did anybody play with python and window mobile broadband?

[News123]

Hi,


I'd like to use a mobile broadband device with a windows python app.
Did anybody play already with python and the window mobile broadband
interface?

I'm looking for examples:
- how to connect/disconnect a mobile broadband device (currently I use
rasdial. not sure it's the best solution)
- to obtain the device's current mode (GPRS / EDGE / . . . )
- to obtain the current signal level

Thanks a lot for any pointers



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[Sanjiva P.]

I'm looking for examples:
- how to connect/disconnect a mobile broadband device (currently I use
rasdial. not sure it's the best solution)
- to obtain the device's current mode (GPRS / EDGE / . . . )
- to obtain the current signal level

Thanks a lot for any pointers

Well no examples,but most or all of it should work through AT commands.

Did you try plugging the mobile broadband interface in?

 

[eglyph]

I'd like to use a mobile broadband device with a windows python app.
Did anybody play already with python and the window mobile broadband
interface?

There was a discussion on this subject in some local forum recently. I
assume you're using PythonCE, right?

The best solution proposed there was to use ctypes and WinAPI. You can
find a relatively high level APIs to set up a connection (without need
to go too low level with AT commands) and make your own wrapper.

A good starting point can be found here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb416346.aspx
(it's not the only way to to things, btw).

 

[News123]

Hi Sanjiva,

Well no examples,but most or all of it should work through AT commands.

Thanks, yes AT commands would be fine.
How can I send AT commands, while another application / connection
mnager is using the modem?


I just don't know how to send AT commands to a connected modem.

Did you try plugging the mobile broadband interface in?

What do you mean with pluggging in?

ctypes?
or something else?




bye


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[News123]

Hy Eglyph,

There was a discussion on this subject in some local forum recently. I
assume you're using PythonCE, right?

No I'm using C-Python on a small windows PC (Atom) with a USB Boradband
modem.

Could you forward me the discussion in case you remember the forum?

The best solution proposed there was to use ctypes and WinAPI. You can
find a relatively high level APIs to set up a connection (without need
to go too low level with AT commands) and make your own wrapper.

A good starting point can be found here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb416346.aspx
(it's not the only way to to things, btw).

Thanks, I'll read into it.

bye

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