Equipment-Friendly Power Restore Mode; Date And Time - iSocket 3G User Manual

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8.2 Equipment-Friendly Power Restore Mode

Some equipment requires manual intervention when power has been interrupted. For
example, some servers need attention from an administrator when it is powered back on
again after power interruption. iSocket remembers the previous state of the power to
connected equipment by default, and will return to this state when power is restored –
which means it will either keep your equipment turned on or off depending on the status
before the interruption. Soon after power restoration, the thermostat will start working
again (if it was enabled) and the relay will follow its logic. This is the most suitable
configuration for standard equipment. However, if the equipment connected to iSocket
needs your manual attention before it is turned on again, you would need to set
POWERSTATE=OFF. Finally, if you always need to turn on the power to connected
equipment after power interruption, you would have to set POWERSTATE=ON.
NOTE! This setting is not affected by the PFAILDELAY setting (see above), because this
feature is designed for a different purpose – for equipment-friendly power restoration
mode. That is why the main power socket always follows the setting of POWERSTATE –
every time mains power supply fails – and will ignore PFAILDELAY settings. Be very careful
if your equipment requires manual intervention and you set POWERSTATE=OFF together
with a high value for PFAILDELAY. In that case there could be a situation when you get
the power to your equipment switched off without any notification! We recommend that
you keep PFAILDELAY=0 in that case.
Command
POWERSTATE=
REMEMBER
POWERSTATE=ON
POWERSTATE=OFF
POWERSTATE?

9. Date and Time

Date and time are used to configure the scheduler (Chapter 10). It can also be seen in
different responses. The device automatically sets the date/time as soon as you start to
use it. Automatic date/time settings are based on the SIM card providers's network. If for
some reason at the beginning of the operation an incorrect date or time was set you can
change it manually. Usually the best way to do this is to use DATE+- command for offset
the time. The device saves date and time settings for several hours after a power failure.
Command
DATA+-hh:mm
DATESMS
DATE=yy/mm/dd,h
h:mm:ss+zz
DATE
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Description
The main power socket remembers its state
and returns to it after the resumption of
power supply to the device.
The main power socket always turns on
when resuming power supply to the device
Main power socket is always turned off when
resuming power supply to the device
Information about POWERSTATE
configuration
Description
Offsets the time for a certain value.
Examples: DATE-5 or DATE+2:30
This message sets date/time based on time
taken from the SIM card providers's network.
Fully manual configuration of the date and time
zz – is GMT time zone (currently is not
supported, can be omitted)
hh must be in 24h format (e.g. 15 for 3pm)
Request for actual date and time in device
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Response
POWERSTATE=
REMEMBER – OK
POWERSTATE=ON – OK
POWERSTATE=OFF – OK
POWERSTATE=
(REMEMBER), ON, OFF
Response
DATE-5 - OK
DATE yy/mm/dd,
hh:mm:ss+zz – OK
DATE=yy/mm/dd,
hh:mm:ss+zz – OK
DATE yy/mm/dd,
hh:mm:ss+zz
Type
Conf
Conf
Conf
Inf
Type
Conf
Conf
Conf
Ctrl
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