Polygon Technologies Micro Commander GC0101, User Manual

Page 1: ...tions in its entirety This manual is intended to provide detailed technical specifications and explanations to the basic user as well as the more technically minded person This manual is a live document and will be updated often with new information Please insure that you have the latest version by checking our website at http www gsmcommander com Changelog SJD 7 Apr 2014 Document created ...

Page 2: ...Administrator number 19 Check Airtime 19 Add a Number to the list 19 Remove a Number from the list 20 Enable Disable statements 20 Override GPRS Settings 20 Reset GPRS 20 Set GPRS logging interval 21 Reset Micro Commander 21 IF THEN Behaviour statements 22 Supported IF Conditions 22 Supported THEN Actions 26 Multiple Actions to a Single IF Condition 28 Message Parameters 28 Timed operations 29 Pre...

Page 3: ...ax Length of Messages Temp probes Supported 0 10v Analog Inputs Battery Power Monitor Onboard Inputs Onboard Outputs Expandable Inputs Outputs The maximum total number of Inputs Outputs that can be expanded to by fitting expansion units Max Number of Statements A measure of the amount of complexity that can be programmed into the unit Each statement is of the form IF ABC happens THEN do something ...

Page 4: ... PNP DC Voltage 3 20V Digital Output 1 x SPDT Relay Contact rating 8Amp DC 10 48V or 4amp AC 110 400V Expandable to maximum of 32 IO Connector type Pluggable terminals GSM 850 900MHz Output Power Class 4 33dBm 2W GSM 850 900MHz Sensitivity 107dBm GSM 1800 PCS 1900 Output Power Class 1 30dBm 1W GSM 1800 PCS 1900 Sensitivity 106dBm 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The setup software requires a PC with the foll...

Page 5: ...4 DIMENSIONS Polygon Technologies All rights reserved Page 5 ...

Page 6: ...s advisable to use a commercially available lightning suppressor The same applies to inputs or outputs that are connected to wires longer than 2 or 3 meters The guarantee does not cover damage resulting from lightning strikes 5 3 USB Port The Micro Commander provides a USB port that connects to a PC using the supplied USB cable This allows the PC to configure the unit 5 4 SIM Card The Micro Comman...

Page 7: ... the unit only finger tight Verify using a cellphone that there is sufficient signal at the proposed installation site On a phone with a 4 or 5 bar signal strength indicator you should have at least 1 2 bars of signal If the signal is too weak the Micro Commander may have trouble sending or receiving SMS messages In these cases try and find a better location or order one of our special antennas If...

Page 8: ...Screen 1 Click Screen 2 It is recommended that you leave the install path at the default location Click Screen 3 Click Polygon Technologies All rights reserved Page 8 ...

Page 9: ...Screen 4 Installation is in progress Screen 5 Installation has been completed successfully Click Screen 6 Click Polygon Technologies All rights reserved Page 9 ...

Page 10: ...chnologies 5 8 Optically Isolated Digital Inputs The Micro Commander itself provides 1 signal inputs The input has the following 4 terminals Internal positive supply 14V IN Positive input IN Negative input Internal negative supply Zero volts To connect a switch or contact to an input simply connect the switch between the and IN terminals and a wire between the and IN terminals The reverse is just ...

Page 11: ...e range Required Series resistor 20V 40V DC 1K ohm The and terminals are connected to the input power supply of the Micro Commander and are provided to make it easy to connect dry contacts to the Micro Commander If the power supply is 14V the voltage at the and terminals will be slightly less at about 13 8V due to an internal series diode for reverse polarity protection Polygon Technologies All ri...

Page 12: ...inal N O Normally Open Terminal When the output is off the COM and N C terminals will be internally connected to each other When the output is on the COM and N O terminals will be internally connected to each other Note that there are small LED indicators next to the output terminals that will show if the output is ON or OFF if the LED is on then the output is also on In the picture below the outp...

