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EZY SWITCH
LIMITED
SMS-4
System Monitor
Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 EZY SWITCH LIMITED SMS-4 System Monitor Installation Manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents SMS-4 System Connections 4 Getting Started • System active message 20 • Setting Up the Initial User 7 • Alive text 21 Adding and Managing Users • Masking Alive Texts 22 • Adding a User 8 Special Functions •...
  • Page 3 Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Features - Model SMS-4 • Receive text messages on your cell phone alerting you to potential problems anywhere in the world • Send commands to control lights, pumps, appliances, air conditioning, etc. via text message from your cell phone •...
  • Page 4: System Connections

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual System SIM Card SIM Card Ezy Switch Ltd Terminal 11 Terminal 18 Terminal 3 Terminal 1 Terminal 10 Signal LED Signal LED: If the LED flashes once every 1 second, this indicates the cellular network cannot be found (out of GSM coverage range).
  • Page 5 Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Outputs The SMS-4 has two (4) Outputs. The Outputs are Relays rated at 3 A resistive @ 125VAC Relay 1 Connection Relay Internal Relay Terminals Relay 2 Connection Relay Internal Relay Terminals 9-10...
  • Page 6 Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Inputs The SMS-4 has two (4) Inputs and can be connected as per Fig 1a /Fig1b or Fig 4 Fig 1a +10 - 30vdc Input 1 Switch Terminal 4 Input 2 Terminal 6...
  • Page 7: Setting Up The Initial User

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual !! IMPORTANT !! Setting up system for the first time: Please ensure the SIM card does NOT have a PIN number or is locked has been ACTIVATED with the network provider, insert into SIM slot on the back (see page 4) and power the unit up.
  • Page 8: Adding A User

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Commands Adding a User (Note: Setting up the first user page 7 must be done first) Add user +??XXXXXXXX Country Code page 7) Command: (see If the user is already in the list, the system responds with:...
  • Page 9: Removing The Administrator

    Command: (System default = On) If Text all is On the SMS-4 will text all user that have been programmed into the unit with the reply to the command. If Text all is Off the SMS-4 will only text the number that initiated the command with the reply.
  • Page 10: Turn All Texts Off And Disable Inputs

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Turn all Input Text’s OFF With alerts turned off the device will NOT text every time any Input changes but the Inputs are still active so you can send a “Input status” query at any time. Linked outputs will not work.
  • Page 11: Names

    Once the name has been changed, the particular Input or Output is always referred to by the new name (e.g. Alarm). For commands or status interrogation and the SMS-4 will respond using the new name. Use table on page 24 to record your new Input and Output names.
  • Page 12: Change Input To Normally Open Or Normally Closed

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Change Input to Normally Open or Normally Closed Make INPUT NAME active open (or) closed Command: This command is used to define if the switch wired to the Input is normally open or normally closed.
  • Page 13: Link An Input To An Output

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Link an Input to an Output Link INPUT NAME to OUTPUT NAME Command: (Example: Link alarm to siren) The system responds with: The INPUT NAME has been linked to OUTPUT NAME To clear a link...
  • Page 14: Setup Tick-Off Number Step Through

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Step numbers on (only available in ver 3.9 or later) When the Tick-Off feature has been turned on and an input is triggered the unit will send a text to all users, a reminder text will be sent every 5 minutes until the text command “Tick INPUT NAME off is sent.
  • Page 15 Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Programming the Input reply message. (ver 2.4 and above only) All inputs can have a programmed reply message feature, if this feature is programmed then when the input is triggered (turned on) you will receive the programmed message.
  • Page 16: Programming The Input On/Off Reply Messages

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Programming the Input On reply message. (only available in ver 4.3 or later) The inputs can have a programmed reply message feature, if this feature is programmed then when the input is triggered (turned on) you will receive the programmed message.
  • Page 17: Turn An Output On Or Off

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Turn an Output ON or OFF Turn OUTPUT NAME on (or) off Command: (Example: Turn Generator on) If everything is fine, the system responds with: OUTPUT NAME has been turned off (or) on This command is used to turn on/off Outputs.
  • Page 18: Make An Output Pulse On And Off

