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    T-Mobile NB-IoT in the Netherlands? [SOLVED]

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    • J Offline
      Joop Susan
      last edited by

      OK. So my GPy's hardware was to blame. (Link)

      Since I also have a more recent FiPy I upgraded that one to NB1 40343.

      Success! I can read the 'Hello World!' message on the T-Mobile Netherlands dashboard.

      If this code does not attach for you, check that the CAPS show that your band is supported. My GPy was missing band 8 and I have requested an RMA...

      Testing code:

      import os
      from network import LTE
      import usocket
      import time
      
      
      def send_at_cmd_pretty(cmd, delay=1000):
          response = lte.send_at_cmd(cmd, delay=delay).split('\r\n')
          print('Sent to modem: \'{}\', delay {} ms'.format(cmd, delay))
          for line in response:
              if line.strip() != '':
                  print(line)
      
      
      # Print module details
      un = os.uname()
      print('Sysname:', un.sysname)
      print('Release:', un.release)
      print('Version:', un.version)
      print('Machine:', un.machine)
      
      # Initialize LTE object
      lte = LTE()
      time.sleep(5)
      
      # Pre attaching debugging
      print('Query LTE modem imei...', lte.imei()[:5] + '*' * 10)
      print('Query SIM iccid...', lte.iccid()[:5] + '*' * 15)
      send_at_cmd_pretty('ATI1')
      send_at_cmd_pretty('AT!="showver"')
      send_at_cmd_pretty('AT!="RRC:setDbgPerm full"')
      send_at_cmd_pretty('AT!="RRC:showcaps"')
      time.sleep(5)
      send_at_cmd_pretty('AT+SQNCTM?')
      
      # Attach LTE
      print('LTE attaching...')
      lte.attach(band=8, apn="cdp.iot.t-mobile.nl")
      attempts = 0
      while not lte.isattached():
          time.sleep(5)
          attempts = attempts + 1
          print('Attaching...', attempts)
          if attempts % 15 == 0:
              send_at_cmd_pretty('AT+SQNMONI=9')
              send_at_cmd_pretty('AT+CEREG?')
              send_at_cmd_pretty('AT+CFUN?')
              send_at_cmd_pretty('AT+CSQ')
              send_at_cmd_pretty('AT!="showphy"')
              send_at_cmd_pretty('AT!="fsm"')
      print('LTE attach succeeded!')
      
      # Debug attached state
      send_at_cmd_pretty('AT+CEREG?')
      send_at_cmd_pretty('AT+SQNMONI=9')
      send_at_cmd_pretty('AT+CSQ')
      send_at_cmd_pretty('AT!="showphy"')
      send_at_cmd_pretty('AT!="fsm"')
      send_at_cmd_pretty('AT+CGPADDR')
      send_at_cmd_pretty('AT+PING="172.27.131.100"', delay=5000)
      
      # Connect LTE
      lte.connect()
      attempts = 0
      while not lte.isconnected():
          time.sleep(5)
          attempts = attempts + 1
          print('Connecting...', attempts)
      print('LTE connection succeeded!')
      
      # Test DNS
      try:
          usocket.dnsserver(0, '8.8.8.8')
          usocket.dnsserver(1, '1.1.1.1')
          usocket.dnsserver()
          print(usocket.getaddrinfo('www.google.com', 80)[0][-1])
      except Exception:
          print('DNS over NB-IoT failed...')
      
      # Send message to dashboard
      s = usocket.socket(usocket.AF_INET, usocket.SOCK_DGRAM)
      s.setsockopt(usocket.SOL_SOCKET, usocket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
      # s.settimeout(5)
      # s.setblocking(False)
      s.sendto(bytearray('Hello World!'), ('172.27.131.100', 15683))
      s.close()
      
      # Shutdown LTE
      print("Disonnecting LTE ... ")
      lte.disconnect()
      print("Detaching LTE ... ")
      lte.dettach()
      print("Shuttting down LTE...")
      lte.deinit()
      

      Output:

