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Digital transceiver kits, incorporating the modem
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CS-3G
Digital Transceiver Kits
incorporating the COM111 modem
Revision: 4/19
Copyright © 2000 – 2019
Campbell Scientific

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  • Page 1 CS-3G Digital Transceiver Kits incorporating the COM111 modem Revision: 4/19 Copyright © 2000 – 2019 Campbell Scientific...
  • Page 3 Quotations for repairs can be given on request. It is the policy of Campbell Scientific to protect the health of its employees and provide a safe working environment, in support of this policy a “Declaration of Hazardous Material and Decontamination”...
  • Page 5 Campbell Scientific Ltd can advise on the recycling of the equipment and in some cases arrange collection and the correct disposal of it, although charges may apply for some items or territories.
  • Page 7 • Periodically (at least yearly) check electrical ground connections. WHILE EVERY ATTEMPT IS MADE TO EMBODY THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF SAFETY IN ALL CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS, THE CUSTOMER ASSUMES ALL RISK FROM ANY INJURY RESULTING FROM IMPROPER INSTALLATION, USE, OR MAINTENANCE OF TRIPODS, TOWERS, OR ATTACHMENTS TO TRIPODS AND TOWERS...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    6.2.2 Connection to an RS232 Port ............17 6.3 Connecting power ................... 18 6.4 Selecting and connecting an antenna............18 6.4.1 Antenna supplied by Campbell Scientific ........20 7. Configuring the COM111 modem ......21 7.1 Using the Mobile Data Assistant Program for system configuration ..22 7.2 Mobile Data Assistant Program terminology ..........
  • Page 10 1. COM111 Modem Power Supply Connections via a PSW12 switch ..18 Figures 1. Connecting the COM111 modem to a Datalogger using an SC-WMI ..17 2. Low-gain, wideband antenna supplied by Campbell Scientific....20 Appendices A. Controlling the power use of the COM111 modem and methods of resetting the modem ..
  • Page 11 D. Using the COM111 in transparent GSM dial-up mode ..............D-1 E. Using the COM111 with the PIN security feature enabled ............ E-1...

  • Page 13: Introduction

    CS-3G Digital Transceiver Kits (including the COM111 modem) This manual provides the details of how to use the CS-3G digital transceiver kits with Campbell Scientific dataloggers. This version of the manual covers kits that use the COM111 modem as the communication device.

  • Page 14: Quick Start Guide

    This quick start section is split into two sections showing two common modes of operation. You will need the modem with its SIM card, a power supply, aerial and the programming cable (supplied in the CS-3G kits). You may also need a serial to USB convertor.
  • Page 15 Using with Campbell Scientific Dataloggers Connect the modem to the PC using the programming cable (use a serial to USB convertor if necessary). Connect the modem to a nominal 12V DC supply (the data logger supply can be used if available).
  • Page 16 CS-3G Digital Transceiver Kits (including the COM111 modem) are shown for some loggers, e.g. control ports and the CR6 RS232/CPI port but these need cables not supplied in the CS-3G kits. For all logger types you then need to fill in the APN name provided by...
  • Page 17 Using with Campbell Scientific Dataloggers should report it has been successful. If so click done and exit the program. Note that with version 4.0 on of the MDA program you are given the option to save both the modem and logger setup to a file, which is useful if setting up multiple loggers with the same setting.

  • Page 18: Setting Up A System With A Dynamic Ip Address Using The Konect Routing Service Or Similar

    CS-3G Digital Transceiver Kits (including the COM111 modem) NOTE It is advisable to make sure you are running the latest operating system in the data logger before deploying a system to ensure you have all the latest IP related features in the data logger and to ensure best reliability.

  • Page 19: Specifications And General Considerations

    Using with Campbell Scientific Dataloggers pathwayrtr.konectgds.com:32105) You should then be able to connect to the logger as normal. Please note that each logger connecting to the same port of the Konect router must have a unique Pakbus address which, if not the default of 1, must be set using the Device Configuration program.

  • Page 20: Network Coverage

    In areas of normal signal strength the COM111 modem can be used with a small, low gain, wideband antenna (as supplied in the CS-3G package). However, if the signal strength is marginal it may be possible to improve reception using a raised and/or a higher gain antenna.
  • Page 21 Using with Campbell Scientific Dataloggers on” data connections, e.g. with smart phones. This technology offers many potential advances in remote telemetry. These include:  Fast connection time compared to landline modem – as fast as a few seconds  Lower cost of data transfer ...

  • Page 22: Network Contracts And Costs For Ip Communications

    IP address. This can be used with Campbell dataloggers and is often the cheapest way to get a system up and running. However, when operating in this way you can only have a...

