[SOLVED] List all available carriers that Electron can see

jaza_tom · November 1, 2016, 2:16pm

Hi,

I’d like to run a debugging application of my Electron that will output a list of all the carriers that the uBlox modem can see as well as the signal strength for each available carrier (cell tower). Does anyone know if this is possible using the Cellular.command() and the uBlox AT commands?

I know that @rickkas7 has developed the cellular helper application which performs a similar function (lists the carrier that the modem is connected to) however I want to know the entire list of carriers that are visible to the electron, not just the one that the SIM card is registered to.

The purpose of this debugging app would be to help me and @SCM find out which cell provider has the best signal strenght/quality for a given field installation (we are anticipating that the partner provider that the Particle MVNO uses will not have network coverage in a target installation we are planning for).

EDIT:

Is this basically what the Electron firmware does automatically when trying to connect for the first time? (i.e. a shipped Electron has no way of knowing which country and therefore which network carrier it will see when powered up for the first time, so it must have to identify the partner network from a list of available carriers and try to connect using APN credentials presumably stored in firmware memory).

EDIT:

It would appear that the AT command AT+COPS=? or AT+COPN will return a list of the carriers that the uBlox modem can see. (see page 86 and 101 of uBlox AT Command manual)

Welp, now I guess I just have to figure out how to use Cellular.command() to read that carrier information.

jaza_tom · November 1, 2016, 8:52pm

Well after some finagling I think I’ve managed to answer my own question…

Here is some code to print to the serial monitor the following:

list of network carriers that the Electron can currently see ( AT+COPS=? )
list of network carriers that are stored in memory on the uBlox ( AT+COPN )
list of preferred network carriers currently being used by the uBlox ( AT+CPOL? )

Unfortunately, it appears that not all data is being output to the serial monitor when AT+COPN is used (there are weird gaps and inconsistencies in output).

Here is the code that I used:

 #include "Particle.h"

int callbackFunc(int type, const char* buf, int len, char* crap)
{
  Serial.write((uint8_t*)buf, len); //For some reason the buffer needs to be cast as uint8_t*
  return WAIT;
}

void printResponse(int response){
  String respStr = "Response of ";
  switch(response){
    case NOT_FOUND:
      respStr += "NOT_FOUND";
      break;
    case WAIT:
      respStr += "WAIT";
      break;
    case RESP_OK :
      respStr += "RESP_OK ";
      break;
    case RESP_ERROR :
      respStr += "RESP_ERROR ";
      break;
    case RESP_PROMPT :
      respStr += "RESP_PROMPT ";
      break;
    case RESP_ABORTED :
      respStr += "RESP_ABORTED ";
      break;
  }

  Serial.println(respStr);
}

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);

  //Wait for serial monitor to become available
  while(!Serial.available());
  while(Serial.available()){
    Serial.read();
  };

  char noNeedForThisVariable[1] = "";

  String myCommand = "AT+COPS=?\r\n";
  Serial.println("--------------------------------------------------");
  Serial.println("----> Sending command: " + myCommand);
  int response = Cellular.command(callbackFunc, noNeedForThisVariable, 180000, myCommand);
  printResponse(response);

  myCommand = "AT+COPN\r\n";
  Serial.println("--------------------------------------------------");
  Serial.println("----> Sending command: " + myCommand);
  response = Cellular.command(callbackFunc, noNeedForThisVariable, 180000, myCommand);
  printResponse(response);

  myCommand = "AT+CPOL?\r\n";
  Serial.println("--------------------------------------------------");
  Serial.println("----> Sending command: " + myCommand);
  response = Cellular.command(callbackFunc, noNeedForThisVariable, 180000, myCommand);
  printResponse(response);

}

void loop()
{
  // your loop code
}

and here is the output to the serial monitor:

--------------------------------------------------

----> Sending command: AT+COPS=?





