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Telit GL865 dual serial port problem

admin@m2m.com — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:10:54 GMT

Hello,

I'm working on a project with Telit GL865 dual module. I have a problem connecting GL865 to PC (for sending AT commands).

Module itself turns on afer 3.8V applied on VBATT and VBATT_PA; PWRMON goes high.

I am using a FTDI MM232R board to interface between USB and GL865. To produce 2.8V I connected in series 3.3V pin, two diodes with ~0.2V drop and resistor. However, FTDI seems to function properly (watching TX signal on scope).

I have connected C104/RXD (GL865) to RXD (FTDI), C103/TXD (GL865) to TXD (FTDI), C105/RTS (Telit) to RTS# (FTDI), C106/CTS (Telit) to CTS# (FTDI) and GND to GND. DTR, DSR, RING and DCD pins are left unconnected. Aux serial port is also left unconnected. All GND pins and AGND pin are connected to ground. RESET pin is floating.

I'm using RealTerm to communicate - baud rate 57600, Hardware flow control is set to RTS/CTS. At the end of line terminal ads CR and LF "extension".

Afer applying 3.8V, GL865 goes on (PWRMON in high). I send a command AT, GL865 should answer OK, but it doesn't.

TXD from FTDI forms a signal (seems OK), RXD is high, CTS is low and RTS is high.

What am I doing wrong?

Could someone plesae help me with this PC - Telit GL865 dual connection.

If someone has already done a connection like this I would be grateful to have a circuit.

Thanks in advance!

Does anyone use Xiamen four-faith M2M DTU(Modem) or 3G router before?

admin@m2m.com — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:50:33 GMT

This is nick, M2M system integrator in Azerbaijan. Does anyone use Xiamen four-faith M2M DTU(Modem) or 3G router before? Website : http://four-faith.com/En

is anybody can give me some suggestion?

Skipping directly to 4G for M2M devices

admin@m2m.com — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:14:30 GMT

There has been a lot of chatter about skipping 3G and going directly to 4G for M2M devices. What are your thoughts on this? While the idea sounds like a good one there are a lot a challenges. A key challenge is the prevalence of the 4G network. How wide spread is this today? Another challenge is frequency band alignment on LTE networks especially between the US and Internationally. I think there is still work to be done in this area.

I do think that it makes sense in areas like Automotive given the life expectancy of vehicles (10+ years) to seriously pursue LTE if that manufacturer is starting out now.. What are your thoughts in this area.. Please chime in..

Alex

bi-container-ps.pdf

admin@m2m.com — Sun, 13 May 2012 16:13:49 GMT

The Global Wireless M2M market

admin@m2m.com — Sun, 13 May 2012 16:07:33 GMT

2012 Ford Focus Electric AT&T MyFord Mobile app hands-on

admin@m2m.com — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:29:40 GMT

http://www.slashgear.com/2012-ford-focus-electric-att-myford-mobile-app-hands-on-08226668/

Notable Notes from CTIA

admin@m2m.com — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:16:11 GMT

Operators have spent more than $113B on CAPEX over the last 5 years.

Digital Life Announcement from AT&T @ CTIA

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:20:13 GMT

Very interesting.. This could shake up this space..

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12261_7-57429422-10356022/hands-on-at-t-digital-life-a-carrier-secures-your-home/

News from CTIA

admin@m2m.com — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:08:03 GMT

http://www.ctiawireless.com/media/newsdetails.cfm/306

Newbie looking for information of M2M platforms + SIM provisioning

admin@m2m.com — Mon, 07 May 2012 00:56:30 GMT

I'm evaluating several M2M platforms, such as Jasper, Axeda, and Digi. These platforms seem like a great way to accelerate creation of a connected device and the web pages needed to display data from a connect device. I'm hoping this great forum can help me answer a few basic questions:

Has anyone created a M2M platform comparison document or website? Something that compares the pros and cons to each M2M platform? It would be a big help.
I want to learn more about Jaspers platform, but this website doesn't seems to host any sort of SDK documentation. Am I required to purchase a Dev kit to learn about Jasper's platform? At this point I'm just looking for information on the functionality or architectual diagrams and I cannot find them anywhere.
I'm curious about how most connected devices provision themselves onto a GSM data service. Do developers write there own automation code to send these AT commands or do the various M2M platforms contain some magic fairy dust to help simplify this process? Some of the M2M platforms I've researched talk about "provisioning", but I think they are talking about provisioning database space for data...or enabling alerts and that sort of thing within their own cloud space.

Any answers would be greatly appreciated.

M2M Platform

admin@m2m.com — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:51:26 GMT

Hi ,

Anybody know, How can i buy M2M platform ?

A Guide to Module Selection

admin@m2m.com — Sun, 06 May 2012 22:55:21 GMT

The following is the generic guideline for selecting wireless modules for M2M projects.This guide to module selection is courtesy of M2MSupport.Net

Form Factor
The main criteria for form factor is the size of the module.
PCIe Modules - This form factor is standards-based that are primarily used in mobile computing devices such as laptops, netbooks etc. However the dimensions (50x31x5 mm) of PCIe Modules are typically too big for M2M applications.
LGA Modules - Land Grid Array (LGA) modules uses surface mount technology. LGA Modules are suitable for M2M applications where size is an important consideration. From a mechanical perspective, LGA modules are also better than PCIe or board-to-board modules. LGA Modules also have better heat dissipation capabilities. Since LGA modules are soldered on to the host devices, it is not easy to replace them when the devices are returned.
Board-to-Board Connector Modules - These are the most commonly used in M2M applications. However module vendors have proprietary B2B connector interfaces. The important consideration here is the forward compatibility, ie being able to upgrade the technology while maintaining the same footprint and interfaces. Board-to-Board connector modules are easy to replace, however the connector interface is not robust as LGA interface.

Technology
The technology choice is really between CDMA(10 - 15% market share) and GSM (80 -85% market share). The prevalence of GSM systems around the world implies that GSM-based modules are generally cheaper than CDMA modules. In U.S, Verizon Wireless and Sprint has CDMA network, so those 2 carriers are the main market for CDMA-based modules. GSM-based modules can be launched on a world-wide market, although there is a consideration for frequency bands within different regions.
From a technology perspective, there is also a consideration for 2G Vs 3G modules. 2G modules supports lower speeds and are cheaper, but 3G modules which supports higher speed generally are more expensive. On the CDMA world, 1xRTT is considered 2G while EVDO is 3G. On the GSM side, GPRS/EDGE are 2G while UMTS/HSDPA/HSPA+ are considered 3G. From a carrier perspective, 3G modules are preferable because they use the wireless spectrum efficiently. Many are carriers, especially in U.S, are not planning to certify new 2G devices any more. Given the lower costs, 2G modules are still widely used in many parts of the world.

Speed
The uplink and downlink speeds of the modules are importation consideration for the M2M application. The choice of the modules will depend on the bandwidth requirement of the application.
Below are the peak download and upload speeds of the modules. However the actual speeds are dependent on the network conditions. Generally the actual speeds are 40%-60% of the peak speeds.
                             Download Speed   Upload Speed
---------------------------------------------------------------------
GPRS Modules            86.5 Kbps        85.6 Kbps
1xRTT Modules          153 Kbps          153 Kbps
EDGE Modules           236.8 Kbps       236.8 Kbps
UMTS Modules           384 Kbps          384 Kbps
EVDO Modules            3.1 Mbps          1.8 Mbps
HSDPA 3.6 Modules    3.6 Mbps         384 Kbps
HSDPA 7.1 Modules     7.2 Mbps        5.76 Mbps
HSDPA 14.4 Modules 14.4 Mbps      5.76 Mbps
HSPA+ 21 Modules         21 Mbps       5.76 Mbps
DC-HSPA+ 42 Modules 42 Mbps       5.76 Mbps
LTE Modules                   100 Mbps        50 Mbps

Features
All modules provides celluar connectivity at different speeds (see above). These are some of the features that are generally available on the modules.