      Sysname: FiPy
      Release: 1.20.0.rc7
      Version: v1.9.4-2833cf5 on 2019-02-08
      Machine: FiPy with ESP32
      Query LTE modem imei... 35434**********
      Query SIM iccid... 89882***************
      Sent to modem: 'ATI1', delay 1000 ms
      UE6.0.0.0
      LR6.0.0.0-40343
      OK
      Sent to modem: 'AT!="showver"', delay 1000 ms
      SYSTEM VERSION
      ==============
        FIRMWARE VERSION
          Bootloader0  : 5.1.1.0 [39529]
          Bootloader1* : 6.0.0.0 [40343]
          Bootloader2  : NA
          NV Info      : 1.1,0,0
          Software     : 6.0.0.0 [40343] by robot-soft at 2018-11-07 13:57:00
          UE           : 6.0.0.0
        COMPONENTS
          ZSP0         : 1.0.99-3171
          ZSP1         : 1.0.98-3170
      OK
      Sent to modem: 'AT!="RRC:setDbgPerm full"', delay 1000 ms
      OK
      Sent to modem: 'AT!="RRC:showcaps"', delay 1000 ms
      == CAPS config =============================
        .Lock UE on SRV band    : false
        .MFBI support           : true
        .TM8 TDD support        : false
      ============================================
      == CAPS ====================================
        . access stratum: R13
        . catM          : 1
        . nb-IoT        : 1
      -- EUTRA bands --
        . supported     : 28/20/13/12/8/5/4/3
        . board         : 3/4/5/8/12/13/20/28
        . admin         : 
        . pending admin : 
      -- EUTRA carriers --
        . admin         : 
        . pending admin : 
      ============================================
      OK
      Sent to modem: 'AT+SQNCTM?', delay 1000 ms
      +SQNCTM: standard
      OK
      LTE attaching...
      Attaching... 1
      Attaching... 2
      LTE attach succeeded!
      Sent to modem: 'AT+CEREG?', delay 1000 ms
      +CEREG: 2,5,"04F5","00710C67",9
      OK
      Sent to modem: 'AT+SQNMONI=9', delay 1000 ms
      +SQNMONI: 20416 Cc:204 Nc:16 RSRP:-78.30 CINR:5.60 RSRQ:-12.00 TAC:1269 Id:287 EARFCN:3747 PWR:-58.52 PAGING:1024
      OK
      Sent to modem: 'AT+CSQ', delay 1000 ms
      +CSQ: 27,99
      OK
      Sent to modem: 'AT!="showphy"', delay 1000 ms
      DL SYNCHRO STATISTICS
      =====================
          Synchro state                         : CELL_ACQUIRED
          PPU SIB1 ACQ watchdog                 : 0
          Frequency Hypothesis RF  (Hz)         : 0
          RSRP (dBm)                            : -79.52
          RSRQ  (dB)                            : -12.22
          Channel estimation state (Cell-spec.) : LOW CINR
          Channel estimation state (UE-spec.)   : LOW CINR
          Channel estimation state (MBSFN)      : LOW CINR
          Channel estimation CINR               : 3.51
          Channel length                        : SHORT
        AGC
          AGC RX gain (dB)                      : 42.49
          RX PSD BO (dBFs)                      : -21.15
          RX PSD (dBm)                          : -81.08
          Noise level RS (dBm)                  : -83.83
          Digital gain (dB)                     : 1.85
          CINR RS (dB)                          : 4.31
        NARROWBANDS
          Last DL NB                            : Central
          Last UL NB                            : 0
        AFC
          Frequency offset RF  (Hz)             : -737
          Frequency offset BB  (Hz)             : 0
        PBCH
          MIB received quantity                 : 0
          MIB timeout quantity                  : 0
      OK
      Sent to modem: 'AT!="fsm"', delay 1000 ms
      SYSTEM FSM
      ==========
          +--------------------------+--------------------+
          |            FSM           |        STATE       |
          +--------------------------+--------------------+
          | RRC TOP FSM              |CONNECTED           |
          | RRC SEARCH FSM           |CAMPED              |
          | RRC ACTIVE FSM           |CONNECTED           |
          | PMM PLMN FSM             |NORM_CAMPED         |
          | EMM MAIN FSM             |REGISTERED          |
          | EMM AUTH FSM             |KASME_DEFINED       |
          | EMM CONN FSM             |EMM_CONNECTED       |
          | EMM TAU FSM              |NULL                |
          | EMM TEST FSM             |NULL                |
          | ESM BEARER FSM           |BEARER_ACTIVE       |
          | SMS MT FSM               |IDLE                |
          | SMS MO FSM               |IDLE                |
          | LPP FSM                  |IDLE                |
          | HP MAIN FSM              |IDLE                |
          | HP USIM FSM              |READY               |
          | HP SMS MO FSM            |IDLE                |
          | HP SMS MT FSM            |IDLE                |
          | HP CAT FSM               |IDLE                |
          +--------------------------+--------------------+
      OK
      Sent to modem: 'AT+CGPADDR', delay 1000 ms
      +CGPADDR: 1,"10.0.1.100"
      OK
      Sent to modem: 'AT+PING="172.27.131.100"', delay 5000 ms
      +PING: 1,172.27.131.100,360,253
      LTE connection succeeded!
      DNS over NB-IoT failed...
      Disonnecting LTE ... 
      Detaching LTE ... 
      Shuttting down LTE...
      
      Pycom MicroPython 1.20.0.rc7 [v1.9.4-2833cf5] on 2019-02-08; FiPy with ESP32
      Type "help()" for more information.
      
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        nadvorvo @Joop Susan
        last edited by

        Hi @Joop-Susan, thank you for your testing code.
        I have used it for my NB-IoT tests.

