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Whether you want to listen to what happens in your house that’s miles away from you or activate sprinkler system in your garden just with a silent call; Then SIM800L GSM/GPRS module serves as a solid launching point for you to get you started with IoT!SIM800L GSM/GPRS module is a miniature GSM modem, which can be integrated into a great number of IoT projects. You can use this module to accomplish almost anything a normal cell phone can; SMS text messages, Make or receive phone calls, connecting to internet through GPRS, TCP/IP, and more! To top it off, the module supports quad-band GSM/GPRS network, meaning it works pretty much anywhere in the world.
Hardware Overview of SIM800L GSM/GPRS moduleAt the heart of the module is a SIM800L GSM cellular chip from SimCom. The operating voltage of the chip is from 3.4V to 4.4V, which makes it an ideal candidate for direct LiPo battery supply. This makes it a good choice for embedding into projects without a lot of space.All the necessary data pins of SIM800L GSM chip are broken out to a 0.1″ pitch headers. This includes pins required for communication with a microcontroller over UART. The module supports baud rate from 1200bps to 115200bps with Auto-Baud detection.The module needs an external antenna to connect to a network. The module usually comes with a Helical Antenna and solders directly to NET pin on PCB. The board also has a U.FL connector facility in case you want to keep the antenna away from the board.There’s a SIM socket on the back!
Any activated, 2G micro SIM card would work perfectly. Correct direction for inserting SIM card is normally engraved on the surface of the SIM socket.This module measures only 1 inch² but packs a surprising amount of features into its little frame. Some of them are listed below:. Supports Quad-band: GSM850, EGSM900, DCS1800 and PCS1900.
Connect onto any global GSM network with any 2G SIM. Make and receive voice calls using an external 8Ω speaker & electret microphone. Send and receive SMS messages.
Send and receive GPRS data (TCP/IP, HTTP, etc.). Scan and receive FM radio broadcasts.
Transmit Power:. Class 4 (2W) for GSM850. Class 1 (1W) for DCS1800.
Serial-based AT Command Set. FL connectors for cell antennae. Accepts Micro SIM CardFor more information about SIM800L GSM Cellular chip, check out this datasheet.
Blink every 3sThe module has made contact with the cellular network & can send/receive voice and SMS. Selecting AntennaAn antenna is required to use the module for any kind of voice or data communications as well as some SIM commands.
So, selecting an antenna could be a crucial thing. There are two ways you can add an antenna to your SIM800L module.The first one is a Helical GSM antenna which usually comes with the module and solders directly to NET pin on PCB. This antenna is very useful for projects that need to save space but struggles in getting connectivity especially if your project is indoors.The second one is any 3dBi GSM antenna along with a U.FL to SMA adapter which can be obtained online for less than $3.
You can snap-fit this antenna to small u.fl connector located on the top-left corner of the module. This type of antenna has a better performance and allows putting your module inside a metal case – as long the antenna is outside.Supplying Power for SIM800L moduleOne of the most important parts of getting the SIM800L module working is supplying it with enough power.Depending on which state it’s in, the SIM800L can be a relatively power-hungry device. The maximum current draw of the module is around 2A during transmission burst. It usually won’t pull that much, but may require around 216mA during phone calls or 80mA during network transmissions. This chart from the datasheet summarizes what you may expect: Current consumption of SIM800L module at different states ModesFrequencyCurrent ConsumptionPower down60 uASleep mode1 mAStand by18 mACallGSM850199 mAEGSM900216 mADCS1800146 mAPCS1900131 mAGPRS453 mATransmission burst2 ASince SIM800L module doesn’t come with onboard voltage regulator, an external power supply adjusted to voltage between 3.4V to 4.4V (Ideal 4.1V) is required. The power supply should also be able to source 2A of surge current, otherwise the module will keep shutting down.
Here are some options you can consider to correctly power your GSM module. 3.7v Li-Po Battery (Recommended)One of the cool things about Li-Po batteries is that their voltage is generally in the range of 3.7V – 4.2V, perfect for SIM800L Module. Any 1200mAh or larger sized Lithium ion/polymer battery is best since it can provide the correct voltage range even during 2 Amp spikes.DC-DC Buck ConverterAny 2A-rated DC-DC buck converter like LM2596 would work. These are much more efficient than a liner voltage regulator like LM317 or LM338. WARNINGYou should be very careful to not to disconnect the GND before the VCC and always connect GND before VCC. Otherwise the module can use the low voltage serial pins as ground and can get destroyed instantly.
SIM800L GSM Module PinoutThe SIM800L module has total 12 pins that interface it to the outside world. The connections are as follows:NET is a pin where you can solder Helical Antenna provided along with the module.VCC supplies power for the module.
