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A7600E LTE Cat-1 HAT for Raspberry Pi, Low speed 4G module, 2G GSM / GPRS support, LBS positioning
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 (China), Latin America |
| SIM7600CE 4G HAT | LTE Cat-4 | mainly applicable in China, and some Southeast Asia countries |
| SIM7600CE-CNSE 4G HAT | ||
| SIM7600CE-JT1S 4G HAT | ||
| 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 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 |
| 2G | GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 900/1800 MHz |
| SMS and Audio | |
| SMS | Supported types: MT, MO, CB, Text, PDU |
| Storage: USIM card and ME (default) | |
| Audio feature | Supports echo cancellation |
| 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
telephone call & SMS Support
Making telephone 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 telephone 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
* Resources for different product may vary, please check the wiki page to confirm the actually provided resources.
Selection Guide
| A7670E | A7600C1 | A7600E | SIM7600E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicable regions | A7600C1: China A7670E / A7600E / SIM7600E: Europe, Southeast Asia, West Asia, Africa, China, South Korea |
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| Band | ||||
| LTE Cat-1 | LTE-FDD B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20 |
LTE-FDD B1, B3, B5, B8 LTE-TDD B34, B38, B39, B40, B41 |
LTE-FDD B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20 LTE-TDD B38, B40 |
LTE-FDD B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20 LTE-TDD B38, B40, B41 |
| 3G | N/A | UMTS/HSPA+ B1, B5, B8 |
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| 2G | GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800 MHz |
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| GNSS | N/A | GPS/Beidou/GLONASS/GALILEO/QZSS | ||
| Data Rate | ||||
| LTE Cat-1 | 10Mbps(DL)/5Mbps(UL) | |||
| 3G (HSPA+) | N/A | 42Mbps(DL)/5.76Mbps(UL) | ||
| 2G (GPRS/EDGE) | 236.8Kbps(DL/UL) | |||
| Software Features | ||||
| Network protocol | TCP/IP/IPV4/IPV6/Multi-PDP/FTP/FTPS/HTTP/HTTPS/DNS | |||
| Dial-up protocol | 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 | N/A | Supports serial debugging, or login to Raspberry Pi | ||
| Audio jack | Supports audio actions like making telephoto call | |||
| Antenna connector | LTE main antenna | LTE main antenna + LTE diversity antenna + GNSS antenna | ||
| Dimensions | 65 × 30.5mm | 65 × 56.0mm | ||
| Applications | ||||
| Examples | Healthcare, smart payment, Internet talk, environmental monitoring, energy monitoring, fleet management, smart industry, intelligent agriculture, etc. | |||
Weight: 0.069 kg
Quick Overview
- A7600E Cat-1/GSM/GPRS HAT x1
- USB-A to micro-B cable x1
- Antenna x1
- RPi screws pack (2pcs) x1
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