Specifications
SIM900 AT Command Manual       
SIM900_AT Command Manual_V1.03  104  12/24/2010 
- if TE character set other than "HEX" (refer Command +CSCS 
in GSM 07.07): ME/TA converts GSM alphabet into 
current TE character set according to rules of Annex A
- if TE character set is "HEX": ME/TA converts each 7-bit 
character of GSM alphabet into two IRA character 
long hexadecimal number 
- if <dcs> indicates that 8-bit or UCS2 data coding scheme is 
used: ME/TA converts each 8-bit octet into two IRA 
character long hexadecimal number 
<dcs>  depending on the Command or result code: GSM 03.38 SMS 
Data Coding Scheme (default 0), or Cell Broadcast Data 
Coding Scheme in integer format 
<fo>  depending on the Command or result code: first octet of GSM 
03.40 SMS-DELIVER, SMS-SUBMIT (default 17), 
SMS-STATUS-REPORT, or SMS-COMMAND (default 2) 
in integer format 
<length>  integer type value indicating in the text mode (+CMGF=1) 
the length of the message body <data> (or <cdata>) in   
characters; or in PDU mode (+CMGF=0), the length of the 
actual TP data unit in octets (i.e. the RP layer SMSC address 
octets are not counted in the length) 
<mid>  GSM 03.41 CBM Message Identifier in integer format 
<oa>  GSM 03.40 TP-Originating-Address Address-Value field in 
string format; BCD numbers (or GSM default alphabet 
characters) are converted characters of the currently selected 
TE character set (specified by +CSCS in TS 07.07); type of 
address given by <tooa> 
<pdu>  In the case of SMS: GSM 04.11 SC address followed by 
GSM 03.40 TPDU in hexadecimal format: ME/TA converts 
each octet of TP data unit into two IRA character long 
hexadecimal number (e.g. octet with integer value 42 is 
presented to TE as two characters 2A (IRA 50 and 65)). In 
the case of CBS: GSM 03.41 TPDU in hexadecimal format. 
<pid> GSM 03.40 TP-Protocol-Identifier in integer format 
 (default 0) 
<sca>  GSM 04.11 RP SC address Address-Value field in string 
format; BCD numbers (or GSM default alphabet characters) 
are converted to characters of the currently selected TE 
character set (specified by +CSCS in TS 07.07); type of 
address given by <tosca> 
<scts>  GSM 03.40 TP-Service-Centre-Time-Stamp in time-string 
format (refer <dt>) 
<stat>  0 "REC UNREAD" Received unread messages 
  1 "REC READ"  Received read messages 