UART - This is primary host interface on most the modules are provides serial communication interface for data and module control.
USB - Modules that supports high bandwidth will provide USB interface because UART speed may not be sufficient.
Voice - Modules may support analog and/or digital voice support for applications that needs audio interface. Voice support will be a added cost.
GPS - For location-based services applications, GPS support is available in many of the modules. Typically GPS support will cost extra though in many advanced chipsets, GPS feature is becoming standard.
Frequency Bands - Carriers operate in specific frequency bands, so modules supports multiple configurations targeting specific regions and/or carriers. Certain modules will support all bands thereby enabling a global roll-out.
Extended temperature.- For applications that operate in harsh environmental conditions, modules that support extended temperature may be a requirement.

Software

Software is the key component of any M2M implementation. AT commands provides all the required basic interfaces for modem control. AT commands are defined as a part of 3GPP specification, so they are required to supported by all modem vendors. AT commands provides interfaces to get device/manufacturer information, send/receive voice calls, make data calls, get network information, configure device settings, send/receive SMS etc. Apart from the standard AT commands , modules vendors generally provide support for extended AT commands for features such as HTTP, FTP, Email etc.

Apart from standard AT commands , many module vendors also provides proprietary software interfaces to the modules. These interfaces generally are programmer-friendly and provided enhanced capabilities. Adopting proprietary interface from module manufacturer will make it difficult to switch in the future. Standards based AT commands implementation will be modem-agnostic and provided flexibility to switch the module vendor in the future.

Cost
Cost of the module is most important selection criteria. From a technology perspective, the cost of the modules is in the below order,
GPRS Modules < EDGE Modules < 1xRTT Modules < UMTS Modules < HSDPA 3.6 Modules < EVDO Modules < HSDPA 7.1 Modules < HSDPA 14.4 Modules < HSPA+ 21 Modules < DC-HSPA+ 42 Modules < LTE Modules
The cost of module can vary among the module vendors and in general it is dependent on the support that comes with it. The application developer needs to truly ***** their capabilities in integrating a wireless module in to their device.

Support
Wireless module integration is by no means a simple task. It requires diverse skill set in baseband, RF, software, carrier and regulatory certification processes. Support from module vendors is key for application developers even if they have in-house capabilities.

Certification
Devices needs to get type approval and in some cases carrier approval before they can operate on cellular networks. In the GSM world, PTCRB approval in U.S and GCF approval in Europe are required to launch commercial devices. PTCRB and GCF organizations are setup by the network operators to approve devices that operate on cellular standards (3GPP). Third-party test houses typically manage this process by testing the devices and submitting the results to teh approval bodies. In addition the device should also get governmental approvals such as FCC (U.S), CE (Europe), Anatel (Brazil) etc.Apart from the above approvals, in some cases the carriers also have their own device approval process.
Modules are required to go through all the above approvals as well. In most cases, devices can leverage the approvals of the module and are only required to do a subset of the testing. So it is important to select a module that has all the required certifications in order to be launched on a carrier network. Most carriers publish a list of approved modules on their network, so it is a good idea to start with that list. Here is list for some the carriers - AT&T approved modules, Verizon approved modules, Sprint approved modules and Vodafone approved modules.

Module Manufacturers
Below is the list of top module manufacturers who offer a broad portfolio of wireless modules,

WiFi, Bluetooth, GSM? Whatever happened to X10?

admin@m2m.com — Sat, 05 May 2012 16:49:32 GMT

The question as below reached me after publishing the Home Automation Solution on the Google TV box on different channels.
http://www.gsm-modem.de/M2M/m2m-componets/home-automation-on-google-tv-box/

I would like to share it with you.

WiFi, Bluetooth, GSM? Whatever happened to X10? Thanks for the links Harald. They are definitely applicable to M2M!

The TV box we got from Google helps with WIFI and Ethernet. The camera pictures in the video are out of a webcam in my city.

The video also shows the dimming of light and changing the colour. It is an emulation. The next video will show it live. The further step is a web server with control of LEDs on PCB connected by WIFI to the Google TV box. The final step is to offer the LED PCBs with WIFI module and controller in a web shop to everybody.

I will replace my old furniture to new and will order it without lamps or LEDs.

These LEDs in a row are on a PCB with 25 cm length. 25 cm are the standard length for illumination in our local shops for furniture. Everybody can have the some fun at home like me.

The final step in home automation is the creating of rapid prototyping hardware. Some piece of hardware that can be easily copied or redesigned. My home is fully covered by WIFI. I already bought a small WIFI powered webcam on Monday. This camera offers e-mail, FTP and DynDNS. It could be a part of the home automation project later on. Some birds build a nest directly next the door to our veranda. The bad news is that the last little bird died Tuesday night. Anyhow, European blackbirds are breeding up to four times a year. Hopefully they will come back. If they come back I will offer a "blackbird cinema" based on Google TV box to everybody.

Other topic is the drainage pump at our home. Shall I monitor it with by WIFI or by some meshed ISM network on 868 MHz? I am not sure. On WIFI I am ready fast. On 868 MHz I can save power. Anyhow, I will keep you posted.

X10 is not that popular in Germany. Anyhow, the TV Box has USB and Ethernet as well.

Android@Home – From Sweet Home to affordable Smart Home

http://www.gsm-modem.de/M2M/m2m-componets/android-at-home-smart-home/

Just replace the mentioned tablet to the TV box and order the Chipkit TDGL002 listed here:

http://www.gsm-modem.de/M2M/m2m-componets/iot-avl-smart-home-aal-m2m-and-m2m2p-on-arduino/

An Arduino X10 tutorial you get here:

http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/x10

Do not use the origin Arduino because the Chipkit TDGL002 already offers USB host with drivers for Android accessories. The Chipkit TDGL002 is estimated with USD 30. If you order the TDGL003 then you'll never run out of pins and interfaces.

Do you have X10 running at home?

OTA for M2M end products

admin@m2m.com — Tue, 01 May 2012 08:50:06 GMT

Hi,

Does anyone have experience of the OTA testing or BER performance test of M2M end products ?

In my understanding, OTA test defined by CTIA is for handset.

I want to know how to test the M2M end product communication quality.

Cheers,

Kei

Starter guide

admin@m2m.com — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:58:51 GMT

Hi, I am a university graduate from computer science and I want to start developing application related to M2M. I know programming in Java and PHP and C and stuff like that but I know nothing about Telecom and 3G. I was wondering where is the best place for me to start?

I have looked at the Resources of this site and its ok but still it is a little advance for me. I have looked at carriers M2M pages and they are all so basic stuff and its all stories about marketing and examples and I can not find anything technically useful on how to start developing.

My first challange is that I want to make a device that reads stuff from my computer's COMM port and use 3G internet network to connect to an IP socket of a server.

Problem: I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO START. Any help regarding book introduction or even key words can help me. I can watch video of university courses I just don't know where to start.

NOTE: An ideal example is a step by step end to end guide/video/course of how to make a very basic m2m device.

