Waveshare 18808 A7600E Cat-1/GSM/GPRS HAT

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Waveshare 18808 A7600E Cat-1/GSM/GPRS HAT

A7600E LTE Cat-1 HAT For Raspberry Pi, Low Speed 4G Module, 2G GSM / GPRS Support, LBS Positioning

39.90 € incl. 19% VAT

33.53 € excl. VAT

plus shipping

Out of stock

Description

For different regions, we provide multiple LTE Cat-4/Cat-1 HATs to choose from:

SIM7600A-H 4G HAT	LTE Cat-4	mainly applicable in North America (US, CA)
SIM7600E-H 4G HAT	LTE Cat-4	mainly applicable in Europe, Southeast Asia, West Asia, Africa, China, South Korea
SIM7600E LTE Cat-1 HAT	LTE Cat-1
A7670E Cat-1 HAT
A7600E Cat-1/GSM/GPRS HAT
SIM7600SA-H 4G HAT	LTE Cat-4	mainly applicable in Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Latin America
SIM7600CE 4G HAT	LTE Cat-4	mainly applicable in China, and some Southeast Asia countries
SIM7600CE-CNSE 4G HAT	LTE Cat-4
A7600C1 Cat-1/GSM/GPRS HAT	LTE Cat-1
SIM7600G-H 4G HAT	LTE Cat-4	the global version

Please check the supported bands according to your local service provider, select the proper one when placing order.

LTE Cat-1 HAT for Raspberry Pi

enabling LTE Cat-1 / 2G communication & LBS positioning

Based on A7600E

Features at a glance

Standard Raspberry Pi 40PIN GPIO extension header, supports Raspberry Pi series boards, Jetson Nano
Supports protocols including TCP/IP, HTTP(s), MQTT(s), FTP(s), and SSL
Supports dial-up, telephone call, SMS
Supports LBS base station positioning, it is able to get the approximate position info via mobile network
TTS (Text To Speech) feature, texts in Chinese/English can be converted into spoken words
Onboard USB interface, for testing AT Commands, network communication, and so on
Onboard audio jack for sound recording, making telephone call, listening the TTS resulting speech, etc.
Onboard USB to UART converter, for serial debugging, or accessing the Raspberry Pi
Breakout common used control pins of the A7600X module, make it easy to connect with hosts boards like Arduino/STM32
SIM card slot, supports 1.8V/3V SIM card
TF card slot for storing data like files, audio data, etc.
2x LED indicators, easy to monitor the operating status
Onboard voltage translator, operating voltage can be configured to 3.3V or 5V via 0O resistor jumper
Baudrate: 300bps ~ 4Mbps (default: 115200bps)
Comes with development resources and manual (examples for Raspberry Pi/Jetson Nano/Arduino/STM32)

Specifications

Frequency band
LTE Cat-1	LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20 LTE-TDD: B38/B40
2G	GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 900/1800 MHz
SMS and Audio
SMS	Supported types: MT, MO, CB, Text, PDU
SMS	Storage: USIM card and ME (default)
Audio feature	Supports echo cancellation
Audio feature	Supports noise reduction
Other
Power supply	5V
Operating voltage	5V / 3.3V (configured via 0O resistor jumper)
Operating temperature	-30°C ~ 80°C
Storage temperature	-45°C ~ 90°C
Dimensions	56.01mm × 65.00mm

Standard Raspberry Pi 40PIN GPIO

Compatible with Raspberry Pi series boards, Jetson Nano

Dial-up on Windows/Linux

LTE Cat-1: up to 5Mbps (uplink) / up to 10Mbps (downlink) *EDGE: up to 236.8Kbps (uplink / downlink) *GPRS: up to 85.6Kbps (uplink / downlink) *

* stands for idealized data rate, the actual data rate depends on factors like network coverage, traffic congestion, base station condition, etc.

