Specifications

Sicon-8 Technical Manual CircuitWerkes, Inc.
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The “Save/Upload” button uploads the access code changes to the Sicon-8. There is a “save”
and a “Save/Upload” option. To program a new code into an existing Sicon-8 that you are already
connected to, use the “Save/Upload” option. If you have a Sicon-8 that has a different code than the
one stored in your software, then use the “Save” option to synchronize your software to existing
hardware. The default data access code is 12345678.
When using the Sicontroller software for the first time, there are three sets of
codes and a “site key” that must be entered before you can properly use your
Sicon-8. The Sicon-8 has a access codes for telephone use, access codes for
data/Web use and account names with passwords to use the software. The
software also includes a “site Key” which is a type of password to prevent others
from downloading the software and using stolen site configuration data with your
embedded passwords to access your Sicon-8 without permission.
After running the installer program and before you can use the Sicontroller
software to connect to your Sicon-8, you will need to input a few basic parameters.
You should start by setting up your software’s super administrator account. There
should be only one Super administrator, but you may have as many other
accounts as you desire. The purpose of the super administrator account is to
insure that someone responsible can access the software in the event that all
other accounts are lost or corrupted. When creating a super-administrator’s
account, you must also specify a “site key”. The site key is copied to all site
configuration files that you create and those configuration files cannot be accessed
without the corresponding site key, even if you create another super-admin account or load them into another copy of the
software. This is to keep your software and hardware passwords secure, even if someone copies your site or workspace files.
Without the key that you have entered, those files will not work. You should keep your site key written down and stored in a
safe place or you might have to re-create your configurations from scratch, including the hardware passwords if you forget or
loose the key. You should immediately set up both DTMF and data accounts for administrator, controller and reader. You will
not be able to access your hardware until you have entered the default Super-admin’s hardware access code into the software
(it is 12345678). The hardware access codes are entered by clicking the box marked “Access Codes” from the site Config.
Menu. These are not your software passwords. These are the root access codes that are
used to access the Sicon-8 hardware. If you skipped the installation wizard, pressing the
connect button will pop up a box that says “no com port set, Force 32 Channel, etc.” or will
immediately take you to the configuration menu where you can choose the port to
communicate with your hardware. Alternately, you can just click the configuration icon
instead. Be sure to WRITE ALL OF YOUR SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE CODES DOWN.
Click to set your access codes. All serial and DTMF access codes can be any length up to 8
digits. For your first connection, or any time you reset your Sicon-8 to factory defaults, your
Super-Admin access code is 12345678. The default telco access is 6736. After connecting
for the first time (or after a factory reset) you can then change to new code(s).
The Filter button shows you which
com ports are available when you pull down the serial port
selector. Sicontroller software can only detect the first 16 com ports. If using a USB adaptor
that sets a higher port number, use your device manager to set the port within range.
Baud rate setting affects the Sicon-8’s serial port speed. This must be set while you are
communicating with the Sicon-8. After setting, you must restart the Sicon-8.
Currently, direct serial communications and modem communications are supported. The
Sicontroller can also connect to the Sicon-8 via the Web Server, but the software’s Web
interface is still experimental & may have bugs. Sicon-8 setup is not currently supported via
Webserver (http). Direct Ethernet via Telnet protocal is planned but not yet supported, but
may be done via external serial-to-Ethernet converters that are commercially available..
The Auto-connect tick box will try to connect to your Sicon-8 when the software is started
using the last saved settings. Force reconnect will retry the connection every 30 seconds.
Update Interval: determines how fast readings are updated. Each type of
connection can have its own update interval. If the Interval is too fast, you
may be disconnected.