BenQ M23

GSM MODEM
Technical Manual Rev. 1r0 e-Gizmo GSM Modem is a data oriented GSM transceiver system that uses a network provider to connect and transfer data. Using a network provider infrastructure has several advantages. Among them is a low initial cost (you dont need to setup an expensive transceiver rig to cover a long distance), reliable, easy to use, and has wide coverage. You can use both data and voice services for your control applications. Example of data application is a remote appliance control via SMS. Data transfer via internet is even possible with BenQ M23 GPRS module installed. e-Gizmo GSM modem is built using the industry proven benQ M23 gsm module. Following is a short list of come of its features: BenQ M23A GSM module for SMS+Voice BenQ M23 GSM/GPRS module for SMS+Voice+Internet Switch selectable RS-232 or 3.3V TTL level serial port. On board 3.3V LDO regulator On board SIM card holder EZKonnek compatible port 5V 1.5A switch mode power supply adapter is supplied as standard accessory.

Thinking of building a wireless gadget you can monitor and control remotely anywhere you are on earth?

This kit could be just right for you.

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GSM Modem Pin Description

GSM Module I/O Connector

Power In 5V 1.5A

GSM Module

SW2 PWON OPTION Remove jumper to disable PWON pin on Jp5 and JP6 SW3 VDD OPTION Remove jumper to disconnect VDD pin 6 from Jp5

DB-9 RS-232 Connector

Jp5 6-VDD 5-TTL TXD 4-TTL RXD 3-PWON 2-THRU 1-GND

SW1 TTL-RS232 OPTION

232
RS-232 Enabled COMM via DB-9 RS-232 port TTL Enabled COMM via Jp5 or Jp6 TTL port

1-TTL TXD 2-TTL RXD 3-PWON 4-THRU 5-GND

JP6

DEFAULT

SIM CARD Holder

POWER ON Push Switch

TTL
232 TTL

Figure 1. GMS Modem jack and port connectors.

Table 1. Connector Functions CON ID Description

JP1 CON1 J1 JP5 JP6 Regulated +5V, 1.5A Power Input Jack SIM Card Holder DB-9 RS-232 Serial Communication Port RJ25 Modular Jack TTL I/O Header Connector TTL I/O

Table 2. JP5 connector

Pin No: 1 2 3 4 5 6 ID GND THRU PWON Description Circuit Ground Thru connection to JP6 pin 4 Power ON momentary, active high

TTL RXD Receive Data, 3.3 V LVTTL TTL TXD Transmit Data, 3.3V LVTTL VDD +3.3V Out (if SW3 jumper installed)

Table 3. JP6 connector

Pin No: 1 2 3 4 5 ID Description TTL TXD Transmit Data, 3.3V LVTTL TTL RXD Receive Data, 3.3 V LVTTL PWON THRU GND Power ON momentary, active high Thru connection to JP6 pin 4 Circuit Ground

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Table 4. Auxiliary connector

PIN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ID AUXOP IO1/RI EARN IO6 EARP GND GND IO11 AUXI IO13 MICIN IO8/DTR MICIP DSR MICBIAS CTS VBAK RTS GND GND IO12/DCD BU TXD2 RXD2 ROW4 IO10 LEDA NC I/O O I O O O PWR PWR I I I I O I I PWR I PWR O PWR PWR O O O I I O I General Purpose I/O (GPIO) 1 Earphone Ampier (-) Out Re download data path and audio path switch Earphone amplier (+) Out Ground Ground Power off mode switch control signal to open or link the system-module connection Aux hands free (-) input GPIO 13 Microphone amplier (-) input GPIO 8 or Data Set Terminal Ready Microphone amplier (+) input UART1 Data Set Ready Microphone bias supply UART1 Clear to Send Battery backup input UART1 Request to Send Ground Ground GPIO 12 Buzzer Output UART2 Transmit Data (Note: For debug use ONLY) UART2 Receive Data (Note: For debug use ONLY) Keyboard Interrupt (Ext device wakeup) Wake up External Device LED Driver, Paging Indicator No Connection DESCRIPTION Aux Hands Free amplier (+) Output