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Make an Output pulse On and Off Make OUTPUT NAME pulse XX secs Command: This sets the output pulse time, XX can be between 1 and 99 seconds When the Output ON command is sent as follows:...
  • Page 19: Make An Output Public

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Make an output public This command is used to make an output public, which means it can be controlled by anyone and not just a programmed user. This could be used for a gate for example.
  • Page 20: Set Battery Alarm Trigger Voltage

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Set Battery Alarm Trigger Voltage Change battery alarm to XX.X Command: Where XX.X can be between 8 and 30 volts The system responds with: The low voltage alarm has been set to XX.X volts and the alarm has been reset This system monitors the battery by calculating the average value of the supplied voltage over the previous 1 minute period.
  • Page 21: Latching / Non-Latching Battery Alarm

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Set the battery alarm as a latched or non-latched alarm If the battery alarm is set to latching then once the battery alarm has been triggered the Reset Battery Alarm command needs to be set to reset the latched alarm. If it is set to non- latching the battery alarm will reset once the battery voltage has increased by .5 volts.
  • Page 22: Masking Alive Texts

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Masking Alive texts. (only available in ver 1.6 or later) This feature allows you to mask the Alive text so only the programmed users will receive the Alive text and not all users. The default setting is all users will receive the alive text but once this command has been sent only the programmed numbers will receive the text.
  • Page 23: Authorizing Text On/Off

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Irrigator2 Feature (only available in ver 4.8 or later) For applications where a pump or irrigator (connected to output1) is turned on via a text and turned off either by a text or if input 2 turns off, (when input 2 is connected to a flow switch).
  • Page 24: Set Input To Pulse Counter

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Input pulse counter (only available in ver 6.0 or later) Input1 and or Input2 can be setup as a input pulse counter (max input freq = 250 hertzs @ 50%duty cycle) The pulse is counted on the trailing edge of the pulse.
  • Page 25: Reporting Totals

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Reporting total litres or counter value This command allows you to get the total litres or gallons counted or if just setup as a counter then it will send back the total input count.
  • Page 26: Get Firmware Version

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Get Firmware Version Command: The system responds with: SMS-4 Ver X.X Get Signal Strenth Command: The system responds with: Currently the signal strength is XX %" Resetting the Unit Reboot Command: The system responds with: Module is now resetting...
  • Page 27: Warranty

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual CONDITIONS OF WARRANTY Penguin Electronics Ltd (the manufacturer) warrants that all of its products are free of defects. Any apparent fault will be rectified free of charge by Penguin Electronics Ltd for a...
  • Page 28: Inputs And Outputs

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Appendix One: Record Your Names for all Inputs and Outputs Active [Name] (Up to 20 characters ) Latched Linked Open Input Default Yes No Name Closed input1 Input2 Input3 input4 Output output1 Output2...
  • Page 29: Troubleshooting Guide

    Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Trouble Shooting Guide PROBLEM CAUSE POSSIBLE SOLUTION LED not flashing No power Check power supply LED fast flashes Cannot find the GSM network 1. Replace aerial with high gain (every 1 second) aerial and never slow 2.
  • Page 30: Appendix 2: Sms-4 Application Notes

    AC outlet on-board your vessel and wired as shown in the diagram below (fig. 1). Name this Input Shore Power using the Command on page 10. If shore power is lost, the SMS-4 will send a text message to all “users”...
  • Page 31 Intruder Alarm Systems The following configurations define possible solutions for intruder alarms. Like all other alerts provided by the SMS-4, these should be disabled prior to you entering Alerts off the premises. This is easily accomplished by issuing the text command:...
  • Page 32 Ezy Switch SMS-4 Installation & Operation Manual Door and Window Alarms Alarms sensors for doors and windows generally consist of magnetically held switches. The contacts are normally-closed (NC). If a door/window is opened the circuit is opened generating an alarm. An alarm is also generated if the wire is cut between the sensor and the monitoring system opening the circuit.
  • Page 33 If the brand requires that the Output be pulsed On and Off to turn the Air-Con On and pulsed On and Off to be turned Off. The SMS-4 has a special command for this type. 1. Connect the Air-Con to Output1 2.
  • Page 34 © All technologies, design and Intellectual property is owned by Penguin Electronics Ltd New Zealand Version 1.1...

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