A7600E LTE Cat-1 HAT for Raspberry Pi, Low Speed 4G Module, 2G GSM / GPRS, for Europe

Reference : PCO01156

€39.30

Tax included

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

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) *

Description

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*Disclaimer: The images are merely illustrative.

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 0Ω 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/B41
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 0Ω 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 0Ω 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	A7600C1	A7600E	SIM7600E	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 Cat-1	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		N/A		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	N/A		GPS/Beidou/GLONASS
Data Rate
LTE Cat-4	150Mbps(DL)/50Mbps(UL)		N/A			150Mbps(DL)/50Mbps(UL)
LTE Cat-1	N/A		10Mbps(DL)/5Mbps(UL)			N/A
3G (HSPA+)	42Mbps(DL)/5.76Mbps(UL)		N/A		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		PPP/RNDIS		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	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.