Waveshare SIM7600G-H 4G HAT for Raspberry Pi - Unlock Mobile Connectivity and GPS!

Love your Raspberry Pi but wish it had even more connectivity akin to your mobile phone. Then the Waveshare 4G HAT is the solution for you!
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This Hat means Serious Business. This Waveshare 4G HAT has a SIM7600G-H Module onboard which enables the 4G/3G/2G communication and GNSS positioning. This module supports LTE CAT4 connection up to 150Mbps for downlink data transfer.
By the end of this guide, you will be able to send text messages and ring phones from your Raspberry Pi Single Board Computer. Furthermore, you will be to pinpoint exactly what location your device is via GPS (and then send that location data through a text message). You will also be able to send text messages (SMS) to your Raspberry Pi Single Board Computer which can then activate hardware (attached via GPIO Pins) based on the contents of the text message.
You can also run this Waveshare 4G HAT as an Internet Hotspot, providing an internet connection that you can use to access the web or send out MQTT commands but to prevent blowing up the scope of this guide any larger, that will be explored in a follow-up guide. Furthermore, correctly configured this Waveshare 4G HAT will work with an Arduino Uno Micro-Controller or even as a standalone board, but that's also another story for another guide.
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0:00 Intro
0:25 4G HAT Overview
1:01 Video Overview
1:26 What You Need
2:44 Assembly of Hardware
5:33 Software Set Up
9:45 Ring a Phone with a Raspberry Pi!
10:54 Success 1!
11:15 GPS Script
11:56 Success 2!
12:19 Human Readable GPS Script
12:50 Success 3!
13:19 GPS Data Sent as Text Script
14:26 Success 4!
15:00 GPIO Control Via SMS Script
17:01 Success 5!
17:40 Outro

[@KlausWulfenbach]

Kid: "Daddy, I want an iPhone!" Dad: "We already have an iPhone at home" The iPhone at home:

[@jay.instro.2361]

This tutorial was exceptional. The presenter, the instructions, A+ guys. Never had an install go so smoothly

[@timgivney]

😍

[@nurfarishashoeid8657]

I like his explanation and reaction whenever the code is work.

[@danjames1922]

Love the shop and love the content! Great stuff thanks for posting.

[@aniruddhakulkarni2959]

Great Video! The presenter has a knack for explaining stuff clearly and I can tell it has come from experience. I had a small question. Is it possible to make REST API calls with the setup? I feel the LAT & LONG values could be sent to google and the location data received in HTTP response can be sent as an SMS to further improve human readability. Please let me know if you anyone has tried this. Thanks :)

[@terryboyle]

great video. Extremely easy to follow. Thank you

[@taurussel]

Awesome video! Thanks for that. You made it very simple.

[@bincyelizabeth19799]

watching from Kerala, India.

[@Core-Electronics]

Very cool! Looks absolutely beautiful there 😊

[@larsmielke9400]

Nice video, however as some comments already pointed out, sms seems to be a bit 90is. What I would like to do is to use a cloud server to connect to the raspberry via ssh tunnel.

[@Maxspert]

Briliant tutorial!!I have a question,there is any way to connect with a laptop o similar to the raspberry and stream data life from it?Make like a connection and control live the raspberry and anything attached to it?

[@rusticagenerica]

Great video. Please tell us how to connect via TCP/IP to the raspberry & start phone calls from there.

[@rafaelferraz8322]

Thanks so much for putting this together!

[@Core-Electronics]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@paulfirestorm1]

This tutorial is great. I was thinking if and how I can use the waveshare for internet to stream camera feeds from a surveillance system connected to the pi? Maybe you can direct me to a tutorial that covers that topic? I'm off grid but have phone service

[@KNT1K]

Now next content :) : 2 x 4g sim card , Pi runing as bonding router 2x VPN + cloud service as reciver this 2 vpn's :) . If that is cooked we have nice setup for IRL streaming :) . Great tutorial . Subscribed.

[@KlausWulfenbach]

All the important parts of a smartphone and I just need to put it together myself? I need one of these!

[@rajabmur4311]

Thank you so much, can we use the same setup to access the Pi desktop using VNC and PiTunnel without further steps?

[@averagejoe8183]

Love the video..I would love to see a video on sending texts alerts for when a sensor value reaches a certain threshold. That would be a cool video!! I am will to send over a few compatible sensors for rasp pi 4

[@Core-Electronics]

I love that idea! You can definitely create a system to do just that 😊

[@user-xu1mz2co7t]

Would this also be difficult to set up just for general internet connectivity on the Pi? I was thinking of a remote 4g camera project to live stream footage of my property.