Page 13: ...f a power failure Like sending an SMS and switching on emergency lighting In cases where the Micro Commander is used in conjunction with a large system with its own battery such as UPS systems the battery terminals of the Micro Commander can be safely connected to the large 12V battery and the Micro Commander can then monitor the battery voltage for you only while power is NOT supplied to the powe...

Page 14: ...or 10ms off for 500ms 2 short flashes per second Signal is low on for 50ms off for 50ms very fast flash Problem with GSM engine on for 100ms off for 500ms on for 100ms off for 500ms on for 500ms off for 500ms 2 short and 1 long flash Setup is corrupt on for 50ms off for 100ms on for 50ms off for 100ms on for 50ms off for 1000ms 3 short flashes Supply voltage below 9 5V RED LED GSM OFF GSM engine O...

Page 15: ...ted IN1 0 Indicates status of inputs 1 and 2 0 active 1 inactive OUT1 0 Indicates status of outputs1 and 2 0 active 1 inactive Please Note The airtime remaining will be displayed as Airt if airtime checking has been disabled or the incorrect network operator has been chosen in the current setup 6 CONFIGURATION VIA PC 6 1 Basics The following is required to configure the Micro Commander A PC runnin...

Page 16: ...refer opening an existing setup from a file on your PC retrieve the setup currently on the Micro Commander just open to the main screen or launch an older version of the software 6 2 Software Tabs The SmartSetup utility software has been designed to make the configuration process of the Micro Commander as easy and user friendly as possibly With this in mind the software has been divided into the f...

Page 17: ... chapter 8 6 2 4 Settings Tab This tab allows the user to configure the following Network Service and GPRS Settings Enable Disable Simcard Pin Enable Disable Periodic Automatic GSM Reset Show Debug Comms Manually send an SMS via the Micro Commander Write Recipient and IO Names to device Change application size pixel dimensions of software 6 2 5 IO Names Tab This tab allows the user to rename the i...

Page 18: ...one via SMS message from the administrator number only Note that the unit cannot be setup by SMS only A PC is still required to perform the initial setup Thereafter some simple changes to the setup may be done using SMS messages Please note The Configuration SMS is NOT case sensitive The following operations can be performed via SMS message Set Administrator number Clear Administrator number Check...

Page 19: ... correct administrator number ADMIN The Micro Commander will reply with the administrator number in the reply message 7 4 Check Airtime This command can be sent from ANY number and is useful to check the amount of airtime remaining on the unit To check airtime you must send ATCHECK The Micro Commander will reply with a message detailing the current airtime 7 5 Add a Number to the list This command...

Page 20: ...n configured with and can only be sent from the administrator number These override settings are non volatile which means their effect will remain after power has been cycled To configure the Micro Commander to connect to server via a South African network you must send ADMIN GPRSSETUP PRODUCTION To turn off GPRS functionality you must send ADMIN GPRSSETUP OFF To disable any override and go back t...

Page 21: ...al will be set to every 5 minutes ADMIN GPRSSETUP LOG10 GPRS logging interval will be set to every 10 minutes ADMIN GPRSSETUP LOG15 GPRS logging interval will be set to every 15 minutes ADMIN GPRSSETUP LOG30 GPRS logging interval will be set to every 30 minutes The GSM Commander will reply with a confirmation message 7 11 Reset Micro Commander This command can be sent from ANY number To reset the ...

Page 22: ...g messages Apple APPLE The Red apple You will notice that trigger text strings are NOT case sensitive Both Apple and APPLE will work fine It is also important to note that you can trigger multiple statements with different trigger texts in the same SMS For example if you have the following two statements IF a Message is Received From Any number containing Apple is received from XYZ then ACTION IF ...

Page 23: ...as soon as the specified input changes from inactive to active the statement will trigger The same applies to the remaining options provided their conditions are met The user is also able to specify a Lockout Time for this statement which is the time that after the statement has triggered it will not allowed to trigger again until this time has elapsed If the user selects a Lockout Time of zero th...

