Siemens 9330, 9350, 9300 manual Alerting via an Alphanumeric Pager, Alerting via a Numeric Pager

Alerting via an Alphanumeric Pager 9300 Series User’s Guide

Alerting via an Alphanumeric Pager

NOTE

For detailed information about building a framework for alerting via an alphanumeric pager, refer to the

Alert module description in the online ION Programmer’s Reference.

If an alphanumeric pager is specified as the destination address in the Alert module, then an alphanumeric paging service, such as BC Tel Mobility, receives a message from the ION meter.

Once the modem at the paging service is contacted, the ION meter transmits the following information:

Pager identification number

Local time (year, month, date, hours, minutes, seconds)

Remote site identification

Priority of the alarm

Alert message, with text strings and realtime measured values

To include a module’s Source input in the message, reference the message string by using the form %Vn, where n is the Source input number. In the following Message register setting, the kWtot value is %V1. The string includes Source input 1 which would be the kWtot register from the Power Meter module.

The destination register contains your modem access number for the paging service provider and is what is dialed out first. The Pager Num register is the pager access number that is provided by your paging company.

Alerting via a Numeric Pager

NOTE

For detailed information about building a framework for alerting via a numeric pager, refer to the Alert module description in the online ION Programmer’s Reference.

If a numeric pager is specified as the destination address in the Alert module, then a numeric paging service receives a message from the ION meter. Due to the inherent limitations in numeric paging, the ION meter can only send a string of digits to the paging service. The Alert module then waits a specified time, determined by the number of commas inserted after the phone number in the Pager Num setup register. Finally, the Alert module dials the message digital string.

There are two important factors to consider when setting up the Alert module for numeric paging. First, be sure to specify a string of digits that is meaningful to you, such as a coded message. Second, be aware that there is no way to assure that a message has been successfully transmitted. Instead, there may be a busy signal or an answering machine may take the call. The number of commas you add to your dial string is an estimate of how long the modem at the remote site waits before it transmits numbers.

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