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05/06/10 08:11
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#175740 - talk serially to a GSM MODEM
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Stuart Mcgurnaghan said:
I wanted to try ... to talk serially to a small GSM MODEM module without relying on my PC.

There are really two separate issues here:

1. Talk Serially
That is platform-specific.
On a microcontroller, you will probably have to deal with the low-level details of drving the UART; on a PC (or similar) the low-level detail is done for you, and it's "just" (sic) a matter of using the appropriate APIs.

But, once you know how to "do" serial comms, it can be applied to any task you like - it's not specific to any particular peripheral (such as a GSM modem).

There's a whole section in this site's FAQ about 8051 serial comms - including this "beginner's gude": http://www.8052.com/faqs/120308


2. Control a (GSM) Modem
This is entirely platform-independent - it's "just" (sic) a matter of sending the appropriate AT commands, and interpreting the responses

If you're already familiar with PC programming, it would probably make sense to start by doing it on a PC - then, once you've got the hang of it, move to a microcontroller...

The 'Links' section of this site has links to the GSM specs - including the standard AT commands

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Triscend Fastchip            01/01/70 00:00      
   Try Here            01/01/70 00:00      
      Hmmmm            01/01/70 00:00      
         Zylogic            01/01/70 00:00      
            Elven dialect :)            01/01/70 00:00      
         Thanks for all the info            01/01/70 00:00      
            What did you hope to learn?            01/01/70 00:00      
               Ready to drop the TS505.            01/01/70 00:00      
                  I think you mean TE505?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  talk serially to a GSM MODEM            01/01/70 00:00      
   Triscend is dead            01/01/70 00:00      
      All these products            01/01/70 00:00      
         Which products?            01/01/70 00:00      
            You may have seen something other            01/01/70 00:00      
               Quite possibly so            01/01/70 00:00      
      Xilinx hardcore processors            01/01/70 00:00      
         Too True            01/01/70 00:00      
            PicoBlaze vs other Xilinx processing            01/01/70 00:00      
               overblown ecosystem            01/01/70 00:00      
                  overengineered and costly?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     overblown            01/01/70 00:00      
                        I see, thanks Per & Andy            01/01/70 00:00      
   Triscend is dead. Long live Cypress            01/01/70 00:00      
      Cypress PSoC            01/01/70 00:00      
   Triscend tech rep            01/01/70 00:00      

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