Cheers

m2m devices/modules for construction site equipments

admin@m2m.com — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:02:13 GMT

Hello,

I know today there are several m2m device manufacturers which provides devices for remote monitoring of construction site equipments.

But i'm interested to know what all parameters of construction site equipments does these devices monitor?
Lot many construction sites uses legacy equipments which are not m2m enabled. In such scenarios how does these m2m devices fit in?

I would really appreciate if anyone can help me with these queries. Thanks in advance!

Regards,

Sanjit

Can a GPS/GSM module fit in a USB stick?

admin@m2m.com — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:08:04 GMT

Is there a way to minimize the layout in such a way that I can fit the GPS, GSM, power source, and antenna in something the size of a USB stick? Are there any products on the market that are already this size? I need independent power since the device will not always be plugged in. Also, the antenna can be separate as long as it is not "stiff" and can be wrapped or stuffed around a casing.

Thanks!

Looking for DATA only sim cards in USA & Europe

admin@m2m.com — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:47:03 GMT

Hi Im Looking for DATA only sim cards in USA & Europe for a project im working on , im looking for 1gb, 3gb, 5gb & 10gb sims, or a 100gb pool of data that i can pull from with up to 25 sim cards, i would like to be able to fully manage these sims remotely and add more data as and when required.

Is there any one out there whom can help me with this project or point me in the right direction ? Im basd in the UK.

thanks

Home Automation on Google TV Setup Box

admin@m2m.com — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:41:24 GMT

I just would like to inform you that I will launch a Home Automation application on the Google TV Setup Box next week. HA already got a high interest at Droidcon in Berlin. Maybe you or friends are interested in HA as well.
The next step will be the upload of a video that shows apps like:

* Climatic data out of a bunker in Berlin - Live data
* Tracking of pets, people and cars in Berlin - Live data
* Photo-Voltaic system - Live data
* Webcams in my city - Live data
* RGB-LEDs on WLAN (demo - live data will follow)

Developers that are interested in can get 1 to 3 days trainings on Wireless M2M free of charge. 22 - 24th. of May in Dortmund and 25 - 27th. of Sep. in Berlin. Form for registration: http://www.box.com/s/lakuesy1po/1/247810095/1928331089/1
Please excuse the text in German. All lessons are in English.
Day 1: Positing: GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Beidou, WIFI, Bluetooth Smart and GSM cell locating
Day 2: Controlled by Smartphone: WIFI, ANT+, Bluetooth Smart, NFC,GPRS, HSPA
Day 3: Internet of Things

The 2nd day is for Android developers of most interest. The bad news is that I am not able to stream the content to Internet. Maybe somebody has a proposal for streaming in Berlin. Thx in advance.
BTW, I will have my heart rate belt connected to Razr Droid and my TV with the setup box in Dortmund with me.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/104073440961325292775/posts/cLaUce1rb14

Partnership & Development Opportunities

lhuggins@totalsoftware.com — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:47:29 GMT

Total Software Solutions, Inc. (TSS), a global leading provider of network monetization, is actively seeking customer centric development partnership opportunities in the M2M space. As a leading provider of Operational & Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS) with over 300 implementations today worldwide for 2G, 3G, and 4G CDMA, GSM and LTE wireless networks, our products are services are proven in the market to enable operators increase revenues, reduce costs and increase operational efficiencies. We are presently developing an end-to-end M2M monetization engine and are actively seeking customer/partnership opportunities. For opportunities that represent win win synergies, we are also a willing investor. Our immediate desire centers upon solicitation of potential operators/enterprise services providers/customers that are interested in the collaborative success of the M2M arena. If you are a prospective operator/enterprise services provider/customer in need of M2M monetization we encourage you to contact us at lhuggins@totalsoftware.com.

Yours,

Lee

Lee P. Huggins

SVP, Business Development

Total Software Solutions, Inc. (TSS)

8875 Hidden River Parkway

Tampa, Florida 33637 USA

Email: lhuggins@totalsoftware.com

SIM Detect Problem Telit GE865

admin@m2m.com — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:49:04 GMT

Hello,

we have a Problem with the SIM Detection by the Telit GE865.

We have a Sim Holder with no Card Detect Pin, the Pin on The Module is on Ground (see App Note).

We Simulate the SIM Insertion with AT Comands on The Module.

The SIM VCC Rise up to 3V and fall after 1 Second to Ground.

The Module say "No Card Insert".

What can we do?

3.5G/HSDPA module with embedded Linux?

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:25:08 GMT

Hello all,

I’m looking for a 3.5G and/or HSDPA module that can run Linux directly on the shared processor.

Does anyone know of any modules (or single board computers) which have on-board Linux plus 3.5G or HSPA speeds?

For example, the Telit GE863-PRO³ offers on-board Linux functionality, but doesn’t have 3.5G or HSDPA speeds (just GPRS/EDGE).

I've been Googling for hours and not found anything.

The background is that I'm trying to build a very low-cost, non-GUI device which runs a simple application on Linux that needs high speed data connectivity. As the system requirements of the application are very low, I want to avoid having to integrate CPU/NAND/RAM/etc and instead use something off the shelf.

Thanks,

John

Comparison of NFC, Classic Bluetooth, Bluetooth Smart and WLAN

admin@m2m.com — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:35:26 GMT

Presentation at Droidcon 2012 in Berlin

Bluetooth Smart Applications

16 slides about short range radio links inside an Android device for download:
http://www.box.com/s/d538e0081ff656c3d899

The focus of this presentation is on Bluetooth Smart. Bluetooth Smart was called WiBree years ago. Later on it was renamed to Bluetooth Low Energy also called Bluetooth 4.0. Four names for the same technology. Bluetooth Smart is not compatible to the Classic Bluetooth 2.0, 2.1 or 3.0. Nevertheless the Motorola Razr Droid is supporting both – the Classic Bluetooth and the Bluetooth Smart Standard. The iPhone 4S and the iPAD2 are supporting Bluetooth Smart as well. Last but not least several laptops are supporting Bluetooth Smart too.
The benefit of Bluetooth Smart is its ultra low power consumption. This is made by a clever power on/off of the transceivers. The Bluetooth Smart Master and the Bluetooth Smart Slave knows each other and power on and off in the same time. The data packages are small and big enough to forward the temperature of your body or your heart rate. With the proximity profile of Bluetooth Smart your key-fob will lock your laptop as soon yo leave your desktop. BTW, a keyboard for your PC will run 10 years on one two AA cells. All mentions examples push a short burst with length of up to 32 bits and go to sleep immediately. The presentation for download shows the differences in communication speed and the differences in the synchronisation between master and slave also. Bluetooth Smart is synchronising much faster. This feature is saving a lot of power too.

If you have interest in an own Buetooth Smart (Bluetooth Low Energy) solution, a face to face meeting or a local training of your development team, then just drop an email to harald.naumann (at) gsm-modem.de .

Problem with HTTP GET (Telit modem)

admin@m2m.com — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:09:47 GMT

Hello. I am trying to use HTTP GET method on a Telit modem. I am successfull in establishing a connection to a socket (port 80) and getting a web page when I do this:

at#sd=1,0,80,"www.myserver.com",0,0

and then:

GET / HTTP/1.1

Host: www.myserver.com

Connection: keep-alive

BUT when I want to run a script by doing this:

GET / HTTP/1.1

Host: www.myserver.com/script.php?var1=A&var2=B

Connection: keep-alive

I get a page error.

