PAGE : GLO B ET R OT T ER Q UIC K S TA R T G UID E 15 of 30 (7) When you launch the GT connect application it looks like Figure 22. For detailed application description and usage, refer to the release notes on the CD-ROM provided with the package. Figure 22: GT Connect application With this application you can easily connect to the internet. (8) To close GT Connect completely, go with your mouse pointer to the title bar and choose “Exit” from the context menu.
PAGE : GLO B ET R OT T ER Q UIC K S TA R T G UID E 7 16 of 30 HYPERTERMINAL This section describes briefly how to setup HyperTerminal to communicate with the PCI Express Mini Card by AT commands. (1) Go to device manager, and check which port is the Application port. In this example, the application port is COM6. It also important to know is that GT Connect takes hold of the Application port. So before going any further, exit GT Connect completely. Refer to the previous chapter.
PAGE : GLO B ET R OT T ER Q UIC K S TA R T G UID E 17 of 30 (2) Open HyperTerminal with the “Start” menu in Windows: Start > Programs > accessories > Communication > HyperTerminal (3) Normally, you have to do the following two steps only once. If you already have done so in the past you can skip to step 5. If not, choose a country and an area code. For use with the module, it does not matter, so just enter anything.
PAGE : GLO B ET R OT T ER Q UIC K S TA R T G UID E 18 of 30 (5) Enter a name for your HyperTerminal Connection and press OK. Figure 28: Location information (6) In the next window, change the “Connect using:” field to the Application Port (COM6 in this example). Click OK. [ OPTION CONFIDENTIAL ] Figure 29: Phone and Modem Options AUTHOR : G.
PAGE : GLO B ET R OT T ER Q UIC K S TA R T G UID E 19 of 30 (7) Now the next window will appear. Modify the Bit per second field to 115200 and click OK. Figure 30: Connection Properties HyperTerminal is configured and you are now ready issue AT commands to the PCI Express Mini Card module. Figure 31 shows a typical HyperTerminal session.
PAGE : GLO B ET R OT T ER Q UIC K S TA R T G UID E 20 of 30 Figure 31: Typical HyperTerminal session When you close HyperTerminal, you have the opportunity to save your HyperTerminal profile. Saved profiles can be found under Start > Programs > accessories > Communication [ OPTION CONFIDENTIAL ] > HyperTerminal AUTHOR : G.
PAGE : GLO B ET R OT T ER Q UIC K S TA R T G UID E 8 21 of 30 SET UP A DATA CALL Besides using dashboard applications, it is also possible to set up a data call using windows dial-up networking. This section explains how to set up a dial-up connection. (1) Go to Start > Control Panel > Network Connections and click on the icon “New Connection Wizard”. The next screen will appear: Figure 32: Network connections (2) Click ‘Next’ and Figure 33 will appear.
PAGE : GLO B ET R OT T ER Q UIC K S TA R T G UID E 22 of 30 Figure 34: Manual connection setup (3) Select “Set up the connection manually”, and click the “Next” button. Choose the “Connect using a dial-up modem” option, and click the “Next” button. [ OPTION CONFIDENTIAL ] Figure 35: Connection with dial-up modem AUTHOR : G.
PAGE : GLO B ET R OT T ER Q UIC K S TA R T G UID E 23 of 30 (4) Select the correct modem (Modem - Globetrotter 3G+ modem interface), and click the ‘Next’ button. Figure 36: Select modem (5) Type a name for the connection, which you will select the next time you need this dial-up connection, and click the ‘Next’ button. [ OPTION CONFIDENTIAL ] Figure 37: Connection Name AUTHOR : G.
PAGE : GLO B ET R OT T ER Q UIC K S TA R T G UID E 24 of 30 (6) Type in the Phone number to dial, which is *99#, and click the ‘Next’ button. Figure 38: Number to dial (7) Choose the option you like, and then click the ‘Next’ button. [ OPTION CONFIDENTIAL ] Figure 39: Connection availability AUTHOR : G.
PAGE : GLO B ET R OT T ER Q UIC K S TA R T G UID E 25 of 30 (8) If your service provider requests to enter username and password for setting up a PS data call connection, please enter it using the screen below. Figure 40: Internet Account Information (9) The connection is set up and ready to use. Click the ‘Finish’ button to close the wizard. [ OPTION CONFIDENTIAL ] Figure 41: Connection complete AUTHOR : G.
PAGE : GLO B ET R OT T ER Q UIC K S TA R T G UID E 26 of 30 (10) Before attempting to make the dial-up connection, make sure you are registered to the network. Observe that the Registration LED in Figure 1 is on. Also, the APN for your operator should be set correctly in the module. This can be done with the following AT command: AT+CGDCONT=1,,”your APN here” You have to set this command only once for each module as this setting is stored in non-volatile memory of the module.
PAGE : GLO B ET R OT T ER Q UIC K S TA R T G UID E 27 of 30 (12) Click the Dial button. After a while, a connection to the internet is made. Figure 43: Connecting Module PDP Figure 44: Module PDP is now connected To disconnect, go to the appropriate network systray icon and select “Disconnect” from the context menu (right mouse button). [ OPTION CONFIDENTIAL ] Figure 45: Disconnect Module PDP AUTHOR : G.
PAGE : GLO B ET R OT T ER Q UIC K S TA R T G UID E 28 of 30 9 SET UP A VOICE CALL Remark! This section is only applicable for GTM378 and GTM353 (Hardware version 3.1 or later). Verify below AT commands in order to set-up the module for voice calls. Refer to Chapter 7 on how to send AT commands to the module using HyperTerminal. First of all make sure your PIN code is entered and that you are registered to the network. Observe the Registration LED on Figure 1.
PAGE : GLO B ET R OT T ER Q UIC K S TA R T G UID E 29 of 30 • ATD; To set-up the call, the ATD command followed by a phone number must be used. NOTE: Do not forget the semicolon (;) at the end of the AT command!!! The response on this AT command should be: OK Now the phone on the other side should answer the paging and a voice conversation can be made. To stop the conversation to other side can simply hangup the phone and a “NO CARRIER” string is displayed in HyperTerminal.
PAGE : GLO B ET R OT T ER Q UIC K S TA R T G UID E 30 of 30 REFERENCES Document Integration Manual [ OPTION CONFIDENTIAL ] Ref AUTHOR : G.
