Quectel BG96
The following guide contains AT commands guides for cellular modem Quectel BG96 working with Monogoto SIM card
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The following guide contains AT commands guides for cellular modem Quectel BG96 working with Monogoto SIM card
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The series support LTE Cat M1, NB-IoT and EGPRS.
Monogoto SIM
Reset non-volatile memory:
Restore factory settings:
Reboot module:
Set the error reporting to verbose, resulting in more descriptive error messages (optional):
Check the status of the SIM card. The correct response should be: +CPIN: READY
If you receive an error, the SIM may not be inserted properly or the SIM is protected with a PIN. By default, Monogoto SIMs are not PIN protected.
Request the product type, hardware and firmware version:
Request the IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity):
Request the ICCID (Integrated Circuit Card ID), which is the identification number of the SIM card
It is possible to let the modem select the network automatically, or to manually define a network to connect with.
To set the modem to automatic network selection enter the command:
Check the network and cellular technology the modem is currently using:
Expected response: +COPS: 0,0,"<name of operator>",X. The last digit indicates the cellular technology:
0 indicates GSM
8 indicates LTE Cat-M1
9 indicates NB-IoT
Start with searching for available networks:
It may take several minutes before the modem responds.
The modem responds with the names and the MCCMNC codes of the available networks. It also shows the cellular technologies the networks support:
Check the network and cellular technology the modem is currently using:
Expected response: +COPS: 0,0,"<name of operator>",X. The last digit indicates the cellular technology.
Manually set the network and the cellular technology:
Replace XXXXX with the MCCMNC code of your operator, for example"20404" for Vodafone NL. Use 8 for LTE Cat-M1.
Check the radio signal strength and signal quality:
It is possible to lock the modem to one or more specific bands. This may result in a faster boot cycle as the modem does not need to scan for available bands at startup.
Although the modem may support many different bands, your local network operator may not. Have a look at the LTE Cat-M1 overview to find the available band(s) in your region.
To lock the modem to a specific band, a hexadecimal value representing the band needs to be sent to the modem. To lock the modem to LTE-M band 20, send:
To test if the band(s) is properly set, enter the command:
Example response: +QCFG: "band",0xf,0x80000,0x10004200000000090e189f
The first hex number represents the GSM bands, followed by the LTE-M bands and NB-IoT bands.
To information about the technology used, the network provider and cellular band, enter:
Example response: +QNWINFO: "eMTC","20408","LTE BAND 20",6400.
Set the APN to data.mono:
Validate if the APN is set correctly:
Expected response: +CGDCONT: 1,"IP","data.mono","0.0.0.0",0,0,0,0,0,0
Activate the PDP (packet data protocol) context:
Test if the PDP context is activated:
Expected response: +CGACT: 1,1
Expected response: +CGPADDR: 1,XX.XXX.XX.XXX
Do you see an IP address? Congratulations! You’ve successfully connected the Quectel modem to Monogoto 🎉
A PING test can be performed to test if the modem has an active data connection with a mobile network.
When cellular modems are idle for a long period of time, cell towers might drop the data connection to save resources. Sending regular PINGs is a good method for testing the data connection, as well as for keeping the connection alive because the operator registers your device as being actively used.
Send 5 PINGs to IP address 8.8.8.8:
Example response:
Keep the AT Commands manual next to you for more details about the commands. to download the latest version, scroll down to Documentation and Resources to find the AT Commands Manual.
To find which of the networks Monogoto has roaming agreements with, review the .
To find the profile of your SIM, visit the , open the page Things and select a specific Thing. Scroll down to Mobile Identities to find your profile in the column Network Provider Name.
Great work on connecting the Quectel BG96 to Monogoto! Have a look at the Things logs in the to find more details about the established connection.
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