txgsm 0.1.4

Utilities for talking to a GSM modem over USB via AT commands.

Utilities for talking to a GSM modem over USB via AT commands. Will NOT work with all modems, YMMV.

$ virtualenv ve
(ve)$ pip install .
(ve)$ twistd txgsm --help

Sending an SMS

Supports multipart & unicode.

(ve)$ twistd -n txgsm --device=/dev/tty.usbmodem1421 \
> send-sms --to-addr=2776XXXXXXX --message='hello world'
2013-06-15 11:21:01+0200 [-] Log opened.
2013-06-15 11:21:01+0200 [-] twistd 13.0.0 (/Users/sdehaan/Documents/Repositories/txgsm/ve/bin/python 2.7.2) starting up.
2013-06-15 11:21:01+0200 [-] reactor class: twisted.internet.selectreactor.SelectReactor.
2013-06-15 11:21:01+0200 [-] Connection made
2013-06-15 11:21:01+0200 [-] Sending: 'AT+CMGF=0'
2013-06-15 11:21:01+0200 [-] Received: ['OK']
2013-06-15 11:21:01+0200 [-] Sending: 'ATE0'
2013-06-15 11:21:01+0200 [-] Received: ['OK']
2013-06-15 11:21:01+0200 [-] Sending: 'AT+CMEE=1'
2013-06-15 11:21:01+0200 [-] Received: ['OK']
2013-06-15 11:21:01+0200 [-] Sending: 'AT+WIND=0'
2013-06-15 11:21:01+0200 [-] Received: ['OK']
2013-06-15 11:21:01+0200 [-] Sending: 'AT+CSMS=1'
2013-06-15 11:21:01+0200 [-] Received: ['+CSMS: 1,1,1', 'OK']
2013-06-15 11:21:01+0200 [-] Sending: 'AT+CMGS=23'
2013-06-15 11:21:01+0200 [-] Received: ['> ']
2013-06-15 11:21:01+0200 [-] Sending: '0001000B817267443908F600000BE8329BFD06DDDF723619\x1a'
2013-06-15 11:21:04+0200 [-] Received: ['+CMGS: 198', 'OK']
2013-06-15 11:21:04+0200 [-] Main loop terminated.
2013-06-15 11:21:04+0200 [-] Server Shut Down.
$

Interacting with a USSD Service

Provide the USSD code you want to dial with --code=.... Adding -v or --verbose to see the AT commands.

(ve)$ twistd -n txgsm --device=/dev/tty.usbmodem1421 ussd-session --code='*120*8864#'
2013-06-15 19:37:52+0200 [-] Log opened.
2013-06-15 19:37:52+0200 [-] twistd 13.0.0 (/Users/sdehaan/Documents/Repositories/txgsm/ve/bin/python 2.7.2) starting up.
2013-06-15 19:37:52+0200 [-] reactor class: twisted.internet.selectreactor.SelectReactor.
2013-06-15 19:37:52+0200 [-] Connecting to modem.
2013-06-15 19:37:53+0200 [-] Connected, starting console for: *120*8864#
2013-06-15 19:37:53+0200 [-] Dialing: *120*8864#
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2013-06-15 19:38:24+0200 [-] Main loop terminated.
2013-06-15 19:38:24+0200 [-] Server Shut Down.