Telit Wireless Solutions HE863 Series Installation manual

HE863 family AT commands reference
guide
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APPLICABILITY TABLE
PRODUCT
HE863-EUD
HE863-EUG
HE863-EUR
HE863-NAD
HE863-NAG
HE863-NAR
HE863-AUD
HE863-AUG
HE863-AUR
SW Version
11.00.XY2

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Contents
1. Introduction ..........................................................................................................6
1.1. Scope ........................................................................................................................ 6
1.2. Audience ................................................................................................................... 6
1.3. Contact Information, Support................................................................................... 6
1.4. Document Organization............................................................................................ 7
1.5. Text Conventions ...................................................................................................... 7
1.6. Related Documents .................................................................................................. 7
2. HE863 family Product Specification ......................................................................8
3. AT COMMANDS ...................................................................................................10
3.1. Definitions............................................................................................................... 11
3.2. AT Command Syntax .............................................................................................. 12
3.2.1. String Type Parameters ...............................................................................................13
3.2.2. Command Lines............................................................................................................13
3.2.3. Information Responses And Result Codes ..................................................................18
3.2.4. Command Response Time-Out ....................................................................................19
3.2.5. Command Issuing Timing.............................................................................................21
3.3. Storage ................................................................................................................... 22
3.3.1. Factory Profile And User Profiles ................................................................................22
3.4. AT Commands Availability Table............................................................................ 24
3.5. AT Commands References..................................................................................... 29
3.5.1. Command Line General Format ..................................................................................29
3.5.2. Hayes Compliant AT Commands..................................................................................30
3.5.3. 3GPP TS 27.007 AT Commands....................................................................................46
3.5.4. 3GPP TS 27.005 AT Commands for SMS and CBS.....................................................106
3.5.5. Custom AT Commands...............................................................................................132
4. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................................227
5. Document History .............................................................................................229

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1. Introduction
1.1. Scope
This document is aimed in providing an detailed specification and a comprehensive listing as a
reference for the whole set of AT command.
1.2. Audience
Readers of this document should be familiar with Telit modules and their ease of controlling
by means of AT Commands.
1.3. Contact Information, Support
For general contact, technical support, to report documentation errors and to order manuals,
contact Telit Technical Support Center (TTSC) at:
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1.4. Document Organization
This document contains the following chapters:
Chapter 1: “Introduction” provides a scope for this document, target audience, contact and
support information, and text conventions.
Chapter 2: “Overview” about the aim of this document and implementation suggestions.
Chapter 3: “AT Commands” The core of this reference guide.
Chapter 4: “ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS”
Chapter 5: “Document History”
1.5. Text Conventions
Danger – This information MUST be followed or catastrophic equipment failure or bodily
injury may occur.
Caution or Warning – Alerts the user to important points about integrating the module, if
these points are not followed, the module and end user equipment may fail or malfunction.
Tip or Information – Provides advice and suggestions that may be useful when
integrating the module.
All dates are in ISO 8601 format, i.e. YYYY-MM-DD.
1.6. Related Documents
3gpp TS 27.005 specification and rules
3gpp TS 27.007 specification and rules
Hayes standard AT command set
Rockwell RC56D & RC336D
1vv0300893 HE863 family software user guide