[@Gerald-iz7mv]

hi nice video - do you know whats the current best LTE module for the raspberry pi on the market as of 2023?

[@fabianoslack4269]

Hey man, tks for the video! Any plans to teach how to setup a data connection to the internet using this modem?

[@crazypict]

Great video. I have today ordered one of these. I can't wait until I can test it. I like to hack my car CAN network so that I can control the diesel heater, the fan and the temperature in the car. It can be a really nice project.

[@Core-Electronics]

I love that idea 😊! We have a Project page where anyone from the community can share what they've done and yours would absolutely fit the ticket - core-electronics.com.au/projects/ (Up to $200 store credit reward too!)

[@calvinaizumiramadhan2685]

very interesting. if I see your explanation video. we have to use 2 5v supplies, namely the first for the raspberry PI and the second for the SIM module. how do we use one source for both supplies?

[@yousefal-husseini9636]

I am currently using the same setup except a raspberry pi zero w instead. Would the code or the setup process change for the pi zero? Also is it ttyAMA0 instead of ttyS0 for the pi zero? Keep up the amazing work 🙏

[@mahmoudahmadi5819]

Thank for your great tutorial Would you please let me know they version of the raspberry pi version and can I do the same with raspberry pi 2 and the same GSM module?

[@culturetaste9056]

Hi Your video is quite informative. I have question related to GPS as GPS is sending Time also. I am using the same method to read time from GPS. But the time i can read from GPS is UTC 0, I have change my CLK time zone to +32 after doing that network time is ok but GPS is still send with UTC 0.

[@MrDayinthepark]

Nicely done, very good video.

[@StefanoCiurleo]

Amazing video. Is there a way to establish ssh connection from raspberry pi with this module?

[@avalon2199]

Great video, thanks

[@BABALOOEY46]

I am impressed! Makes me want to sign up to some of your tutorials.. are you running them again?

[@Core-Electronics]

Hopefully our in person workshops will be up and running soon 😊. Until then if you have any electronic questions that you want great answers quick come hit up our Forum - forum.core-electronics.com.au/

[@barilocker297]

Awesome video. Could you please add the updates for the new PI5 setup and files? thank you!!

[@TBL_stevennelson]

I was hoping to see you use the mic and head phones. I liked your project. If you could turn it in to a futuristic home communications hud. Mount it on your wall and make phone calls, use speech to text sms, Video calls And build an app that you can send commands from, like the Leds example and tracking. Making it as good as the old style home telephones but with all the New technology.

[@Core-Electronics]

Thank you kindly and absolutely brilliant ideas ! I love the blend of the old and new.

[@boolakymuhammadebrahimissa3993]

Hiii, Great Explanation, Do you have videos on Waveshare SIM8200 M2 Hat?

[@user-tz1lw2ds5e]

When i tried printing the mount, it was too big can you specifiy the dimensions or upload them somewhere. great video keep it up!

[@consolemodding1015]

@Core Electronics I noticed you said you needed a usb mic to make calls and to use the headphones for the hearing.. Is this correct? Isn't the jack in for both audio and mic? Can the mic of the raspberry pi via usb be accessed by the hat without using the 3.55mm jack?

[@krm2406]

Any chance you have a tutorial on how to do a Post action using this hat? Running RPI4, have the SMS running, but having issues doing a HttpPost

[@minepro1206]

You've covered every functionality of the hat even a GSM module could do, except the most important one, the dial-up. Why get a 4G LTE hat if you're not gonna use the internet anyway?

[@donkeypoopdragon]

I've looked for a solution for a long time, turns out it's internet over USB lmao you just need a driver

[@TenForceFalls]

Gsm is going away in the us soon. I think he was trying to future proof

[@tahbibosman1167]

@@donkeypoopdragon What driver do you need to set up internet over USB on a raspberry pi for this Waveshare 4G hat?

[@orbita1]

Can you get practically the same use out of the SIM7600E with an arduino as with a RPi? I'm playing with a low power setup and i have good experience with sleep modes etc on an ATmega, where as the pi guzzles those sweet watts.

[@Hanna-wr1sd]

Hiya :) Thank you for the tutorial, so helpful! Could you please a video on how to use the SIM7600E LTE Cat-1 HAT with a Raspberry Pi 4 model b as a router - or how to communicate and send data with a SIM card? Thank you in advance!