Page 24: ...his statement which is the time that after the statement has triggered it will not allowed to trigger again until this time has elapsed If the user selects a Lockout Time of zero the statement will only trigger once will trigger again when the voltage goes above and below X Please Note To use this option the user needs to have a 12V battery connected to the BATT terminals on the Micro Commander Th...

Page 25: ...ength meets the specified requirements The user can choose between the following two options Above X Below X Thus if the user chooses Below X then as soon as the GSM signal strength goes below the specified threshold the statement will trigger The same applies to the remaining options provided their conditions are met The same applies to the other option provided it s condition is met The user is ...

Page 26: ... to each of up to 6 selected recipients or a message via Serial port or a message to our server The user can choose between the following fourteen options Plain Message Input Output Status General Status Global Input Status Global Output Status Please Call Me Log Status to Sever If the user chooses Plain Message it will send a predefined message either via SMS to each of up to 6 selected recipient...

Page 27: ... well as the time between calls The recipient number can be defined in one of the following five ways Not Used Last voice call number Last sms number A predefined number from the numbers list A new number Please Note If a call is answered then hung up subsequent calls for this event will be cancelled 8 2 4 THEN Enable Disable Statements A statement containing this Action will enable or disable up ...

Page 28: ...all the above statements will trigger and their associated actions will take place The action for the first statement will be executed first Alternatively IF Statement X Triggers could have been used See 8 1 15 10 MESSAGE PARAMETERS The Micro Commander support the use of parameters in predefined messages This allows the user to insert and refer to certain values in message The following is a list ...

Page 29: ... message will be sent a maximum of 3 times The Micro Commander will not allow any time constrained statement to trigger if the time has not yet been set 12 PREPAID AIRTIME VOUCHER LOADING If using a prepaid SIM card it is recommended that prepaid airtime be topped up via an ATM or via your bank s Internet banking portal If your network or bank does not support this you can purchase a normal airtim...

Page 30: ...etect upon startup if the firmware currently loaded on the Micro Commander unit does not match it s current version It will then prompt you to run the update firmware utility Screen 1 The loader utility will show this screen when started Screen 2 The loader utility will now show this screen which means the firmware is being updated The green LED labeled STATUS on the Micro Commander will start fla...

Page 31: ...ion 14 2 Example 2 Monitor alarm In this example we need to monitor an alarm system and in the case of an alarm the Micro Commander must make a voice call and send a message to one or more numbers Hardware We connect the alarm output 12V signal that drives the siren to one of our inputs as described in section 5 8 The positive wire from the alarm panel is connected to the IN terminal and the negat...

Page 32: ... the opener Configuration Using the setup software we create a behaviour statement that will read as follows IF a Voice Call is received from any listed number THEN Activate Output 1 for 1 Sec Pause for 20 Sec Activate again for 1 Sec 14 5 Example 5 Contact to Contact relay In a few instances it may be necessary to transmit the status of a contact to a remote point Let us use an alarm as example I...

Page 33: ...atements IF Message is received containing alarm on from any listed number THEN Activate Output 1 IF Message is received containing alarm off from any listed number THEN Deactivate Output 1 15 TROUBLESHOOTING 15 1 Micro Commander setup software reports Hardware not detected This error can have several causes Cause 1 Micro Commander not powered properly Cause 2 Micro Commander not connected via USB...

Page 34: ...o Commander does not send any SMS messages Cause 1 Airtime problem The airtime on your SIM card may be depleted or the SIM card may have been de activated by the network Refer to Section 5 4 SIM Card Cause 2 Reception problem You may have bad reception in your area preventing the unit from connecting to the network Please check using a regular cellular phone that there shows 1 2 bars of signal rig...

Page 35: ...the guarantee will be null and void B The guarantee does not cover damage resulting from excessive input voltages lightning power surges or water ingress A decision about issues A and B will be at the sole discretion of Polygon Technologies This guarantee does not provide for shipping costs This will be for the account of the user under all circumstances 17 IMPORTANT NOTICE DISCLAIMER Herein the C...

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