GSM/GPRS/GPS Shield (B)

GSM/GPRS/GPS Shield (B)

SKU: 11427
Part Number: GSM/GPRS/GPS Shield (B)
Brand: Waveshare
UPC: 712321342010GSM/GPRS/GPS Shield (B)

Package content:

Weight: 0.256 kg

Overview

GSM/GPRS/GPS Shield (B) is an Arduino shield based on the Quad-band GSM/GPRS/GPS module SIM808.

Features

General

– Arduino connectivity, compatible with UNO, Leonardo, NUCLEO, XNUCLEO
– Onboard USB TO UART converter CP2102 for UART debugging
– 5 x LEDs for indicating the module working status
– Onboard voltage level converter, supports both 3.3V and 5V systems
– SIM card slot for 1.8V/3V SIM card
– Baudrate auto detection (1200bps ~115200bps)
– Bluetooth 3.0， supports data transferring through Bluetooth
– RTC with power supply interface
– Firmware upgradable via USB
– Control via AT commands (3GPP TS 27.007,27.005, and SIMCOM enhanced AT Commands)
– Supports SIM application toolkit: GSM 11.14 Release 99
– Operating voltage: 6 ~ 12V
– Operation temperature: -40 °C ~ +85 °C
– Storage temperature: -45 °C ~ +90 °C

GSM/GPRS

Band
- – GSM 850/EGSM 900/DCS 1800/PCS 1900 MHz
- – Quad-band auto search
- – Compliant to GSM phase 2/2+
Emitting power
- – Class 4 (2W @ GSM 850/EGSM 900 MHz)
- – Class 1 (1W @ DCS 1800/PCS 1900 MHz)
GPRS connectivity
- – GPRS multi-slot class 12 (default)
- – GPRS multi-slot class 1~12 (configurable)
GPRS data feature
- – Downlink speed: max 85.6kbps
- – Uplink speed: max 85.6kbps
- – Coding schemes: CS-1\CS-2\CS-3\CS-4
- – Supports PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) for PPP connection
- – Embedded TCP/IP protocol
- – Supports PBCCH
- – Supports CSD transmission speed: 2.4/4.8/9.6/14.4 kbps
- – Supports USSD
SMS
- – Supports: MT/MO/CB/Text/PDU mode
- – SMS storage: SIM card
Audio
- – Voice encode/decode mode: Half Rate\Full Rate\Enhanced Full Rate\Adaptive muti rate
- – Supports echo cancellation
- – Supports noise reduction

GPS

Receiver type
- – 22 tracking channels
- – 66 acquisition channels
- – GPS L1 C/A code
Sensitivity
- – Tracking: -165 dBm
- – Cold starts : -148 dBm
Time-To-First-Fix
- – Cold starts : 30s (typ.)
- – Hot starts : < 1s
- – Warm starts: 28s
Accuracy
- – Horizontal position : <2.5m CEP

What’s on Board

SIM808 module
MIC29302 power chip
CP2102: USB TO UART converter
SMF05C: TVS diode
1N5408: onboard rectifier
SIM808 functional pins
Arduino expansion connector
USB TO UART interface
DC power jack
GPS antenna connector
Bluetooth antenna connector
Firmware upgrade interface
GSM antenna connector
SIM card slot
3.5mm earphone/mic jack
GPS status indicator
CP2102 UART Tx/Rx indicator
NET indicator:
- flashes fast when the module starts up
- flashes slowly after GSM register succeed
Power indicator
Power switch
SIM808 control button: press the button and hold for 1s, to startup/shutdown the SIM808
Reset button
UART selection switch, select controlling the SIM808 via:
- CP2102
- UART pins of Arduino interface
SIM808 UART configuration:
- SIM_TX: SIM808 UART TX
- SIM_RX: SIM808 UART RX
IOREF power selection: configure the UART voltage level