  • Page 23: Modes Of Operation For Ip Communication

    The problem then is tracking which address the data logger has at one time. It is sometimes possible to use a dynamic name service to do this (please contact Campbell Scientific for more details). More commonly if you are on a network where dynamic IPs are used you...

  • Page 24: Minimising Power Use

    CS-3G Digital Transceiver Kits (including the COM111 modem) behind a router/firewall. Instead you have to get the data logger or modem to open a connection back to either a data routing service, such as Campbell Scientific’s Konect routing service, or a Loggernet PC which itself must have a public IP address (see firewall issues below) and have Loggernet hold the connection open.

  • Page 25: Sending Configuration Commands To The Modem

    Using with Campbell Scientific Dataloggers will increase significantly – the transmitter using an extra 100-400 mA depending on where the installation is and the speed of communication. To achieve even lower power states when using the Loggers IP stack, you can close the PPP connection at times when you can afford to lose connectivity.

  • Page 26: Using The Com111 For Gsm Dial-Up

    System). This is not very practical for collecting large volumes of data, but can be useful for sending alarm messages – see Technical Note 33 for more details of using SMS with older loggers. Contact Campbell Scientific for details of sending or receiving text messages with CRBasic dataloggers.

  • Page 27: Gsm Dial-Up Power Use

    The COM111 will not work in CSD mode on some networks. NOTE Please contact Campbell Scientific for further information. 5.3 GSM dial-up power use If the COM111 is programmed for GSM dial-up it is set in a specific mode of operation to allow it to reduce its power drain to <10 mA between calls...

  • Page 28: Installation Of The Com111 Modem

    RS232 cable provided as part of the CS-3G RS232 kit or to the CS I/O port of dataloggers that have this port, using an SC-105 as provided in the CS-3G SDC kit.

  • Page 29: Connection To A Cs I/O Port

    Using with Campbell Scientific Dataloggers 6.2.1 Connection to a CS I/O Port The SC105 which is supplied as part of the CS-3G SDC kit, is connected to the data logger using an SC12 cable and then to the COM111 using a 0.5 m grey cable (which also doubles up as the programming cable).

  • Page 30: Connecting Power

    Yellow (power control) Control Port (or +12V for testing) White (Failsafe function) 5V (normally) N.B. These colours and connections only apply to the cable supplied by Campbell Scientific Ltd. NOTE In the case of CR10X dataloggers, only the power switch in wiring panels fitted with green terminal blocks is suitable.
  • Page 31  If the antenna is placed near the top of a mast or has long antenna cables it may be vulnerable to lightning damage. If lightning is common at the installation site, additional lightning protection may be required to protect the COM111 modem – please contact Campbell Scientific for further advice. CAUTION...

  • Page 32: Antenna Supplied By Campbell Scientific

    6.4.1 Antenna supplied by Campbell Scientific Campbell Scientific can supply various antennas, if required; including a standard, compact wideband antenna (see Figure 2, below). This is supplied as part of the standard CS-3G package.

  • Page 33: Configuring The Com111 Modem

    7. Configuring the COM111 modem Before use the COM111 modem requires configuration. When supplied as part of a CS-3G package or bought separately the COM111 needs to be configured using the Mobile Data Assistant software package that will run on Windows PC platforms.

  • Page 34: Using The Mobile Data Assistant Program For System Configuration

    If the logger is not available it can be setup later using either this program or using the Campbell Scientific Device Configuration program.

  • Page 35: Mobile Data Assistant Program Terminology

    Setup Connection, GPRS/2G/3G: will setup the modem for IP based data transfer. Setup – Logger Selection: allows you to select the data logger type the modem will be connected to. Pick your data logger from those shown. Contact Campbell Scientific if your logger type is not shown.
  • Page 36 Setup – Settings - Datalogger port: allows you to select the serial port on the data logger to which the modem will be connected. For the CS-3G this will normally either be the RS232 port or a CS I/O SDC port, when using the SC105.

  • Page 37: Mobile Data Assistant Advanced Options

    Using with Campbell Scientific Dataloggers Setup – Modem Connections – After entering your settings this gives you the options of saving the previously selected and entered settings to a file for repeat use later on, applying the settings to the modem or skipping the modem configuration which will jump straight to the data logger configuration (if needed).

  • Page 38: Changing The Modem And Logger Settings Without Mobile Data Assistant

    “AT” commands to it. Please contact Campbell Scientific for details of those commands if required. The setup of the data logger can also be done using the Campbell Scientific Device Configuration program. This can be used to manually enter the PPP settings, change the communications port or its baud rate and also to control the automatic call-back option.

