UCMA/4G7608 GSM Module

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The UCM/4G7608  is the replacement for UCM/4G which supports 4G or LTE Networks with VoLTE.

The features supported by the UCMA/4G7608 are;

• DTMF Key Detected messages by the GSM Module. This means better DTMF detection by the GSM Module itself compared to Comfort\'s DTMF detection
  
•  Real Time Clock update by Internet Time Server (SNTP service). see http://www.comfortforums.com/forum48/5423.html
  
• Dual Antennas on the GSM submodule allow better reception
• Send SMS or Voice calls to Mobile Phones for any alarm
• Dial to Central Monitoring Stations when alarms occur
  
• Receive SMS from authorised phones to control Security and appliances
• Allow Phone calls from phones to access the Comfort Voice Menu
  

UCM/4G will no longer be produced.

Differences between UCM/4G and UCMA/4G7608 

• UCM/4G does not support VoLTE (Voice Over LTE). It uses 3G Voice band for Voice calls, but it uses 4G for SMS. It will not be able to make voice calls without a 3G network
• UCMA/4G7608 supports VoLTEso will do Voice Dialing over 4G
  
• UCM/4G7608 Baseboard is with the new ARM Processor. The 7608 GSM Submodule cannot be plugged into the base UCM4G PCB

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The minimum firmware for UCM/4G7608 is GSMA 7.245

After Scanning for Modules (Right Click on any module in the Modules Tab), the UCM/4G should be discovered and shown on the left pane.



The right pane shows the properties.

• ID is the UCM/GSM ID
• Type is GSM4
• The Version field shows the current UCM/4G firmware
• The Latest Version field shows the current released firmware.  If you are connected to the Internet. Right click on UCM/GSM in the left pane and select “Check for Updates” to upgrade to the latest firmware. Minimum firmware for UCM/4G7608 is GSM 7.245
  
• Select English =Yes, or No for Non-english languages
• SMS Alphanumeric Id is a 32 character text field that is shown on the SMS Text message sent to phones assigned as SMS Phone Type to identify the location of the Comfort system.
  e.g: 20:45 100 ABC Road - Intruder Alarm - Kitchen Movement
      • GSM Module Type identifies the GSM Module hardware; eg SIM7600 (4G) 800 (2G), 900 (2G), 5320 (3G) This helps to identify which model of UCM/GSM is installed. The module type reported for GSMA7608 is \"4\"
• Time Update from GSM: This is the interval between Time Updates from the Internet Time server (SNTP). The initial time update occurs about 1 minute after initialisation, and subsequently according to the Time Interval.
• Time Zone: enter the GMT Time  offset in Hours according to your location
  

Refer to http://www.comfortforums.com/forum48/3647.html for features of the older UCM/GSM4 module, which are still applicable to UCM/4G

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SMS messages can include, Alarms, Arm, Disarm, Bypass with Zone names and User names, as shown below




The  new UCM/4G Module  has the following featuresns;

1. Send \"?\" or any invalid text to the UCM/4G  will cause a Help message to be returned by SMS. The Help messages will include commands to query, arm and disarm the security system, as well as commands for the Control Menu to query and control devices
2. When UCM/4G sends SMS messages to programmed phones, the alarm names, Zone Names, and User names can have up to 32 characters. The SMS alarm messages will be preceded with a Time Stamp so it can be seen when the SMS is sent - this is useful because of possible delays to SMS caused by the GSM network.
3. User Names can be sent in SMS messages eg when the system is armed and disarmed instead of User Numbers
4. Each of the max 8 programmed phones can be individually authorised to Arm, Disarm, and Control Comfort.
5. 2 Phone numbers can be programmed to send SMS in case te UCM/GSM loses communications with Comfort (in addition to the 8 numbers)
6. Non-english alphabets are supported
7. Long text messages more than 160 characters Concatenated into a single message.