Reference
Components
FlowBoard GSM
Description
This primitive allows you to control a FlowBoard GSM Board. The GSM Board hardware must be connected to the Modem connector on your
FlowBoard. In FlowBotics Studio you then need a FlowBoard component and a FlowBoard GSM component in your schematic. You then
need to link these components together by connecting from the FlowBoard output on the FlowBoard component (the very last output) to the
FlowBoard input on the FlowBoard GSM component (the very first one).
Once the components are connected you then need to start the FlowBoard component by sending a trigger to the first input. The 'On' output
on the FlowBoard component will return True if a connection has been established (False otherwise). The Board output on the FlowBoard
GSM component will return 1 if the FlowBoard is detected and 2 if both the FlowBoard and the GSM Board are detected.
Signal strength is shown at the Signal output. This is in the range 0-30. A value of -1 is output if the board is searching for the network or if
the board is not connected.
To send a message you need to provide message text and a phone number at the Message and Number inputs. Trigger the Send input to
send the message.
The Status output indicates the message send state. A value of 0 indicates that the last message has been sent successfully. A value of 1
indicates sending in progress. A value of 2 is output if the last message failed to send.
The Count output shows how many messages are waiting to be sent (including any message currently being sent).
Received messages will automatically appear at the Messages and Numbers outputs. These two string arrays are aligned such that the first
number corresponds to the first message and so on.
You can use the Pop input to pop the oldest message off the top of the arrays. The Clear input will clear all received messages.
Connectors
Inputs Type Outputs Type
Connection to FlowBoard
component
Int The state of the board.
1=flowboard detected,
2=flowboard and GSM
detected. 0=no board
detected
Int
The text for the message
you want to send (160
characters max)
String The network signal
strength. This is in the
range 0-30. A value of
-1 indicates searching
Int
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