[@avinaashmanivelan4756]

what size are the standoff screws provided with kit ??

[@ninline2000]

I've been looking for a way to set up a pi at a hunting club hooked up to cameras and the internet so I can see deer activity. I've got a pi zero w 2 I'm planning on using for the project. The hardest part will be getting a reasonable price for service.

[@oneloveafrica8860]

tanks it help lot

[@totrain3850]

Really enjoyed the video, very well presented and thank you for sharing. I have just started out with Raspberry Pi 3b+ and was interested to know if Waveshare 4G Hat would work with RaspController android app.

[@Core-Electronics]

Thanks for your very rad comment 😊. And absolutely, you could send all kinds of interesting commands through your WiFi to the 4G Raspberry Pi which could then affect the outside world. If you want answers to more specific questions come hit us up at the forum - forum.core-electronics.com.au/

[@hansiehertzog6506]

Nice video can you please do a toutorial on the Lilly go esp32 sim7600E board on how to post data to the cloud

[@Core-Electronics]

That is such a totally cool product but I just have to limit myself to what we have on our store. Ill see if we can start selling it 😊 if so a tutorial might be on the way.

[@squirralien1863]

I wonder if using this kind of setup if an older analogue car phone could be enabled to work without any physical changes, sounds like the main thing would be getting an analogue phone keypad and maybe screen to work with this setup. I have a Lexus LS400 and they came out with analogue phones in the centre console and I have the phone, it would be awesome to get it operational, not to use while driving of course. If this was possible I guess it could be integrated with a 7" screen and be usable through the screen also. it is above my neuron limits.

[@MANZARBEITIA]

If a connect several modems could I switch between SIM cards in a Python script? Its for OneTimePasswords QA automotion

[@aqilahazman4487]

Hello, I truly appreciate the tutorial; I tried it, and it works. But do you have any guides or suggestions that could assist me with displaying both the locations and the map?

[@Core-Electronics]

Sweet 😊 thanks for your kind words. I haven't dived into automatically doing that. Here is a neat Raspberry Pi and GPS Project write up that includes displaying the GPS location onto google maps, I reckon it'll be right up your alley - sites.google.com/site/eyalabraham/gps Little bit of customising the code and you'll be well on your way.

[@aqilahazman4487]

@@Core-Electronics thank you so much 😊

[@edulalala364]

Good afternoon, very interesting tutorial. I have a question, can you use this board as a router so you can use the raspberry with 4G connection and surf with this shield?

[@Core-Electronics]

You sure can mate, come check this comment I left at the bottom of the full write up 😊 forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/guide-by-tim-4g-and-gps-hat-for-raspberry-pi-waveshare-sim7600x/14357/13?u=tim

[@Jackulator77]

Any experience so far with a 5G hat? That would be awesome!

[@AdirondackCampingAdventures]

I have a relay board that my pi is plugged into and my pi gets it's power from the relay board. Is it possible to use this with a pi and relay board. The relay board does have a 40 pin connector that looks like what is on the pi.

[@iamdimacs]

Great Video! Is there a way to use a bluetooth headset instead of the built-in audio jack for phone calls?

[@Core-Electronics]

For sure! Raspberry Pi can connect to Bluetooth devices like headsets by default 😊

[@rivaldohenry2684]

Could I use this for when I activate a push button it sends out a call and fetches the location ?

[@xumingao2714]

Hi, Great video. I would like to ask, could Pi with this 4g Hat transmit the image to my laptop (Linux)? I see it can communicate with smart phone, but not sure if it can communicate with laptop/PC and if transmit image remotely? X.

[@DavidGutierrezhi]

do you know how to enable the GPS from the 4G HAT to the openCPN in chartplotter?

[@leergut6022]

That Hat is great, but for the love of god, DO NOT use it with an IoT SIM. I tried to use it with the Hologram IoT SIM shown in the video and i spent the last 4 days pulling my hair out trying to get a stable internet connection! Inserted a normal SIM (for smartphones) instead, and it worked no problem. You only have to set the Pin (if the card has one) in the modem settings (AT+CPIN)

[@RafeTVGaming]

when the Waveshare hat is using a sim card, would it use moble data (as is it was a phone) or hotspot data, becuse some phone providers offer unlimted 4g data for 30 bux a month, but no hotspot data

[@shuvendudas2807]

Great..... 😊

[@Gerald-iz7mv]

What is the diff to SIM7600G-H R2? What sim card do you use?

