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Modem.js, GSM Modems on Node

Modem.js allows you to use your GSM modems on node. It offers a very simple API. It supports:

  • Sending SMS messages
  • Receiving SMS messages
  • Getting delivery reports
  • Deleting messages from memory
  • Getting notifications when memory is full
  • Getting signal quality
  • Making ussd sessions
  • 16bit (ucsd messages)
  • 7bit (ascii) messages
  • Multipart messages
  • Getting notifications when someone calls

Installation

npm install modem

Instantiate

var modem = require('modem').Modem()

Open modem

modem.open(device, callback)
  • device String Path to device, like /dev/ttyUSB0
    • callback Function called when modem is ready for further action

Send a message

modem.sms(message, callback)
  • message Object
    • text String message body. Longs messages will be splitted and sent in multiple parts transparently.
    • receiver String receiver number.
    • encoding String. '16bit' or '7bit'. Use 7bit in case of English messages.

callback Fucntion(err, references) is called when sending is done.

  • references Array contains reference ids for each part of sent message. (A message may take up to several parts)

Get delivery reports

modem.on('delivery', callback)

  • callback Function is called with the following arguments:

  • details Object detailed status report

    • smsc String Msisdn of SMS Sender
    • reference String Reference number of the delivered message
    • sender Msisdn of receiver
    • status Delivery status

  • index String index of this delivery report in storage

Receive a message

modem.on('sms received', callback)
  • callback Function will be called on each new message with following arguments:
  • message Object
    • smsc String MSISDN of SMS Center
    • sender String MSISDN of sender
    • time Date Send time
    • text String message body

Get stored messages

modem.getMessages(callback)
  • callback Function will be called with a single argument messages Array, which contains stores messages

Delete a message

modem.deleteMessage(message_index, callback)
  • message_index Int is the message index to be deleted
  • callback Function called when message is deleted

Get notified when memory is full

modem.on('memory full', callback)
  • callback Function will be called when modem has no more space for further messages

Get notified when someone calls

modem.on('ring', callback)
  • callback Function will be called on each RING with a single argument
  • msisdn Number

Running custom AT commands

Modem.js allows you to run AT commands in a queue and manage them without messing the modem. API is still quite simple.

Run a command

job = modem.execute(at_command, [callback], [priority], [timeout])
  • at_command String AT command you would like to execute
  • callback Function called when execution is done, in form of (escape_char, [response])
    • escape_char String could be 'OK', 'ERROR' or '>'.
    • response String modem's response
  • prior Boolean if set to true, command will be executed immediately
  • timeout Integer timeout, in milliseconds, defaults to 60 seconds.
  • job EventEmitter represents the added job.
    • it will emit timeout if executing job times out

USSD Sessions

Modem.js allows you to run ussd sessions.

Instantiate

var Session = require('modem').Ussd_Session

Create a session

var Session = require('modem').Ussd_Session
var CheckBalance = function(c) {
    var session = new Session;
    session.callback = c;

    session.parseResponse = function(response_code, message) {
        this.close();

        var match = message.match(/([0-9,\,]+)\sRial/);
        if(!match) {
            if(this.callback)
                this.callback(false);
            return ;
        }


        if(this.callback)
            this.callback(match[1]);

        session.modem.credit = match[1];
    }

    session.execute = function() {
        this.query('*141*#', session.parseResponse);
    }

    return session;
}