Help on SMS

Overview

 

SMS is part of the telecommunications options in home automation. The Smart Home Server uses the medium SMS to inform users about conditions of home automation. An SMS can be sent in special situations, for example if a pump acknowledged their service, a maintenance interval has been exceeded or similar. A text message can be used also to inform you regularly about the state of an object.
SMS works even without Internet! That means remote signaling is possible even when no Internet connection is available for the Smart Home Server.

GSM Modem

 

Status information of the GSM modem.

  Typ

Manufacturer and name of GSM modems.

  Provider

Name of the service provider.

  RSSI Received Signal Strength Indication
>=-75 dBm very good
-75 bis -85 dBm good
-85 bis -95 dBm sufficient
<=-95 dBm unreliable

Configuration

  Name

Give the SMS a name. The name improves the clarity and enables you to reference this SMS using the name in another place, for example in the timers.

  Telephone number

The number you specify the recipient of the SMS. Enter the phone number in international format.

Examples:
4917112345678
+4917112345678
004917112345678
+49 171 12345678
+49(171)12345678

  Settings

The character expand the configuration mask to other settings. The character hides these settings.

  Delete

By pressing the delete button you initialize the appropriate SMS message with default values.

  Test

The Test button allows you to send the message directly.

  Text

Create the text that the recipient is to receive. The text can be supplemented by the variable %TIME and %HOSTNAME. The variable %TIME will be replaced at the time of sending by the current time. The variable %HOSTNAME with the system name.

Example: Water in the basement @ %TIME. becomes Water in the basement @ 2015-12-14 15:00:00.

  Status objects

Here you can determine the objects you want to be notified.

Frequently Asked Questions

 

My SMS doesn't reach the receiver. What am I doing wrong?
Please check the following:
1. Is the received signal strength sufficient ?
2. The credit of the SIM card?
3. Do you use the international format of the phone number?