        1. In my system there is no existing AT command AT+PING.
          Also I did not find it modem manual:
          https://docs.pycom.io/gitbook/assets/Monarch-LR5110-ATCmdRefMan-rev6_noConfidential.pdf

        2. In my system lte.send_at_cmd function require only one parameter

        >>> lte.send_at_cmd('ATI1',1000)
        Traceback (most recent call last):
          File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
        TypeError: extra positional arguments given
        

        So finally I have changed function send_at_cmd_pretty like this:

        def send_at_cmd_pretty(cmd, delay=1000):
            response = lte.send_at_cmd(cmd).split('\r\n')
            print('Sent to modem: \'{}\', delay {} ms'.format(cmd, delay))
            for line in response:
                if line.strip() != '':
                    print(line)
        

        Could somebody explain points 1), 2), please?
        Thank you in advance for your assistance.

        Regards, Vojtech

        Sysname: GPy
        Release: 1.20.2.r3
        Version: v1.11-d945d33ee on 2020-03-08
        Machine: GPy with ESP32
        Query LTE modem imei... 35434**********
        Query SIM iccid... 89882***************
        Sent to modem: 'ATI1', delay 1000 ms
        UE6.0.0.0
        LR6.0.0.0-41019
        OK
        Sent to modem: 'AT!="showver"', delay 1000 ms
        SYSTEM VERSION
        ==============
          FIRMWARE VERSION
            Bootloader0  : 5.1.1.0 [41065]
            Bootloader1* : 6.0.0.0 [41019]
            Bootloader2  : 5.1.1.0 [41065]
            NV Info      : 1.1,0,0
            Software     : 6.0.0.0 [41019] by robot-soft at 2018-12-13 21:41:15
            UE           : 6.0.0.0
          COMPONENTS
            ZSP0         : 1.0.99-3171
            ZSP1         : 1.0.98-3170
        OK
        Sent to modem: 'AT!="RRC:setDbgPerm full"', delay 1000 ms
        OK
        Sent to modem: 'AT!="RRC:showcaps"', delay 1000 ms
        == CAPS config =============================
          .Lock UE on SRV band    : false
          .MFBI support           : true
          .TM8 TDD support        : false
        ============================================
        == CAPS ====================================
          . access stratum: R13
          . catM          : 1
          . nb-IoT        : 1
        -- EUTRA bands --
          . supported     : 66/28/26/25/20/19/18/17/14/13/12/8/5/4/3/2/1
          . board         : 1/2/3/4/5/8/12/13/14/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/66
          . admin         :
          . pending admin :
        -- EUTRA carriers --
          . admin         :
          . pending admin :
        ============================================
        OK
        Sent to modem: 'AT+SQNCTM?', delay 1000 ms
        +SQNCTM: standard
        OK
        LTE attaching...
        Attaching... 1
        Attaching... 2
        Attaching... 3
        Attaching... 4
        Attaching... 5
        LTE attach succeeded!
        Sent to modem: 'AT+CEREG?', delay 1000 ms
        +CEREG: 2,5,"B7B6","0003E421",9
        OK
        Sent to modem: 'AT+SQNMONI=9', delay 1000 ms
        +SQNMONI: Vodafone@ Cc:230 Nc:03 RSRP:-92.80 CINR:-0.40 RSRQ:-14.10 TAC:47030 Id:76 EARFCN:6447 PWR:-70.92 PAGING:256
        OK
        Sent to modem: 'AT+CSQ', delay 1000 ms
        +CSQ: 21,99
        OK
        Sent to modem: 'AT!="showphy"', delay 1000 ms
        DL SYNCHRO STATISTICS
        =====================
            Synchro state                         : CELL_ACQUIRED
            PPU SIB1 ACQ watchdog                 : 0
            Frequency Hypothesis RF  (Hz)         : 0
            RSRP (dBm)                            : -92.98
            RSRQ  (dB)                            : -14.28
            Channel estimation state (Cell-spec.) : LOW CINR
            Channel estimation state (UE-spec.)   : LOW CINR
            Channel estimation state (MBSFN)      : LOW CINR
            Channel estimation CINR               : -0.75
            Channel length                        : SHORT
          AGC
            AGC RX gain (dB)                      : 50.54
            RX PSD BO (dBFs)                      : -22.57
            RX PSD (dBm)                          : -93.56
            Noise level RS (dBm)                  : -92.07
            Digital gain (dB)                     : 4.86
            CINR RS (dB)                          : -0.91
          NARROWBANDS
            Last DL NB                            : Central
            Last UL NB                            : 0
          AFC
            Frequency offset RF  (Hz)             : -538
            Frequency offset BB  (Hz)             : 0
          PBCH
            MIB received quantity                 : 0
            MIB timeout quantity                  : 0
        OK
        Sent to modem: 'AT!="fsm"', delay 1000 ms
        SYSTEM FSM
        ==========
            +--------------------------+--------------------+
            |            FSM           |        STATE       |
            +--------------------------+--------------------+
            | RRC TOP FSM              |CONNECTED           |
            | RRC SEARCH FSM           |CAMPED              |
            | RRC ACTIVE FSM           |CONNECTED           |
            | PMM PLMN FSM             |NORM_CAMPED         |
            | EMM MAIN FSM             |REGISTERED          |
            | EMM AUTH FSM             |KASME_DEFINED       |
            | EMM CONN FSM             |AS_ESTABLISHED      |
            | EMM TAU FSM              |NULL                |
            | EMM TEST FSM             |NULL                |
            | ESM BEARER FSM           |BEARER_ACTIVE       |
            | SMS MT FSM               |IDLE                |
            | SMS MO FSM               |IDLE                |
            | LPP FSM                  |IDLE                |
            | HP MAIN FSM              |IDLE                |
            | HP USIM FSM              |READY               |
            | HP SMS MO FSM            |IDLE                |
            | HP SMS MT FSM            |IDLE                |
            | HP CAT FSM               |IDLE                |
            +--------------------------+--------------------+
        OK
        Sent to modem: 'AT+CGPADDR', delay 1000 ms
        +CGPADDR: 1,"10.0.1.197"
        OK
        Sent to modem: 'AT+PING="172.27.131.100"', delay 5000 ms
        Traceback (most recent call last):
          File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
          File "<string>", line 64, in <module>
        OSError: LTE modem version not read```
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        • G Offline
          Gijs
          last edited by Gijs

