
device’s own phone book saves up to 50 mobile phone numbers of the receivers Each
status change at the input sends a pre-defined message by SMS to the selected receivers
The receivers are processed cyclically, according to the order chosen The outputs can be
switched on and off by means of a pre-defined message by SMS In order to obtain an
overview of the state of the installation, the input and output status can also be queried by
SMS The relay outputs have a „time function“ The outputs are only switched on during the
preset time Unauthorised access can be controlled by activation of a password The SMS
relay sends out a message at regular intervals The same thing happens if there is a power
loss, whereby the SMS relay sends out a last message If the power is restored, the CMS 10
sends back a further message All these options can of course be switched on and off if
required The programming of the SMS Relay is carried out with the „FAST SMS Set“ tm
programming software that is provided In this way the settings can be configured
conveniently and easily
*GSM net ork: 850MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz, 1900MHz (quad-band GSM module inside)
1.2 Short instructions
1 Switch off the SMS Relay
2 Place the SIM card in the card holder
3 Connect the RS232 interface of your PC or Notebook with the programming
interface of the SMS Relay Use the programming cable
4 Now switch on the SMS Relay
5 As soon as the SMS Relay is ready (after about 100 sec), start the programming
software FAST SMS Set
 (Status-LED and GSM-LED are blinking regularly)
6 Choose your prepared file or create a new file with your configuration Please set
the correct PIN code
7 Select a free COM port (Menu Configuration – Select port)
8 Download the file to the SMS Relay ( download)
9 Wait until the SMS Relay is ready again (after about 100 sec)
10 Set the time and the date (Menu Configuration – Set time/date)
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1.3 Application examples
Heating control
Pump control
Irrigation installations
Alarm transmission
Level monitoring
Temperature monitoring
Pressure monitoring
Valve control
Voltage monitoring
2. Safety instructions
The electrical installation of the SMS relay must be carried out by a competent person
Please read the complete operating instructions before installation and commissioning
This device is not suitable for monitoring sensitive installations or time critical processes
GSM network failure or power interruptions cannot guarantee a secure monitoring The use
of a prepaid SIM card is possible It is recommended to use a SIM card with subscription
This avoids possible credit balance problems
The individual responsibility for protecting the SIM card against abuse lies solely with the
card owner
Comat AG does not accept any liability for possible damage to persons, buildings and/or
machines, which occur due to incorrect use or from not following the details Comat AG does
not accept any responsibility for the application and use of the SMS relay In particular
Comat AG cannot guarantee the connection security with the mobile network
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3. Installation details/ scope of supply
The SMS Relay comes together with the CMS-ANT small device antenna The place of
installation must be taken into account for the antenna selection
PLEASE NOTE:
The CMS-ANT small device antenna is not suitable for
installation in a s itch cabinet (shielding).
Here the CMS-ANT-MAG/2 5M antenna with magnetic feet or the CMS-ANT-SPEZ/5M
external signal antenna provide a much better result Please take this into account when
ordering Our product specialists will be glad to answer any questions
CMS-ANT CMS-ANT-MAG/2.5M CMS-ANT-SPEZ/5M
When connecting to the 230VAC mains it is absolutely necessary to ensure that the power
supply and the inputs power supply originate from the same phase i e a voltage above
240VAC must not arise on the device The SMS relay must be connected according to the
following schematic:
Connection CMS-10/AC110-240V Connection CMS-10/DC12-48V
The regulations and common standards are to be followed for the electrical installation and
the installation must be carried out by a competent person
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4. Soft are
4.1 System requirements
The „FAST SMS Set“ tm configuration software runs on the current Microsoft operating
systems The following minimum system requirements must be met in order that the software
functions properly:
Operating system:
Windows98
WindowsNT
WindowsME
Windows2000
WindowsXP
CPU computer capacity:
486er / 100MHz
Recommended: Pentium I / 400MHz
RAM:
256MB (WindowsXP)
Hard disc storage capacity available
40MB
Programming interface:
RS232
USB (with USB-RS232- interface converter e g CMS-USB)
*Screen resolution
minimal: 1024 x 768 pixels
*PLEASE NOTE:
If the screen resolution is too low, the window of the rogramming software
won’t be dis layed in his normal size. That means some tabs or buttons will
be invisible. To avoid this, change the screen resolution of your com uter
system. Select “Start” – “System controls” – “Dis lay” and then the register
“Settings”. Please set the screen resolution to 1024 x 768 ixels in minimum.
