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- B A S I C A T C O M M A N D S
-
- The standard AT command set is sometimes referred to as
- Hayes compatible modem commands. A modem that is Hayes
- compatible can use this standard Hayes command set.
- Don't buy a modem if it isn't Hayes compatible. Almost
- all modems sold today support these AT commands. The
- command letters AT wake up the modem and initialize it.
- The AT means ATTENTION modem. This list of commands is
- for reference only; please don't feel you need to memorize
- them! If you do, your cohorts will presume you're a nerd
- (and correctly so).
-
- COMMAND FUNCTION
-
- A/ Repeats the last AT command (this command does
- not need to be preceded by the letters AT)
- +++ Switches the modem from online mode to command
- mode (this command does not need to be preceded
- by the letters AT)
-
- AT Attention modem--(wakes up the modem)
-
-
-
-
- The following commands require an AT to precede the
- command (such as ATA for the first one on the list):
-
- A Sets the modem in answer mode
- DT Dials a touch-tone phone
- DP Dials a pulse (rotary) phone
-
-
- dial modifiers
-
- R Originate call in answer mode (to call
- originate only modems)
- S=n Dial the stored numbers where n= 0,1,2,3
- W Wait for dial tone prior to dialing--the time
- period of the pause is determined by an S
- register setting
- , Pause 2 seconds before continuing to dial
- / Pause .125 second before continuing to dial
- ; Remain in command mode after connection
- ! Flash hook--hangs up then reconnects in .5
- second
- @ Wait for silence before continuing to dial--the
- time period of the pause is determined by an S
- register setting
-
-
- COMMAND FUNCTION
-
- E or E0 Turns character echo off
- E1 Turns character echo on
- F or F0 Sets modem to half-duplex
- F1 Sets modem to full-duplex
- H or H0 Hangs up the phone
- I or I0 Shows the modem product code
- I1 ROM check
- I2 ROM test
- L1 Sets modem speaker volume to low
- L2 Sets modem speaker volume to medium
- L3 Sets modem speaker volume to high
- M2 Turns modem speaker on for the entire connection
- (don't do it!)
- M0 Turns modem speaker off
- M1 Turns modem speaker off when connection is
- established
- O0 Returns online after entering command mode
- Q0 Turns on result code display
- Q1 Turns off result code display
- Sxn Sets the S register x to the value of n; note
- that both x and n are variable numbers
- Sx? Displays value of register Sx
- V0 Sets modem to display numeric result codes
- V1 Sets modem to display verbose codes (words)
- Xn Modem response sets (note that n is a variable
- number)
- X0=minium responses
- X1=minium responses--don't wait for dialtone
- before dialing
- X2=like X1 but do wait for dialtone before
- dialing
- X3=like X1 but adds call progress messages and
- tone detection
- X4=call progress messages--tone detection and wait
- for dialtone
- Z Resets modem
- & Advanced commands prefix (not all modems support
- these)
- &F Resets modem to factory default
-
-
- S REGISTERS
-
- A Hayes compatible modem has special memory locations
- called S registers. A modem initialization string
- consists of AT commands which usually include S register
- settings. The list below gives some of the more
- important S register functions.
-
- FUNCTION
-
- S0 Sets the number of rings to answer when in auto
- answer mode.
- S0=0 (which is usually the default setting)
- suppresses auto answer. S0=3 sets the modem to
- auto answer mode and tells the modem to answer on
- the third ring.
-
- S1 Counts the number of rings from an incoming call
- and stores it.
- S2 Stores the ASCII escape code character.
- S3 Stores the ASCII decimal code for a carriage
- return.
- S4 Stores the ASCII decimal code for a line feed.
- S5 Stores the ASCII decimal code for a backspace.
- S6 Sets the time in seconds that a modem waits
- before dialing.
- S7 Sets the time in seconds, that a modem waits for
- a carrier. If you desire to make an
- international call you might want to change this
- to a longer time period.
- S8 Sets the time in seconds, for a comma pause. The
- default for a (,) pause is usually set to 2
- seconds.
- S9 Sets the time in 1/10 seconds for carrier detect
- response
- S10 Sets the time in 1/10 seconds for lost carrier
- hang-up delay.
- S11 Sets the touch-tone dialing duration and spacing
- in milliseconds.
- S12 Sets the time in 1/50 seconds for the Hayes
- escape code guard time.
- S13 Bit-mapped register for UART.
- S14 Bit-mapped option register.
- S15 Bit-mapped option for flag register.
- S16 Modem self-test.
- S28 Sets the time in 1/10 seconds for V.32 answer
- tones.
-
-
- AT COMMAND SET USAGE
-
- AT commands need to be issued in upper or lower case
- letters. You can't mix upper and lower case letters when
- issuing an AT command. When loaded, most
- telecommunications programs start in the command mode.
- This means you can issue AT commands from the keyboard as
- soon as you load your telecommunications program. Try
- loading yours. Then type:
-
- atz <ENTER>
-
- If your modem is connected to the serial port you
- designated when you set up your telecommunications
- software and it is working properly, you should see OK on
- your screen.
-
- OK
-
- Next, you can try dialing a BBS number using an AT
- command. If you have a touch-tone phone (most people
- do), try issuing a command while in the command mode of
- your telecommunications program:
-
- atdt845-8532 <ENTER>
-
- The dashes are optional. Suppose you were at a phone
- where you had to dial 9 before you got an outside line.
- Start up your telecommunications software, then from the
- command mode type:
-
- at dt 9 , 845-8532 <ENTER>
-
- In this example spaces were used. AT commands ignore
- spaces and dashes. The first AT command got the modem's
- attention. The following DT told it to dial using touch-
- tone dialing. The 9 is to get an outside line. A comma
- then instructs the modem to pause two seconds before
- continuing (see the dial modifiers in the basic AT
- commands). The 845-8532 is the phone number you want to
- dial. Note that you only need the AT (attention modem)
- at the beginning of an AT command statement and that AT
- commands can be strung together.
-
- Perhaps you have a burning desire to check the value of
- your S7 register. This will show the number of seconds
- that your modem waits for a carrier before hanging up.
- Start up your telecommunications software, then from the
- command mode type:
-
- at s7? <ENTER>
-
- The above command will show you the value of your modem's
- S7 register.
-
- Your telecommunications software manual will probably
- mention the modem initialization string. This is the
- string of commands that initializes your modem. The AT
- command section combined with the S registers section
- should help you understand your modem's initialization
- string. See your particular modem manual for more
- details on AT commands and initialization strings.
- Different modems require different modem initialization
- strings. The better telecommunications software programs
- will have a modem pick-list feature. With such a
- feature, the software will automatically set your modem
- for optimum use with pre-defined setup initialization
- strings. When newer modems come out, telecommunications
- software manufactures have to keep adding the new modems
- to their pick-list. If your modem is not on their pick-
- list, you can often contact the company that makes the
- telecommunications program for a software update. For
- example, if you are using Telix, you would contact
- deltaComm Development, the company that makes Telix.
- Many of these companies maintain a BBS where customers
- can download updates.
-
- You can also send AT commands to your modem from the DOS
- command line. Suppose you have your modem connected to
- COM2 (serial port) and a speaker phone connected to your
- modem. Go to the DOS prompt. With your modem on, you
- can dial a number by using the ECHO command. First,
- press the button to activate your speaker phone. Then,
- at the DOS prompt type:
-
- echo atdt845-8522 >com2 <ENTER>
-
- That's dialing from DOS!
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