          Hi,
          For

          1. AT commands are sort of universal. The manual you mention only describes AT commands specific to the Sequans modem. If you check this forum thread: https://forum.pycom.io/topic/6202/method-to-take-control-of-cell-modem/29 there are more 'undocumented' commands.
          2. There was a change in lte.send_at_cmd() not requiring the delay argument anymore in a recent firmware, as that was solved in a different way.

          Edit: The AT+PING command is described in the Sequans AT commands manual! (see link)

          Best,
          Gijs

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            nadvorvo @Gijs
            last edited by

            Hi @Gijs,
            Thank you for your reply.
            Could you suggest how to use AT+PING command on GPy?
            So far I understand @Joop-Susan using his testing code also with Sequans modem (FiPy)?

            Thank you in advance for your assistance.
            Regards, Vojtech

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            • G Offline
              Gijs
              last edited by Gijs

              Hi
              Usage is like this:
              lte.send_at_cmd('AT+PING="8.8.8.8"') where 8.8.8.8 can be any IP address. This works on any device with an LTE modem. Be aware that the quotes are not interchangable, the AT command interpreter expects the double ".

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                nadvorvo @Gijs
                last edited by

                Hi @Gijs ,
                Thank you for your reply.
                I am using GPy + modem with NB-IoT fw NB1-41019.
                Could you help, why AT+PING does not work, please?
                I really appreciate the support you’ve given me.
                Regards, Vojtech

                Sent to modem: 'AT+PING="172.27.131.100"', delay 5000 ms
                Traceback (most recent call last):
                  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
                  File "<string>", line 64, in <module>
                OSError: LTE modem version not read```
                

                Complete test output:

                Sysname: GPy
                Release: 1.20.2.r3
                Version: v1.11-d945d33ee on 2020-03-08
                Machine: GPy with ESP32
                Query LTE modem imei... 35434**********
                Query SIM iccid... 89882***************
                Sent to modem: 'ATI1', delay 1000 ms
                UE6.0.0.0
                LR6.0.0.0-41019
                OK
                Sent to modem: 'AT!="showver"', delay 1000 ms
                SYSTEM VERSION
                ==============
                  FIRMWARE VERSION
                    Bootloader0  : 5.1.1.0 [41065]
                    Bootloader1* : 6.0.0.0 [41019]
                    Bootloader2  : 5.1.1.0 [41065]
                    NV Info      : 1.1,0,0
                    Software     : 6.0.0.0 [41019] by robot-soft at 2018-12-13 21:41:15
                    UE           : 6.0.0.0
                  COMPONENTS
                    ZSP0         : 1.0.99-3171
                    ZSP1         : 1.0.98-3170
                OK
                Sent to modem: 'AT!="RRC:setDbgPerm full"', delay 1000 ms
                OK
                Sent to modem: 'AT!="RRC:showcaps"', delay 1000 ms
                == CAPS config =============================
                  .Lock UE on SRV band    : false
                  .MFBI support           : true
                  .TM8 TDD support        : false
                ============================================
                == CAPS ====================================
                  . access stratum: R13
                  . catM          : 1
                  . nb-IoT        : 1
                -- EUTRA bands --
                  . supported     : 66/28/26/25/20/19/18/17/14/13/12/8/5/4/3/2/1
                  . board         : 1/2/3/4/5/8/12/13/14/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/66
                  . admin         :
                  . pending admin :
                -- EUTRA carriers --
                  . admin         :
                  . pending admin :
                ============================================
                OK
                Sent to modem: 'AT+SQNCTM?', delay 1000 ms
                +SQNCTM: standard
                OK
                LTE attaching...
                Attaching... 1
                Attaching... 2
                Attaching... 3
                Attaching... 4
                Attaching... 5
                LTE attach succeeded!
                Sent to modem: 'AT+CEREG?', delay 1000 ms
                +CEREG: 2,5,"B7B6","0003E421",9
                OK
                Sent to modem: 'AT+SQNMONI=9', delay 1000 ms
                +SQNMONI: Vodafone@ Cc:230 Nc:03 RSRP:-92.80 CINR:-0.40 RSRQ:-14.10 TAC:47030 Id:76 EARFCN:6447 PWR:-70.92 PAGING:256
                OK
                Sent to modem: 'AT+CSQ', delay 1000 ms
                +CSQ: 21,99
                OK
                Sent to modem: 'AT!="showphy"', delay 1000 ms
                DL SYNCHRO STATISTICS
                =====================
                    Synchro state                         : CELL_ACQUIRED
                    PPU SIB1 ACQ watchdog                 : 0
                    Frequency Hypothesis RF  (Hz)         : 0
                    RSRP (dBm)                            : -92.98
                    RSRQ  (dB)                            : -14.28
                    Channel estimation state (Cell-spec.) : LOW CINR
                    Channel estimation state (UE-spec.)   : LOW CINR
                    Channel estimation state (MBSFN)      : LOW CINR
                    Channel estimation CINR               : -0.75
                    Channel length                        : SHORT
                  AGC
                    AGC RX gain (dB)                      : 50.54
                    RX PSD BO (dBFs)                      : -22.57
                    RX PSD (dBm)                          : -93.56
                    Noise level RS (dBm)                  : -92.07
                    Digital gain (dB)                     : 4.86
                    CINR RS (dB)                          : -0.91
                  NARROWBANDS
                    Last DL NB                            : Central
                    Last UL NB                            : 0
                  AFC
                    Frequency offset RF  (Hz)             : -538
                    Frequency offset BB  (Hz)             : 0
                  PBCH
                    MIB received quantity                 : 0
                    MIB timeout quantity                  : 0
                OK
                Sent to modem: 'AT!="fsm"', delay 1000 ms
                SYSTEM FSM
                ==========
                    +--------------------------+--------------------+
                    |            FSM           |        STATE       |
                    +--------------------------+--------------------+
                    | RRC TOP FSM              |CONNECTED           |
                    | RRC SEARCH FSM           |CAMPED              |
                    | RRC ACTIVE FSM           |CONNECTED           |
                    | PMM PLMN FSM             |NORM_CAMPED         |
                    | EMM MAIN FSM             |REGISTERED          |
                    | EMM AUTH FSM             |KASME_DEFINED       |
                    | EMM CONN FSM             |AS_ESTABLISHED      |
                    | EMM TAU FSM              |NULL                |
                    | EMM TEST FSM             |NULL                |
                    | ESM BEARER FSM           |BEARER_ACTIVE       |
                    | SMS MT FSM               |IDLE                |
                    | SMS MO FSM               |IDLE                |
                    | LPP FSM                  |IDLE                |
                    | HP MAIN FSM              |IDLE                |
                    | HP USIM FSM              |READY               |
                    | HP SMS MO FSM            |IDLE                |
                    | HP SMS MT FSM            |IDLE                |
                    | HP CAT FSM               |IDLE                |
                    +--------------------------+--------------------+
                OK
                Sent to modem: 'AT+CGPADDR', delay 1000 ms
                +CGPADDR: 1,"10.0.1.197"
                OK
                Sent to modem: 'AT+PING="172.27.131.100"', delay 5000 ms
                Traceback (most recent call last):
                  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
                  File "<string>", line 64, in <module>
                OSError: LTE modem version not read
                
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                  Gijs
                  last edited by Gijs

                  Hi,
                  That is a really odd error to get after the AT+PING command. The

                  OSError: LTE modem version not read
                  

                  Can only be caused by the lte.connect() command and has nothing to do with the lte.send_at_cmd(...)

                  I tried what you are doing on my Fipy with NB1-41019 firmware, and it does not do this.. Can you perhaps get the firmware 1.20.2.r1 and try again? There might be some differences in 1.20.2.r3 that I do not know about..

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                    nadvorvo @Gijs
                    last edited by

                    Hi @Gijs,
                    I really appreciate the support you’ve given me. Sorry for some delays (I was out of office several days).

                    I am now trying to downgrade to 1.20.2.r1 ... as you know I have some troubles:
                    https://forum.pycom.io/topic/1735/failed-to-connect-to-esp32-invalid-head-of-packet-x08/6

                    Today I have made some test with NB-IoT.
                    I have noticed weak signal:

                    >>> lte.send_at_cmd('AT+CSQ')
                    '\r+CSQ: 18,99\r\rOK\r'
                    

                    rssi=18 ... -77dBm
                    Below -70 dBm: Signal is too weak, subject to external interference
                    Today even I could not attach (usually it takes few seconds and I get lte.isattached() = true). Could it be hint why AT+PING command get error?