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2. HE863 family Product Specification
ITEM FEATURE
HE863-EUD HE863-EUR HE863-EUG HE863-NAD HE863-NAR HE863-NAG
Air
interface
▪Dual-band
UMTS/HSPA
2100/900
▪Quad-Band
GSM 850/900
/1800/1900
▪Data only
▪Dual-band
UMTS/HSPA
2100/900
▪Quad-Band
GSM 850/900
/1800/1900
▪Dual-band
UMTS/HSPA
2100/900
▪Quad-Band
GSM 850/900
/1800/1900
▪Standalone
GPS
▪Dual-band
UMTS/HSPA
1900/850
▪Quad-Band
GSM 850/900
/1800/1900
▪Data only
▪Dual-band
UMTS/HSPA
1900/850
▪Quad-Band
GSM 850/900
/1800/1900
▪Dual-band
UMTS/HSPA
1900/850
▪Quad-Band
GSM 850/900
/1800/1900
▪Standalone
GPS
Size 41.4(L)X31.4(W)X2.9(T)
Data Service
▪HSPA UL 5.8Mbps, DL 7.2Mbps
▪EDGE UL 118kbps, DL 236.8Kbps,
▪GPRS UL 42.8kbps, DL 85.6 Kbps
Interface
▪189 Balls Grid Array interface
▪22 general I/O ports maximum including multi-functional I/Os
▪Status LED output
▪3 A/D converters
▪1 D/A converter (PWM output)
▪Full RS232 CMOS UART: baud rate up to 6Mbps
▪Reserved two wires CMOS UART for debugging
▪USB 2.0, baud rate up to 480Mbps
▪1.8V/3V SIM interface
Antenna External Antenna
Audio
▪2 pairs of analog audio interface (Balanced type)
▪PCM interface for Digital audio
(Audio only for HE863-EUG/EUR/NAG/NAR/AUG)
Message SMS (MO/MT)
SIM Card Support 1.8 and 3V UICC
ITEM FEATURE
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Air
interface
▪Dual-band
UMTS/HSPA
2100/850
▪Quad-Band
GSM 850/900
/1800/1900
▪Data only
▪Dual-band
UMTS/HSPA
2100/850
▪Quad-Band
GSM 850/900
/1800/1900
Dual-band
UMTS/HSPA
2100/850
▪Quad-Band
GSM 850/900
/1800/1900
▪Standalone
GPS
Size 41.4(L)X31.4(W)X2.9(T)
Data Service
▪HSPA UL 5.8Mbps, DL 7.2Mbps
▪EDGE UL 118kbps, DL 236.8Kbps,
▪GPRS UL 42.8kbps, DL 85.6 Kbps
Interface
▪189 Balls Grid Array interface
▪22 general I/O ports maximum including multi-functional I/Os
▪Status LED output
▪3 A/D converters
▪1 D/A converter (PWM output)
▪Full RS232 CMOS UART: baud rate up to 6Mbps
▪Reserved two wires CMOS UART for debugging
▪USB 2.0, baud rate up to 480Mbps
▪1.8V/3V SIM interface
Antenna External Antenna
Audio
▪2 pairs of analog audio interface (Balanced type)
▪PCM interface for Digital audio
(Audio only for HE863-EUG/EUR/NAG/NAR/AUG)
Message SMS (MO/MT)
SIM Card Support 1.8 and 3V UICC
NOTE: In the following sections, HE863 family refers to all HE863 products mentioned in
the table above. Whenever a command and/or feature is referred to a specific model, it is
clearly highlighted

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3. AT COMMANDS
The Telit wireless module family can be driven via the serial interface using the standard AT
commands1. The Telit wireless module family is compliant with:
1. Hayes standard AT command set, in order to maintain the compatibility with existing SW
programs.
2. 3gpp TS 27.005 specific AT command (Use of Data Terminal Equipment - Data Circuit
terminating Equipment (DTE-DCE) interface for Short Message Service (SMS) and Cell
Broadcast Service (CBS))
3. 3gpp TS 27.007 specific AT command (AT command set for User Equipment (UE))
Moreover Telit wireless module family supports also Telit proprietary AT commands for special
purposes.
In the following is described how to use the AT commands with the Telit wireless module family.
NOTE: AT commands described in this document are compatible with Telit’s unified AT
command interface (SELINT=2).
1The AT is an ATTENTION command and is used as a prefix to other parameters in a string. The AT
command combined with other parameters can be set up in the communications package or typed in manually
as a command line instruction.command combined with other parameters can be set up in the communications
package or typed in manually as a command line instruction.