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Appendix F – SMS Message Format
The unit supports GSM communications and SMS messaging. This allows the unit to report events
via SMS and to receive SMS messages in order to create events on the system.
Command Format
The commands consist of a descriptor followed by a variable parameter list. The order in which the
parameters appear must follow the format detailed below.
SMS Commands
These are messages that are sent to the unit to force an event to be triggered on the unit. These
messages can be sent from a mobile phone or an Internet Service Provider (ISP) supporting SMS
messaging.
Callback
This command is used to force the unit to make a connection to an Alarm Receiving Centre where
the telnet listener (telserve) application is running.
CALLBACK?<password>&<destination>&<profile>&<text>
password This is the SMS password that has been identied in the SMS
Set-up page and enables the command to be executed.
destination This is the IP address or DNS name of the Viewing application
that has telserver (Telnet listener) enabled to receive the
message.
prole This can be a number or name that has been congured on
the SMS Set-up page, this will be via the serial port or Ethernet
connection.
text This is the text message that will be sent to the remote viewer
informing the Operator of an incident and therefore should be
meaningful.
SMS Reports
These are messages sent from the unit to a pre-dened SMS Server when an event occurs. The
‘events’ that will initiate this function are congured within the unit conguration web pages.
Startup
An SMS message will be sent from the unit to the receiving station when the unit ‘starts up’.
STARTUP?<name>&<time>&<IP address>&<latitude>&<longitude>&<zone>
name This is the system name congured on the unit.
time This is the local julian time of the message. The julian time is the
number of seconds since 00:00:01 hour on January 1st 1970. If
the Verbose message option has been enabled on the unit this
message will be in a human readable format.
IP address This is the Ethernet IP address of the unit.
latitude This parameter is not relevant to the unit and included to support
other Dedicated Micros platforms.
longitude This parameter is not relevant to the unit and included to support
other Dedicated Micros platforms.
zone This parameter is not relevant to the unit and included to support
other Dedicated Micros platforms.