5.9 SMS CONTROL
The SMS Control feature (if enabled) allows the user to send control commands to the module via
SMS message. There are five control commands that the user is able to send to the module shown in
the table below.
NOTE: Multiple SMS Control Commands CANNOT be sent in a single SMS message.
Command
Number Module Action
1
Start the generator(s) and run off load if the controller is in the Auto Mode .
2
Start the generator(s) and run in parallel if the controller is in the Auto Mode .
Cancel the SMS start request leaving the module in its current operating mode.
4
Put the module into the Stop/Reset Mode .
5
Put the module into the Auto Mode .
Start the generator(s) and run in island mode
To send an SMS command, the user requires (if configured) the SMS Control Pin and the Control
Command Number. Only these numbers must be included in the SMS, the module does not respond
to any SMS with extra characters or missing PIN (if configured). Below is an example showing how to
start and run the generator on load by SMS message.
NOTE: There MUST be a space between the SMS PIN and the Control Command Number
SMS Message 1
This SMS message places the module into the Auto Mode .
0123 5
SMS Message 2
This SMS message will start generator and run it on load.
0123 2
SMS Message 3 This SMS message will remove the start and run command given by the
previous SMS message and leave the module in the Auto Mode .
0123 3
SMS Message 4
This SMS message will place the module into the Stop/Reset Mode .
0123 4
Example screenshot of SMS Control setup in the DSE Configuration Suite:
PIN