                    >>> from network import LTE
                    >>> lte = LTE()
                    >>> lte.attach(band=20, apn="nb.zoocontrol")
                    >>> lte.isattached()
                    False
                    

                    Thank you in advance for your assistance.
                    Regards, Vojtech

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                      nadvorvo @nadvorvo
                      last edited by

                      Hi @Gijs,
                      finally I have to downgrade to 1.20.2.r1
                      Then I have executed testing code. Still having problems with attaching (pls see my last post regarding rssi).

                      Thank you in advance for your assistance.
                      Regards, Vojtech

                      >>> exec(open('./lte_test.py').read())
                      Sysname: GPy
                      Release: 1.20.2.r1
                      Version: v1.11-a5aa0b8 on 2020-09-09
                      Machine: GPy with ESP32
                      Query LTE modem imei... 35434**********
                      Query SIM iccid... 89882***************
                      Sent to modem: 'ATI1', delay 1000 ms
                      UE6.0.0.0
                      LR6.0.0.0-41019
                      OK
                      Sent to modem: 'AT!="showver"', delay 1000 ms
                      SYSTEM VERSION
                      ==============
                        FIRMWARE VERSION
                          Bootloader0  : 5.1.1.0 [41065]
                          Bootloader1* : 6.0.0.0 [41019]
                          Bootloader2  : 5.1.1.0 [41065]
                          NV Info      : 1.1,0,0
                          Software     : 6.0.0.0 [41019] by robot-soft at 2018-12-13 21:41:15
                          UE           : 6.0.0.0
                        COMPONENTS
                          ZSP0         : 1.0.99-3171
                          ZSP1         : 1.0.98-3170
                      OK
                      Sent to modem: 'AT!="RRC:setDbgPerm full"', delay 1000 ms
                      OK
                      Sent to modem: 'AT!="RRC:showcaps"', delay 1000 ms
                      == CAPS config =============================
                        .Lock UE on SRV band    : false
                        .MFBI support           : true
                        .TM8 TDD support        : false
                      ============================================
                      == CAPS ====================================
                        . access stratum: R13
                        . catM          : 1
                        . nb-IoT        : 1
                      -- EUTRA bands --
                        . supported     : 66/28/26/25/20/19/18/17/14/13/12/8/5/4/3/2/1
                        . board         : 1/2/3/4/5/8/12/13/14/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/66
                        . admin         :
                        . pending admin :
                      -- EUTRA carriers --
                        . admin         :
                        . pending admin :
                      ============================================
                      OK
                      Sent to modem: 'AT+SQNCTM?', delay 1000 ms
                      +SQNCTM: standard
                      OK
                      LTE attaching...
                      Attaching... 1
                      Attaching... 2
                      Attaching... 3
                      Attaching... 4
                      Attaching... 5
                      Attaching... 6
                      Attaching... 7
                      Attaching... 8
                      Attaching... 9
                      Attaching... 10
                      Attaching... 11
                      Attaching... 12
                      Attaching... 13
                      Attaching... 14
                      Attaching... 15
                      
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                        robert-hh @nadvorvo
                        last edited by robert-hh

                        @nadvorvo I'm just using lte.attach() here with a T-Mobile NB-IoT card. attaching usually takes 12 seconds, but sometimes much longer. The response to AT+CSQ is 25,99. I'm using MicroPython 1.20.2.rc11, and the latest modem firmware 41019, and the same bootloader.
                        Ping to 172.27.131.100 fails in a proper manner with error, ping to e.g. 217.160.86.40 or 8.8.8.8 works.
                        Maybe you have a problem with the antenna or reception. Can you move close to a window?

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                          nadvorvo @robert-hh
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                          Hi @Gijs,
                          Today I have sold problem with lte.attach(). It was necessary to add before (select network operator):

                          lte.send_at_cmd('AT+COPS=1,2,"23003"')
                          

                          Ping not working even after FW downgrade to 1.20.2.r1.
                          Thank you in advance for your assistance.
                          Regards, Vojtech