What am I doing wrong? I want to be able to plug data in to the database using a simple GET with a URL that has parameters in it.

Thanks!

M2M Forum Brazil - May 28 - 29, 2012

raquel.freitas@informa.com — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:30:51 GMT

M2M in Latin America seems to be a new revenue opportunity for Mobile Operators. M2M offerings in the region are growing year by year through new high speed data connection network and also due a need of a connected world.

M2M 2012 will reunite M2M value chain players as: mobile operators, solutions providers and the industries that will benefit from the growth of M2M services such as consumer electronics market, automotive, healthcare and utilities among others. The forum will address opportunities and possibilities of new technology, case studies and applications focused on Brazilian market.

Companies confirmed so far are:

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE, VIVO, LIGHT, CPFL, AES ELETROPAULO, CLARO, TIM BRASIL, SABESP, ELETROBRAS, GENERAL MOTORS, OI, DATORA TELECOM, MAGNETTI MARELLI, TELEFONICA SPAIN, CONTINENTAL BRASIL among others

For further information please contact raquel.freitas@informa.com

Study: AT&T, T-Mobile top network speed tests

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:39:40 GMT

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/study-att-t-mobile-top-network-speed-tests/2012-04-17?utm_campaign=TwitterEditor-FierceWireless

Mobile Health Devices

admin@m2m.com — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:47:54 GMT

Hi does anybody know which companies are selling cellular enabled health devices for measuring glucose, blood pressure and weight?

Advice on Devices

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:51:38 GMT

Hey there everyone!

I'm trying to figure out the best device to add long term CDMA connectivity to my systems.

My systems are Linux Based single board computers. I have used USB modems in the past, but it would also be fairly simple to connect a modem via serial. I'm having a difficult time finding industrial and reliable modems/modules for use, and I was wondering if anyone has any advice or recommendations.

Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks so much everyone.

GSM/GPRS OEM for mobile application

admin@m2m.com — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:38:53 GMT

Hi All,

We are designing mobile application where we will be using GSM/GPRS modules. As of now we need very basic GSM/GPRS module. Can m2m community suggest me which IC manufacturer will be good for same.

Criteria for selection:

a) Low cost/ 1k unit for phase 1

b) Small form factor

c) 2G

d) Low power

Thanks in advance.

dhanraj

Challenges for M2M Numbering

admin@m2m.com — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:15:03 GMT

Hi All

I would like to find out what are the regulatory challenges in assigning M2M numbering ?

M2M Connections To Continue to Grow Rapidly

admin@m2m.com — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:00:35 GMT

http://www.vision2mobile.com/news/2012/04/m2m-connections-to-continue-to-grow-rapidly.aspx

WiFi/Cellular data path - expected WiFi Performance

admin@m2m.com — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:20:51 GMT

I am using a specialize m2m modem with a combined 3G/WiFi data architecture. The intent was to have WiFi as the primary data path and 3G as a back up. I was expecting typical WiFi performance of 10+Mbps. I am getting something less than 1Mbps. I am told by some that this is typical because the architecture is constrained by the 3G data path. The modem is an old design re-purposed (we were trying to keep the cost down) for this application. I was told the only way to increase the WiFi speed is to go to a new modem with a 4G cellular architecture or get a WiFi only access point and skip the cellular.

Is this performance typical?

Why does this data path/architecture limit the WiFi throughput?

Is there anything I can do other than replace the modem?

Is there anything to look for in the system block diagram or architecture that I should look for to explain what is going on?

Any suggestions?

SMS for M2M

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:13:07 GMT

Is there a way to use SMS for my M2M application that won't be impacted by normal SMS traffic? I'm worried that my app will stop working next time there's an American Idol vote or something like that.

Excellent Article on Middleware Solutions

admin@m2m.com — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:39:40 GMT

http://networkingexchangeblog.att.com/enterprise-business/4-reasons-to-justify-m2m-middleware-solutions/#more-10549

SmartGrid, managing energy consumption

admin@m2m.com — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 06:10:21 GMT

Evolution of the Connected Car

admin@m2m.com — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:26:47 GMT

Another nice vid

admin@m2m.com — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:09:32 GMT

this time from Telefonica

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F48YSIi2P5o&feature=youtube_gdata_player

The future of M2M? Touring the GSMA's Connected House

admin@m2m.com — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:27:31 GMT

Interesting article by GSMA..

http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/slideshows/future-m2m-touring-gsmas-connected-house?img=0

GSM calling you

admin@m2m.com — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:04:27 GMT

hiiiii

plz need some help and support to understand how the GSM module works?

what is inside the GSM module " GM862"?

what's the steps to send or receive SMS or call ?

what 's the function of AT commands ?

thx plz help me .

M2M Panel at MWC

admin@m2m.com — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:37:43 GMT

http://www.mobileworldlive.com/videos/day-four-panel-m2m/22822

Rogers' M2M Offering for Oil & Gas

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:47:44 GMT

Here's a nice video highlighting Rogers' M2M offering for Oil & Gas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1ZnB5jds3c

Curtis

Batch Update issues to clean a column

admin@m2m.com — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:46:22 GMT

Hello

I want to empty teh text in the Custom 1 field for a list of sims

I tried to create an excel spreadsheet with 2 columns one ICCID with the list of sims and one Custom 1 which is empty

Sample of the file (ICCID anonymized on this mail)

When I do a Batch Update with this file it says No Sims to upload in File has no data

Please help me by explaining how to do this ?

best regards

Induction Sensors

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:30:16 GMT

I have a monitoring system that monitor power to a building, I have been usin high voltage ice cube relay between the high voltage and the GSM module unit.

I want to eliminate the need for relays and instead go with something like induction sensor, the induction sensors will get install around the outside of a wire and then connect to the GSM module. I just need to know if power is present or not, I dont need to know how much voltage......

Anyone knows where I can buy cheap Induction sensors??

I was also looking at a CT clamps style sensors........

Anyone??

How to use Push an API Message -- API Endpoint URL in Rules.

admin@m2m.com — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:48:50 GMT

Hi All,

Can anyone help me to know how to use Push an API Message -- API Endpoint URL in Rules.

I have created a rule...i.e when ever the device status changes from De-Activated to Activated I want that information to be sent to a another webpage.

But I don't know how to use this Push an API Message.

Thanks,

Gopi.

Telcel M2M website and video

admin@m2m.com — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:24:54 GMT

For those of you interested in deploying your M2M services in Mexico and LatAm, take a look at the Telcel site:

http://www.telcel.com/portal/empresas/m2m.html?mid=2123

You can also watch the video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rADAmGrAheI

Regards,

Electric field calculation of an antenna

admin@m2m.com — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:39:41 GMT

Hi,

I wish to calculate the elctric field intensity of a vertically polarized dipole antenna. I have researched a lot but could not find anything. I have the antenna gain. I would be grateful if anyone can point me in the right direction.

Thanks and best regards,

Shak

Frequent error accessing SIM on XT65 / EGS5 (Cinterion)

admin@m2m.com — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:36:16 GMT

Hello,

among a few of our clients, we're recording some strange behaviour on a range of products based on XT65 and EGS5 from Cinterion (modules based on Java). It usually happens that while normally communicating with GPRS, the module raises URCs indicating problems with SIM (SCKS: 0 and/or SCKS: 2) and this happens in random times, apparently not related to network / environmental / vibrations / power supply. The frequency is very low (less than 0,1%), but still of course annoying. Sometimes it recovers without any action (strange again: from SCKS: 2 to SCKS: 1), some other times with reboot.

