lte_send_atcmd_sync says inappropriate I/O for device

[gcmurray1990]

I am using NuttX 12.2.1 on an stm32 nucleo f103rb with a SIM7600G-H to try to use an AT command (via the LTE library).

This is how I am using the AT command:
int customhello_main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
char respbuff[15];
int x = lte_send_atcmd_sync("AT\r", 3,
respbuff, 15,
15);
printf("%s", respbuff);
printf("%d",x);

return 0;
}

In summary I am just sending an AT command hoping to get “OK”, but instead am getting the error code -25 (inappropriate i/o for device). I tried finding more info on this error but it is very general.

How do I set up IO appropriately for AT commands and avoid these issues?

More details:

• For configuration: I have GPIO debug features enabled. Under stm32 peripheral support, I have USART2 enabled for the SIM . Under I/O I have FILE stream enabled. Under networking, I have late driver init, udp, and tcp enabled. Under LTE I have deprecated API enabled.

• I have tried using USART1 instead of USART2, but I am getting the same error.

• Also, when running make, I am seeing this:

CC: chip/stm32_dumpgpio.c In file included from chip/stm32_dumpgpio.c:34:
chip/stm32_dumpgpio.c: In function 'stm32_dumpgpio':
chip/stm32_dumpgpio.c:110:9: warning: format '%x' expects argument of type 'unsigned int', but argument 4 has type 'uint32_t' {aka 'long unsigned int'} [-Wformat=]
110 | _info("GPIO%c pinset: %08x base: %08x -- %s\n",
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
111 | g_portchar[port], pinset, base, msg);
| ~~~~~~
| |
| uint32_t {aka long unsigned int}
chip/stm32_dumpgpio.c:110:28: note: format string is defined here
110 | _info("GPIO%c pinset: %08x base: %08x -- %s\n",
| ~~~^
| |
| unsigned int
| %08lx

[acassis]

Hi @gcmurray1990 thanks for bring this issue to our attention.

About the warning you can fix using: %"PRIx32"

@SPRESENSE @masayuki2009 any idea why this error is happening?

[gcmurray1990]

@acassis Thank you for the quick reply. I understand that you all are busy, but is there anything I can do to help, or something I can clarify?

[acassis]

@gcmurray1990 I never used that LTE API, so I'm not much useful here, however looking the function lte_send_atcmd_sync() at apps/lte/lapi/src/lapi_other.c is seems like it doesn't apply directly to a serial line (this is way you saw -25 error: NOTTY). Look at lapi_req() it communicates with some socket, that is really strange.

I suspect this LTE is not a generic LTE libray, but something specific for Sony ALT1250. If that is the case I think we need to move apps/lte to apps/modem/alt1250.

@SPRESENSE since you are the author of that library, could you please help here?

[SPRESENSE]

Hi, @gcmurray1990
The LTE API is a method to request some to the user-sock daemon which is supporting LTE, like WAPI(Wireless API) of NuttX.
And the user-sock daemon is provided for each network devices which is supporting TCP/IP protocol layer.
Now, the LTE Usersock daemon in NuttX is only for Alt1250.
So, as @acassis said, currently the lapi is only for Sony Alt1250 device.

Please see document below to find a network stack structure in NuttX.
https://github.com/apache/nuttx/blob/master/Documentation/components/net/index.rst

[raiden00pl]

With some changes, LTE lib works also with nrf91 (you just need to get rid of alt1250 specific code).

[acassis]

@raiden00pl did you get it working?

[raiden00pl]

yes, but this lib is designed to work with socket interface, not a simple serial device. To make this work you have to implement usersock device with LTE_CMDID ioctls like here

nuttx/arch/arm/src/nrf91/nrf91_modem_sock.c

Line 479 in 07f0e0c

static int nrf91_ioctl_ltecmd(int fd, int cmd, unsigned long arg)

(in this case lte_send_atcmd_sync() that uses LTE_CMDID_SENDATCMD is not supported)

[acassis]

Nice! Thank you @raiden00pl !!! Maybe it could be a reference for @gcmurray1990 !!!

[acassis]

Maybe we need some board profile example to nRF91, when I git grep CONFIG_LTE_LAPI it only returns boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/configs/lte/defconfig

[gcmurray1990]

@raiden00pl , @acassis , and @SPRESENSE Thank you all for being so helpful and looking into this. I appreciate everyone's time very much.

[acassis]

You are welcome, if you face some issue integrating usrsocket to support SIM7600G-H please let us know