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4.2 Installation
Once the CD-ROM is inserted, the installation menu starts automatically, if this is not the
case then the CD-ROM can be started by double clicking „Start“ in the WindowsExplorer
The installation menu is available in different languages Please choose the required
language You can install the software on your computer or start it directly from the CD-ROM
without installing Please follow the set-up programme instructions during installation
The SMS relay starts up automatically once power has been supplied When the signal is
strong enough the device will register itself in the GSM network (according to the SIM card
settings, depending on provider) Both LEDs will display the actual device and network
status
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5. Run Mode
5.1 LED status display
The SMS relay has two LEDs, the GSM LED und the status LED Both LEDs can be seen
from the outside and are located below the cover The following states are displayed:
5.1.1 GSM-LED
- flashing regularly (every second) Module is not registered in the GSM
network
- short flashing (approx every three seconds) Module is registered but there is no
communication
- Continuous lighting Communication connection is made
- Irregular flashing Data are transmitted (SMS)
5.1.2 Status-LED
- dark LED Device does not run
- intermittent flashing (irregular) Device starts up
- short flashing (like GSM LED, approx every 3s) 1x Device runs, everything OK
- short flashing (like GSM LED, approx every 3s) 2x no credit left
- short flashing (like GSM LED, approx every 3s) 3x Clock not adjusted
- flashing regularly (every second) 1x Module in initial state
- flashing regularly (every second) 2x configuration error
- flashing regularly (every second) 3x communication error
5.1.3 Inputs / Outputs
In addition the states of the inputs and outputs are displayed by means of an LED These
LEDs are designated as follows:
Inputs I1, I2, I3, I4, I5, I6 (LED lighting = input is switched on)
Outputs Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 (LED lighting = output is switched on)
LED positions of the SMS Relay
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Status-LED
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5.2 Po er failure
Short power failures (t < 1s) are tolerated by the power supply and do not change the module
status
Longer power failures (t ≥ 1s) are registered and can trigger an SMS alarm message
depending on the adjustment Afterwards the device shuts down After restarting the device
the states of the outputs and the registration of the SMS Relay in the GSM network are
restored to the same status as before the voltage failure (Memory function)
5.3 Diagnose
The SMS Relay together with the programming software „FAST SMS Set™“ allow to display
the actual signal quality For that function the SMS Relay has to be connected with a PC /
laptop via the programming cable To get to the diagnose select “Configuration – Diagnose”
from the menu in the programming software In addition to the signal quality the diagnose will
display some more information like different version numbers of the device and the firmware
6 Configuration of the SMS Relay ith the „FAST SMS Set“ ™ Soft are
6.1 General
The SMS Relay is configured and prepared fro use with the „FAST SMS Set™“ software The
SMS Relay can be prepared before installation i e the SMS Relay configuration (telephone
book creation, input messages) can be created without connecting to the device In order to
do this the software is started, a new or existing file opened and edited The file created
needs only to be downloaded to the SMS Relay with the CMS-RS232 programming cable In
offline mode the diagnostics are not active The diagnostics can only be accessed once the
SMS Relay is connected by the RS232 serial interface to the PC
6.2 Create connection
•Switch off the SMS Relay
•Insert the SIM card
•Connect the RS232 interface of your PC or Notebook with the SMS Relay programming
interface using the CMS-RS232 programming cable If your PC or Notebook does not
have an RS232 interface then use a CMS-USB interface converter. With this you can
directly connect the rogramming cable to one of your USB in uts.
