NOTE: Only the modem driver is compatible with Server 2003 and 2008 operating systems. Bundled software included on the installation CD is not supported for these operating systems.
It is recommended you update your Modem Drivers regularly in order to avoid conflicts. Driver updates will resolve any Driver conflict issues with all devices and improve the performance of your PC.
To fix your Drivers problems you will need to know the particular model of the Modem device you are having problems with. Once you have the details you can search the Modem manufacturers website for your drivers and, if available, download and install these drivers.
If you are unsure of whether or not you need to update your Drivers, or indeed which Drivers may need to be updated, you can run a Drivers scan using a driver update tool (you will need to pay to register this tool but usually the Drivers scan is free). This will allow you to assess your Driver needs without any commitment. Alternatively, you can use the device manager to check if there are problems with any of your hardware devices.
In many cases the answer to this is yes, however in some cases the manufacturers no longer make the Drivers available so you need to use a Driver Update Tool to install the missing Drivers. The purpose of such as tool is to save you time and effort by automatically downloading and updating the Drivers for you.
A Driver Update Program will instantly resolve your drivers problems by scanning your PC for outdated, missing or corrupt drivers, which it then automatically updates to the most compatible version.
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I would like to install the LSI modem on Windows 10. So far this did not work. I am not even sure, if my HP Elitebook 8570w has this device. Perhaps someone knows if this is something that all 8570w have or may be it is just an optional device? Is there a way to find out? Any help is much appreciated!
I did that. Relevant seemed to be the sections "Peripherals" and "Network". There was no modem listed. However, Speccy does also not show the Smart Card Reader (nor its ID). Therefore I am not so sure, whether this is reliable enoughl. What I will effectively do, is, to open and disassemble my notebook in order to see, if the relevant module is in place.
I found a way to tell, if the modem component is inside the notebook or not: In the BIOS under System Configuration under Built-In Device Options, there is an entry "Modem Device" if a modem is built into the notebook (if it is not the entry will not appear). The same, by the way, is true for the integrated camera (even though in that case it is pretty obvious ...). So I now know that a modem is present in one of my two notebooks. However I still do not know how to get it to run. Any help appreciated!
Cheap and seems adequate but not rated for win 10. Are there drivers built in to Windows that would allow this to function? Would I need to hunt for software as one reviewer did? Windows Fax and Scan should be good enough for my occasional use.
Thanks Paul
I see I may have another obstacle , VOIP can scramble the Fax signal. I have Fios which seems to be Voip. At worst if windows 10 did not work I could have tried a W7 VM but the scrambling would be a deal breaker. I will investigate and return.
David
I've been working on an application which uses a GSM modem for one of two things; check its status using the built in HTTP stack by sending a GET request to the server, or sending data to the server (using UDP). I have tried several different methods to keep this as reliable as possible, and I'm finally ready to ask for help.
So the problem is sometimes the modem is busy doing something, and misses a command. As a human, I would see that and just resend the command. Adding a facility for my MCU to timeout and resend isn't an issue.
What is an issue is that the modem sends unsolicited responses after different events. When the modem changes registration status (with the cell tower) it would respond with +CGREG: 1, ... or when the GPS is ready GPS Ready. These responses can happen at any time, including in the middle of a command (like creating an IP connection).
This is a problem, because I haven't thought of a way to deal with this. My application needs to send a command (to connect to the server for example, AT+CIPSTART="UDP","example.com",5000) This command will response with 'OK', and then when the command has finished 'CONNECT OK'. However, I need to be able to react to the many other possible responses, and I haven't figured out a way of doing this. What do I need to do with my code to; wait for a response from the modem, check the response, perform an action based on that response?
I am code limited (being an 8-bit microcontroller!) and would like the keep repetition to a minimum. How can I write a response function that will take a response from the GSM module (solicited or now) and then let the rest of my program know what is happening?
A simple command is any AT command that is specifically looking for OK or ERROR in response. Something like AT. However, I also use it for more advanced commands like AT+CPIN? because it means I will have captured the whole response, and can further search for the +CPIN: READY. However, none of this actually response to the unsolicited responses. In fact, the gsm_sendCommand() function will return early when the unsolicited response is received.
Having to handle both unsolicited messages as well as responses to requests in the same data stream is difficult since you will need to demultiplex the incoming stream and dispatch the results to the appropriate handler. It's a bit like an interrupt handler in that you have to drop what you were doing and handle this other bit of information which you were not necessarily expecting.
Some modules have a secondary serial port which can also be used for messages. If this is possible you could have unsolicited messages only appear on a single serial port while the main port is for your AT commands. This may not be possible, and some GSM modules will not support the complete command set on a secondary port.
Perhaps a better approach is to just disable unsolicited messages. Most commands all the state to be requested. eg While waiting for registration, instead of waiting for an unsolicited registration message to appear, simply poll the module for the current registration state. This allows you to always be in control, and you only have to handle the responses for the command just sent. If you're waiting for multiple events you can poll in a loop for each item in turn. This will generally make the code simpler as you only have to handle a single response at a time. The downside is that your response times are limited by your polling rate.
If you're set on continuing with the unsolicited message approach, I'd suggest implementing a small queue for unsolicited messages. While waiting for responses to a command, if the response does not match the command, just push the response on a queue. Then, when you've either received a response to your AT command or timed out you can process the unsolicited message queue afterwards.
Freetz-NG is the continuation of Freetz. I suggest that you refer to the extensive list of VRX200 xDSL versions at -xdsl-firmware-info/, which has maintained instructions for extraction of each specific version. For AVM firmwares I think the instructions you should be using are those for version 5.9.0.C.1.7-5.9.0.A.0.2 even if that isn't the version in your firmware (other AVM sourced versions have the same instructions, that's just the first AVM sourced version I looked at).
You don't necessarily need the exact version used by AVM for your device - these files aren't specific to individual router models, just to the xDSL chipset and the functional requirements of the line. Some files definitely work better in some environments than others so it can sometimes be useful to trial other versions.
The dsl0 interface won't appear until the modem has synced with the DSLAM. If there are sync issues you will have to peruse the system log - any errors that the drivers report will show there. The OpenWrt status display will report the ADSL connection stats once sync has been achieved; it will also report the line state (e.g. "showtime" once synced, "full init" during sync if I recall correctly).
The vr9-B-dsl.bin file would appear to be version 5.9.1.4.0.7-5.9.0.D.0.2 based on file size (908888 bytes) which seems to meet your requirements so I would specify that as the firmware file and reboot.
For some reason I had inferred you were on ADSL rather than VDSL - my bad. For a VDSL connection, I would have expected that you could leave Tone and Encapsulation both at auto as that is what works for myself and others - but the VDSL network I'm on is likely has some differences from yours.
The problem was most likely the tone option. For VR9 modems, the supported carrier sets are different for the Annex A and Annex B firmware files (even though the annex itself refers only to ADSL). So one of the B43 options (or the auto option) needs to be used with an Annex B firmware.
By the way, only the carrier sets B43 and B43c are actually allowed to be used in the network of Deutsche Telekom (which is most likely being used by o2 in this case). V43 is explicitly disallowed, even though it seems to work as well in practice (at least on some lines).
Hi. I've been working on getting a gsm modem functional using the GSM Modem Zephyr driver on an nRF5340. I believe I have the overlay file setup correctly, but am recieving unexpected log output. There is log output for net & ppp configuration before any code in main is called to initialize the modem, as per the sample gsm_modem. The modem is on UART1 and the output is going to the console on UART0, as best as I can tell.
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