This can be anywhere from 3.4V to 4.4 volts. Remember connecting it to 5V pin will likely destroy your module! It doesn’t even run on 3.3 V!
An external power source like Li-Po battery or DC-DC buck converters rated 3.7V 2A would work.RST (Reset) is a hard reset pin. If you absolutely got the module in a bad space, pull this pin low for 100ms to perform a hard reset.RxD (Receiver) pin is used for serial communication.TxD (Transmitter) pin is used for serial communication.GND is the Ground Pin and needs to be connected to GND pin on the Arduino.RING pin acts as a Ring Indicator. It is basically the ‘interrupt’ out pin from the module. It is by default high and will pulse low for 120ms when a call is received. It can also be configured to pulse when an SMS is received.DTR pin activates/deactivates sleep mode. Pulling it HIGH will put module in sleep mode, disabling serial communication. Pulling it LOW will wake the module up.MIC± is a differential microphone input.
The two microphone pins can be connected directly to these pins.SPK± is a differential speaker interface. The two pins of a speaker can be tied directly to these two pins. Wiring – Connecting SIM800L GSM module to Arduino UNONow that we know everything about the module, we can begin hooking it up to our Arduino!Start by soldering/connecting the antenna, insert fully activated Micro SIM card in the socket.
Now, connect Tx pin on module to digital pin#3 on Arduino as we’ll be using to talk to the module.We cannot directly connect Rx pin on module to Arduino’s digital pin as Arduino Uno uses 5V GPIO whereas the SIM800L module uses 3.3V level logic and is NOT 5V tolerant. This means the Tx signal coming from the Arduino Uno must be stepped down to 3.3V so as not to damage the SIM800L module. There are several ways to do this but the easiest way is to use a simple resistor divider. A 10K resistor between SIM800L Rx and Arduino D2, and 20K between SIM800L Rx and GND would work fine.Now we are remaining with the pins that are used to supply power for the module. As you have multiple choices for powering up the module, we have provided two example schematics.
The one uses 1200mAh Li-Po battery and other one uses LM2596 DC-DC buck converter. Wiring SIM800L GSM GPRS Module with Arduino UNO Wiring SIM800L GSM GPRS Module with Arduino UNO. TIPIn case you are using LM2596 buck converter to power up the module, remember to common all the ground in the circuit.Once you have everything hooked up you are ready to go! Arduino Code – Testing AT CommandsFor sending AT commands and communicating with the SIM800L module, we will use the serial monitor.
The sketch below will enable the Arduino to communicate with the SIM800L module on serial monitor. Before we proceed with detailed breakdown of code, connect your Arduino to PC, compile below code and upload it to the Arduino.Once you open a serial monitor, make sure that ‘Both NL & CR’ option is selected! //Begin serial communication with Arduino and Arduino IDE (Serial Monitor)Serial. Begin( 9600);//Begin serial communication with Arduino and SIM800LmySerial.
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Begin( 9600);Now that we have established a basic connection, we will try to communicate with the SIM800L module by sending AT commands.AT – It is the most basic AT command. It also initializes Auto-baud’er. If it works you should see the AT characters echo and then OK, telling you it’s OK and it’s understanding you correctly! You can then send some commands to query the module and get information about it such asAT+CSQ – Check the ‘signal strength’ – the first # is dB strength, it should be higher than around 5. Higher is better. Of course it depends on your antenna and location!AT+CCID – get the SIM card number – this tests that the SIM card is found OK and you can verify the number is written on the card.AT+CREG?
Check that you’re registered on the network. The second # should be 1 or 5. 1 indicates you are registered to home network and 5 indicates roaming network. Other than these two numbers indicate you are not registered to any network. Println( 'AT'); //Once the handshake test is successful, it will back to OK updateSerial;mySerial. Println( 'AT+CSQ'); //Signal quality test, value range is 0-31, 31 is the best updateSerial;mySerial.
Println( 'AT+CCID'); //Read SIM information to confirm whether the SIM is plugged updateSerial;mySerial. Println( 'AT+CREG?' ); //Check whether it has registered in the network updateSerial;In the looping part of the code, we call custom function called updateSerial which continuously waits for any inputs from the serial monitor and send it to the SIM800L module through the D2 pin (Rx of module). It also continuously reads the D3 pin (Tx of module) if the SIM800L module has any responses. Println( 'AT+CMGF=1'); // Configuring TEXT mode updateSerial;mySerial. Println( 'AT+CMGS='+ZZxxxxxxxxxx'); //change ZZ with country code and xxxxxxxxxxx with phone number to sms updateSerial;mySerial. Print( 'Last Minute Engineers lastminuteengineers.com'); //text content updateSerial;mySerial.