Cloud Communication

Supports communication protocols including TCP/IP, HTTP(s), MQTT(s), FTP(s), and SSL

Telephoto call & SMS Support

Making telephoto call or sending SMS by AT commands, with onboard audio jack

What's on board

A7600E communication module
CP2102 USB to UART converter
NAU8810 audio decoder
TXS0108EPWR voltage translator translates 3.3V/5V into 1.8V
MP2128DT power chip
MP1482 power chip
Raspberry Pi GPIO header for connecting with Raspberry Pi
A7600 control interface for connecting with host boards like Arduino/STM32
SIM card slot supports 1.8V/3V SIM card
TF card slot for storing data like files, audio data, etc.
3.5mm earphone/mic jack for audio actions like making telephoto call
USB interface for testing AT Commands, network communication, etc.
USB TO UART for serial debugging, or login to Raspberry Pi
Antenna connector

Module power switch
Network status indicator
Power indicator
UART selection jumper A: access Raspberry Pi via USB to UART B: control the A7600 by Raspberry Pi C: control the A7600 via USB to UART
PWR on/off selection jumper PWR - 3V3: auto startup on power-up PWR - D6: startup/shutdown by the Raspberry Pi D6 pin
Flight mode selection jumper NC by default, no flight mode control pin Flight - D4: flight mode is controlled by the Raspberry Pi D4 pin
Operating voltage selection jumper configured via 0O resistor jumper VCCIO - 3.3V: set operating voltage as 3.3V VCCIO - 5V : set operating voltage as 5V
USB connector solder pads
BOOT forced programming solder pads

Pinout definition

Outline Dimensions

Resources & Services

WIKI: A7600E_Cat-1/GSM/GPRS_HAT

* Resources for different product may vary, please check the wiki page to confirm the actually provided resources.

Selection Guide

	SIM7600CE-CNSE	SIM7600CE-T	SIM7600E-H	SIM7600A-H	SIM7600G-H
Applicable regions	China		Europe/Southeast Asia/West Asia/Africa/China/South Korea	North America	Global
Band
LTE Cat-4	LTE-FDD B1/B3/B5/B8 LTE-TDD B38/B39/B40/B41		LTE-FDD B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20 LTE-TDD B38/B40/B41	LTE-FDD B2/B4/B12	LTE-FDD B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7 /B8/B12/B13/B18/B19 /B20/B25/B26/B28/B66 LTE-TDD B34/B38 /B39/B40/B41
3G	UMTS/HSDPA/HSPA+ B1/B8 TD-SCDMA B34/B39		UMTS/HSPA+ B1/B5/B8	UMTS/HSPA+ B2/B5	UMTS/HSDPA/HSPA+ B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
2G	GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800 MHz			N/A	GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz
GNSS	N/A	GPS/Beidou/GLONASS
Data Rate
LTE Cat-4	150Mbps(DL)/50Mbps(UL)
3G (HSPA+)	42Mbps(DL)/5.76Mbps(UL)
2G (EDGE)	236.8Kbps(DL/UL)			N/A	236.8Kbps(DL/UL)
2G (GPRS)	85.6Kbps(DL/UL)			N/A	85.6Kbps(DL/UL)
Software Features
Network protocol	TCP/IP/IPV4/IPV6/Multi-PDP/FTP/FTPS/HTTP/HTTPS/DNS
Dial-up protocol	PPP/NDIS/RNDIS
USB driver	Windows XP/7/8/10, Linux (driver free for Raspbian)
Hardware Interfaces
SIM card slot	Compatible with 1.8V and 3V SIM card
UART	Supports AT commands through UART, compatible with 3.3V/5V operating voltage
USB port	Supports AT commands testing, network communication, firmware upgrading, etc.
USB to UART	Supports serial debugging, or login to Raspberry Pi
Audio jack	Supports audio actions like making telephoto call
TF card slot	Yes, for storing data like files, messages, etc.			N/A	Yes
Antenna connector	LTE main antenna	LTE main antenna + LTE diversity antenna + GNSS antenna
Applications
Examples	Healthcare, smart payment, Internet talk, environmental monitoring, energy monitoring, fleet management, smart industry, intelligent agriculture, etc.