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Crow Engineering Ltd. or other Trade Mark owners. The name of Crow Engineering Ltd. or the Crow Engineering Ltd. logo may not be used in any way, including in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of materials in this document, without prior written permission.
OFTWARE CS-47 GSM ........ 5 NSTALLING THE LINK ONFIGURATION OFTWARE PHYSICAL LAYOUT........................6 INSTALLING THE HARDWARE UNIT ..................8 CONFIGURING THE CS-47 LINK UNIT ..................9 ....................9 REQUISITES ..........9 OADING THE OFTWARE ONFIGURATION ROGRAM ................ 10 ONFIGURING THE OCALLY ..............
CHAPTER 1. Introduction Congratulations on buying the CS 47 GSM link. Product Description The CS 47 Link is a GSM add on modem operating on a cellular phone network that connects to the Runner bus and can function as a dialer or backup dialer to the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) one already installed in the Runner control panel.
Installation Pre-Requisites Software and Hardware Pre-Requisites These are the pre requisites for installing the CS 47 configuration program: You must have an open cellular account SIM card must be unlocked and activated for GPRS data services Cellular Account (GSM Service Provider) You need to open a cellular account with your cellular service provider to: Enable the cellular gateway module on your unit Disable Call Waiting (recommended)
CHAPTER 2. Installing the Software The software must be downloaded from the crow website. It is assumed that this is the first time you are using the site. If not, please skip any irrelevant steps listed below. IMPORTANT NOTE In order to download files from the Crow website you must get a valid user name and password from your local Crow representative or directly from Crow support.
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CS-47 GSM Link - Configuration Guide Chapter 2 - Installing the Software 6. Click the OK button. 7. When the above message is shown, click the button. 8. Save the file on your desktop. The CS 47 link zip file is placed on your desktop. Clicking the button opens the downloaded zip file.
CS-47 GSM Link - Configuration Guide Chapter 2 - Installing the Software Installing the CS-47 GSM link Configuration Software To install the CS-47 GSM link configuration software: 1. When the software is downloaded, click the button to open the zipped file. You can also double click the file. You require zip software to open the zipped file.
CHAPTER 3. Physical Layout STATUS LEDS INPUT 1&2 OUTPUT 1&2 CINTERION GSM SERVICE TC63i GSM MODEM HOLDER CONFIG PORT 1 POWER LED ANTENNA PROGRAM CONNECTOR CONNECTOR CONNECTOR TAMPER BATTERY SWITCH CONNECTOR BATTERY 12V / 1.3Ah...
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CS-47 GSM Link - Configuration Guide Chapter 3 - Physical Layout Table 1: Component Description Component Description NET: Turns green when there is communication with the TCP/IP server. BUS: Blinks yellow when the bus is communicationg with Status LEDs control panel. FAIL: Blinks or solid red on network error.
CS-47 GSM Link - Configuration Guide Chapter 4 - Installing the Hardware Unit CHAPTER 4. Installing the Hardware Unit IMPORTANT NOTES If the GSM unit is being installed as a backup module, it should NOT be installed too close to the panel. It is recommended to configure the unit at the lab before installing it at the customer’s premises.
Power OFF the Runner and disconnect the battery before connecting the serial cable Loading the Software Configuration Program IMPORTANT NOTE The CS-47 Link modem must be connected to the PC using a serial cable before you can run the configuration software. To load the configuration software: 1.
CS-47 GSM Link - Configuration Guide Chapter 5 - Configuring the CS-47 Link Unit 2. Select a language. 3. Click the button. 4. If your SIM card does NOT require a PIN number ignore the next step. If you do however require a PIN number continue below.
CS-47 GSM Link - Configuration Guide Chapter 5 - Configuring the CS-47 Link Unit Configuring the Unit Remotely This section describes how to use your PC or laptop to configure the unit remotely using another CS 47 link modem. IMPORTANT NOTES Before you are able to configure the system unit remotely it must be first configured locally.
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TCP/IP. If the TCP/IP fails then the data is sent via GSM. To connect to a remote CS-47 unit using another CS-47 Link modem: 1. Ensure that the remote site hardware is setup as shown in Connect the remote site as shown in Figure 1 above..
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CS-47 GSM Link - Configuration Guide Chapter 5 - Configuring the CS-47 Link Unit 5. Use the button to move an Available protocols to the Selected protocols pane. Use the button to move Selected protocols back to the Available protocols pane.
CS-47 GSM Link - Configuration Guide Chapter 5 - Configuring the CS-47 Link Unit NOTE The configuration windows are opened in the sequence they appear in the Selected Protocols pane. 6. Click the button. The modem status information is displayed and includes the CS 47 firmware version, the operator and the RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) level.
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CS-47 GSM Link - Configuration Guide Chapter 5 - Configuring the CS-47 Link Unit To configure the TCP/IP parameters: 1. Click the button. The Internet configuration window opens. Table 2: Internet Configuration Parameters Button or Field Description Access point name Displays the internet service provider APN (Access Point Name).
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CS-47 GSM Link - Configuration Guide Chapter 5 - Configuring the CS-47 Link Unit 2. Click the button to add a new IP address. 3. In the Account field, enter a 4 digit CS 47 ID number. 4. In the Add Domain Name or IP address filed, enter a domain name or a static IP address.
CS-47 GSM Link - Configuration Guide Chapter 5 - Configuring the CS-47 Link Unit The Advanced mode shows ALL the available trigger events. To change to the Simple mode, click the button. 9. Double click an event from the Available events list Select an event and then click the button.
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CS-47 GSM Link - Configuration Guide Chapter 5 - Configuring the CS-47 Link Unit To configure the contact ID: 1. Click the button. The Contact ID Configuration window opens. Using Table 4 below as a guide, add Contact ID numbers.
CS-47 GSM Link - Configuration Guide Chapter 5 - Configuring the CS-47 Link Unit transmit, otherwise the CS47 continues to the next available telephone number SMS Configuration This section describes how to configure the SMS parameters for sending SMS message to multiple recipients.
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CS-47 GSM Link - Configuration Guide Chapter 5 - Configuring the CS-47 Link Unit Check the box to enable delivery of all events via all selected Mobile numbers In this mode events will be transmitted to the first selected Mobile number.
CHAPTER 6. Remote Access Configuration In this section you can configure the remote access for two levels of security. Password Only Password and telephone number. The telephone number is be used to connect from the local unit to the remote unit enabling remote configuration.
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CS-47 GSM Link - Configuration Guide Chapter 6 - Remote Access Configuration Table 6: SMS Commands used for Remote Control Command SMS text to be send via Example of text to be The returned SMS Mobile send message from unit ARM Command error: area user password...
CS-47 GSM Link - Configuration Guide Chapter 6 - Remote Access Configuration Enabling Password Control To enable password control: 1. Click the button. If this is the first time you are entering a password, the Old password field does not appear. 2.
CS-47 GSM Link - Configuration Guide Chapter 6 - Remote Access Configuration Fast SMS Configuration When Input 1 is shorted to ground (pulse), a custom SMS is sent to all the phone numbers selected in the SMS configuration window. If the SMS protocol is not selected (Selected protocols) then NO SMS CAN be sent.
CS-47 GSM Link - Configuration Guide Chapter 7 - Remote Access Configuration CHAPTER 7. Technical Specifications Item Specification Radio Frequency Operating frequency 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz Output power Class 4 EGSM850: 2 W Class 4 EGSM900: 2 W Class 1 EGSM1800: 1 W Class 1 EGSM1900: 1 W GPRS multi-slot class...
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