+COPS: (2,"CAN Rogers Wireless Inc.","ROGERS","302720",2),(2,"CAN Rogers Wireless Inc.","ROGERS","302720",0),(1,"Bell","Bell","302610",2),(1,"TELUS","TELUS","302220",2),,(0-5),(0-2)



OK

Response of RESP_OK

--------------------------------------------------

----> Sending command: AT+COPN





+UUSORD: 0,33



+CIEV: 2,2



+CIEV: 2,1



+CIEV: 2,2



+CIEV: 2,1



+CIEV: 2,2



+COPN: "363020","DIGICEL"



+COPN: "363001","SETAR GSM"



+COPN: "412001","AF AWCC"



+COPN: "412050","Etisalat Af"



+COPN: "412040","MTN AF"



+COPN: "412020","ROSHAN"



+COPN: "631002","UNITEL"



+COPN: "365840","LIME"



+COPN: "276001","AMC - AL"



+COPN: "276003","EAGLE AL"



+COPN: "276004","PLUS AL"



+COPN: "276002","Vodafone AL"



+COPN: "213003","MOBILAND"



+COPN: "362069","ANT CURACAO TELECOM GSM"



+COPN: "362091","ANT"



+COPN: "362051","Telcell GSM"



+COPN: "424003","du"



+COPN: "424002","ETISALAT"



+COPN: "722310","CLARO ARGENTINA"



+COPN: "722341","AR PERSONAL"



+COPN: "722010","Movistar"



+COPN: "722007","Movistar"



+COPN: "283001","Beeline AM"



+COPN: "283005","MTS ARM"



+COPN: "283010","Orange AM"



+COPN: "544110","Bluesky Communications"



+COPN: "344030","APUA imobile"



+COPN: "344930","Cingular"



+COPN: "344920","LIME"



+COPN: "505002","YES OPTUS"



+COPN: "505001","Telstra Mobile"



+COPN: "505006","3TELSTRA"



+COPN: "505003","vodafone AU"



+COPN: "232001","A1"



+COPN: "232012","A1"



+COPN: "232010","3 AT"



+COPN: "232005","3 AT"



+COPN: "232003","T-Mobile A"



+COPN: "232007","telering"



+COPN: "40

+COPN: "400004","AZ Nar"

COPN: "642001","BDI ECONET,"TELECEL-BDI"



+COPN: "2060r"



+COPN: "616004","BELL BEGloBenin"



+COPN: "616003",OPN: "470003","Banglalink"



+COPN: "470004","BGD bMobile"



,"Mtel"



+COPN: "426001","BATELCO"



+COPN"364039","BaTelCell"



+tel"



+COPN: "257004","life:) B "702067","BTL"



+COPN+COPN: "736001","VIVA"



+COP","Claro"



+COPN: "724034","CTBC"

9","Nextel Brasil 3G"



+COPN: "IM BRASIL"



+COPN: "724004",: "724006","VIVO"



+COPN: "7 "342600","LIME"



+COPN: "3427om"



+COPN: "402011","BT B-N: "652001","BW MASCOM"



+COP"NationLink"



+COPN: "623002","Telecel"


N: "302270","Eastlink"



+COPN: ""Execulink Telecom"



+COPN: : "302720","CAN Rogers Wir302220","TELUS"



+COPN: "30278015","OnAir"



+COPN: "228003","Or

+COPN: "730003","CLARO CHL"
N: "730009","Nextel 3G"



+COPN:HL VTR"



+COPN: "46000 CI"



+COPN: "612004",1","MTN CAM"



+COPN: "62 DRC"



+COPN: "630086","COPN: "630088","CD Smart"



+COSCELL CD"



+COPN: "629007","GO"



+COPN: RI"



+COPN: "625001","CPV MOVEL"



+COPN: "625002","CPV T+"



+C: "712001","I.C.E."



