sms-SmsService

This is the main component used for sending text messages. All text messages are queued under this service and sent by the service’s Transport object. If any text messages are queued when the station shuts down, the station sends them when it next starts up.
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Actions

Action Description
Send Sends the current message.
Clear Queue Removes waiting messages from the queue.
Process Queue Sends messages that are in the queue.
Reset Number Sent Today Resets this information to zero.
Read Messages Reads any messages immediately instead of waiting for the next Read Message Interval time.
Property Value Description
Status read-only
Reports the condition of the entity or process at last polling.

{ok} indicates that the component is licensed and polling successfully.

{down} indicates that the last check was unsuccessful, perhaps because of an incorrect property, or possibly loss of network connection.

{disabled} indicates that the Enable property is set to false.

{fault} indicates another problem. Refer to Fault Cause for more information.

Fault Cause read-only
Indicates the reason why a system object (network, device, component, extension, etc.) is not working (in fault). This property is empty unless a fault exists.
Enabled trueor false
Activates (true) and deactivates (false) use of the object (network, device, point, component, table, schedule, descriptor, etc.).
Transport Type n/a Gprs Sms Transport or Serial Sms Transport.
Transport additional properties See Transport.
Monitor additional properties See sms-BasicPingMonitor
Signal Strength read-only Indicates signal strength.
Max Queue Size number Defines how many SMS may be collect in the queue before the next poll time. At the next poll time, all queued SMS are sent.
Queue Size read-only Displays how many SMSs are currently in the queue (waiting to be sent). To clear the queue at any time, right-click the appropriate outgoing account property and click Actions > Clear Queue.
Process Queue Retry Interval hours: minutes: seconds After a Process Queue failure, this is the time to wait before initiating a Process Queue retry.
Max Sendable Per Day number Limits the number of SMS that may be sent in one day.
Number Sent Today read-only Displays the number already sent today.
Last Message Sent Time read-only Displays the time at which last message was sent.
Use Escape Characters true or false Allows to name characters with spaces and special symbols.
Read Messages Interval hours: minutes: seconds Defines as the time for which the system waits to read message.

Transport

You use the Transport object to configure the system’s serial properties.
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Property Value Description
Serial Port Config read-only Summarizes the serial settings.
Status  
Reports the condition of the entity or process at last polling.

{ok} indicates that the component is licensed and polling successfully.

{down} indicates that the last check was unsuccessful, perhaps because of an incorrect property, or possibly loss of network connection.

{disabled} indicates that the Enable property is set to false.

{fault} indicates another problem. Refer to Fault Cause for more information.

Port Name text string String for the serial port, as known to the host platform.
Baud Rate drop-down list (defaults to Baud9600)
Defines communication speed in bits per second.
Data Bits drop-down list (defaults to Data Bits8)
Defines the number of bits required to encode a character (a byte).
StopBits drop-down list (defaults to Data Bits1)
Defines the number of bits that indicate the end of a character.
Parity drop-down list (defaults to None) Defines the odd or even requirement of a transmitted byte of data for the purpose of error detection.
Flow Control Mode drop-down Manages the data between two devices so that data can be handled at an efficient pace.
Inter Message Delay hours, minutes, seconds (defaults to 0.3 seconds)
Defines the amount of time between messages.
Delete Read Messages true or false Eliminates read messages.