Re: gsm modems?

Nov 18, 2008 0 Replies


is there anyone who knows if and where are available all detailed specs


>on order to be able to use standard cell phones as gsm modem? I use
>telital modules in embeddeded applications but I know for sure eicsson's
>phones are feasible for the same purpose. piero

I think you need the GSM / ETSI 07.07 and 07.05 specifications --- these describe the AT command set that many GSM devices implement. (Phones usually have some proprietary extensions as well, check for docs from Ericsson, I guess.) They're available publically on the net somewhere or other.


I don't think there's much of a standard for how you get a serial connection to the phone in the first place so that you can issue those commands, though. Newer ones might use a USB modem class or Bluetooth serial port profile, older ones probably have ttl-level async serial on some wacky connector, or an IrDA port.

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