+COPN: "346140","LIME"



+COPN:230001","T-Mobile CZ"



+COPN: "230002","O2 -E-Plus"



+COPN: "262007","o2 - "262002","Vngular"



+COPN: "238006","3
+COPN: "238002","Telenor DK"70002","C



+COPN: "603002","Djezzy"



+COPN: "6030CNT"



+COPN: "740000","MovistPN: "602002","vodvodafone ES"



+COPN: "2103","Tele2 EE"



+COPN+COPN: "244003","DNA"
IGICEL"



+COPN: "542001","FJ VODAFOcom"



+COPN: "208088","F - 40001","F-Orange"





+COPN: "208009","F SFR"



+COPN: "208013","F01","Foroya Tele"


TISALAT GAB"



+COPN: "62800PN: "234033","EE"



+COP "234020","3 UK"



+COPN: "901


+COPN: "234028","Marathon"



+COPN: "234055","SuPMN UK"



+COPN: "234015","vEO"



+COPN: "282004",07","Glo Ghana"



+COPN: "620003","tiGO"



+COPN: " "266009","Shine"

+COPN: "611001","Or2","AFRICELL"



+COPN: "607003"OPN: "632003","Oranni"



+COPN: "202001","GR COSMOTE"



+COPN: N: "202009","WINeenland"



+COPN: "7040+COPN: "340002,"China Mobile HK"



+COPN: "4"



+COPN: "454018","CSL"

W-HKT"



+COPN: "454020","SmarTone HK"



+COPN: "



+COPN: "708001","CLARO HND"002","Tele2 HR"



+COPN: "21901OPN: "216030","Telekom HU"



+COPN: "2160010000","ACeS"



+COPN: "510011","IND XL"



+COPN: "510089",N: "510001","IND INDOSAT"


,"Aircel"



+COPN: 405801","Aircel"



+COPN: "405805","Aircel"



+COPN: "COPN: "404038","CellOne"



ellOne"



+COPN: "404057","CellOne"

"404073","CellOne"



+COPN: "4040



+COPN: "404055","CellOne"



+COPN: "4",OPN: "404058","CellOne"



lOne"



+COPN: "404010","IND airtel"

PN: "405053","I405056","IND airtel"



+COPN: "40IND airtel"



+COPN: "4l"



+COPN: "40404090","IND airtel"



+COP095","IND airtel"



+COPN: "4 airtel"



+COPN: "40584,"IDEA"



+COPN: "404056","IDEA"

,"IDEA"



+COPN: "404024""IDEA"



+COPN: "404089","ID

+COPN: "405852","IDEA"



+COPN:DEA"



+COPN: "405849","IDEA"



+COPN: 59","IN Loop"



+COPN: "405854"COPN: "405873","IN Loop"



+COPN:  Loop"



+COPN: "405867","IN Loop"



+COPN: "4"405857","IN L



+COPN: "405865","IN L"IN Loop+COPN: "404069","IN-DOLPHIN"



+009","Relian



+COPN: "405022","Reliance"



+COPN: "4050001","Reliance"



+COPN: "405018","Relianc



+COPN: "405005","Reliance"5020","Reliance"



+COPN: "e"



+COPN: "404052","Reliance"



+COPN: "405039","TATA38","TATA DOCOMO"



+COPN:ATA DOCOMO"



+COPN: "40504OCOMO"



+COPN: "405044","TATA DOCO

+COPN: "4OPN: "405041","TATA DOCOMO"

8","IN UNITECH"



+IN UNITECH"



+



+COPN: "405824","VIDEOCON837","VIDEOCON"



+COPN: "405843","VI


+COPN:5841","VIDEOCON"



+COPN: "4058PN: "405838","VIDEOCON"



+COPN: "405823","VIDEOCON"



+COPNfone IN"



+CON"



+COPN: "404088","Vodafone IN+COPN: "404015","Vodafone: "404084","Vodafone 750","Vodafone IN"



+CVodafone IN"



+COPN: "40 IN"



+COPN: "272003","IRL - MET035","MTN Irancell"






+COPN: "432020","IRN 18030","IRAQNACOPN: "274011","NOVA IS"

minn"



+COPN: "425002"COPN: "425003","IL Pelephone"



+COPN: "22,"I TIM"



+COPN "338050","DIGICEL"



+COPN:"Orange JO"



+COPN: "4160"440010","JP DOCOMO"



+COPN: "440020","SoftBank"



+COPN: e KZ"



+COPN: "a Ltd"



+COPN: "639002","SafPN: "437009","O!"



