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Init specifies AT commands needed for your modem. If you’re using a USB modem, this will almost allways be /dev/ttyUSB0. Let’s have a look at what I needed: device = /dev/ttyUSB0 init = AT^CURC=0 incoming = yes baudrate = 115200ĭevice is where you specify the file descriptor for your modem. The modem configuration is at the end of the config file, and the exact parameters will vary depending on what modem you have. Edit the file in your favourite text editor: Modem Configurationįirst up you will need to configure your modem. The configuration file is a bit unwieldy, but thankfully it comes with some sane default settings.

#USB NETWORK GATE 7 NOT RESPOND TO INCOMING SOFTWARE#

Next you’ll need to configure the software for your modem and scripts.

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Installation is straight forward on Ubuntu et al: sudo apt-get install smstools SMSD is configured to run your own scripts when messages are received, allowing you to do pretty much anything you want with them. It includes a daemon, SMSD, which receives messages. SMS Tools is an open source software package for interfacing with GSM modems on Linux. The exact model I used is HUAWEi Mobile Connect Model E169 It shows up in Linux like this: ID 12d1:1001 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. We ended up going with an old Vodafone modem using a Huawei chipset. The main thing to watch out for is manufacturers changing the chipsets in minor product revisions. The other big requirement is Linux drivers, and Google is really your friend here. You need to be able to remove the SIM because most mobile data SIMs won’t allow you to send or receive SMS messages. GSM modems that use wifi to connect to computers won’t work.

You are looking for one with a USB interface and a removable SIM. There are quite a few GSM modems to choose from. However, we couldn’t send messages as quickly as we would have liked. This allowed us to receive unlimited messages for free. So, we got hold of a USB GSM modem and used a prepaid phone SIM.

We were going to be sending text messages to audience members later, and needed to have the same phone number.

We had terrible phone reception, and mobile data was really flakey.

We were projecting out of a van in regional South Australia.

It costs money, but most gateways provide a nice API to interface with, and you’ll be able to send larger volumes of messages.īLACK had a few specific requirements that made the gateway unsuitable. The API route is the easiest way to go from a programming aspect.

Using a GSM modem plugged into the computer, and a prepaid SIM.

There are actually a couple of ways to obtain incoming text messages:

#USB NETWORK GATE 7 NOT RESPOND TO INCOMING HOW TO#

Today we’re looking at the technical aspects of how to do that using SMS Server Tools. As part of this production I needed to build a system that could send and receive SMS messages from audience members. Unless you don’t have internet access because you’re in the middle of nowhere.Ī little while ago I worked on a mixed media theatre production called If There Was A Colour Darker Than Black I’d Wear It.