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Setting Up the GSM Modem with a PC Host

e-Gizmo GSM modem has on board RS-232 converter that you can use to connect the modem directly to a PC serial port. Using a windows accessory program HyperTerminal, you can immediately begin test driving your GSM Modem. 1. With Power disconnected, congure SW1 so that the two jumper block are installed in the 232 position. See Figure 1 for more details. 2. Install a valid SIM card in the SIM card holder.

3. Connect the GSM modem to an available PC COM using a serial cable.

5V 1.5A AC/DC ADAPTER (as supplied) SERIAL CABLE

PC HOST

GSM MODEM KIT PC SERIAL PORT

Figure 3. The on board RS-232 interface can be used to connect the GSM Modem directly with a PC.

4. Open a HyperTerminal window (may not be available on vista OS)

5. Give the hyperterminal window a name and specify the PC comm port where your GSM Modem is con-

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nected.

Example PC Hyperterminal Session

Throughout this section, all characters you must type in are shown in RED color. GSM Modem response are shown in GREEN. Note: <CR>= Carriage Return or [Enter} key Setup the GSM modem as follows: Type AT<CR> At this point, you may not see the characters as you type them on the screen This is normal. GSM Modem Responds with: OK If the characters you are typing are not showing on the hyperterminal screen: ATE1<CR> OK ATE1 tells the GSM Modem to echo each characters as you type them in. Watch the characters now appearing each time you strike a key. This command will tell the GSM Modem to show you SMS messages in human readable text format: AT+CMGF=1<CR> OK You would also want the GSM Modem to report any error in a format you can read: AT+CMEE=2<CR> OK Tell the GSM Modem you want all its function available for you. AT+CFUN=1<CR> OK

6. Enter the communications parameters as follows:

Baud Rate: 9600 bps Data bits: 8 Parity: None Stop Bits: 1 Flow Control: none and then click [OK]. 7. Momentarily press PWON push button switch to switch ON your GSM Modem. 8. Type AT and then press [ENTER]. Note: You wont see the characters as you type them on the screen. If you see OK response on your screen, your GSM modem is ready for a test drive.

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And let it choose the network operator automatically. Note: This command will take a few seconds to complete. Wait for the OK respose. AT+COPS=0<CR> OK Wait for the GSM Modem to complete its setup. A 30 second wait is usually enough, but if you are a bit impatient, you can nag the GSM modem by repeatedly typing the command AT$SRN=1<CR> This command will let you know if the GSM Modem has nished reading the SIM card. The GSM Modem will reply READY when setup is complete. It will reply with an OK only if it is still busy reading the SIM. If more than a minute has elapsed and you are still getting an error message, check if the SIM card is seated properly in the socket. Remove power, check the SIM card, reapply power, and repeat the start up procedure from the beginning. If you get past this point, you are now ready to play around with some functions of the GSM Modem. Here are some interesting functions you may like to try: Display your own number AT+CNUM<CR> Show operator network AT+COPS?<CR> Signal Quality AT+CSQ<CR> Display a SMS Message AT+CMGR=1<CR> If there is no message in storage 1, the GSM Modem will reply with an error message. If you want to display all SMS messages AT+CMGL=ALL<CR> Your screen will be ooded with all your stored SMS messages.