  • Page 39: Using Loggernet For Gprs Communications

    Using with Campbell Scientific Dataloggers 8. Using Loggernet for GPRS communications 8.1 Setting up to call a logger with a fixed IP address or when using the Konect Routing Service Where there are no restrictions on outgoing connections from Loggernet to the remote IP address, the connection can be setup as a standard IPPort connection as documented in the help system.

  • Page 40: Setting Up Call-Back In Loggernet

    CS-3G Digital Transceiver Kits (including the COM111 modem) 8.2 Setting up call-back in Loggernet Where the logger is programmed to call-back to a Loggernet server, perhaps because it has a dynamic IP address, Loggernet needs to configured to expect a call-back on a the chosen port. The same settings apply whether using the loggers own TCP/IP stack or the modem stack.

  • Page 41: Setting Up Call-Back In Loggernet Version 4

    Using with Campbell Scientific Dataloggers When filling in that setup screen, the settings for the Internet address and the IPPort on the IPPort hardware screen are largely irrelevant in this case as Loggernet cannot make new outgoing calls as most loggers with dynamic IPs (assigned to the data logger) do not allow incoming connections.
  • Page 42 CS-3G Digital Transceiver Kits (including the COM111 modem) The details of the way calls are routed via this port are entered in the routing tab as shown below and fully documented in the Loggernet help system. If you are able to call out to a device that has a fixed IP address enter it in the Outbound Pakbus connection table, matching the logger Pakbus address to its fixed IP address, with the logger’s Pakbus service port appended to the...

  • Page 43: Keeping The Connection Open When Calling-Back

    If you have a poor connection it is possible to speed up the detection of loss routing back to Loggernet by adding code to the logger program, e.g. using the PingIP command. Please contact Campbell Scientific Ltd for further details.

  • Page 44: Firewall Issues

    CS-3G Digital Transceiver Kits (including the COM111 modem) If you are not using Loggernet for Pakbus communications, e.g. you are collecting data by FTP, you either need to setup some FTP activity at an interval less than 30 minutes or set up another process, e.g. low frequency pinging, to prevent the data logger resetting the connection.

  • Page 45: Using Loggernet For Gsm Dial-Up

    (TAPI being the preferred option if you have installed the modem into your Windows environment.) While Campbell Scientific Ltd may be able to give some NOTE advice as to the best settings to use for common modems, the connection of the landline modem to a cellular network is specific to the cellular network being used.

  • Page 46: Preventing Com111 Connection Problems

    CS-3G Digital Transceiver Kits (including the COM111 modem) modem. Many modems have a default timeout of 30 seconds which may not be long enough for connection over busy or distant networks. Adding “S7=45” to the end of the modem initialisation string sets the timeout at 45 seconds and Loggernet will increase its own timeouts to suit.

  • Page 47: Fault Finding

    (and in data mode, prevent modem from establishing a PPP connection). NOTE COM111 based CS-3G modems automatically monitor their connection to the network and will reset the connection if the modem believes it has not properly registered on the network for at least 5 minutes.

  • Page 48: The Modem Cannot Be Configured Using The Mobile Data Assistant Package

    If you still encounter problems it is also worth checking the firmware version of the COM111 modem. Campbell Scientific has validated use with units with firmware revision: “R7.53” (checked using instruction ATI3). While later software revisions will probably be backwards compatible, older software may not work so well.
  • Page 49 Using with Campbell Scientific Dataloggers updated every few seconds. Scroll down to view the IPInfo values. If the ppp IP field is 0.0.0.0 there is no active connection. If valid IP addresses are shown as in the example below all is OK.
  • Page 50 CS-3G Digital Transceiver Kits (including the COM111 modem) field alone. You can decrease the update interval below 1 second. You can also increase the field width to see the whole message. Messages that can appear include: Message Cause/Fault ppp initialized...

  • Page 51: Ip Advanced Fault Finding

    Using with Campbell Scientific Dataloggers If the PPP link works (i.e. you get a non-zero IP address in the screen above) but you do not get a connection to Loggernet, check these points for calling out to fixed IP addresses: ...

  • Page 52: Gprs Fault Finding - When Using The Modem Tcp/Ip Stack

    PPP connections and sometimes errors are obvious, e.g. mistyped dial strings. For expert diagnosis the file can be emailed to your support contact at Campbell Scientific who should be able to work out what is the problem and the solution for it.

  • Page 53: A Base Station Fails To Get A Response From The Logger With A Modem In Gsm Dial-Up Mode

    AT commands to the modem by that interface. Please contact Campbell Scientific for more details of these advanced options if needed. 11.6 A base station fails to get a response from the logger...