                          >>> exec(open('./lte_test.py').read())
                          Sysname: GPy
                          Release: 1.20.2.r1
                          Version: v1.11-a5aa0b8 on 2020-09-09
                          Machine: GPy with ESP32
                          Query LTE modem imei... 35434**********
                          Query SIM iccid... 89882***************
                          Sent to modem: 'ATI1', delay 1000 ms
                          UE6.0.0.0
                          LR6.0.0.0-41019
                          OK
                          Sent to modem: 'AT!="showver"', delay 1000 ms
                          SYSTEM VERSION
                          ==============
                            FIRMWARE VERSION
                              Bootloader0  : 5.1.1.0 [41065]
                              Bootloader1* : 6.0.0.0 [41019]
                              Bootloader2  : 5.1.1.0 [41065]
                              NV Info      : 1.1,0,0
                              Software     : 6.0.0.0 [41019] by robot-soft at 2018-12-13 21:41:15
                              UE           : 6.0.0.0
                            COMPONENTS
                              ZSP0         : 1.0.99-3171
                              ZSP1         : 1.0.98-3170
                          OK
                          Sent to modem: 'AT!="RRC:setDbgPerm full"', delay 1000 ms
                          OK
                          Sent to modem: 'AT!="RRC:showcaps"', delay 1000 ms
                          == CAPS config =============================
                            .Lock UE on SRV band    : false
                            .MFBI support           : true
                            .TM8 TDD support        : false
                          ============================================
                          == CAPS ====================================
                            . access stratum: R13
                            . catM          : 1
                            . nb-IoT        : 1
                          -- EUTRA bands --
                            . supported     : 66/28/26/25/20/19/18/17/14/13/12/8/5/4/3/2/1
                            . board         : 1/2/3/4/5/8/12/13/14/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/66
                            . admin         :
                            . pending admin :
                          -- EUTRA carriers --
                            . admin         :
                            . pending admin :
                          ============================================
                          OK
                          Sent to modem: 'AT+SQNCTM?', delay 1000 ms
                          +SQNCTM: standard
                          OK
                          LTE attaching...
                          Attaching... 1
                          Attaching... 2
                          Attaching... 3
                          Attaching... 4
                          Attaching... 5
                          LTE attach succeeded!
                          Sent to modem: 'AT+CEREG?', delay 1000 ms
                          +CEREG: 2,5,"B7B6","0003E421",9
                          OK
                          Sent to modem: 'AT+SQNMONI=9', delay 1000 ms
                          +SQNMONI: Vodafone@ Cc:230 Nc:03 RSRP:-93.10 CINR:-0.90 RSRQ:-14.20 TAC:47030 Id:76 EARFCN:6447 PWR:-71.12 PAGING:256
                          OK
                          Sent to modem: 'AT+CSQ', delay 1000 ms
                          +CSQ: 20,99
                          OK
                          Sent to modem: 'AT!="showphy"', delay 1000 ms
                          DL SYNCHRO STATISTICS
                          =====================
                              Synchro state                         : CELL_ACQUIRED
                              PPU SIB1 ACQ watchdog                 : 1
                              Frequency Hypothesis RF  (Hz)         : 0
                              RSRP (dBm)                            : -93.51
                              RSRQ  (dB)                            : -14.33
                              Channel estimation state (Cell-spec.) : LOW CINR
                              Channel estimation state (UE-spec.)   : LOW CINR
                              Channel estimation state (MBSFN)      : LOW CINR
                              Channel estimation CINR               : 0.05
                              Channel length                        : SHORT
                            AGC
                              AGC RX gain (dB)                      : 55.79
                              RX PSD BO (dBFs)                      : -20.32
                              RX PSD (dBm)                          : -93.14
                              Noise level RS (dBm)                  : -92.36
                              Digital gain (dB)                     : 1.44
                              CINR RS (dB)                          : -1.15
                            NARROWBANDS
                              Last DL NB                            : Central
                              Last UL NB                            : 0
                            AFC
                              Frequency offset RF  (Hz)             : -524
                              Frequency offset BB  (Hz)             : 0
                            PBCH
                              MIB received quantity                 : 0
                              MIB timeout quantity                  : 0
                          OK
                          Sent to modem: 'AT!="fsm"', delay 1000 ms
                          SYSTEM FSM
                          ==========
                              +--------------------------+--------------------+
                              |            FSM           |        STATE       |
                              +--------------------------+--------------------+
                              | RRC TOP FSM              |CONNECTED           |
                              | RRC SEARCH FSM           |CAMPED              |
                              | RRC ACTIVE FSM           |CONNECTED           |
                              | PMM PLMN FSM             |NORM_CAMPED         |
                              | EMM MAIN FSM             |REGISTERED          |
                              | EMM AUTH FSM             |KASME_DEFINED       |
                              | EMM CONN FSM             |AS_ESTABLISHED      |
                              | EMM TAU FSM              |NULL                |
                              | EMM TEST FSM             |NULL                |
                              | ESM BEARER FSM           |BEARER_ACTIVE       |
                              | SMS MT FSM               |IDLE                |
                              | SMS MO FSM               |IDLE                |
                              | LPP FSM                  |IDLE                |
                              | HP MAIN FSM              |IDLE                |
                              | HP USIM FSM              |READY               |
                              | HP SMS MO FSM            |IDLE                |
                              | HP SMS MT FSM            |IDLE                |
                              | HP CAT FSM               |IDLE                |
                              +--------------------------+--------------------+
                          OK
                          Sent to modem: 'AT+CGPADDR', delay 1000 ms
                          +CGPADDR: 1,"10.0.1.197"
                          OK
                          Sent to modem: 'AT+PING="172.27.131.100"', delay 5000 ms
                          Traceback (most recent call last):
                            File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
                            File "<string>", line 64, in <module>
                          OSError: LTE modem version not read
                          
                          
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                            Gijs
                            last edited by

                            @nadvorvo said in T-Mobile NB-IoT in the Netherlands? [SOLVED]:

                            Thank you for your reply.

