When controlling GSM devices using AT commands, the device can respond with either "OK" or "ERROR".
Sometimes you will receive an error and you do not know the cause of this error.
That's why most advanced GSM devices support extended errors. Instead of just displaying the "ERROR"
message, it also shows an error number. The syntax of this extended error is either "+CMS ERROR: xxx" or
"+CME ERROR: xxx".
When the error starts with "+CME ERROR", it means that the error is a device specific error code. For
instance, you are trying to read a phonebook entry before entering a pincode.
When there is a network error, for instance, when you try to send an SMS message when there is no network
coverage, you will receive an error which starts with "+CMS ERROR".
To enable these extended commands, execute the following commands, or add them to your modems init
string:
AT+CMEE=1
AT&W
Below you can find a list containing almost every error code supported by GSM devices. We try to keep this
list up to date, so please send your comments to [email protected] or post them in our forum.
CME ERROR's (GSM Equipment related codes)
Error
Description
CME ERROR: 0
Phone failure
CME ERROR: 1
No connection to phone
CME ERROR: 2
Phone adapter link reserved
CME ERROR: 3
Operation not allowed
CME ERROR: 4
Operation not supported
CME ERROR: 5
PH_SIM PIN required
CME ERROR: 6
PH_FSIM PIN required
CME ERROR: 7
PH_FSIM PUK required
CME ERROR: 10
SIM not inserted
CME ERROR: 11
SIM PIN required
CME ERROR: 12
SIM PUK required
CME ERROR: 13
SIM failure
CME ERROR: 14
SIM busy
CME ERROR: 15
SIM wrong
Error
Description
CME ERROR: 16
Incorrect password
CME ERROR: 17
SIM PIN2 required
CME ERROR: 18
SIM PUK2 required
CME ERROR: 20
Memory full
CME ERROR: 21
Invalid index
CME ERROR: 22
Not found
CME ERROR: 23
Memory failure
CME ERROR: 24
Text string too long
CME ERROR: 25
Invalid characters in text string
CME ERROR: 26
Dial string too long
CME ERROR: 27
Invalid characters in dial string
CME ERROR: 30
No network service
CME ERROR: 31
Network timeout
CME ERROR: 32
Network not allowed, emergency calls only
CME ERROR: 40
Network personalization PIN required
CME ERROR: 41
Network personalization PUK required
CME ERROR: 42
Network subset personalization PIN required
CME ERROR: 43
Network subset personalization PUK required
CME ERROR: 44
Service provider personalization PIN required
CME ERROR: 45
Service provider personalization PUK required
CME ERROR: 46
Corporate personalization PIN required
CME ERROR: 47
Corporate personalization PUK required
CME ERROR: 48
PH-SIM PUK required
CME ERROR: 100
Unknown error
CME ERROR: 103
Illegal MS
CME ERROR: 106
Illegal ME
Error
Description
CME ERROR: 107
GPRS services not allowed
CME ERROR: 111
PLMN not allowed
CME ERROR: 112
Location area not allowed
CME ERROR: 113
Roaming not allowed in this location area
CME ERROR: 126
Operation temporary not allowed
CME ERROR: 132
Service operation not supported
CME ERROR: 133
Requested service option not subscribed
CME ERROR: 134
Service option temporary out of order
CME ERROR: 148
Unspecified GPRS error
CME ERROR: 149
PDP authentication failure
CME ERROR: 150
Invalid mobile class
CME ERROR: 256
Operation temporarily not allowed
CME ERROR: 257
Call barred
CME ERROR: 258
Phone is busy
CME ERROR: 259
User abort
CME ERROR: 260
Invalid dial string
CME ERROR: 261
SS not executed
CME ERROR: 262
SIM Blocked
CME ERROR: 263
Invalid block
CME ERROR: 772
