Can LabVIEW Send Text Messages to a Cell Phone? Primary Software: LabVIEW Development Systems>>Full Development SystemPrimary Software Version: 7.1 Primary Software Fixed Version: N/A Secondary Software: LabVIEW Toolkits>>Enterprise Connectivity Toolset, LabVIEW Toolkits>>Internet Developers Toolkit
Problem: Can LabVIEW send a text message to my mobile phone email address? Solution: LabVIEW can indirectly send text messages to a cellular phone with the SMTP E-Mail VI’s along with any SMS gateway service. When cellular phones send and receive text messages, they do this using the SMS protocol. This protocol, which stands for Short Message Service, is a GSM protocol and is currently the only protocol which allows cell phone users to send and receive text messages. In addition, any SMS gateway can send text messages to cell phones as well. Common SMS gateways include mobile service providers or other third party providers with the appropriate technology. In LabVIEW, the SMTP E-Mail VI’s, which ship with the LabVIEW Enterprise Connectivity Toolkit, are capable of sending email through a local mail server. The SMTP protocol uses TCP/IP protocol on port 25 to send messages to any email address. Thus, LabVIEW can send text messages to a cell phone by forwarding that email through an SMS gateway. The SMS gateway receives the SMTP e-mail message and forwards it to a cell phone as if it were an ordinary text message. Currently, many cellular services provide this capability. In addition, there are several web-based SMS gateway services which provide SMS message forwarding free of charge. As a final note, the most common difficulty encountered when using LabVIEW to send e-mail is choosing the appropriate mail server. One technique to troubleshoot mail server difficulties is to use the telnet command as described in the following steps: 1) Go to: Start » Program Files » Accessories » Command Prompt 2) In the command prompt window, type: “telnet [name of server] 25” and press enter If the connection request is accepted by the server, you can verify that the mail server is valid. Thus, using that server name in LabVIEW should be successful. Related Links: KnowledgeBase 3O4FAJXJ: Can I Send an HTML Formatted E-mail in LabVIEW Instead of Plain Text KnowledgeBase 2G66F5UV: Cannot Send E-Mail Using the Send Message VIs in the Internet Toolkit Attachments:
Report Date: 10/07/2005 Last Updated: 10/29/2007 Document ID: 3Q69D82W |
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