+COPN: "43ard"



+COPN: "456006","SMA,"Beeline KH"



+COPN: "456008","Metfone"



+COPN: "467005lus"



+COPN: "450005","KOR SOPN: "419003","KT WATANIYA"



+COPN: "457: "457003","Unitel"

ebanon"



+COPN: "4150estar Cell"



+COPN: "618004"58110","LIME"



+COPN: "358050","DIGICEL"



+COPN: "2OPN: "295001","Sacom LeCOPN: "270099","L Orange-LU"



+COPN: "27"LV LMT"



+COPN: "24704","CTM"



+COPN: "4550



+COPN: "604002","inwi"



+COPN: "2OLDCELL"



+COPN: "259005","U: "646002","Orangoo"



+CN: "334020","TELCEL"



+COPN: "294002","ONE MK"



+COPN: "294001","T-Mobile MK"



+COPN: "294 MKD"



+COPN: "6



+COPN: "27802197002","Telekom.me"



+COPN: "297001","Telenor"
biCITEL"



+COPN: "643001","MOZ - mCel"



+COPN: "643003","MOVITN: "6091","CELLPLUS-MRU"



+COPN: "617010","EMTEL-MRU"COPN: "650010","CELTEL,"MY CELCOM"



+COPN: "5020PN: "649001","MTC NAM02","CELTEL"



+COPN: "614004","Ora Telecom"



+COPN: "621020",""



+COPN: "621710300","MOVISTARNbile NL"



+COPN: "204004","vodafone NL"Norway"



+COPN:  "530005","Telecom NZ"



+COPN: "530"OMAN MOBILE"



+COPN: "4220N: "410003","PK-UFONE""+Movil - C&W PAN"



+COPN: "714003","CLARO PA"



+ar"



+COPN: "716010","CLARO PER"15","VietGlobe Telecom-PH"



+COPN:
+COPN: "537001","PNGBMobile"


Plus"



+COPN: "260002","T-M


+COPN: "330110","PR Claro"



+COPN: "268006","MEO"



+COPN:"vodafone P"



+COPN: Personal"



+COPN: "74taniya Mobile"

"



+COPN: "647000","Oran1001","MH-NTA"



+CO.Mobil"



+COPN: "226001","RO Vodafone ROGO"



+COPN: "250035","MO50003","ROSTELECOM"



+COPNOSTELECOM"



+COPN: "250099","Be7, RUS SMARTS"



+C



+COPN: "6420003","Mobily-KSA"



+COPN: "42000OPN: "634001","Zain SDN"



+COPN: "651","SN ALIZE"



+COPN: "608003"1"



+COPN: "525002","SingTel"



+COPN: "525007" "525005","STARHUB"



+COPN: "540002","Bemobile"



+COPN: "5400EL SL"



+COPN: "619004","SLE COMIUM"



+COPN: COPN: "706002","Digicel"



+COPN"SMT"



+COPN: "63703"



+COPN: "637071","SOMTEL"



+COPN: ""220003","mt:s"



+COPN: "220001","TeleTEL"



+COPN: "413002","SRI DIALOPN: "659003","Gemtel"



+Cmovel"



+COPN: "746003","DIGICEL"



+COPN: "746004","OPN: "231001","Orange SK"



+,"Si.mobPN: "240002","3 SE"



+COPN: "240004","SWEDEN"



+COPN:bile"



+COPN: "240005","Sweden 3G"


