Theory of operation, 1 command state – ATO CMM 900-3W User Manual

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Step 1: Enter ATDT XXXX <CR> XXXX is the phone number of the modem you

are calling. After approximately 30 seconds, the Cellular Modem responds
with CONNECT message.

Step 2: Type “ Hello”

The party you called should see the message on their terminal screen.

Step 3: Ask the called party to type a message and you should see that message on

your terminal screen.

Step 4: Enter the Escape sequence +++. The modem responds OK.
Step 5: Enter ATH0<CR>

The Cellular Modem responds “No Carrier “ indicating that the connection is

terminated.

Step 6: Ask the called party to dial your MIN number. Cellular Modem responds

with CONNECT message after approximately 30 seconds.

Step 7: Repeat steps 2 to 5.

5. THEORY OF OPERATION


The cellular modem is always in one of the following two states:

Command state, or

Online state


5.1 Command State:

The Cellular Modem assumes the Command state when it is turned ON. In this state, you
can configure the unit for a particular application. In the Command State, all inputs from
the PC are treated as commands.

5.1.1 Command guidelines

Command line is a string of characters sent from the DTE (example - PC) when the unit
is in the Command state. All commands must conform to the following guidelines.

Command lines must have a prefix , a body and a terminator

Command lines must begin with a character sequence AT

Command Lines must end with Carriage return (CR)

Either all upper case or all lower case characters must be used


Each command must be entered separately. Command buffer has 40 characters.

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