•Switch on the SMS Relay
•As soon as the Status-LED of the SMS Relay lights permanently, you can start the
software
•Choose the required file or create a new one
•For transmission, choose the required COM port on your PC This is carried out in the
„Configuration – Select port“ menu
Now you are ready to configure the SMS Relay according to your needs or to download the
prepared files
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6.3 Edit Telephone book
The software offers the possibility to manage up to 50 telephone numbers
New – capture of a new phone number
Editing – editing of an already existing and labelled phone number
Deleting – deleting of an existing and labelled phone number
Checking – checks whether the labelled entry is already captured in the telephone book
Please enter the phone number in international format (i e with country code and prefix) ,
e g [phone] (+41 Switzerland; +49 Germany, +31 Holland, etc)
In the„Name“ data field the list can be sorted in ascending or descending alphabetical order
The sorting does not influence entries which have already been used
SMS Relay Phonebook editor
6.4 Settings
You can now configure the SMS Relay according to your application The default settings for
SMS transmission contain important general data which help identify the device The SIM
card can be protected with PIN code just like for normal mobile phone operation The PIN
request is activated and the PIN code is inputted in the required field This concerns PIN1
Further information can be obtained from the SIM card leaflet Likewise the process of
unblocking the SIM card after three incorrect inputs of PIN1 is described In order to do this
the SIM card must be removed from the SMS Relay and inserted into a mobile phone Now
the card can be unblocked according to the network providers details
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SMS Relay Settings
6.4.1 Automatic provider search
The automatic provider selection depends on the SIM card that is inserted in the SMS Relay
The provider details and rights on the SIM card are accepted Basically the provider is
preassigned when the SIM card is purchased With the „automatic“ setting the network
provider is chosen according to the SIM card This is useful if the card is used in the home
network Other GSM networks can be used abroad with the same SIM card according to the
roaming contracts
6.4.2 Manual provider search
For manual provider searches the available GSM networks are scanned several times The
results of this search are displayed by a list of networks By clicking „Search“ („search“) with
the mouse the networks found will be displayed The required network can now be chosen
The SMS service centre number can be taken from the SIM card documentation Normally
this number is already available on the SIM card This number depends on the GSM
provider In the „SMS Relay description“ field a name for the SMS relay can be entered All
outgoing messages from this SMS Relay are provided wit this name for identification The
available number of characters for a message will be shortened according to the number of
characters of the name The actual number of characters available will be displayed
PLEASE NOTE The dis lay of s ecial characters in the GSM network can cause
roblems. Please use only text characters and figures. The
rogramming software identifies s ecial characters and an errror
messages will occur.
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The receiver of the status messages can now be chosen from the telephone book In order to
do this click with the mouse pointer on the expand arrow and select the required entry
6.5 Status messages
The SMS relay can send the following status messages:
•Remote enquiry of all in uts and out uts
The device offers the possibility to interrogate all input and output states by SMS A code
word is therefore sent by SMS to the device The code word can be changed The
standard code word is: ?#all
The answer is send to the same phone number (phone number identification) The states of
the inputs and outputs are displayed as follows in the SMS message:
I:00010  Eingänge 1 bis 6 0 = AUS / 1 = EIN
O:0101  Ausgänge 1 bis 4  0 = AUS / 1 = EIN
•Message at the start
A message will be sent with this report according to a preset number for each start up
(switching on / return of power) of the SMS relay (According to the phone number entries
in the list ) The message contents can be edited
•Messages in case of ower failure
In case of voltage failure the SMS relay sends a last signal to receiver No 1 to 5 of the
status messages The message contents can be edited
•Periodical message
The periodic message provides information A message is sent periodically The
message can be sent daily (time), weekly (time, weekday) or monthly (time, date) The
message contents can be edited It is for checking functionality or operation confirmation
PLEASE NOTE The dis lay of s ecial characters in the GSM network can cause
roblems. Please use only text characters and figures. The
rogramming software identifies s ecial characters and an errror
messages will occur.
6.6 Input configuration
6.6.1 General
The SMS Relay has 6 inputs Each one of these inputs can send an SMS message, which
can be chosen at will, to a predefined telephone number either in case of activation or loss of
the input signal (up to 5 various numbers)
PLEASE NOTE Please mind every in ut needs at least one hone number in his list. It
doesn’t matter if the in ut is connected or not or the status messages
are set inactive. If the receiver field is em ty, the software can’t save
the file or the file can’t be downloaded to the SMS Relay.
