Python Script Interpreter - Teleorigin RB800 User Manual

12. Python Script Interpreter

The Easy Script Extension is a feature that allows driving the modem internally, writing
the controlling application directly in the Python high level language. A typical application
usually consists of a microcontroller managing several I/O pins on the module through the
AT command interface.
The Easy Script Extension functionality lets the developer to get rid of the external
controller and further simplify the programmed sequence of operations. The equipped
Python version features the following:
 Python script interpreter engine v.2.7 for UMTS variant and v1.5.4 for GPRS variant
 1 MB of Non Volatile Memory space for user scripts and data
 1.2 MB RAM reserved for the Python engine
The following depicts a schematic of this approach:
To use Python language features on Telit module use PythonWin. It is an Python editor
for Windows. In order for the software to function correctly, it is required the use of either
Windows 2000, XP, Vista or 7 as operating systems.
PythonWin can be found here
Python scripts are text files stored in Telit module NVM (Non Volatile Memory). There is
a file system inside the module that allows to write and read files with different names on
one single level (no subdirectories are supported)
http://www.python.org/download/windows/
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