iRIS 350FX Reference Manual V1.50
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Comms Test Screen (Level 5)
The Comms Test screen is used to initiate a user connection to the wireless network based on the call-back
mode and then send an announcement message to the base station or destination cellular phone. If the base
type is set to “Auto Send” the unit will forward any unreported data to the base station.
This may mean connecting to the wireless network (when mode = IP), or simply sending a text message (when
mode=SMS).
The actual call-back message sent and the communication method used depends on the call-back mode and base type settings. See
Section
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SMS Communication
The iRIS can send a standard text message in response to a request received via SMS (see Section
below). If the call-back mode is set to 2 (SMS) a message is also sent if an alarm is activated, a comms
scheduler trigger occurs or user initiated communications test is done.
The SMS message is constructed from the site name, logger’s time, plus the sensor name, last logged value,
derived values (min, max, etc) and units of all the sensors that have their SMS enable flag set.
NOTE: The reply message is limited to 160 characters. If the reply is longer than this it is truncated.
The format is best shown in this example:
My Site Name,12:34:56,Water Level=7.69m,Battery=12.73,min=12.71V,RSSI=-85dBm
If the message was sent because of an alarm event, the message will have the prefix “ALARM!” at
the start of the message.
SMS Text Commands
The iRIS can accept incoming SMS messages and if they are valid it will respond appropriately. Any text
message received that is invalid will be ignored.
To use the SMS receive function, simply send a text to the iRIS voice number with the appropriate message
as described below.
None of the messages are case-sensitive. They are shown in upper case for clarity.
The six commands currently supported are:
RQ - ReQuest current sensor values.
The iRIS will reply with the standard SMS message described above.
GOL - Go On-Line.
This is useful as a poll-on-demand type function. The iRIS will not reply to this command, but will immediately
initiate a wireless connection of the type defined in the Callback Mode setting. Typically this is an IP
connection, but could be a SMS message (but to the numbers defined in the Phone Number configuration,
not the requester’s number).
CALL-IN TEST
initiate
Enter
Initiate comms test and move up to comms status screen
Alt Enter
Move up to comms status screen
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