Sending SMS text messages to GSM phone

Hi,

I am currently looking in to a project to use a microcontroller
to send SMS type text messages to a GSM cellular phone. I have
thought about using either a Nokia phone attached to the micro
through the Nokia FBus interface or a GSM modem device.
What would be the easiest in terms of software writing and
is there any web resources on doing this kind of thing ?

TIA,  Colin 

Hi Colin,

Here's a link that will help: http://www.embedtronics.com/nokia/fbus.html

I'd go for using the nokia interface and talk to a nokia phone and send
serial data to it from an embedded controller.

Dave.


"Colin MacDougall" <colin@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am currently looking in to a project to use a microcontroller
> to send SMS type text messages to a GSM cellular phone. I have
> thought about using either a Nokia phone attached to the micro
> through the Nokia FBus interface or a GSM modem device.
> What would be the easiest in terms of software writing and
> is there any web resources on doing this kind of thing ?
>
> TIA,  Colin
>
>

"Colin MacDougall" <colin@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in news:y6qYc.1121
$Lt6.13294782@news-text.cableinet.net:

> Hi,
> 
> I am currently looking in to a project to use a microcontroller
> to send SMS type text messages to a GSM cellular phone. I have
> thought about using either a Nokia phone attached to the micro
> through the Nokia FBus interface or a GSM modem device.
> What would be the easiest in terms of software writing and
> is there any web resources on doing this kind of thing ?
> 
> TIA,  Colin 
> 
> 

AT commands via RS232 - extremely easy !!

Sam

Thanks Dave, this is the kind of
info I was looking for.

Colin


"David Powell" <davidpowell@nospam.sympatico.ca> wrote in message 
news:Q%tYc.26046$Z14.8348@news.indigo.ie...
> Hi Colin,
>
> Here's a link that will help: http://www.embedtronics.com/nokia/fbus.html
>
> I'd go for using the nokia interface and talk to a nokia phone and send
> serial data to it from an embedded controller.
>
> Dave.
>
>
> "Colin MacDougall" <colin@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:y6qYc.1121$Lt6.13294782@news-text.cableinet.net...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am currently looking in to a project to use a microcontroller
>> to send SMS type text messages to a GSM cellular phone. I have
>> thought about using either a Nokia phone attached to the micro
>> through the Nokia FBus interface or a GSM modem device.
>> What would be the easiest in terms of software writing and
>> is there any web resources on doing this kind of thing ?
>>
>> TIA,  Colin
>>
>>
>
> 

"Colin MacDougall" <colin@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message news:<y6qYc.1121$Lt6.13294782@news-text.cableinet.net>...
> Hi,
> 
> I am currently looking in to a project to use a microcontroller
> to send SMS type text messages to a GSM cellular phone. I have
> thought about using either a Nokia phone attached to the micro
> through the Nokia FBus interface or a GSM modem device.
> What would be the easiest in terms of software writing and
> is there any web resources on doing this kind of thing ?
> 
> TIA,  Colin

Hi Colin,
without wanting to take the fun out of your work, maybe the gadget you
want to build was already invented, like e.g. this one:
http://www.resi.cc/products/resi-sms-guard/index.php3?language=english

regards,
Mark

"Colin MacDougall" <colin@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message 
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> Hi,
>
> I am currently looking in to a project to use a microcontroller
> to send SMS type text messages to a GSM cellular phone. I have
> thought about using either a Nokia phone attached to the micro
> through the Nokia FBus interface or a GSM modem device.
> What would be the easiest in terms of software writing and
> is there any web resources on doing this kind of thing ?
>
> TIA,  Colin
>

There was something very similar in one of the Atmel journals
for the avr.

Alex 

Are these GSM devices available in the US ??

"hamilton" <hamilton@deminsional.com> wrote in message 
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> Are these GSM devices available in the US ??
>
>

No idea, I'm not in the US.

Alex 

Thanks for the response.

I guess we here in the US are still in the dark ages.

Alex Gibson wrote:
> "hamilton" <hamilton@deminsional.com> wrote in message 
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> 
>>Are these GSM devices available in the US ??
>>
>>
> 
> 
> No idea, I'm not in the US.
> 
> Alex 
> 
> 

"hamilton" <hamilton@deminsional.com> wrote in message 
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> Thanks for the response.
>
> I guess we here in the US are still in the dark ages.
>
> Alex Gibson wrote:
>> "hamilton" <hamilton@deminsional.com> wrote in message 
>> news:4137ce06$1_1@omega.dimensional.com...
>>
>>>Are these GSM devices available in the US ??
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> No idea, I'm not in the US.
>>
>> Alex
>

I think the US does have some GSM coverage. Have a look
at the countries listed here >
http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/index.shtml
the US is included ! But I don't think the coverage
is a wide yet as it is here in Europe.

Colin