Write( 26);The loop is kept empty as we want to send SMS only once. If you wish to send SMS one more time, just hit the RESET key on your Arduino. Below screenshot shows SMS sent from SIM800L GSM module. Expanding Arduino SoftwareSerial Buffer SizeIf your message is long enough just like ours, then you’ll probably receive it with some missing characters.
This is not because of a faulty code. Your SoftwareSerial receive buffer is getting filled up and discarding characters. You are not reading fast enough from the buffer.The simplest solution to this is to increase the size of the SoftwareSerial buffer from its default size of 64 bytes to 256 bytes (or smaller, depending on what works for you).On a Windows PC, go to C:Program Files (x86) - Arduino - hardware - Arduino - avr - libraries - SoftwareSerial (- src for newer version of Arduino IDE) Open SoftwareSerial.h and change the line.
// RX buffer size#define SSMAXRXBUFF 256Save the file and try your sketch again. Expanding Arduino SoftwareSerial Buffer Size Arduino Code – Making CallNow let’s program our Arduino to make call.
This sketch is very useful when you want your Arduino to make an SOS/distress call in case of emergency like temperature being exceeded or someone breaks into your house. You got the idea!Before trying the sketch out, you need to enter the phone number. Search for the string ZZxxxxxxxxxx and replace ZZ with county code and xxxxxxxxxx with the 10 digit phone number.
Hello friends, today’s post as the name suggests is about how to send SMS with Arduino UNO and SIM900D using AT Commands. There are different types of SIM900D modules available in the market, so it doesn’t matter which module you are using. All SIM900D modules work at AT commands basically so today I am going to show you how to send an sms via AT commands without using any arduino library. You should first read the AT commands manual which will give you an idea about AT commands.
AT commands are special sets of commands which are used for communicating with SIM900 module. Using these AT commands we let our GSM work for us. Like if you want to send sms then there’s a specific AT command for sending the SMS similarly if you want to change the PIN code for your GSM module then you have different AT command. So, there are lots of AT commands available. We can interface this GSM module with any microcontroller like PIC Microcontroller or 8051 Microcontroller but here I have interfaced it with Arduino board. You should also check if you wanna use PIC Microcontroller instead of Arduino board.You must also check, using this library you can easily simulate your GSM module in Proteus ISIS.
Moreover, also have a look at in which I have designed a simulation of sms sending in Proteus ISIS. Arduino UNO R3Price: $10.99Price: $2.79GSM Module Sim900Price: $28.99Price: $10Connect Arduino UNO with SIM900D. First of all, connect Arduino UNO with SIM900D module, which isn’t much difficult. If you have the module in hand then first thing you need to do is to power it up and wait for the module to get connected. Usually, an LED is placed on the SIM900D module which keeps on blinking. If its blinking fast, it means the modules hasn’t yet captured the signal.
When the module captures the signal then the LED keeps on blinking but at lower speed. Now find the TX and RX pins of your SIM900D module and connect the TX of module with RX of Arduino UNO, which is pin # 0 and similarly RX of module with TX of Arduino UNO, which is pin # 1. The module, which I have used for my project is shown in the below figure, with labelled pin configurations and if you want to buy it in Pakistan then. Hello Mr SyedI’m totally new with arduino – working on it for my final projectso the GSM code it little bit difficultanyways – how do i declare the index=0;by putting int index=0;, its not declaring the ” Int ”this is the error(C:UsersH00272752DesktopLEvel 8PRJ DSGGSMlibraries—GSMSHIELDexamplesGSMGPRSLibraryATGSMGPRSLibraryAT.ino: In function ‘void loop’:GSMGPRSLibraryAT:19: error: ‘Int’ was not declared in this scopeInt index = 0;^exit status 1‘Int’ was not declared in this scope)could you help please.
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I am getting the foll. PLEASE solve my problem. Hi,I am using arduino Uno and GSM SIM 900a module to send a text msg or to call a number,but unable to do so.I checked the modem using RS-232 by sending AT commands,it works fine and sends OK.But the problem is that when I try to send msg or call using arduino, it fails.It doesn’t send any msg or call.I don’t know what is the problem?I know that the GSM module and network is okay as both the power and network leds behave the way they should.But can’t send any text msg/call using arduino.I have made only 3 connections between the two i.e.
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Tx(arduino)-Rx(GSM) and vice-versa and common gnd to both and used an external 12V adapter to power GSM module.Please help me in finding out where I am going wrong.I would be extremely thankful to you.