Basic Helios Logic States
The Helios is always in one of four following alarm logic states:
Idle – The state of the Helios when the engine is on.
Armed – The immobilizer is activated and the engine is off. The alarm system is
active and ready.
Garage – The alarm system is disabled for a predefined period of time. This is
useful, for example, when the vehicle is undergoing maintenance.
Silent Delay – The Helios enters this state if triggered while in the Armed state.
In this state, only the blinkers are activated. After a predefined period of time has
elapsed in Silent Delay mode, the Helios enters Alarm Triggered mode.
Alarm Triggered – The system activates the siren.
Arming and Disarming the Helios
There are six ways to arm and disarm the Helios:
Remote Control (with or without code) – The simplest way to actively arm or
disarm the Helios.
Keypad – The control center can identify the vehicle driver by the code used. This
provides an extra layer of security.
Dallas – Press the Dallas iButton against the Dallas socket. The control center can
identify the vehicle driver by which Dallas iButton is used. This provides an extra
layer of security.
Over-the-Air Command – Use Starcom software to arm or disarm the Helios with
a remote command.
Disarm from Input – Turning the ignition key disarms the Helios.
Passive Arming – The Helios is automatically armed when a predefined period of
time has passed after the engine was switched off.
Communication with the Helios
The Helios is always ready to receive an SMS text message command. By default, it
attempts to connect to the GPRS network once. After succeeding, it remains
connected and sends test transmissions (ping) via GPRS. The size this message is 50
bytes (or 1 kB in 20 transmissions), not including the TCP/IP headers.
Important Note:
status, use the Tracking command.
The Hardware Module – Helios
To enable constant tracking of the Helios's location and
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