TCS OS COMMANDS LIST

Conventions used in commands:
<mandatory field> = indicates a mandatory field to be typed after the command
[optional field] = indicates an optional field, that can be omitted

Command: #AMS
Description: Stores and reads the text for alarm specific SMS messages
Command availability: Command line and SMS (#AMS? is available only at command line)
Syntax:
  • #AMS?
    (the query option works only via serial port, not via SMS)
    Returns list of all Alarm messages
  • #AMS<xx>?
    Shows Alarm message xx
  • #AMS<xx>[=]<message>
    Writes message associated to alarm xx (maximum length 40 characters).
  • Mandatory fields:
  • <xx> = alarm message
    Allowed values, always in 2 digits:
  • for TCS OS: 01 to 08 associated to input 1 to 8
  • for TCS-AWS: 51 to 58, in details:
  • 51: temperature alarm message
  • 52: strong wind alarm message
  • 53: heavy rain alarm mesage
  • 54: not used
  • 55: log flash memory almost full (80%) alarm message (on special versions)
  • 56: power down/power up message
  • 57: shutdown alarm message
  • 58: text that comes before the SMS log that can be sent every 30 or 60 minutes. very useful to send the message to e-mail or faxes, according to your operator services.
  • for TCS-GPS:
  • 21 is related to Input 01 alarm
  • 22 is related to TCS-GPSII startup alarm
  • 23 is not used
  • 24 is related to TCS-GPSII 4-20 ma alarm
  • 25 is related to TCS-GPSII leaving monitored area
  • 26 is related to TCS-GPSII entering monitored area
  • 27 is related to TCS-GPSII high speed limit
  • 28 is related to TCS-GPSII Acceleration alarm
  • 29 is related to TCS-GPSII SMS log
  • 30 is related to EGA ON service message
  • <message> = Text of message (maximum length 40 characters)
    IMPORTANT!! Only US ASCII characters allowed. No accented or other special characters allowed.
  • Optional fields: [=] Equal sign is optional and can be used to improve readability
    Examples:
  • #AMS? (only from command line, not via SMS)
  • #AMS01?
  • #AMS01=This is my test message for input number 1
  • #AMS52=Strong wind alarm! over 80 Km!
  • #AMS58=!mailto:pippo@pipponospam.com
  • Default value after #INI: Varies on different versions
    Default value after reset: Unchanged
    ADMIN Password privileges: Read/Write
    USER Password privileges: Read
    Notes: This command MUST be issued alone. NO other commands (except PWD by SMS) can be on the same line or SMS message. The text for the message can contain ANY character up to a number of 40. Old version limitation: in TCS_3.5 version 5.0 it can be mixed with other commands but the character # can't be used inside the text of the message)


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