We're starting investigating deeper and of course some software (Java) error can be the explanation, but in the meantime, anyone has ideas with regards to this or similar issue?

Thanks S.

GPRS lock on TC65 and TC65i

admin@m2m.com — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:24:27 GMT

Hi,
Has anyone come across a problem with the Seimens TC65 and 65i concerning a GPRS lock following radio network instablility?

We have devices with these boards running SMS only with no problems, but we also have many which run a GPRS report once a day and upto 0.1% of these a day are locking, unable to communicate and providing old (unchanging) Creg and GsmLvl information. We have had case wher the log is showing Creg = 5, GsmLvl = 26 but the is not registered in the VLR and is purged from the HLR after 24hrs of non- activity.
Even when Creg = 0, there is no apparent attempt by the board to register in the network.

We finally reproduced the problem and Cinterion suggest we add an airplane mode on/off when closing GPRS sessions. This sounds like a work-around to a known problem so I was wondering if anyone else has had such a problem or know of a decent fix?

Regards

What M2M Plattform to choose?

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:24:19 GMT

Hello,

I am a student at the Vienna Universtiy of Economics and Business, and we are currently having a course on Technology Innovation and our group chose to look at M2M communication. I am currently trying to understand how the different platforms that are out there work and what advantages and disadvantages of these are.

Would anybody be willing to explain a little bit? Some help would very much be appreciated.

If you need a more concrete questions, I can try and formulate our task a little bit better.

Thank you,

Daniel

M2M QuickScan GSMA Barcelona 2012.pdf

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:06:59 GMT

NAT'ing of Private IP Addresses

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:25:22 GMT

One of the questions I see and get frequently is in regards to the NAT'ing of private IP addresses and how to determine the public IP address. This is specific for each carrier and possibly each APN for the carrier. Contact your carrier for this information.

Regarads,

Curtis

Forcing a device to choose a specific network

admin@m2m.com — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:25:20 GMT

What is the best way to force a device to choose a specific network over the default preferred network? The “AT” command does not seem to do the trick..

Applications and business benefits of M2M

admin@m2m.com — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:13:47 GMT

This time from SingTel - great intro for M2M beginners wondering what it is all about

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8BkpMkKggU>

GSM/GPRS certified module selection

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:38:23 GMT

Hello! I need a little help with module manufacturer selection. Basically, we want to include in our design a pre-certified module and we are currently considering Telit, Sierra wireless and Cinterion. Based on Your experience, which one do you recommend and what are the major differences?

Thank You in advance.

Mining and petrochemical applications

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:37:03 GMT

Does anyone know of a company who designs M2M applications for the Mining and petrochemical industries?

Mobile Word Congress

admin@m2m.com — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 05:10:57 GMT

Will there be a lot of buzz at Mobile Word Congress around M2M? Do you think there will be more, less or about the same amount of attention to M2M compared to CES. Please let me know your thoughts.

Jasper API over HTTPS

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:13:32 GMT

Currently, I'm using Japser API through sandbox. I got the example code (Java) and tried to run it. However, It seems that only SOAP message over HTTP is working (http://apitest.jasperwireless.com/ws/service/echo). I got the problem when trying to use https. Does anyone has any idea what needs to be done in order to communicate through https successfully?

M2M in Russia

admin@m2m.com — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:05:07 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyyWcRorxFE

A good place to start if you are interested in an M2M project in Russia

Interesting Story

admin@m2m.com — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:43:44 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSoGAqTn_Fk

jasper tcp/ip "mobile termination" "ip address"

admin@m2m.com — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:25:29 GMT

I am working on an application where the "server" application makes a TCP/IP connection to the mobile terminal in order to query its status. The network is AT&T using the Jasper Wireless platform. I cannot see how to obtain the IP address for the MT. The IP address shown in the Jasper Control Center for the device is a 10.0.0.0/24 private address and, of course, that is not publically routable. I can't use that. I presume that there is a public address for the MT which is NAT-ed to the private address, but what is the Jasper API call or other method of determining that IP address?

M2M Initiatives in Canada - Wavefront mPower M2M Summit

admin@m2m.com — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:29:06 GMT

A few weeks ago (Feb. 7-9), I had the opportunity to participate and attend the mPower M2M Summit (http://www.mpowerm2m.com/) in Vancouver, BC. This event was well organized by Wavefront (http://www.wavefrontac.com/). I was thoroughly impressed with the participation (standing room only for some sessions) and the pool of innovative new companies that are being incubated by Wavefront. If you're interested in doing M2M business in Canada or you're looking for partnerships with M2M veterans and/or startups, I highly recommend contacting Wavefront.

Curtis

RX Diversity - What is it and should I care?

admin@m2m.com — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:50:30 GMT

Hi,

Just looking over the specs of the Telit HE910 family of modules. The international ones have a feature called "Rx Diversity", whilst the regional ones don't. I don't know why it's only the international variant, and I can't find any practical information on what this is other then generally 'it improves performance'.

Does anyone here have any experience with this?

Does it improve performance materially?

Is it worth an extra few bucks on my BOM?

Appreciate any advice on this,

Thanks

Bagga

How to build a Port Gateway for M2M applications(aka Port Logger for Raw Data)???

admin@m2m.com — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:06:42 GMT

Hi all. I am in the process of developing a M2M solution and I have a pretty simple question here. What is the best way or source to build a gateway that will intercept raw data from a mobile device. I will be using different types of devices so this will require a port# for each type of device, but I will still use the same IP. I will be using a Linux Machine. UDP Protocol. Would it be best to use a XML Database, SQL, tcpdump? Not quite sure because I'm new to the Software Application Development side. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I don't necessarily need a development kit because I have my own SIMS and devices. I just need a little guidance on how to start up a Gateway to intercept the Raw Data.

Solution for GSM Remote Printers using SMS messages

admin@m2m.com — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:32:32 GMT

We are currently developing a system/website to provide customers the capability to order food online and one piece of the solution is be capable do send the order via SMS to a remote printer on the following order :

Send a SMS to a GSM/GPRS IP Printer, the process is showed below (Web -> SMS Gateway -> Printer) :

As soon as the restaurant confirms the order (via the keyboard) the printer need access a specific file (TXT) on our website to update the order.
Send SMS to our customers, shortly after the complete the order (as a confirmation) (can be done on a 2nd phase);

Iis quite confusing all this, we spoke with a lot of people :

- Carriers

- Short Code Providers

- Long Code Providers

but without sucess, not sure if we are looking for right information or places !

Here more information about the volume we think we will need :

Around SMS 180K messages per month

6 messages per order (concatenation)

12 orders per day per restaurant;

100 restaurants;

24 business days;

Any idea about the right people to do it, we are located in Canada? Also any information will be really appreciate !

Quick Start Guide for Wahoo Heart Rate Belt and Motorola Razr Droid

admin@m2m.com — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:41:08 GMT

Please follow the described steps carefully to save time by powering on your Android heart rate demo application on your Motorola Razr Droid.

Picture: Nordic nRF8002 Heart Rate Monitor on Motorola Razr Droid
1. Preparing your Motorola Razr Droid

Go to the Android Market and download the app called nRF HRM Demo to your Android Smart Phone.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nordic.ble
Install the app on your phone. Do not start it for now.

2. Power on your Wahoo Heart Rate Belt

The Wahoo Heart Rate Belt will be powered on automatically by wearing it at your body. It has no On/Off pin!

