Activate hologram sim

Connect nova modem to pi

• lsusb – should show modem detected as U-Blox device
• miniterm.py – should show a number of u-blox tty devices
  • U-blox allows parallel execution of tasks.
• Install the hologram library (wrapper over u-blox)
• hologram modem -h
• hologram modem type
• hologram modem operator
• hologram modem signal

Test cellular connectivity

• ifconfig wlan0 down
  • bring down the wireless interface to ensure data is send over cellular
• ping google.com
  • fails
• hologram modem connect
• ifconfig (should show ppp0)
• ping google.com
  • succeeds
  • be cautious of data usage as connectivity is now over ppp over cellular
• hologram modem disconnect
• ifconfig wlan0 up

Test SMS

• hologram send -h
• hologram send –sms “message” –destination destination-number(use + format) –devicekey key
• hologram receive –sms
  • waits for incoming messages

Using the hologram library