Sutron Corporation X-Link Operations & Maintenance Manual, Rev 1.63 5/24/2016 pg. 145
If you are going to use your own station, plan on the following:
Run Sutron’s AutoPoll (GPRS/CDMA) or Tempest software
(GPRS/CDMA/IRIDIUM). Consult Sutron if you have your own SW/system and
you’d like to receive directly the messages from the field stations.
Make sure you have a fixed IP for your master station and configure your firewall
to allow in the messages from the station.
15.3.
Estimate Communications Costs
Download Sutron’s communications calculator
(
www.sutron.com\downloads\XLinkCalculator
) to estimate communication costs
and pick a plan. The calculator asks you to enter #sensors, measurement
interval, and transmit Interval. It computes the total bytes per month for a
station. Some examples help to show the relative costs of the communications:
15.3.1.
Example 1: Measuring One Value an Hour and Transmitting it
Every Hour
Wireless Cost Calculator
(Fill in all yellow boxes)
Unit Name =
Omega
# of Sensors =
1