SIM powered down
CMS ERROR's (GSM Network related codes)
Error
Description
CMS ERROR: 1
Unassigned number
CMS ERROR: 8
Operator determined barring
CMS ERROR: 10
Call bared
CMS ERROR: 21
Short message transfer rejected
Error
Description
CMS ERROR: 27
Destination out of service
CMS ERROR: 28
Unindentified subscriber
CMS ERROR: 29
Facility rejected
CMS ERROR: 30
Unknown subscriber
CMS ERROR: 38
Network out of order
CMS ERROR: 41
Temporary failure
CMS ERROR: 42
Congestion
CMS ERROR: 47
Recources unavailable
CMS ERROR: 50
Requested facility not subscribed
CMS ERROR: 69
Requested facility not implemented
CMS ERROR: 81
Invalid short message transfer reference value
CMS ERROR: 95
Invalid message unspecified
CMS ERROR: 96
Invalid mandatory information
CMS ERROR: 97
Message type non existent or not implemented
CMS ERROR: 98
Message not compatible with short message protocol
CMS ERROR: 99
Information element non-existent or not implemente
CMS ERROR: 111
Protocol error, unspecified
CMS ERROR: 127
Internetworking , unspecified
CMS ERROR: 128
Telematic internetworking not supported
CMS ERROR: 129
Short message type 0 not supported
CMS ERROR: 130
Cannot replace short message
CMS ERROR: 143
Unspecified TP-PID error
CMS ERROR: 144
Data code scheme not supported
CMS ERROR: 145
Message class not supported
CMS ERROR: 159
Unspecified TP-DCS error
Error
Description
CMS ERROR: 160
Command cannot be actioned
CMS ERROR: 161
Command unsupported
CMS ERROR: 175
Unspecified TP-Command error
CMS ERROR: 176
TPDU not supported
CMS ERROR: 192
SC busy
CMS ERROR: 193
No SC subscription
CMS ERROR: 194
SC System failure
CMS ERROR: 195
Invalid SME address
CMS ERROR: 196
Destination SME barred
CMS ERROR: 197
SM Rejected-Duplicate SM
CMS ERROR: 198
TP-VPF not supported
CMS ERROR: 199
TP-VP not supported
CMS ERROR: 208
D0 SIM SMS Storage full
CMS ERROR: 209
No SMS Storage capability in SIM
CMS ERROR: 210
Error in MS
CMS ERROR: 211
Memory capacity exceeded
CMS ERROR: 212
Sim application toolkit busy
CMS ERROR: 213
SIM data download error
CMS ERROR: 255
Unspecified error cause
CMS ERROR: 300
ME Failure
CMS ERROR: 301
SMS service of ME reserved
CMS ERROR: 302
Operation not allowed
CMS ERROR: 303
Operation not supported
CMS ERROR: 304
Invalid PDU mode parameter
CMS ERROR: 305
Invalid Text mode parameter
CMS ERROR: 310
SIM not inserted
Error
Description
CMS ERROR: 311
SIM PIN required
CMS ERROR: 312
PH-SIM PIN required
CMS ERROR: 313
SIM failure
CMS ERROR: 314
SIM busy
CMS ERROR: 315
SIM wrong
CMS ERROR: 316
SIM PUK required
CMS ERROR: 317
SIM PIN2 required
CMS ERROR: 318
SIM PUK2 required
CMS ERROR: 320
Memory failure
CMS ERROR: 321
Invalid memory index
CMS ERROR: 322
Memory full
CMS ERROR: 330
SMSC address unknown
CMS ERROR: 331
No network service
CMS ERROR: 332
Network timeout
CMS ERROR: 340
No +CNMA expected
CMS ERROR: 500
Unknown error
CMS ERROR: 512
User abort
CMS ERROR: 513
Unable to store
CMS ERROR: 514
Invalid Status
CMS ERROR: 515
Device busy or Invalid Character in string
CMS ERROR: 516
Invalid length
CMS ERROR: 517
Invalid character in PDU
CMS ERROR: 518
Invalid parameter
CMS ERROR: 519
Invalid length or character
CMS ERROR: 520
Invalid character in text
CMS ERROR: 521
Timer expired
Error
Description
CMS ERROR: 522
Operation temporary not allowed
CMS ERROR: 532
SIM not ready
CMS ERROR: 534
Cell Broadcast error unknown
CMS ERROR: 535
Protocol stack busy
CMS ERROR: 538
Invalid parameter
