User's Manual

AT Command Set
MC35_ATC_01_V04.00 Page 176 of 238 02.04.2002
8.2 AT^MONI Monitor idle mode and dedicated mode
Test command
AT^MONI=?
Response
^MONI: (list of supported < period >s) OK
Write command
AT^MONI[=<pe
riod>]
This command can be used to retrieve information of the serving/dedicated cell
automatically every n seconds. It is cancelled by any character sent to serial port
except if autobauding is enabled (+IPR=0). Then type character ´a´ to abort.
Note:
The two header lines (see below) are output after every ten data lines.
Response
See execute command
Parameter
<period> 1 – 254 Display period in seconds
Execute command
AT^MONI
This command can be used to retrieve the cell parameters of the serving/dedicated
cell on request.
Note:
The length of following output lines exceeds 80 characters. Therefore a terminal
program may draw a carriage return on a screen. However, this is not part of the
response.
Response (Examples)
a) ME is camping on a cell:
Serving Cell I Dedicated channel
chann rs dBm PLMN LAC cell NCC BCC PWR RXLev C1 I chann TS timAdv PWR dBm Q ChMod
1013 21 -71 00101 1001 0103 7 7 33 -105 33 I No connection
b) ME is camping on a cell but searching for a better cell (cell reselection)
Serving Cell I Dedicated channel
chann rs dBm PLMN LAC cell NCC BCC PWR RXLev C1 I chann TS timAdv PWR dBm Q ChMod
1013 4 –106 00101 1001 0103 7 7 33 -105 -35 I in Reselecting
c) ME is not camping on a cell, could not (yet) find a valid C0 bearer
Serving Cell I Dedicated channel
chann rs dBm PLMN LAC cell NCC BCC PWR RXLev C1 I chann TS timAdv PWR dBm Q ChMod
ME is connected:
Serving Cell I Dedicated channel
chann rs dBm PLMN LAC cell NCC BCC PWR RXLev C1 I chann TS timAdv PWR dBm Q ChMod
1013 19 -76 00101 1001 0103 7 7 33 -105 33 I 1015 1 0 5 -76 0 S_HR
Parameters
Serving Cell:
chann traffic channel number
rs RSSI value 0 – 63 (RSSI = Received signal strength indication)
dBm receiving level in dBm
PLMN PLMN ID code
LAC location area code, see note below.
cell Cell ID, see note below.
NCC PLMN colour code
BCC Base Station colour code
PWR maximal power level used on RACH channel
RXLev minimal receiving level (in dBm) to allow registration
C1 coefficient for base station selection