Specifications

ISU AT Command Reference Phase III AT Commands
Iridium Proprietary Version 2.45
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7.7 +CBC - Battery Charge (Revised)
Exec Command: +CBC
Execution command returns the battery connection status <bcs> and battery charge level <bcl> of the
phone. On 9555 and 9555A Handsets, the charger connection status <ccs> and the battery accumulator
level <bal> is also returned. The response is in the form:
+CBC: <bcs>,<bcl>[,<ccs>,<bal>]
where <bcs>:
000 ISU is powered by the battery.
001 ISU has a battery connected, but is not powered by it.
002 ISU does not have a battery connected.
003 Recognized power fault, calls inhibited.
and <bcl>:
000 Equivalent to 0 bars displayed on the ISU battery charge indicator, or ISU does not
have a battery connected.
001 Equivalent to 1 bar displayed on the ISU battery charge indicator.
002 Equivalent to 2 bars displayed on the ISU battery charge indicator.
003 Equivalent to 3 bars displayed on the ISU battery charge indicator.
004 Equivalent to 4 bars displayed on the ISU battery charge indicator (on 9555 and 9555A
Handsets only).
and <ccs>:
001 Charger connected and charging
002 Charger connected, not charging
003 Charger not connected
and <bal>:
xxx Integer from 000 to 100 indicating percentage charge from accumulator reading
Test Command: +CBC=?
Test command returns the values for <bcs> and <bcl> supported by the ISU. On 9555 and 9555A
Handsets, also returns the values for <ccs> and <bal> supported by the ISU. Response is in the form:
+CBC: (list of supported <bcs>s),(list of supported <bcl>s)[
,(list of supported <ccs>s),(list of supported <bal>s) ]
This command does not support command concatenation on the 9555 and 9555A Handsets.