3. Go back to your Motorola Razr Droid

Go to “Settings” -> “Wireless & Networks” -> “Bluetooth Settings”
Press scan for devices
Select the belt out of list and click it
Start the nRF HRM (Heart Rate Monitor) Demo at you phone

4. Motorola Razr Droid with running HRM demo

Please be aware that this photo is a photo montage. As soon you move the Wahoo Heart Rate Belt away from your body the Bluetooth Smart transceiver will be powered off.

I assume that the upper mentioned steps are close the same for the Nordic nRF8001 evaluation kit. I got the nRF8001 development kit this weekend as well, but I can´t use it because my nRFgo motherboard I loaned to one of my customers for testing the ANT+ ICs of Nordic. The nRFgo motherboard is supporting several other Nordic ICs. Anyhow, sooner or later I will have a complete Bluetooth Smart evaluation kit at my office. I will keep you posted for sure.
There are several Bluetooth Smart, Bluetooth 2.1, Wifi and NFC projects in parallel guide-lined by myself. The next event for a face to face meeting is at Embedded World in Nuremberg. I will stay all three days at the booth of Rutronik. Some days later I will talk about Bluetooth Smart, Bluetooth 2.1, Wifi and NFC at Droidcon in Berlin.

Face to face meeting with me can be arranged at:

Embedded World / Nürnberg 28.2 – 1.03 (3 days)
- Exhibition of latest wireless technologies and examples.
- http://www.embedded-world.de/ Rutronik Hall 1, Stand 318
Droidcon / Berlin 13. – 14.03 (2 days)
- Wireless links around your Smart Phone. NFC, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Smart, ANT+ and WIFI. Difference in range, power consumption, latency. Examples for applications
- http://de.droidcon.com/session/comparsion-radio-links-inside-android-device-and-examples-applications
Cebit / Hannover 6. – 10.03- (5 days)
- Big event about communication just 45 minutes far away from my home. I will use this event for customer meetings and learning about latest wireless technologies. The opening this year will be done by Mr. Eric Smith (Google) and Dr. Angela Merkel (Federal Chancellor/ Germany)
LTE Seminar / Berlin 20.03 (1 day)
- Tests, Approvels in US, EU and other regions. Embedded LTE antennas and design in.
Hannover Industry Fair 23. – 27. 04 (4 days)
- Big exhibition related to latest technologies close to my home.
Rutronik Wireless Roadshow Düsseldorf 22.05- 24.05 (3 days) and Rutronik Wireless Roadshow Berlin 25.09 – 27.09 (3 days)
- Day 1: Postining on GNSS like GPS, but Glonass, Beidou, Galileo and QZSS as well. Non GNSS locating by WIF, Bluetooth Smart, active RFID up to GSM locating
- Day 2: Wireless links around your Smart Phone. NFC, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Smart, ANT+ and WIFI
- Day 3: Internet of Things: GSM, GPRS, HSPA, UMTS, WIFI, ZigBee, 6LoWPAN

How to make GSM send input of keypad ?

admin@m2m.com — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:18:12 GMT

Hi,

I would like to make a keylogger send the collected data via GSM(SMS), and the collected data via pin pad input send via GSM (SMS).

Can some one help me or give me a schematic on how to do it ??

Automatic Meter Reading via Cellular Networks.pdf

admin@m2m.com — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:36:38 GMT

Interesting take on M2M

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:50:22 GMT

http://gigaom.com/broadband/m2m-one-network-will-not-rule-them-all/

Container Tracking and Security - new market research

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:55:27 GMT

how to handle this scenario by Jasper's global SIM solution for a global vehicle manufacturer: the manufacture of vehicle happened in country A， assemble happen in country B, sales happen in coutnry C.

admin@m2m.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:22:00 GMT

how to handle this scenario by Jasper's global SIM solution for a global vehicle manufacturer: the manufacture of vehicle happened in country A， assemble happen in country B, sales happen in coutnry C. assuming using Jasper's M2M service, who knows the whole process to activate the "vehicle tracking function"? For example, 1. purchase global SIM from Jasper and embeded into vehicle? 2 ....?.

UDP Message to MT?

admin@m2m.com — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:28:25 GMT

Newbie question...

I'm using (at the moment) a u-blox leon 200 module and want to create a UDP connection between the module and a server.

I've been successful connecting to my server and sending UDP packets to an application on the server - so far, so good.

Where things fall apart is sending from the server to the MT. When I check the IP assigned to the MT, it's in the 10.x.x.x range. When I check the IP that's recieved when a message is sent to the server, it's in the 204.x.x.x range. Ok, so it appears that the provider is doing a NAT - fine.

However, when I try to send back to the MT using the received IP, the message never arrives. Clearly I'm sending the return message to the wrong address.

If I use their echo server I can send and receive perfectly. That suggests that 1) the setup on the MT is fine and 2) that the ublox echo server is learning something from the received packet that I'm missing.

Any thoughts? Does anyone have an echo application they know works that I can host on my Linux box?

Suggestions welcome!

Thanks!

Mobile to Mobile IP communication on the Same APN

admin@m2m.com — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:39:53 GMT

What is your view on mobile to mobile M2M communication on the same APN? Should this be blocked or allowed by the GGSN? What are the pros and cons to this?

Does a MNO charges for the data access only or also for the M2M platform provided by someone like Jasper Wireless? he data packages includes an additional fee for the provision of the cloud-based solution?

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:40:28 GMT

Does a MNO charges for the data access only or also for the M2M platform provided by someone like Jasper Wireless? he data packages includes an additional fee for the provision of the cloud-based solution?

Getting a device ready to connect on MNO network

admin@m2m.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:33:38 GMT

What key considerations do I need to be aware of to get my M2M device on an MNO network? Any feedback on lessons learned would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Alex

Silver Spring Goes Cellular With Next-Generation Tech

admin@m2m.com — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:21:35 GMT

A good example of M2M applied to Smart Grid.

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/silver-spring-goes-cellular-and-more/

Inter over GPRS without a dialup

admin@m2m.com — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:19:19 GMT

Hi,

Background: I am using a GPRS module. I can get a GPRS context activation with the settings perfectly. I am communicating with the module using a serial to USB converter.

How can I get my computer to use the GPRS internet without using the module as a dialup modem and using a dialup connection. I know the module has internet so in simple words I want the computer to be able to use that GPRS connection for remote connection and internet usage. I have to keep in mind taht in case of a long power failure, both the computer and module will be powered off. I will then send remote commands to the unit to activate GPRS. But how to get the packets out of the box?

Any ideas and suggestions welcome.

Thanking you

Shak

GSM Signal Booster for remote areas

admin@m2m.com — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:48:06 GMT

Hello,

I was thinking of using SIM900 or similar module for an M2M application that has to work in remote areas. I'm not RF engineer, but I wanted to somehow boost the RX/TX signal. Quad band prefferred so that it will work in all cases.

1. Does anyone know a low cost way to do that?

2. Does anybody know of any GSM module has built in RX/TX signal booster or some AT command ti increase sensitivity or power output?

3. Any other ways you can think of to do it (low cost).

4. What about fcc/ptcrb/operator certifications etc for USA, will adding the additional signal boost affect those?

Thanks

Wireless M2M Growing in Agriculture

admin@m2m.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:23:41 GMT

Interesting article about another growing vertical market for M2M:

http://www.connectedworldmag.com/latestNews.aspx?id=NEWS120123070836390

low volume M2M plans

admin@m2m.com — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:40:40 GMT

I'm looking for recommendations for an M2M plan that would be most cost effective for low volumes - both data and number of devces. This would be for in-house use in network and security monitoring and would likely not exceed 10 devices (some located in the US and some in Canada), nor a few MB per month.

