A7600 Series_ 
TCPIP_Application Note 
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About Document 
 
Version History 
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V1.00 
 
 
2020.6.19 
Scope 
Chapter 
Songtao.Luo 
Description 
New version 
 
This  document  presents  the  AT  Command  Set  for  SIMCom  A7600  Series,  including  A7600XX-XXXX, 
A5360E, and A7670X. 
 
 
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Contents   
 
About Document .................................................................................................................... 2 
Version History ...................................................................................................................................... 2 
Scope .................................................................................................................................................... 2 
Contents ................................................................................................................................. 3 
Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 4 
1 
1.1  Purpose of the document ............................................................................................................ 4 
1.2  Related documents ..................................................................................................................... 4 
1.3  Conventions and abbreviations ................................................................................................... 4 
1.4 
The process of Using TCPIP AT Commands .............................................................................. 5 
1.5  Error Handling ............................................................................................................................. 8 
Executing FTP(S) AT Commands Fails ............................................................................ 8 
PDP Activation Fails ......................................................................................................... 8 
Error Response of TCPIP Server ..................................................................................... 8 
1.6  Description of Data Access Mode ............................................................................................... 8 
2  AT Commands for TCPIP .............................................................................................. 10 
TCPIP Services AT .................................................................................................................... 10 
1.5.1 
1.5.2 
1.5.3 
2.1 
3.2 
3.2.1 
3.2.2 
3.2.3 
3.1.1 
3.1.2 
3.1.3 
3.1.4 
3  TCPIP Examples ............................................................................................................ 11 
3.1  Configure and Activate context ................................................................................................. 11 
Network Environment ..................................................................................................... 11 
Configure Context .......................................................................................................... 11 
Activate context .............................................................................................................. 11 
Deactivate Context ......................................................................................................... 12 
TCP Client ................................................................................................................................. 12 
TCP Client Works in Direct Push Mode .......................................................................... 12 
TCP Client Works in Buffer Access Mode ...................................................................... 13 
TCP Client Works in Buffer Access Mode ...................................................................... 14 
3.3  UDP Client ................................................................................................................................ 16 
UDP Client Works in Direct Push Mode ......................................................................... 16 
UDP Client Works in Buffer Access Mode ...................................................................... 17 
UDP Client Works in Transparent Access Mode ............................................................ 18 
TCP Server ............................................................................................................................... 19 
Transparent Mode .......................................................................................................... 19 
3.4.1 
3.4.2 
Non-Transparent Mode .................................................................................................. 20 
3.4.3  Query Connection Status ............................................................................................... 21 
4  Appendix ........................................................................................................................ 22 
4.1  Summary of Error Codes .......................................................................................................... 22 
4.2  Unsolicited Result Codes .......................................................................................................... 23 
3.3.1 
3.3.2 
3.3.3 
3.4 
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Introduction 
1.1   Purpose of the document 
 
Based on module AT command manual, this document will introduce TCPIP application process. 
Developers could understand and develop application quickly and efficiently based on this document. 
 
 
1.2   Related documents 
 
[1] A7600 Series_AT Command Manual 
 
 
1.3   Conventions and abbreviations 
 
In this document, the GSM engines are referred to as following term: 
ME (Mobile Equipment); 
MS (Mobile Station); 
TA (Terminal Adapter); 
DCE (Data Communication Equipment) or facsimile DCE (FAX modem, FAX board); 
 
In application, controlling device controls the GSM engine by sending AT Command via its serial interface. 
The controlling device at the other end of the serial line is referred to as following term: 
TE (Terminal Equipment); 
DTE (Data Terminal Equipment) or plainly "the application" which is running on an embedded system; 
 
Other Conventions: 
PDP(Packet Data Protocol); 
TCP(Terminal Control Protocol); 
UDP(User Datagram Protocol); 
 
 
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1.4   The process of Using TCPIP AT Commands   
 
Figure illustrates how to use TCP/IP AT commands: 
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