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| author | Joe Carstairs <me@joeac.net> | 2024-11-13 08:30:52 +0000 |
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| committer | Joe Carstairs <me@joeac.net> | 2024-11-13 08:33:25 +0000 |
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diff --git a/team-2/sim-commands.txt b/team-2/sim-commands.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..497c22a --- /dev/null +++ b/team-2/sim-commands.txt @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ += Sending commands to the SIM device + +To send commands to the SIM device, use a program called `minicom`. For example: + +minicom -D /dev/ttyS0 + +`minicom` connects to the SIM device, which is represented by `/dev/ttyS0`, and +then allows you to start typing commands. To submit a command, press <Enter>. + +`/dev/ttyS0` is the name that this computer has given to the SIM device. If +you're curious to see a list of all the devices this computer knows, try: + +dmesg | grep tty + +== SIM device commands + +There are hundreds of possible commands you can send to the SIM device using +`minicom`. Here are two. + +=== Entering Text Mode + +AT+CMGF=1 + +This enters Text Mode. It is much easier to send, list and receive texts if you +are in Text Mode. + +=== Sending a text + +yjoGRMm24>?W>PyqYz_)NRHso om +m0,{C'lS}k<05QL"^BZR + +That sends a text message with the content "Your message" to the phone number, ++44 7123 456789. If you want to send to a different number, just replace +the number. Be careful to make sure the number starts with +44, doesn't contain +any spaces and is inside "double quotes". + +You need to be in Text Mode to use this command effectively. + +If you want to cancel a text without sending, use <Escape> instead of <Ctrl+Z>. + +=== Reading texts + +AT+CMGL="ALL" + +This reads all texts. You can also read a specific text: + +AT+CMGR=5 + +This reads the text with the index number 5. If you want to read a different +text, use a different index number. + +It is much easier to read texts if you are already in Text Mode. + +=== Receiving texts + +When you receive a text, if you are in minicom, you will get a notification. It +will look like this: + ++CMTI: "SM",3 + +That means you got a text and it is stored in index number 3. + |
