SIM800 Series_Email_Application

Note_V1.00
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Document Title: SIM800 Series_Email_Application Note

Version: 1.00

Date: 2013-08-01

Status: Release

Document Control ID: SIM800 Series_Email_Application Note_V1.00

General Notes
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that may be in the customer’s possession. Furthermore, system validation of this product designed
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customer’s system integrator. All specifications supplied herein are subject to change.

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Copyright © Shanghai SIMCom Wireless Solutions Ltd. 2013

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Contents

1 Introduction.............................................................................................................................5
1.1 Features .........................................................................................................................5

2 AT commands ..........................................................................................................................6

3 Examples ..................................................................................................................................7
3.1 Bearer profile ................................................................................................................7
3.2 Send an Email ...............................................................................................................7
3.3 Send an Email with an attachment ................................................................................8
3.4 Send a UTF-8 Email......................................................................................................9
3.5 Retrieve the Email.......................................................................................................10
3.6 Delete the Email.......................................................................................................... 11
3.7 Get the Email’s size and unique-id..............................................................................12

Appendix ........................................................................................................................................13
A Related Documents..........................................................................................................13
B Terms and Abbreviations .................................................................................................13

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Version History
Date Version Description of change Author
2013-08-01 V1.00 New version Ping.zhang

Scope

This document presents the AT command of Email operation and application examples. This
document can apply to SIM800 series modules, including SIM800, SIM800W, SIM800V,
SIM800L and SIM800H.

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1 Introduction

This document presents the AT command of Email operation for SIM800 Series.

1.1 Features

1. 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.
2. SIM800 Series supports to retrieve and delete the Email via POP3 protocol, the Email
may be with attachments.
3. SIM800 Series supports all of POP3 commands but APOP. By these POP3 commands,
you can get the specific Email’s size and unique-id.
4. SIM800 Series does not support that SMTP and POP3 operations are executed at the
same time.

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2 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.
1) Via the SMTP protocol to send e-mail with attachments.
2) Through the POP3 protocol to accept or delete e-mail.
3) To obtain the specified mail message (size and unique identifiers).

Command Description
AT+EMAILCID Set Email Bearer Profile Identifier
AT+EMAILTO Set Timeout Value of SMTP/POP3 Server Response
AT+SMTPSRV Set SMTP Server Address and Port
AT+SMTPAUTH Set User Name and Password for SMTP Authentication
AT+SMTPFROM Set Sender Address and Name
AT+SMTPRCPT Set the Email Recipient(TO/CC/BCC) Address and Name
AT+SMTPSUB Set the Email Subject
AT+SMTPBODY Set the Email Body
AT+SMTPFILE Set the Email Attachment
AT+SMTPSEND Send the Email
AT+SMTPFT Transfer the Email Attachment
AT+SMTPCS Set the Email Charset
AT+POP3SRV Set POP3 Server and Account
AT+POP3IN Log In POP3 Server
AT+POP3NUM Get Email Number and Total Size
AT+POP3LIST Get the Specific Email Size
AT+POP3UIDL Get the Specific Email Unique-id
AT+POP3CMD Get Multi-line Response
AT+POP3READ Read Multi-line Response
AT+POP3DEL Mark the Specific Email to Delete
AT+POP3RSET Unmark the Emails that Be Marked as Deleted
AT+POP3OUT Log Out POP3 Server

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3 Examples

There are some examples to explain how to use these commands.

In the "Grammar" columns of following tables, input of AT commands are in black , module
return values are in blue.

3.1 Bearer profile

Grammar Description
AT+SAPBR=3,1,”Contype”,”GPRS” Configure bearer profile 1
OK

AT+SAPBR=3,1,”APN”,”CMNET”
OK
AT+SAPBR=1,1 To open a GPRS context.
OK
AT+SAPBR=2,1 To query the GPRS context
+SAPBR:1,1,”10.89.193.1”

OK
AT+SAPBR=0,1 To close a GPRS context.
OK
+SAPBR 1: DEACT GPRS context is released by network

3.2 Send an Email

Grammar Description
AT+EMAILCID=1 Set parameters of Email
OK

AT+EMAILTO=30
OK
AT+SMTPSRV=”mail.sim.com”,25 Set SMTP server address and port
OK
AT+SMTPAUTH=1,”john”,”123456” Set user name and password
OK
AT+SMTPFROM=”[email protected]”,”john” Set sender address and name
OK
AT+SMTPRCPT=0,0,”[email protected]”,”john” Set the recipient(To:)
OK

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AT+SMTPRCPT=1,0,”[email protected]”,”john” Set the recipient(Cc:)

OK
AT+SMTPRCPT=2,0,”[email protected]”,”john” Set the recipient(Bcc:)
OK
AT+SMTPSUB=”Test” Set the subject
AT+SMTPBODY=19 Set the body
DOWNLOAD
This is a new Email

