Cellular Modem Install

Updated 1 week ago by Elizabeth Smith

This article details how to install, and configure a new modem in the ZL6 data logger.

For SIM card numbers starting with 8944

Follow the ZL6 Board Replacement guide to swap the modem. Watch Video.

Required Firmware: version 2.10 or later

Connecting to the logger via Bluetooth or Physical connection (Laptop). Use ZENTRA Utility Mobile to access the terminal command prompt. This opens a dialog box showing the serial commands sent between the Em60G/ZL6 and ZENTRA Utility Mobile.
Type the following command into the command box set trait 2
Type get trait the response should return 2
Type the following command in the command box: set apn h.meter.apn
Press Enter. You should see this command and the response from the logger show up in the window above the command box. Make sure the logger sent "OK". If you see “ERROR”, make sure you’ve typed the command correctly.
Verify the Logger has taken the command by typing get apn . The response should return h.meter.apn
Type the following command in the command box: set profile 201
Press Enter. You should see this command and the response from the logger show up in the window above the command box. Make sure the logger sent "OK". If you see “ERROR”, make sure you’ve typed the command correctly.
Verify the Logger has taken the command by typing get profile the response should be 201
Disconnect the logger from the utility and re-connect
Run a cellular test using ZENTRA Utility Mobile