Sms Encoding - Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 User Manual

Cellular connection process
1. Sockets are closed, cleanly if possible.
2. The EPS bearer data connection is shut down.
3. The cellular connection is shut down.
4. The cellular component is powered off.

SMS encoding

The XBee Cellular Modem transmits SMS messages using the standard
Because this character set only provides 7 bits of space per character, the XBee Cellular Modem
ignores the most significant bit of each octet in an SMS transmission payload.
The device converts incoming SMS messages to ASCII. Characters that cannot be represented in
ASCII are replaced with a space (' ', or 0x20 in hex). This includes emoji and other special characters.
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Also referred to as the GSM 7-bit alphabet.
Digi XBee Cellular LTE Cat 1 Embedded Modem User Guide
SMS encoding
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GSM 03.38 character set.
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