FPGA,microcontroller simCARD based

Altera_Forum · ‎05-26-2012

hello everyone, im still thinking of my graduation project, about controlling elevators and operating it.

my questions are:

1- is there any FPGA or MICROCONTROLLER, that can be connected to a simcard so i can use a 3G connection or GPRS to transfer data?

2-what are the tasks needed to accomplish a succesfful data transfer throught a simcard?

3- is there any refferences or links that may help me with that?

note: i was thinking about a microcontroler Ethernet card based, but i guess a simcard will be more practical

thanks alot for your answers :)

cheers.

Altera_Forum · ‎05-29-2012

Connecting to a SIM card won't be enough, you need a modem to transfer data. I think most GRPS modems can use a RS232 interface, so then you can use a standard UART.

Do you really need a wireless connection? Because a regular Ethernet interface is easier to use and more documented when done with FPGAs.

Altera_Forum · ‎05-29-2012

i guess it can be done with ethernet, but it's more for the mobility of it.. just to put an added value, and as a telecom engineering i guess its important to work on mobility that's it... but if it needs extra elements, i think ill do it with an ethernet connection.. thank you:)