How to set up data transmission

To enable scheduled data transmission, an HTTP or FTP server has to be specified in at least one of four available server configurations (Data transmission 1, Data transmission 2, Data transmission 3 or Data transmission 4). By default, the Measurement Data Server (MDS) of SOMMER Messtechnik is configured. If you have subscribed to this service, you can access the transmitted data on the server’s webpage.

Follow the steps below to set up regular data transmission:

  1. Activate mobile communication as described in How to activate mobile communication.

  2. Set the parameters in the Data transmission menus as in the following examples:

    EXAMPLE  

    Data transmission to an FTP server

    Parameter

    Value

    Comment

    Target server type

    ftp

     

    Data transmission interval

    00:30:00

    every 30 minutes

    Data transmission offset

    00:00:17

    random offset to avoid transmission conflicts to the server

    Content

    data

    optional: camera to transfer images

    FTP server name

    ftp.myserver.at

     

    FTP user name

    myuser

     

    FTP password

    ********

     

    FTP directory

    /data

    an optional sub-directory

    FTP port

    21

     

    FTP mode

    active

    optional: passive
    EXAMPLE  

    Data transmission to an HTTP server

    Parameter

    Value

    Comment

    Target server type

    http

     

    Data transmission interval

    00:10:00

    every 10 minutes

    Data transmission offset

    00:00:31

    random offset to avoid transmission conflicts

    Content

    data

    optional: camera to transfer images

    HTTP server name

    mds.sommer.at

     

    HTTP path

    /Web-Service/sommerDaten.php

    the data destination

    HTTP port

    80

     

NOTE  At each interval, data since the last successful transmission are sent to the server. A copy of the data remains on the data logger until overwritten by newer data.

NOTE  If measurement data and camera images need to be transmitted, two separate data transmission tasks need to be configured.