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.

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 . |
| 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.
| 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. |