We've looked at consumer-grade pre-paid plans, which seem inexpensive initially at $100/year, but they're limited to one device per plan, so that extrapolates out to $1000/year.

The carriers seem to keep the information on M2M plans well hidden. I see some helpful info at jasperwireless.com (which led me here), but still the plan pricing is nowhere to be found on the carrier sites. Presumably because the data volume, number of devices, and other factors go into quoting a plan for a high volume M2M user.

Here:

http://www.embeddedworks.net/psummary.php?mn=wsim&mid=mwsim4022

I see a Sprint US/Canada plan that runs about $100/year + $10 per device, but this is CDMA. We'd prefer to use GSM (GPRS, etc.).

Thanks,

-Tom

Distributech Round Up

admin@m2m.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:58:30 GMT

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/distributech-roundup-silver-spring-lands-progress-saic-and-c3-join-forces-a/

NE2NE's 2012 A-List in M2M

admin@m2m.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:44:11 GMT

For those that are new to M2M or just want to see who the top players are across the M2M ecosystem, this is a good list with which to start.

NE2NE's 2012 A-List in M2M

http://ne2ne.com//whos.php

Curtis

UK SIM username and password entry to GT864

admin@m2m.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:26:36 GMT

I have been trying to set us a Telia GT864 to use a Vodafone data sim but cannot achieve connection. The sim appears to need a username and password which I cannot enter. I have put the APN into the sim contacts using a phone to access it, which is the set-up technique I have used in the past with a Jaspar sim.

I am a total neewbie with this modem - I have been used to just entering the APN, split into two sim contacts with any old number and this has always worked fine (with Jaspar) but I'm getting nowhere with the Vodafone one.

Any ideas?

M2M Specs Inquiry

admin@m2m.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:16:16 GMT

Dear Everyone,

I would like to inquire about the specifications of an M2M SIMs. Does it differ from an ordinary SIM interms of electrical specs?

Hoping to hear from you.

Thanks,

Hail

Look for cheap module

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:45:18 GMT

Hello

I am looking for a cheap hardware module which would contains

- a 3G Modem for wan connection

- a lan connection through usb connection or ethrent lan port rj45

- Abiliy to write program on it (java preferred) to dialog with different ethernet protocols through lan and wan

- HTTP, ftp, https libraries capabilities would be a +

- powered by usb

- all on that in a small box

- less than 50$ per 1000

Do you think this could exists ?

How to modify Customer field globally

admin@m2m.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:39:33 GMT

Hi all

I would like to modify the customer field for a list of sims.

I can do it manually one by one , but i have a few thousands sims to do ...

I tried with the batch update feature but it don't seem to work with this customer field

Any better idea ?

best regards

India Machine to Machine (M2M) Modules Market (2011-2016): Market Forecast By Module Types (Short Range, Cellular and Satellite), Applications (Utilities, Security, Automotive, Transport & Logistics, Healthcare and Retail & Financial Services)

admin@m2m.com — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:35:01 GMT

Though, Machine to Machine (M2M) modules market in India is still in nascent stage but it offers high growth opportunities to the market vendors. The Machine to Machine (M2M) modules can be classified as short range, cellular and satellite M2M modules, which are commonly used in wide range of applications such as utilities, security, automotive, transport & logistics, healthcare and retail & financial services. Automotive, transport & logistics application is the prominent application market for M2M modules; however application markets such as security and utilities are the most emerging markets.

The increasing demand for remote monitoring & control, government initiatives, launch of 3G networks and reducing human efforts are the few factors that have spurred the Indian M2M modules market. The Indian M2M modules market is dominated by short range M2M modules but cellular and satellite M2M modules have relatively higher CAGR of 35.32% and 34.44%, respectively from 2011-2016.

According to 6Wresearch, India M2M modules market is expected to generate $98.38 million by 2016, with an estimated CAGR of 33.81% from 2011-2016. In 2011, short range M2M modules have accounted for 49.48% of the market share in the overall M2M modules market; while on the other hand cellular M2M modules generated $9.15 million in 2011 and are expected to reach $41.54 million by 2016; also satellite M2M modules generated $2.43 million in 2011 and are expected to reach $10.67 million by 2016.

In application market, automotive, transport & logistics application accounts for 75.9% of the market share in the overall modules market. However, applications such as utilities and security are expected to grow with relatively higher CAGR of 38.12% and 35.24%, respectively for the same period.

For further details, please contact:

sales@6wresearch.com

GPRS Uplink slots assignment

admin@m2m.com — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:32:22 GMT

Hi All,

I wonder what is your expirence with working with different MNO around the world. How many uplink slots are usually assigned ?

What is the chance that if my device is Gprs class7 then I will get 3 uplink slots ?

In Poland all networks assign max 2 slots ...

Kind regards

makuda

ITU forms focus group on M2M

admin@m2m.com — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:39:21 GMT

The Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG) has established a new focus group on Machine-to-Machine (M2M) service layer.

M2M refers to the ability of a machine to sense and measure certain variables, and communicate this information to other machines in a network. Included under the larger umbrella of the ''Internet of Things'' (IoT), M2M technologies have applications in a number of industries â€“ e-health, fleet management, sales and payment, security and surveillance, intelligent transport systems (ITS) etc.

The group will study and evaluate the M2M landscape and M2M work currently being undertaken by regional and national standards development organizations (SDOs), with a view to identify a common set of requirements.

The group will initially focus on the APIs and protocols to support e-health applications and services, and develop technical reports in these areas.

It is suggested that the focus group establish three sub-working: ''M2M use cases and service models'', ''M2M service layer requirements'' and ''M2M APIs and protocols.''

The group is expected to carry out specific tasks including- research, collect and analyze the vertical market M2M service layer needs, study APIs and relevant protocols that satisfy the above requirements and capabilities to support the communications between the M2M applications and the telecom networks; develop technical reports to address the identified gaps and propose future standardization work for ITU-T developments on M2M.

Within the ITU, the group will work particularly closely with the Internet of Things Global Standards Initiative (IoT-GSI).

Product news from CES

admin@m2m.com — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:29:37 GMT

http://www.telecomengine.com/article/m2m-product-round-ces

Interesting round up of product news from last weeks CES in Las Vegas

Wireless M2M events in 2012 – free of charge yet

admin@m2m.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:15:17 GMT

I am proud that I can offer a big bundle of events related to wireless in 2012 to you. Don´t miss the chance. Next events will be the free of charge webinar about GNSS (GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS) on the 27th. of January and the LTE Seminar in Berlin 20.02.2012.

To the webinars every M2M developer from any place at this nice planet can be joined free of charge.The webinars are offered in English language.
The “Wireless Roadshow” in Berlin and Düsseldorf will be offered in English language as well. It takes 3 days by 8 hours. 24 hours training free of charge. Only the intro may be in German. My speech about GSM locating will by in English as soon one person outside of Germany will join.
In Berlin you have a chance to meet me at the “Droidcon”. This big Android event is in English as usual. Last year they had 1500+ visitors. I will talk about NFC, Bluetooth Smart, Bluetooth. ANT+ and WLAN. This two days you can join on less money.
A further event in Berlin will be related to LTE approvals. My speech will be about embedded LTE antennas and design in. It is not for free, but it will save you a lot of money, because you will get skills to develop a M2M device to pass the necessary approvals.
Nevertheless you have the chance to meet me at the “Embedded World” in Nuremberg. At the stand you will see special M2M devices like a GPS/GSM watch made by a customer.
And last but not least we can meet me at the “Cebit” in Hannover and the “Hannover Industry Fair.” And if all this does not fit, we can meet at your office.

