LabVIEW sending text message/phone call

[Katie419]

Can LabVIEW be programmed to send a text message and/or make a phonecall?  Thanks for your help!

[Cory_K]

I'm not sure about phone calls but texts are pretty easy.

You can use the send SMTP to send the text as an email.

Most carriers have an email address associated with the phone number you can use.

For example, Verizon has:

##########@vtext.com

which, upon receiving an email, will forward a text to your phone.

See this for help sending an email using SMTP

[Che_T.]

Hi Katie419,

Regarding sending text messages (or SMS), Cory K indicated an excellent way to achieve text messaging.  Sending an email to the carrier to send a text message is an option that is not commonly known.  For the email addresses associated with each carrier, I suggest searching for the phrase "text message through email".  The example code that he pointed to you will be a good starting point for how to send an email through gmail. 

Regarding a phone call, can you provide more information on what type of hardware you are working with?  Are you trying to make a phone call through an analog phone, voice over ip, through a modem, through a cell phone, etc?  The better that we can define the problem, the better other forum users can assist with your question.

Regards!

[Katie419]

Great, thanks so much!  Solved my problem 🙂

[Katie419]

Great, thanks so much! Solved my problem 🙂

[FlavioPuhl]

Any ideas about phone calls trought modem using labview?

[RavensFan]

Modems would behave like a serial device.  So look at examples for VISA basic serial write and read.  You use AT commands to tell the modem to go off hook and dial a number.

[FlavioPuhl]

Ravens fan,

that´s OK. I can provide even an example of my code opening the line and dialing a number. It´s quite simple.

But the great question is: after the line is open and the numer dialed, how can I use the PC Mic and Speakers to talk with the other side??

My propose is to code some kind of "PC phone"...

[RavensFan]

That last time I used a modem for a PC speaker phone application, it was with some software that came with the modem.  It's probaly been abou 8-10 years since I've done that.

There may be some behind the scenes windows method that links the audio in from the mike to the modem.  And I think the modem can be a source for PC sound as well.

I would search the web for modem/PC sound card relationship.

[Sibin]

Is there a method to connect the phone via Bluetooth and do the calling and msging ..... ? Not by connecting a GSM modem .....