# Automatic SMS Notification

On some instruments an automatic notification system is installed which can be configured to send an SMS when the instrument is stopped. An instrument is considered stopped when there has been no counting or driving activity for a configurable amount of time and there is beam at SINQ. This system can be controlled with the follwoing commands:

autosms
  Shows if the autosms system is enabled or disabled
autosms on | off
  Switches automatic notfications on or off.
autosms number [val]
  Without a parameter, displays the telphone number for the SMS, with a parameter configures the telephone number. Telephone numbers must be all numbers without hyphens or anything else.
autosms maxidle [val]
  Without a parameter, queries the idle time before a SMS is sent. With a parameter sets a new value for the inactivity period which triggers a message.

Please use the configurable settle time with environment controllers such as temperature controllers in order to avoid false messages while waiting for the temperature to settle.