 "653010L"



+COPN: "376350","LI003","Tigo TD"



+COPN: "62-TOGO CELL"



+COPN: "52"520002","TH CAT"



+riNet"



+COPN: "5220099","TRUE"



+COPN: "436PN:1","MTS TM"



+COPN: "514002","TLS-TT"


+COPN: "374TUNISIE TELECOM"



+COPN: "286003","ATR"



+COPN: "466068","ACeS"



+COPN: "4+COPN: "466088","KG66089","VIBO"



+COPN: "640005","celOPN: ""MTN-UGANDA"



+COPN: "641014","WaridTel"



+COPN: "255006","life:)"



N: "255002","Beeline UA"


RO URUGUAY"



+COPN:PN: "310640","USA AE Airadigm","AT&T"



+COPN: "310380","AT&T"



","USAC1ECI"



+COPN: "310630"



+COPN: "311040","+COPN: "311500","MOSAIC"



+COP: "311370","GCI"



+COPN: "310190"Indigo"



+CO,"BigSkyUS"



+CO90","USA - Immix Wireless"

ook"



+COPN: "310290","NE10460","USA1L"



+COPN: "312"311710","Northeast Wireless"



+COPN: "310740","U080","Pine C140","GTA"



+COPN: "310320"e"



+COPN: "310200","T-Mobile"



+COPN: "31310580","T-Mobile"



+COPN: "31le"



+COPN: "310490","SunC0240","T-Mobileobile"



+COPN: "310390","Celllar"



+COPN
+COPN: "310890","Verizon"



+COPN: ,"WestLink"



+COPN: "31


+COPN: "434004","Beeline UZ","DIGITEL G


+COPN: "348570","CCT BoaCOPN: "452001","VN MobiFone"
COPN: "541005","Digicel"



+L"



+COPN: "421004","Y-Tele"655007","Cell C"



+COPA"



+COPN: "645001","ZM 48001","ZW NET*ONE"



+COPN: "648003","TELEC021","Seanet"



+CME ERROR: operation not

Response of RESP_ERROR

--------------------------------------------------

----> Sending command: AT+CPOL?



+CREG: 5,"CF35","12222E",2



+CGREG: 5,"CF35","12222E",2,"01"



+CPOL: 1,0,"CAN Rogers Wireless Inc.",1,0,1



+CPOL: 2,0,"O2 - UK",1,0,1



+CPOL: 3,0,"vodafone UK",1,0,1



+CPOL: 4,0,"o2 - de",1,0,1



+CPOL: 5,0,"E-Plus",1,0,1



+CPOL: 6,0,"O2 - CZ",1,0,1



+CPOL: 7,0,"T-Mobile CZ",1,0,1



+CPOL: 8,0,"O2-IRL",1,0,1



+CPOL: 9,0,"vodafone IE",1,0,1



+CPOL: 10,0,"O2 - SK",1,0,1



+CPOL: 11,0,"Telekom SK",1,0,1



+CPOL: 12,0,"334030",1,0,1



+CPOL: 13,0,"TELCEL",1,0,1



+CPOL: 14,0,"VIVO",1,0,1



+CPOL: 15,0,"VIVO",1,0,1



+CPOL: 16,0,"VIVO",1,0,1



OK

Response of RESP_OK

jaza_tom · November 2, 2016, 5:10pm

I was able to get the output to not have gaps in it by using a serial baud rate of 57600 for outputting the data to the serial monitor.

maxmax · December 1, 2016, 2:51pm

Wow, this is really helpful. Thank you very much for documenting this!

jaza_tom · December 1, 2016, 3:33pm

Not a problem

maxmax · December 1, 2016, 3:36pm

Wow youve just saved my day by introducing this emoticon to me!

damonmaria · January 1, 2019, 8:08am

For others that come here like me @rickkas7 has made a bin that does all this and more in a great package: https://github.com/rickkas7/electron-clouddebug

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