AT Command Set
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8.2 AT^MONI Monitor idle mode and dedicated mode
Test command
AT^MONI=?
Response
^MONI: (list of supported < period >s) OK
Write command
AT^MONI[=<pe
riod>]
This command can be used to retrieve information of the serving/dedicated c ell
automatically every n seconds. It is cancelled by any character sent to s erial port
except if autobauding is enabled (+IPR=0). Then type character ´a´ to abort.
Note:
The two header lines (see below) are output after every ten data lines.
Response
See execute command
Parameter
<period> 1 – 254 Display period in seconds
Execute command
AT^MONI
This command can be used to retrieve the cell parameters of the s erving/dedicated
cell on request.
Note:
The length of following output lines exceeds 80 characters. Therefore a term inal
program may draw a carriage return on a screen. However, this is not part of the
response.
Response (Examples)
ME is not connected:
a) ME is camping on a cell
Serving Cell I Dedicated channel
chann rs dBm PLMN LAC cell NCC BCC PWR RXLev C1 I chann TS timAdv PWR dBm Q ChMod
1013 21 -71 00101 1001 0103 7 7 33 -105 33 I No connection
b) ME camping on a cell, but searching for a better cell (cell reselect ion)
Serving Cell I Dedicated channel
chann rs dBm PLMN LAC cell NCC BCC PWR RXLev C1 I chann TS timAdv PWR dBm Q ChMod
1013 4 –106 00101 1001 0103 7 7 33 -105 -1 I in Reselecting
c) ME is not camping on a cell and could not (yet) find a suitable c ell
Serving Cell I Dedicated channel
chann rs dBm PLMN LAC cell NCC BCC PWR RXLev C1 I chann TS timAdv PWR dBm Q ChMod
ME is connected:
Serving Cell I Dedicated channel
chann rs dBm PLMN LAC cell NCC BCC PWR RXLev C1 I chann TS timAdv PWR dBm Q ChMod
1013 19 -76 00101 1001 0103 7 7 33 -105 33 I 1015 1 0 5 -76 0 S_HR
Parameters Serving Cell:
chann ARFCN (Absolute Frequency Channel Number) of the BCCH carrier
rs RSSI value 0 – 63 (RSSI = Received signal strength indication)
dBm receiving level of the BCCH carrier in dBm
PLMN PLMN ID code
LAC locat ion area code, see note below.
cell cell ID, see note below.
NCC PLMN colour code
BCC base station colour code
PWR maximal power level used on RACH channel in dBm
RXLev minimal receiving level ( in dBm) to allow registration
C1 coefficient for base station selection