Ontech SMS communication and the app Ontech SMS

Ontech Control is used to control Ontech GSM 9040, but it can also be controlled with SMS and apps for Android and Iphone. The user then must buy a SIM card from an operator and charges it and installs it in the device.

This was the communication that older Ontech GSM devices used for communication. Ontech GSM 9025 and Ontech GSM 9035 can be updated for use with Ontech Control. See more here.

The manuals for the different products describe all SMS commands. You can also load a list of all commands here: Lista över SMS-kommandon.

App for Android

The Android app works with SMS in the background and presents the information graphically.

Download the app to your phone at Google Play

Download Manual för App för Android.

•  In the Android app, traffic is managed by SMS completely in the background. Up to 20 different main devices in the Ontech GSM system can be controlled from the same app.
• When you give the device a command via the app, an SMS is generated in the background and sent to the device that executes the command.
• If you have requested UPDATE, the device will, after executed command, send a status SMS to the device that is automatically loaded into the App that presents the information graphically.
• Programming of functions and alarm list takes place smoothly with the App. A code is generated that is sent to the device that reads it into the permanent memory, and then starts the device that reads the settings in the processor. Even if the power disappears completely and the backup battery runs out, settings will remain.

App for Iphone

Download the app to your phone at Appstore.

Download Manual app för Iphone.

• In the app for iPhone, the code for SMS is created. However, these are not sent in the background, but the user must actively confirm that an SMS can be sent manually.
• Also, the app can not read an SMS when it comes from the device. However, there is a help in interpreting the SMS built into the app.
• Programming of alarms and functions occurs when the app opens a page in Safari, where you create a code to be copied and sent in a text message to the device.
• The reason for the big difference compared to the Android app is that our developers are restricted by Apple’s rules, which does not allow third-party developers to write and read SMS automatically.

Other smartphones

• Programming from other phones is done by opening the page in the phone’s browser www.ontechgsm.com/set.html.
• There you fill in each tab in the settings you want to make and generate a code. The code must be copied and placed in a text message sent to the device.
• After each sent SMS with code, the device returns a confirmation that the programming has been successful.