Basically two events can trigger an SMS: the change from LOW-to-HIGH and the inverse the
change from HIGH-to-LOW One or both events can be activated A separate text message
can be entered for each event
If the SMS Relay does not receive an acknowledgement within a certain preset time from the
receiver, the event message will be sent to the next receiver This means that the device
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runs through the 5 allocated receiver numbers and restarts afterwards with the first number
(The number of run throughs can be pre-defined) As soon as the device receives a
confirmation the process is stopped If this is not the case the message will be sent to the
next receiver(after expiry of the preset time)
If the acknowledgement is inactive all receivers who are allocated to that event will receive a
message without repetition
If the confirmation code word is not activated, the phone number identification is carried out
as a security check and it is sufficient to send an empty SMS to the SMS Relay
PLEASE NOTE The dis lay of s ecial characters in the GSM network can cause
roblems. Please use only text characters and figures. The
rogramming software identifies s ecial characters and an errror
messages will occur.
6.6.2 Parallel message handling
It can occur that the status of several inputs change at the same time or within the actual
running message cycle Every input needs a individual message
Every change of the status, who triggers an event message, will be handle in order of the
appearance Every message will be handle individual That means the message handling for
every input will be handle individual Several events at the same time can trigger
corresponding messages Example: The events “pump breakdown” and “over temperature”
(two different inputs) are appearing at the same time  individual handling of the two events
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Input configuration
6.6.3 Delayed s itching on
If there is an input signal, the respective message can be time delayed, i e the SMS relay
only sends the pre-defined message after expiry of the preset time, if the signal is still there
In other words the input signal is ignored during this time Time delays of 0 1 seconds to 99 9
hours are possible This time function must be activated
6.6.4 Delayed s itching off
If an input changes from HIGH to LOW, i e there is no longer an input signal, a delayed
switching off can also be activated here The SMS relay sends the predefined message after
the preset time, unless the signal is no longer present Time delays of 0 1 seconds to 99 9
hours are possible This time function must be activated
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6.7 Output configuration
6.7.1 General
The SMS Relay has 4 relay outputs (change over contacts, 10A, 250V) The outputs can be
controlled by an SMS i e they can be switched ON and OFF Each output can be activated
individually The message text can be chosen at will However the device only reacts to the
exact expression i e the message must correspond exactly with the inputted expressions
Upper and lower cases are ignored, spaces between the words and other characters must
be correctly inputted Switching commands are only accepted from numbers which are in the
telephone book This means, an output can be switched on or off per SMS The SMS Relay
acknowledges this after carrying out the actions Text messages for switching on and off can
be entered An additional message can be defined, if an output is already at the required
state and consequently no action will be carried out These messages are always transmitted
to the sender
Output configuration
6.7.2 Timer function
An output can be switched off again after a certain time with the help of a timing function,
without having to send the switching off command by SMS Time delays of 0 1 seconds to
99 9 hours are possible Switches the output off after expiry of the set time, a message is
sent to confirm this action If a switching off command is sent before expiry of the set time,
this will be taken into account This timing function is normally switched off and therefore
must be activated
PLEASE NOTE:
The s itching times don’t allo a monitoring or a
controlling of time critical processes due to the
tolerances and GSM net ork delays.
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7 Language selection
7.1 General
The SMS Relay configuration software, Fast SMS Set, has the possibility to change the
language The languages can be chosen from a library It is not necessary to re-start the
programme after selecting the language In order to do this select “Language – Select
language“ and then the required language from the library
Language selection Lanaguage editior
7.2 Change / expand language library
The available languages can be changed or expanded The „Language editor“ can be
started via the „Language – Edit language” function The required language is selected from
the „Language – Open Language File“ The complete menu navigation will be displayed on
the left side in English This is also the „master file“ The menu navigation appears on the
right side in the language selected The menu items to be changed can be selected with the
cursor or by mouse click In the „Message“ window the text can be overwritten and then be
confirmed with the „Approve Changes“ button The changes will not be effective without this
confirmation When all the changes have been implemented the file must be saved with
„Save Language File „ Now the language editor can be exited via „Close“ or „Exit“
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8 Technical items
8.1 Dimension
SMS Relay - Dimension
8.2 Technical datas
Operating voltage AC 110-240V~ 50/60Hz DC 12-48V max 10%
Power consumption 8VA / 6W 6W
Switching capacity 4x 10A 250V
Temperature range Temp: -25…+55°C
Rel humidity: 5…95% (non condensing)
Protection: IP 20
Inputs 6x digital trigger level 85V~ 6x digital trigger level 9 5V
Outputs 4x CO contacts
Provider (Phone / Network) User selectable (depending on SIM card)
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