OK
AT+SMTPSEND Send the Email
OK

+SMTPSEND: 1

3.3 Send an Email with an attachment

Grammar Description
AT+EMAILCID=1 Set parameters of Email
OK

AT+EMAILTO=30
OK
AT+SMTPSRV=”mail.sim.com”,25 Set SMTP server address and port
OK
AT+SMTPAUTH=1,”john”,”123456” Set user name and password
OK
AT+SMTPFROM=”[email protected]”,”john” Set sender address and name
OK
AT+SMTPRCPT=0,0,”[email protected]”,”john” Set the recipient (To:)
OK
AT+SMTPRCPT=1,0,”[email protected]”,”john” Set the recipient (Cc:)
OK
AT+SMTPRCPT=2,0,”[email protected]”,”john” Set the recipient (Bcc:)
OK
AT+SMTPSUB=”Test” Set the subject
OK
AT+SMTPBODY=19 Set the body
DOWNLOAD
This is a new Email

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OK
AT+SMTPFILE=1,”test.txt”,0 Set the attachment
OK
AT+SMTPSEND Send the Email
OK
+SMTPFT: 1,1360 URC indicates that the attachment
may be send.1360 is the max length of
data which can be sent at a time. It
depends on the network status.
AT+SMTPFT=100 SMTP client requests to send 100
+SMTPFT: 2,100 bytes. Response will indicates that
…… //Input data user must input 100 bytes for
transferring now.
OK
+SMTPFT: 1,1360 URC indicates that more data can be
sent
AT+SMTPFT=0 The attachment has been transferred
completely.
OK
+SMTPSEND: 1 URC indicates that the entire email
has been send successfully

3.4 Send a UTF-8 Email

Grammar Description
AT+EMAILCID=1 Set parameters of Email
OK
AT+EMAILTO=30
OK
AT+SMTPCS=”UTF-8” Set the mail charset
OK
AT+SMTPSRV=”mail.sim.com”,25 Set SMTP server address and port
OK
AT+SMTPAUTH=1,”john”,”123456” Set user name and password
OK
AT+SMTPFROM=”[email protected]”,”john” Set sender address and name
OK
AT+SMTPRCPT=0,0,”[email protected]”,”john” Set the recipient(To:)
OK
AT+SMTPRCPT=1,0,”[email protected]”,”john” Set the recipient(Cc:)
OK

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AT+SMTPRCPT=2,0,”[email protected]”,”john” Set the recipient(Bcc:)

OK
AT+SMTPSUB=”54455354” Set the subject
AT+SMTPBODY=40 Set the body
DOWNLOAD
38546869732069732061206E657720456D61696C

OK
AT+SMTPSEND Send the Email
OK

+SMTPSEND: 1

3.5 Retrieve the Email

Grammar Description
AT+EMAILCID=1 Set parameters of Email
OK

AT+EMAILTO=30
OK
AT+POP3SRV=”mail.sim.com”,”john”,”123456”,110 Set POP3 server and account
OK
AT+POP3IN Log in POP3 server
OK

+POP3IN: 1
AT+POP3NUM Get Email number and total size
OK

+POP3NUM: 1,2,11124
AT+POP3LIST=1 Get the specific Email’s size
OK

+POP3LIST: 1,1,5556
AT+POP3CMD=4,1 Retrieve the specific Email
OK

+POP3CMD: 1
AT+POP3READ=1460 Get the Email content
+POP3READ: 1,1460
…

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OK

AT+POP3READ=1460
+POP3READ: 1,1460
…

OK
AT+POP3READ=1460 The Email’s content is read completely
+POP3READ: 2,1183
…

OK
AT+POP3OUT Log out POP3 SERVER
OK

+POP3OUT: 1

3.6 Delete the Email

Grammar Description
AT+EMAILCID=1 Set parameters of Email
OK

AT+EMAILTO=30
OK
AT+POP3SRV=”mail.sim.com”,”john”,”123456”,110 Set POP3 server and account
OK
AT+POP3IN Log in POP3 server
OK

+POP3IN: 1
AT+POP3NUM Get Email number and total size
OK

+POP3NUM: 1,2,11124
AT+POP3DEL=1 Mark the Email to delete
OK

+POP3DEL: 1
AT+POP3OUT Log out POP3 SERVER
OK

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+POP3OUT: 1

3.7 Get the Email’s size and unique-id

Grammar Description
AT+EMAILCID=1 Set parameters of Email
OK

AT+EMAILTO=30
OK
AT+POP3SRV=”mail.sim.com”,”john”,”123456”,110 Set POP3 server and account
OK
AT+POP3IN Log in POP3 server
OK

+POP3IN: 1
AT+POP3NUM Get Email number and total size
OK

+POP3NUM: 1,2,35797
AT+POP3LIST=1 Get the specific Email’s size
OK

+POP3LIST: 1,1,16601
AT+POP3UIDL=1 Get the specific Email’s unique-id
OK

+POP3UIDL: 1,1,
AAAFOpdCAAAv60+tksFqRqk3/6ogog+g
AT+POP3OUT Log out POP3 SERVER
OK

+POP3OUT: 1

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Appendix

A Related Documents

SN Document name Remark

[1] SIM800 Series_AT Command Manual
[2] SIM800 Series_TCPIP_Application Note

B Terms and Abbreviations

Abbreviation Description
GPRS General Packet Radio Service
IP Internet Protocol
EMAIL Electronic Mail
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
POP3 Post Office Protocol 3

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Contact us:
Shanghai SIMCom Wireless Solutions Co.,Ltd.
Address: Building A, SIM Technology Building, No. 633, Jinzhong Road, Shanghai,
P. R. China 200335
Tel: +86 21 3252 3300
Fax: +86 21 3252 2030
URL: www.sim.com/wm

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