{"id":203,"date":"2014-10-10T02:58:53","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T02:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wireless-telemetry.com\/blog\/?p=203"},"modified":"2014-10-10T02:58:53","modified_gmt":"2014-10-10T02:58:53","slug":"need-telemetry-alarms-on-a-tight-budget-try-the-sensaphone-400","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wireless-telemetry.com\/blog\/?p=203","title":{"rendered":"Need Telemetry Alarm Notifications on a Tight Budget?  Try the Sensaphone 400."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5a71b39d060b6f8a6122f3c3b2878c21d272d8ff0f8fc337999a34d6f1c7e5f0?s=150&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5a71b39d060b6f8a6122f3c3b2878c21d272d8ff0f8fc337999a34d6f1c7e5f0?s=300&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-150wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-150 photo' height='150' width='150' \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Mimlitz, NRI<\/p><\/div>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sensaphone.com\/products\/sensaphone-400-monitoring-system.php\">Sensaphone Model 400 <\/a>is a telephone\u00a0alarm dialer device that is capable of calling out (with a computer-generated voice)\u00a0to one or more (up to four)\u00a0telephone numbers to annunciate an alarm condition, as signaled by discrete contact inputs. The Model 400 features four (4) input channels, plus integral power monitoring. Channel #1 is pre-configured by default as an analog temperature input (ships with an attached thermistor), and is capable of alerting personnel to both high-temp and low-temp alarms.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_205\" style=\"width: 365px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wireless-telemetry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sensaphone_400.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-205\" class=\"size-full wp-image-205\" src=\"https:\/\/wireless-telemetry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sensaphone_400.jpg\" alt=\"Sensaphone 400\" width=\"355\" height=\"343\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sensaphone 400<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Navionics Research&#8217;s most advanced SCADA systems are capable of transmitting text messages to SmartPhones and Email addresses via an Internet tunnel. However, the Model 400 Alarm Dialer is a simple, inexpensive\u00a0device &#8212; targeted toward serving low-budget Telemetry Systems, or Telemetry systems in locations where Telephone service is available, but Internet service is not.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the Sensaphone 400 is side-by-side compatible with Navionics Research&#8217;s Terminal Server Interface, which allows the Water District personnel to dial into the system using a modem-equipped notebook computer to monitor and interact with the system.\u00a0 Basically, the Alarm System and the Graphical Interface can\u00a0share the same phone line &#8212; reducing operational costs.<\/p>\n<p>An Application Note has been authored that describes the setup for one specific scenario.\u00a0 In this situation, an alarm dialer is desired that will monitor and alarm the following states as signaled\u00a0from a Navionics Research Telemetry System:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Loss of Utility Power<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>High Temperature in Control Enclosure 110 degF &#8211; Thermistor<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Low Temperature in Control Enclosure 20 degF &#8211; Thermistor<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>General Alarm &#8211; Normally Closed Contact<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>RTU Fault Alarm &#8211; Normally Closed Contact<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Entry \/ Tamper Detect Alarm &#8211; Normally Closed Contact<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is a link to the application note: <a href=\"..\/PDF\/App_Note_NRI_003.pdf\">LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_216\" style=\"width: 245px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wireless-telemetry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Img_3493d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-216\" src=\"https:\/\/wireless-telemetry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Img_3493d-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"Example Control Panel Containing a Sensaphone 400.\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Example Control Panel\u00a0Containing<br \/> a Sensaphone 400.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Would this type of\u00a0alarm system make sense for\u00a0your Water or Wastewater System?\u00a0\u00a0We offer the experience of having\u00a0successfully paired many Telemetry\/Control systems with Sensaphone technology to provide Alarm Delivery within a tight budget.\u00a0 Give us a call, and we\u2019ll be glad to discuss this with you in further detail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Telemetry, SCADA, &amp; Controls Newsletter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Was this article helpful?\u00a0 Would you be interested in receiving updates such as these in our occasional email-delivered newsletter?\u00a0 If so, here&#8217;s our sign-up page:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wireless-telemetry.com\/signup\/signup.htm\">Subscribe to\u00a0Navionics Research&#8217;s\u00a0&#8220;Telemetry, SCADA, &amp; Controls Newsletter&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sensaphone Model 400 is a telephone\u00a0alarm dialer device that is capable of calling out (with a computer-generated voice)\u00a0to one or more (up to four)\u00a0telephone numbers to annunciate an alarm condition, as signaled by discrete contact inputs. The Model 400 features four (4) input channels, plus integral power monitoring. 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