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Valid values for the parameters are outlined below.
<mode>:
0
automatic (<oper> field is ignored) (default)
1
manual (<oper> field is optional)
<format>:
0
long format alphanumeric <oper>
1
short format alphanumeric <oper>
2
numeric <oper>
<oper> is of string type enclosed by quotes“”; for example “IRIDIUM”. <format> indicates if
the format is alphanumeric or numeric; long alphanumeric format can be up to 16 characters
long and short format up to 8 characters; numeric format is the Location Area Identification
number which consists of a three BCD (Binary Coded Decimal) digit country code plus a two
BCD digit network code; hence the number has structure: (country code digit 3)(country code
digit 2)(country code digit 1)(network code digit 2)(network code digit 1). Since IRIDIUM is the
only operator, the short and long format is “IRIDIUM” and the numeric format is “90103”. These
are the only values accepted.
Note that setting the <mode> to manual does not disable automatic registration of the A3LA-
RS to the network. It just forces a manual registration procedure when entered.
Read Command:
+COPS?
Read command returns the current mode, and will always respond with “000” for <mode>. This
is due to the continually enabled nature of the automatic registration mode. The response is in
the form:
+COPS: <mode>
For example:
+COPS:000
Test Command:
+COPS=?
Test command returns the list of operators present in the network. Response is in the form:
+COPS: [list of supported (<stat>,long alphanumeric <oper>,short alphanumeric
<oper>,numeric <oper>)s] [,,(list of supported <mode>s),(list of supported <format>s)]
where <stat> indicates:
2
current
For example:
+COPS:(002),"IRIDIUM","IRIDIUM","90103",,(000-001),(000-002)
A.8.44 +CPBF – Find Phonebook Entries
Exec Command:
+CPBF=<findtext>
Execution command returns phonebook entries (from the current phonebook memory storage
selected with +CPBS) which alphanumeric fields start with string <findtext>. <findtext> should
be of string type enclosed by ““; for example, “John”.