  • Page 55: Controlling The Power Use Of The Com111 Modem And Methods Of Resetting The Modem

    Appendix A. Controlling the power use of the COM111 Modem and methods of resetting the modem This Appendix describes how the datalogger can be used to control the power supply to a COM111 modem to minimise power consumption, which also causes a hard reset of the logger.
  • Page 56 For extreme low power consumption applications where the modem has to be left powered on it is possible to disable the status LED which will save a further 1-2 mA power use on average. Please contact Campbell Scientific for further details on how to do this.
  • Page 57 Appendix A. Controlling the COM111 Power Supply and resetting the modem 'Set port 1 to 1 (ON) (use writeio as in slowsequence) WriteIO (&B00000001,1) Delay(1,20,sec) 'Allow 20s seconds for the modem to power on and re-register 'If using a PPP connection, restart the PPP session PPPOpen 'No checks of success in this example EndIf '5 minutes later turn the modem off if it is not online...
  • Page 58 CS-3G Digital Transceiver Kits (including the COM111 modem) 'Main Program BeginProg 'Normal measurements in the main scan here Scan (1,Sec,0,0) PanelTemp (PTemp,250) Battery (Batt_volt) '..etc NextScan '------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Modem control slow sequence - can be cut and pasted as self-contained 'Set this constant to match the port the modem is connected to...

  • Page 59: Useful Configuration Commands For The Com111

    This section gives details of some of the useful test commands that can be used during setup of the COM111. Further details can be found in the COM111 technical manuals available on request from Campbell Scientific Ltd. General details referring to the telecommunications industry can be found at the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) web site at www.etsi.org.
  • Page 60 CS-3G Digital Transceiver Kits (including the COM111 modem) B.2 Network Registration Checks AT+COPS Operator selection Test command Response AT+COPS=? The modem returns a list of quadruplets, each representing an operator present in the network. Any of the formats may be unavailable and should then be an empty field.
  • Page 61 Appendix B. Useful Configuration Commands AT+CREG Network registration Test command Response AT+CREG=? +CREG: list of supported <n>s OK Parameter See set command Read command Response AT+CREG? +CREG : <mode>, <stat> [ ,<lac>,<ci>[,<Act>] ] for AT+CREG? Command only Set command Response TA controls the presentation of an unsolicited result code AT+CREG=[<n>] +CREG:<stat>...
  • Page 62 CS-3G Digital Transceiver Kits (including the COM111 modem) B.3 PIN Configuration AT+CPIN Enter PIN Test command Response AT+CPIN=? Read command Response AT+CPIN? TA returns an alphanumeric string indicating whether some password is required or not. +CPIN: <code> OK If error is related to ME functionality: +CME ERROR: <err>...
  • Page 63 Appendix B. Useful Configuration Commands Unlike earlier modems sold by Campbell Scientific Ltd, the COM111 is a full quad band modem for GSM/2G connections. It also supports EDGE communications if the local network supports it. By default the modem will...
  • Page 64 CS-3G Digital Transceiver Kits (including the COM111 modem) +WMBS: 5, x Dual band mode extended 900 MHz/1800 MHz are selected +WMBS: 6, x Dual band mode extended 900 MHz/1900 MHz are selected +WMBS: 7, x Quad-band mode 850/900E (extended)/1800/1900 MHz...

  • Page 65: Configuring The Com111 Using The Datalogger Talk-Thru Mode

    Appendix C. Configuring the COM111 using the datalogger talk-thru mode It is possible to reconfigure the modem connected to a logger without the programming cable by talking through the datalogger from one communications interface to another. This works with the CR6, CR300 Series, CR800 series, CR1000 or CR3000 dataloggers.
  • Page 66 CS-3G Digital Transceiver Kits (including the COM111 modem) 11. The logger should then report “opening 2” (in the case of ComME), which means you now have a “talk through” path to the modem, i.e. it should respond as if connected directly to the PC.
  • Page 67 Appendix D. Using the COM111 in Transparent GSM Dial-up mode It is possible to use the COM111 in transparent mode, when the default non-transparent (RLP) mode is not supported by the cellular phone network or is incompatible with the COM111. D.1 Introduction The COM111 software includes an advanced error correction protocol known as RLP, which is specially designed for RF links.
  • Page 69 PIN code after the modem is turned on, see the example below. Users of older dataloggers, e.g. the CR10X, 21X, CR10 or CR7, should contact Campbell Scientific to obtain a copy of a manual written for early versions of this manual which gives examples for Edlog programmed loggers.
  • Page 70 CS-3G Digital Transceiver Kits (including the COM111 modem) 'Main Program BeginProg 'Normal measurements in the main scan here Scan (1,Sec,0,0) PanelTemp (PTemp,250) Battery (Batt_volt) '..etc NextScan '------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Modem control slow sequence - can be cut and paste as self-contained 'Set this constant to match the port the modem is connected to...
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