Webinars on Wireless M2M

All times are UTC/GMT +1 hour

Supplier	Title	Language	Date	Time
Fastrax	Fastrax Multi-GNSS receiver IT600	English	27.01.2012	14:00–15:00
Intel Mobile Communications	Intel Embedded Bluetooth products efficient data transfer for multiple applications	English	08.02.2012	10:00–11:00
Infineon	Transceiver Solutions from Infineon – lowest power meets long range	English	28.02.2012	10:00–11:00
	Funknetzwerke – Technologie und Parameterübersicht	English	06.03.2012	14:00–15:00
Nordic Semiconductor	Designing for BT-Low Energy applications	English	07.03.2012	10:00–11:00
Telit	Dare to Design Embedded 3G/HSPA+ Module in a Commercial 4G World	English	14.03.2012	14:00–15:00
Redpine Signals	Wi-Fi in Embedded Systems	English	20.03.2012	10:00–11:00

Wireless M2M Events in several cities

LTE Seminar / Berlin 20.02 (1 day)
- Tests, Approvels in US, EU and other regions. Embedded LTE antennas and design in.
Embedded World / Nürnberg 28.2 – 1.03 (3 days)
- Exhibition of latest wireless technologies and examples.
Cebit / Hannover 6. – 10.03- no (5 days)
- Big event about communication just 45 minutes far away from my home. I will use this event for customer meetings and learning about latest wireless technologies. The opening this year will be done by Mr. Eric Smith (Google) and Dr. Angela Merkel (Federal Chancellor/ Germany)
Hannover Industry Fair 23. – 27. 04 (4days)
- Big exhibition related to latest technologies close to my home.
Droidcon / Berlin 13. – 14.03 (2 days)
- Wireless links around your Smart Phone. NFC, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Smart, ANT+ and WIFI. Difference in range, power consumption, latency. Examples for applications
Rutronik Wireless Roadshow Düsseldorf 22.05- 24.05 (3 days) and Rutronik Wireless Roadshow Berlin 25.09 – 27.09 (3 days)
- Day 1: Postining on GNSS like GPS, but Glonass, Beidou, Galileo and QZSS as well. Non GNSS locating by WIF, Bluetooth Smart, active RFID up to GSM locating
- Day 2: Wireless links around your Smart Phone. NFC, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Smart, ANT+ and WIFI
- Day 3: Internet of Things: GSM, GPRS, HSPA, UMTS, WIFI, ZigBee, 6LoWPAN

If you have interest in further details or a meeting then just drop an email to harald.naumann (at) gsm-modem.de

Recommended GPS GSM device

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:44:31 GMT

I'm looking for a robust cost effective GPS GSM device that allows a SIM to be inserted and used to respond with a geographical position when the SIM is "pinged" from a server.

Ideally I'm looking for a device/module that is pretty much self contained (internal and external power supply) and will not require bespoke software onboard. It should be able to respond when pinged by SMS or USSD.

Any suggestions /shortlist.

Thanks

Enterprise M2M show

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:46:54 GMT

Anyone attending this coming show in Berlin?

http://www.enterprise-m2m.com/

Data Sim - European Union, GPS Tracking

admin@m2m.com — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:44:36 GMT

Hello, We are currently developing project for GPS vehicle tracking in real time. But we do not know in what range should set the device to transmit data,to hold a GPRS session "Live". We using Teltonika - fm4200 device, if anyone has experience with it please to share. Anyway my few main questions are :

1) As I said, through how many minutes should be set a gps tracking device to transmit data to a web server to keep gprs session "live" ?

2)Someone who has been in this business can you tell me how many MB of traffic per month makes a device? and through what time interval the device transmit information to reach this traffic.

3) Is it have here companies that can provide me date sim cards at a good price for European Union only.

If anyone knows the answer to these questions would be happy to answer me here or on : rangegps@gmail.com

Thank you in advance, your help will be deeply appreciated !

Antenna movement

admin@m2m.com — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:43:43 GMT

Hi all! First let me say - great community. I'm new in this area so i apologize for some newbie questions that i'm going to ask. I'm a mech. engineer, and i'm managing a project which will have a wireless connected device embedded. I'm not personally designing the wireless device (obviously:), but i would like to know as much as i possibly can. So to make a long story short, my first question is how does rotation of the device (GPRS and GPS) influence signal strength (physical model - imagine a cell phone attached to a 10 cm (4 in) long cord on one end and the other end of the cord is in your hand spinning the phone around 200 rounds per minute) ? Does circularly polarized antenna solves the problem ?

Thank You in advance.

Certification

admin@m2m.com — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:44:27 GMT

Hello,

Can someone give me additional insights concerning certification process and its difference between Europe and the US?

Are there specific requirements also in Asia?

I will have to deploy connected CE products in several countries and would like to check requested milestones.

Thanks,

Umberto

IP communication with M2M sim card

admin@m2m.com — Mon, 10 May 2010 12:27:40 GMT

Hello everybody,

I have question about M2M technology. I've searched on the website but I didn't found the information I need. I must provide for a customer in France a solution in order to monitor information available on a SCADA server directly from a smartphone installed with WM6.0

Basically on one side I have a Smartphone for mobile operators and on the other side I have a MOXA W406 with M2M sim card : http://www.moxa.com/product/W406.htm directly connected to a server. Sim cards are provided by French mobile provider : SFR

Application we will use is a proprietary solution based on TCP/IP communication

The smartphone must communicate with a server which is connected to MOXA device. Please find below the architecture I've defined :

My question is : how the smartphone will access the server through MOXA ? The smartphone will have a traditional sim card with Data access and I guess dynamic IP address. From the smartphone and in our application we need to know how access the server and configure it. We can configure MOXA as a Gateway for the application on the smartphone in order to access the server. This imply that MOXA must have a static Ip address or fixed name reachable through GSM network permanently.

Is it the case with M2M sim card (fixed IP adress or fixed name) ? If no do you see an other solution in order to setup correctly this architecture ?

Thanks in advance for your answers and your help.

Benoit

Fastest M2M Growth: fleet, security, asset management

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:28:36 GMT

http://www.telecomengine.com/article/fastest-m2m-growth-fleet-security-asset-management

M2M doubles in size, stresses security at CeBIT 2012

admin@m2m.com — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:22:19 GMT

For those of you that are planning to attend CeBIT 2012, in March, it would be great to hear the details and your perspect on this topic (M2M security).

http://www.telecomengine.com/article/m2m-doubles-size-stresses-security-cebit-2012

Curtis

Antenna polarization

admin@m2m.com — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:27:52 GMT

Hi all! I have another newbie question... If i'm not mistaking GSM base stations usually have a linearly polarized antenna for transmitting GSM signal. What are the practical consequences of using a circularly polarized antena in a connected device ? I presume there will be some polarization loss factor, but is such concept feasible ?

Thanks in advance.

Arduino sensors in the Cloud

admin@m2m.com — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:34:06 GMT

Could read this intresting article about Arduino sensors in the Cloud.

http://blog.jelastic.com/2012/01/09/using-jelastic-for-the-internet-of-things/

What you think about it?

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