                            So we are back here again If im correct. I tested the AT+PING again om my devices and that seems to work fine (still!). I have asked @xykon to take a look as well, so we can figure this out!

                            Gijs

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                              Gijs
                              last edited by Gijs

                              Hi,
                              Sorry for the long delay, I have since looked at your code again, and the AT+PING does not return anything for you, try the following:lte = LTE(debug=True) which will give you more insight into the sent AT commands by the lte module.

                              The error is with the lte.connect() which has a version check, that receives a non-applicable response from the modem.

                              Next, I figured out that the AT+PING has no specified timeout. This will interfere with the next AT command called (ATI1) and cause the modem version not read error, as the AT+PING has still information in the UART buffer. You can resolve the issue by setting a timeout on the AT+PING command as such:

                              send_at_cmd_pretty('AT+PING="172.27.131.100",1,32')
                              

                              With 1 = the amount of messages, and 32 as the timeout in ms (I believe)

                              That should resolve the error
                              Best,
                              Gijs

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                                nadvorvo @Gijs
                                last edited by

                                Hi @Gijs,
                                Thank you for your reply.

                                I have updated my testing code as suggested (also it was necessary add 5 sec sleep (there were interfere with lte.connect() comand):

                                # Initialize LTE object
                                lte = LTE()
                                lte = LTE(debug=True)
                                
                                print('LTE ping test')
                                send_at_cmd_pretty('AT+PING="10.1.0.1",1,32', delay=5000)
                                time.sleep(5)
                                # Connect LTE
                                print('LTE connect command:')
                                lte.connect()
                                

                                I got this output:

                                LTE ping test
                                [AT] 939910 AT+PING="10.1.0.1",1,32
                                [AT-OK] +9509
                                Sent to modem: 'AT+PING="10.1.0.1",1,32', delay 5000 ms
                                LTE connect command:
                                

                                Could you comment, please [AT] 939910, [AT-OK] +9509 I do not know meaning.
                                Thank you in advance for your assistance.
                                Regards, Vojtech

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                                  Gijs
                                  last edited by

                                  Im not sure exactly what you are trying to achieve with the PING (and who you are trying to ping), but a ping to 8.8.8.8 for me gives a response acknowledgement. It seems 10.1.0.1 is in the personal IP range, which might not be directly accessible from the lte service.

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                                    nadvorvo @Gijs
                                    last edited by

                                    Hi @Gijs,
                                    10.1.0.1 is the address of the NB-IoT backend server ... UDP communication is working there.

                                    I have tried 8.8.8.8 (result is same, My APN network is opened to internet by default, only to backend server)

                                    LTE ping test
                                    [AT] 80166 AT+PING="8.8.8.8",1,32
                                    [AT-OK] +9506
                                    Sent to modem: 'AT+PING="8.8.8.8",1,32', delay 5000 ms
                                    

                                    Thank you in advance for your assistance.
                                    Regards, Vojtech

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                                      Gijs
                                      last edited by

                                      This is what I get for an IP that is not reachable: (with lte = LTE(debug=True)

                                      >>> print(lte.send_at_cmd('AT+PING="10.0.1.2",1,32'))
                                      [AT] 2481378 AT+PING="1.2.3.4",1,32
                                      [AT-OK] +9503 
                                      
                                      >>>
                                      

                                      And this is what I get for an IP that I can reach:

                                      >>> print(lte.send_at_cmd('AT+PING="8.8.8.8",1,32'))
                                      [AT] 2531560 AT+PING="8.8.8.8",1,32
                                      [AT-OK] +1568 
                                      +PING: 1,8.8.8.8,1540,117
                                      
                                      OK
                                      
                                      
                                      +PING: 1,8.8.8.8,1540,117
                                      
                                      OK
                                      >>>
                                      

                                      Meaning the first one did not get a response (was not reachable), and the second one is reachable, returning the round trip time etc.

                                      Gijs

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                                        peterp @nadvorvo
                                        last edited by

                                        @nadvorvo said in T-Mobile NB-IoT in the Netherlands? [SOLVED]:

                                        Could you comment, please [AT] 939910, [AT-OK] +9509 I do not know meaning.

                                        [AT] 939910 means an AT command was submitted at timestamp 939910
                                        [AT-OK] +9509 means an OK response was received after elapsed time 9509

                                        both values are in milliseconds

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