Receive SMS using a SIM800c Module

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Published on October 2, 2020 9:03:22 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4QoeTLoL4U

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This is video 2 of a tutorial on how to send and receive SMS using a SIM800c Module and a Raspberry Pi.

1. Wiring : https://youtu.be/tmD9svuY0Kc
2. Receive SMS : https://youtu.be/J4QoeTLoL4U
3. Send SMS : https://youtu.be/_jWyjmJLjyE

In this video I add a SIM card to my SIM800c module and receive some SMS messages.

The commands demonstrated in this video were,

Show the SIM model
ATI
AT+GMM

Show your network settings
AT+COPS?

Show list of available networks
AT+COPS=?

Set you network selection to auto
AT+COPS=0

Get current functionality status
AT+CFUN?

Set to airplane mode
AT+CFUN=0

Switch on signal receivers
AT+CFUN=1

Show SIM status
AT+CSCS?

Am I connected to a network or not
AT+CREG?

Show signal strength
AT+CSQ

Show service center number
AT+CSCA?

Set messages to Text mode
AT+CMGF=1

Read all messages
AT+CMGL="ALL"

Read message at slot 1
AT+CMGR=1

Delete message at slot 3
AT+CMGD=3

The Python script demonstrated in this video can be downloaded from https://github.com/Sean-Bradley/SMS-Scripts

0:00 Receive SMS using a SIM800c Module
0:10 Insert SIM card
0:40 Connect SIM800c 5v wire
1:05 Connect to SIM800c using minicom
1:30 Example AT Commands
4:30 Send SMS to SIM800c Module using Mobile Phone
4:40 Read SMS using AT commands
5:30 Read and Delete individual messages
6:50 Demonstrate Reading SMS using Python
7:50 Send SMS using Mobile Phone
8:00 Python script shows new messages
8:25 Show GitHub repository of Python script
9:50 Configure minicom to auto add carriage return

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