Prerequisites:

This feature requires Alert 4.0 Revision 2 Build 154 or higher.

The SMPP driver must be configured and connected to the FX30 to work. To help you configure it, please refer to our FAQ Connecting a FX30 modem to ALERT.

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1. Alert Configuration :

1.1 Connection to the Alert OPC server :

Right click on "Data server" then "Add a data server...". :

Select the type "Generic OPC" and click on "Source...". :

Stay on "Local station" and click on "..." :

Select Alert.OPCServer.1 then click on "OK" until you return on the Alert interface:

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1.2 Add a tag:

Right click on the data server "Alert.OPCServer.1" then "Add a tag..." :

Click on "..." :

Select the variable "Status" located in Root -> Driver -> SMPP then click on "OK":

Click on "Ok" twice then configure the tag according to your needs. The signal is a value between 0 and 5:

- The cellular network signal level (specific to FX30) in the STATUS variable. The signal value ranges from 0 (very poor) to 5 (excellent). When there are several connections, the signals of each connection are indicated on 3 bits. To read each signal, a bit mask must be used. (0x07 for the first, 0x38 for the second ...)

Click on "OK" and your tag is ready :