[@caltech-wirewizard]

Great video. I'm using Hologram SIM you recommended. But it's not connecting. From articles I read makes mention about setting the "APN" but not on how to do that. So, how do you do it?

[@mitchelldaw1656]

I am having this same issue, haven't been able to figure out how to send a SMS or make a phone call. Everything looks like it works it will even say that the SMS message was sent but my phone does not receive the text message of the phone call. I think it has something to so with the hologram number being an international number and then fact that I don't have a verizon international plan. But have not been able to confirm that yet. I trying sending it to my friend who uses t-mobile but they also did not receive that text even there were no errors when sending the message and hologram charged me for the text.

[@ketansaart1546]

Can I make a standalone portable 4G router for wifi hotspot out of it, without using the main Pi board? Will it be more efficient than those portable 4g routers?

[@Wanka196]

just woow!

[@JuanBotes]

great demo tutorial, your videos are clear and detailed thanks, I followed along using rasp pi OS and hardware, then I wanna get smart and run it on kali OS on my Pi hardware and things not so simple but #tryharder I will . \o/

[@Core-Electronics]

Great to hear! Let us know how you go with it.

[@JuanBotes]

@@Core-Electronics I manage to figure out my issue running kali on raspberry pi with the sim7600. When I enabled uart in boot config, it would keep rebooting, then I found out the line for console in /boot/cmdline.txt was the issue, when i removed the console line from /boot/cmdline.txt, boom I can now use my serial interface from raspbeery pi to the sim7600 board send sms running kali linux OS. Thanks again for great vid! \o/

[@abbodsaeed8667]

It is incredible and fascinating work with great demonstration; thanks a lot . I would like to know about SMS. Is it possible to send a message to a phone within the same network with Waveshare SIM7600 and raspberry pi by using the phone MAC ID instead of the phone number?.

[@Core-Electronics]

Cheers for your kind words mate 😊 my understanding is that a MAC address is a low level physical address which is used for unique identity for a device. That Address will exist only for your local network/WiFi and not used for Mobile Connectivity. The web server is the easiest way to visualise information around a local network. If you want to transfer data around a local network Home Assistant is definitely a good approach. Hope this helps!

[@fsto9039]

Hello Tim and thank you for the guide! I’m wondering about: “Below is everything you will need for this guide. -Activated SIM Card” Do you think I can test the module with my personal SIM card that I’m using in my phone that has a pin code? Or is it required to have a different type of SIM-card with a different type of subscription and no pin code, i.e. that is "activated"?

[@Core-Electronics]

Hey mate, my pleasure! When I just started off I used the SIM directly from my phone and it worked perfectly fine. My Phone SIM also has a pin code but I didn’t run into any issues when I was just testing it out. So you should be perfectly fine :slight_smile:

[@larswinkler2349]

@@Core-Electronics Hi Tim. Love your projects. So are you saying I could use a prepaid or plan mobile phone sim card?

[@raypikus5053]

You can't use your current phones SIM if you are on Verizon Wireless, because they link your phone IMEI to the SIM card, and the 7600 has its own IMEI, so Verizon will block it. In the USA at least. Mint Mobile runs on T-Mobile's infrastructure. I bought a 3-month Mint Mobile plan with a SIM for $45 and activated it by calling their customer service line, they also gave me a separate 7-day free-trial I can use as a second SIM for my next prototype.

[@Core-Electronics]

Hey all, I got the Waveshare 4G Hat to work with both prepaid (Vodaphone) and plan (Telstra) mobile phone sim cards here in Australia.

[@hanukanth]

can we perform data calls/ video calls ? with this setup ?

[@lifeblogofsulaiman945]

Is there a tutorial to make this function on ubuntu 20.04? Im running ROS and having issues entering the AT commands in

[@Prasanna_Naik]

Hello Tim. Thank you for the amazing video. I have the same hardware but instead of RaspberryPi OS I am using OpenWRT on my Raspberry Pi. Can you make a video how to access internet via GPIO pins and other features in OpenWrt. Thanks in advance.

[@Core-Electronics]

That is a brilliant idea! It will be added to my list of goals.

[@mikemarachov3230]

Can I use this setup to surf internet with rasberry pi? (using pi os)

[@ikumd-mage]

I'm looking into building a router that could connect via 5g or 4g lte. Is it possible to use one of those pci express iot modules for that purpose?

