SIM800 Series_ Email
_Application Note
GPRS Module
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About Document
Version History
2013.08.01 Ping.Zhang
2016.11.17 Wenjie.Lai
Fan.Fang
/Wenjie.Lai
2020.06.15
What is new
New version
Scope
All
Version Date
V1.00
V1.01
Owner
V1.02
Scope
This document can apply to SIM800 series modules with Email function.
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Contents
About Document .................................................................................................................... 3
Version History ...................................................................................................................................... 3
Scope .................................................................................................................................................... 3
Contents ................................................................................................................................. 4
Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 5
1
1.1
Purpose of the document ............................................................................................................ 5
1.2 Related documents ..................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Conventions and abbreviations ................................................................................................... 5
2 Email Introduction ........................................................................................................... 6
Features ...................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1
3 AT commands .................................................................................................................. 7
4 Email Examples ............................................................................................................... 8
Bearer profile .............................................................................................................................. 8
4.1
Send an Email ............................................................................................................................. 8
4.2
Send an Email with an attachment .............................................................................................. 9
4.3
4.4
Send a UTF-8 Email ................................................................................................................. 10
4.5 Retrieve the Email ..................................................................................................................... 11
4.6 Delete the Email ........................................................................................................................ 12
4.7 Get the Email’s size and unique-id ............................................................................................ 13
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1 Introduction
1.1
Purpose of the document
This document presents the AT command of Email operation and application examples.
Developers could understand and develop application quickly and efficiently based on this document.
1.2
Related documents
[1] SIM800 Series_AT Command Manual
[2] SIM800 Series_TCPIP_Application Note
1.3
Conventions and abbreviations
Abbreviation
GPRS
IP
EMAIL
SMTP
POP3
Description
General Packet Radio Service
Internet Protocol
Electronic Mail
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Post Office Protocol 3
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2 Email Introduction
This document presents Email features for SIM800 Series.
2.1
Features
SIM800 Series supports to send an Email with an attachment via SMTP protocol. It also supports
carbon copy (abbreviated Cc:) recipient and blind carbon copy (abbreviated Bcc:) recipient.
SIM800 Series supports to retrieve and delete the Email via POP3 protocol, the Email may be with
attachments.
SIM800 Series supports all of POP3 commands but APOP. By these POP3 commands, you can get
the specific Email’s size and unique-id.
SIM800 Series does not support that SMTP and POP3 operations are executed at the same time.
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3 AT commands
Below is the email associated with AT commands, detailed information please refer to document [1].
Through these AT commands can achieve the following functions.
Via the SMTP protocol to send e-mail with attachments.
Through the POP3 protocol to accept or delete e-mail.
To obtain the specified mail message (size and unique identifiers).
Command
AT+EMAILCID
AT+EMAILTO
AT+SMTPSRV
AT+SMTPAUTH
AT+SMTPFROM
AT+SMTPRCPT
AT+SMTPSUB
AT+SMTPBODY
AT+SMTPFILE
AT+SMTPSEND
AT+SMTPFT
AT+SMTPCS
AT+POP3SRV
AT+POP3IN
AT+POP3NUM
AT+POP3LIST
AT+POP3UIDL
AT+POP3CMD
AT+POP3READ
AT+POP3DEL
AT+POP3RSET
AT+POP3OUT
Description
Set Email Bearer Profile Identifier
Set Timeout Value of SMTP/POP3 Server Response
Set SMTP Server Address and Port
Set User Name and Password for SMTP Authentication
Set Sender Address and Name
Set the Email Recipient(TO/CC/BCC) Address and Name
Set the Email Subject
Set the Email Body
Set the Email Attachment
Send the Email
Transfer the Email Attachment
Set the Email Charset
Set POP3 Server and Account
Log In POP3 Server
Get Email Number and Total Size
Get the Specific Email Size
Get the Specific Email Unique-id
Get Multi-line Response
Read Multi-line Response
Mark the Specific Email to Delete
Unmark the Emails that Be Marked as Deleted
Log Out POP3 Server
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4 Email Examples
There are some examples to explain how to use these commands.
4.1
Bearer profile
//Example of bearer profile
AT+SAPBR=3,1,”Contype”,”GPRS”
OK
AT+SAPBR=3,1,”APN”,”CMNET”
OK
AT+SAPBR=1,1
OK
AT+SAPBR=2,1
+SAPBR:1,1,”10.89.193.1”
OK
AT+SAPBR=0,1
OK
+SAPBR 1: DEACT
4.2
Send an Email
// Configure bearer profile 1
// To open a GPRS context.
// To query the GPRS context
// To close a GPRS context.
// GPRS context is released by network
//Example of sending an email
AT+EMAILCID=1
OK
AT+EMAILTO=30
OK
AT+SMTPSRV=”mail.sim.com”,25
OK
AT+SMTPAUTH=1,”john”,”123456”
OK
AT+SMTPFROM=”john@sim.com”,”john”
//Set parameters of Email
//Set SMTP server address and port
//Set user name and password
//Set sender address and name
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