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FTP

Tech Tip: Data Transmission with OTT netDL and FTP Server

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FTP transmission with OTT netDL
This tech tipp explains how to set up an automatic data transmission from OTT netDL to an FTP server via a mobile
Internet connection (GPRS). Please mind that encryption is not possible (sFTP or FTPs are not supported by OTT netDL).
We require an OTT netDL 500 or 1000 with internal modem (variant B... or C...), inserted SIM card (contact surface downwards; PIN known or unlocked)
and connected GSM antenna. In addition, you need the login information of an FTP server as well as the APN (Access Point Name) of your mobile network
operator. Sensors are optional.

The interfaces appear in the

The 4 areas highlighted in
operating program as soon as
colour define the
the configuration has been
datatransmission. On the
read in and depend on the
following pages you‘ll see
device type used.
how the configuration is
done manually (pages 3-6)
or via wizards (pages 7-
13).

Find a sample configuration in the

blog post

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FTP transmission with OTT netDL
For manual configuration, select the desired section, click "New" and enter the required information
(see following pages).

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IP Communication – OTT netDL
Transmission to Server via connection with device connected to interface

Interfaces: up to 3x COM and 1x ETHernet, depending on datalogger

◼ COM3 is created (if not already displayed) by adding an internal modem (which needs to exist physically too ☺).

Devices: Important: insert PIN of

your SIM-card

Connection:

Select/enter
information of
Activate for short
transmission intervals! your provider.

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Server:

Information of
your or your
service provider

If the path does not exist on the

server or cannot be changed,
the data is stored in the root
directory of that FTP user.

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Transmission:

SeeTech-Tipp
about alerts

If necessary
Consult your have further
datacenter information
see also format examples on transmitted
later pages

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Setup IP connection and device in the OTT netDL wizard
Setup IP connection and device via the Wizard 1
Select which modem shall be used; e. g. internal modem

Device description

Entry depends on the provider used

(e. g. T-Mobile, E-Plus, O2 or Vodafone).
Configurable via selection menu.

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Setup IP connection and device in the OTT netDL wizard
IP connection and device can also be set up in the configuration tree

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Wizard 2 support for IP transmission and server

Attention: the Wizards are only used for

IP communication - other transmission
paths like Satellite, SMS,
D-channel (based on ISDN, discontinued)
and Line as well as industrial
communication (PLC S7 or UNIGATE)
are set up directly under "Transmissions"
in the configuration tree.

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Setup IP connection and device in the OTT netDL wizard
Wizard 2: Name of server and server selection. Instead of the FTP Server for example you can select HTTP and HTTPs
server alternatively (e. g. for Hydromet Cloud or View or OTT Hydras 3 net).
It is also possible to define additional servers for further transmissions.

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Setup IP connection and device in the OTT netDL wizard
Wizard 2: The address and login data for the FTP Server can usually be obtained from your IT department or the service
provider (OTT is also happy to offer you an FTP server).

The transmission interval (standard cycle) specifies, how often the OTT netDL should send data to the FTP server: 15 min.
to 1 h are typical intervals for surface water stations.
Having a big network consisting of many stations, the offset can be used to distribute the load on the server or (using a
transmission interval of 24 h) to define the time of data transmission e. g. 7:00 AM.

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Setup IP connection and device in the OTT netDL wizard
Wizard 2: Select channels for transmission. It is possible to select different formats. Infodata (e. g. observer entries) can
only be transmitted via OTT protocol binary (+ XL) and also in OTT-ML.
The additional information marked in red is only available in OTT-ML format.

Before transmission:
select „All Channels“ or
individual channels

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ZRXP for SODA-Box of Kisters (additional software might be necessary)

ZRXP V3 for direkt import in WISKI of Kisters

Custom Build Code might be used to implement further ZRXP adaptions

OTT-ML Format for direct import to Hydras 3 Software (especially Hydras 3 Net) and other Software with corresponding
import routine

OTT Protocol binary (also OTT Protocol binary XL): conversion via
Hydras 3 RX Software with MIS output for Hydras 3 or ZRXP for Kisters Software.

CSV Format: universal text format

MIS Format for direct (auto-)import to Hydras 3 (+ additional software if necessary)

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Setup IP connection and device in the OTT netDL wizard
For all text formats a compression can be selected
(for FTP servers only GZIP can be used, for HTTP servers also Deflate).

Please consider possible effects on the

processing.

‘Deflate’ is usually decompressed

automatically by the server at time of
reception.

With ‘GZIP’, an unpacking routine must be

implemented before import in Hydras 3.

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Maintenance window
To enable accessing an OTT netDL remotely, the operating program reminds you to set up a maintenance window
when ‘programming’ (not included in the Wizard). You can set this up under Maintenance Window and "New".

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Maintenance window
As connection type you can choose e. g. "Accept incoming calls". (CSD service must be supported by the mobile provider; as this is service is
going to be discontinues by the providers, please consider using Hydras 3 net
Under Devices the configured device needs to be selected. for ‘offline’ configuration or one of the other maintenance window modes)!

Up to four telephone numbers

or parts of telephone
numbers can be entered,
which the logger recognizes
and accepts when a call is
recieved (please make sure,
In this example that the telephone numbers
the modem is are also transmitted to the
switched on at measuring point!
10:00 for 1438 Recommended: test as long
minutes. Up to as you are still on site).
four time
windows can If no phone number is
be defined. entered, all phone numbers
. can contact the logger.

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Communication to the FTP server completely set up
This completes the setup of the data transmission to the FTP server :
Device/Connection/Server/Transmission/Maintenance window

Now "program" the configuration on the OTT netDL

(including erase of data memory).
The first FTP transfer in this example takes place hourly with a 15 min.
offset (e. g. programmed at 10.48→first transmission at 11.15).

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Testing the FTP transmission
Open terminal mode (1) and briefly check the
connection to the OTTnetDL with "A" followed by the
Enter key (2) which is acknowledged by the OTT netDL
with ‘?08’ (eventually type it two times).

To "trigger" the transmission, enter the

command cl/ipcom/1 (3); this is confirmed 1
with "Start IP Transmission 1".

4
2
Command cl/ipcom is sufficient
to start the first IP transmission 3

Close terminal window(4).

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Testing the FTP transmission
◼ To check if your transmission is working please have a look at the logger LED.
◼ After preparation it will blink green 2 times per second. If it will not blink red after that the transmission was
successful.
◼ For details and if it didn‘t work please have a look at our next

OTT HydroService
(Dr. Torsten Dose)