Send an SMS AT+CMGS=09171234567<CR> Hello There! <CTRL Z> This will send Hello There! SMS message to telphone number 09171234567. Of course, you should change this number (and the message) with your intended recipients number if you do not want your 1 peso vanish in thin air for nothing. Note: <CTRL Z> = press [CTRL] and [Z] at the same time List all available commands AT+CLAC<CR> Turn OFF GSM Module AT$POWEROFF<CR> For more detailed explanations of these functions, please refer to AT Command reference manual of the M22/23 GSM Module.
Interfacing to a Microcontroller

The GSM Modem will work with just about any popular microcontroller. It is preferable though to pick a microcontroller with a built-in UART; this will save you from having to write bit banging codes that only for advanced programmers to consider. If your microcontroller works on 3.3V supply, interfacing will be a breeze. Figure 7 illustrates a connection example to a 3.3V microcontroller. Interfacing to a 5V microcontroller will require some more work. The RX pin of the GSM Module is designed to accept 3.3V logic level only, forcing a 5V logic input may damage the GSM Modem. To prevent this, a resistive divider must be added on the TX pin of your 5V microcontroller circuit. This is illustrated in gure 12. Example Code An example code using a z8 encore! XP microcontroller can be downloaded from product page of the GSM Modem (www.e-gizmo.com). This code is written in C so that you can easily modify it as may be necessary if you want to use it with some other microcontroller.

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5V 1.5A AC/DC ADAPTER (as supplied)

3.3V MICROCONTROLLER

UART

RXD TXD

OUT PORT

GSM MODEM KIT

PWON RXD TXD

GND

1K

NOTE: PULSE PWON TO LOGIC 1 >150mS TO POWER ON THE GSM MODULE.

Figure 7. The GSM Modem TTL serial I/O is 3.3V logic compatible and directly connects to the UART port of any 3.3V microcontroller. Note that TXD and RXD are cross connected.

GSM MODEM 1 2 Jp6 3 RXD TXD PWON 2K2 3K3 5 GND 2K2

5V MICROCONTROLLER

TXD RXD OUT

GND

Figure 8. The TXD out of a 5V microcontroller has to be scaled down to 3.3V level with a pair of resistor to prevent it from damaging the GSM Modem RXD input.

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GND

VDD

D
1 2
Vin
+Vout

JP1
3
2
+ C2 22 uF
D1 DIODE

F1 FUSE1
R1 680
C4 0.1
D2 LED

U1 LM1086

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U2

HEADER 2

C3 0.1

ADJ

+ C1 22 uF

C5

19

0.1

C6
U3

VCC

2
0.1
GND VBATRF VBATRF VBATRF GND IO10 PWON RXD2 BU GND TXD RXD RTS CTS DSR IO8 IO13 IO11 GND I06 I01/RI VRSIM 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23

C1+
4 C1 -

V+

C8 0.1

0.1
S1 SW-PB

C2 -

13
12
15

T1 IN

T1 OUT

17

T2 IN

T2 OUT

R1 OUT

R1 IN

16

10
SW1
2 4 6

R2 OUT
1
1 3 5

R2 IN

1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5

J1

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HEADER 3X2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
M23

VBATBB GND GND GND GND LEDA ROW4 TXD2 IO12/DCD GND SIM_CLK SIM_IO SIM_RST NC MICBIAS MICIP MICIN AUXI GND EARP EARN AUXOP

C7

C2+

V-

C9 0.1

DB9

GND

SHDN

20

Q1

SW2
1

NPN

HEADER 1X2

18

MAX3222

JP5

B
CON1
R2 22
C10
VDD

SW3

2 HEADER 1X2

1 2 3 4 5 6

HEADER 6

1
3
5
SIM

CLOCK RESET Vcc

DATA

2
4

R3 10 K

R4 3.3

1 uF

JP6

GND

5 4 3 2 1

HEADER 5

GSM Modem
A
Title

Size B Date: File:

Number

Revision

14-Jan-2008 Sheet of D:\My Documents\My Designs\My Design.ddb Drawn By:

GSM Modem

Figure 9. Schematic diagram of the GSM Modem.

Figure 10. PCB component layout.

Figure 11. PCB top layer copper pattern.

Figure 12. PCB bottom layer copper pattern.

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