[@Core-Electronics]

Yes you should be able to do it but it all depends on the driver situation. Software like OPNSense can use a connection as a fallback, but you need BSD drivers. Hit up google regarding the + . There will be a ton of information you can uncover regarding the best approach.

[@alsaro7152]

Is it possible to connect a RPi 5 with this hat? Thank you.

[@theitpartners4183]

hi tim, this is a great video. i am using a pi zero 2w. when i run the "chmod +x configure && ./configure && sudo make && sudo make install" i get an aclocal error which appears to stop the drivers from loading. this is on a new debian bullseye build released 6/9 - if i run the script on the existing pi, it works. i am a newbie so no idea how to overcome

[@Core-Electronics]

Hey mate, interesting question. Allow me to break it down a little, are you using the exact same HAT in the video on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2? The Installation guide for the Pi Zero HAT Version may just come in handy if so - www.waveshare.com/wiki/SIM7600G-H_4G_HAT_(B) Also typing and entering a quick | sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade y | terminal command might just be the remedy. If you run into more issues write up a post on our forum with some photos of your hardware 😊 We'll get your system up and running in no time - forum.core-electronics.com.au/

[@bill9701]

Thanks so much for this. It was a big help. In the video, you mentioned a 3D print file for the mount. Is that file still available somewhere?

[@Core-Electronics]

Yes, head to the first link in the description to our written version of the guide at the bottom will be a download link to the STL and the scripts used in the guide/

[@bill9701]

I scaled it down to 10% of the downloaded version and it fit perfectly. Maybe a cm/mm units issue somewhere?

[@CAPTINKING]

Do s video on the SIM8280 model

[@dylanbrown3869]

I wonder if there is a way to do this on a mini pcie board inside a mini pc for camping/ car purposes

[@Core-Electronics]

PCI Express Connectors for Raspberry Pi are become a reality 😊 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmHanWaQlrSklck and hackaday.com/2020/07/01/adding-pcie-to-your-raspberry-pi-4-the-easier-way/

[@moniccax]

thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Core-Electronics]

[@hghlndr2]

WOOOW EPIC

[@bertgroothuis2419]

Hi, great video. Can you tell what to change to use LTE-M protocol?

[@Core-Electronics]

Heyya mate, a more in-depth answer is required than I can do through a KZbin comment. Everything you need to get LTE-M to work can be found in this forum post - forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=224355

[@bertgroothuis2419]

@@Core-Electronics thanks mate, will look into that tomorrow. It's quite a long thread.

[@tomarmstrong8057]

Hi there, I have purchased from core electronics a waveshare 7600 G H M2 HAT. Just wanting to know if this tutorial applies to that HAT as well or will the drivers be different ? Struggling to find solid resources to get it running. It will be used with a Rpi 4B. Cheers and beers Tom

[@Core-Electronics]

Hi Tom, thanks for watching and reaching out, the best place for this question would be over on our forums at forum.core-electronics.com.au/ that way our whole support team can give you the best information on that specific product. 😊

[@Aexus1]

Hi Tim! I have a question regarding the 4G HAT - i'm currently working on a project and i cant find an answer to a question you might be able to answer Is it possible to communicate with a certain other device which supports 4G? I have a smart power meter, IoT, and its called ADW300. This device supports 4G communication, but is it possible to read data from the ADW300 with the Raspberry Pi 4B (combined with the waveshare module)? They dont need to communicate to each other, just the smart meter has to send its data to the raspi. How can they connect to each other?

[@Core-Electronics]

Hey mate, If you are sending data you need some form of communication. Is the ADW300 able to connect to Wifi? If so you can create a Hotspot using the 4G HAT which then gets the WiFi connected to the Raspberry Pi and the ADW300. Once they are communicating on the same Wifi you will be able to create Python Scripts that pull, display and utilse the data form the Smart Meter. Hope that helps 😊, Tim

[@-someone-.]

1:46 Wait🧐!....? Pulls a hologram card and sim size adapter outta where?!? 🤣 I’m getting one of these! 👊

[@bearodyssey]

i want to be grow up and be like this guy.

[@nsr13579]

Hello Tim. How to setup 4G in SIM7600X module? If you have any links which describes the process would definitely help.

[@Core-Electronics]

Not quite sure what you mean but this is a guide on how to run this HAT as a hotspot which may be what your looking for - www.twilio.com/docs/iot/supersim/getting-started-super-sim-raspberry-pi-waveshare-4g-hat

[@nsr13579]

@@Core-Electronics Thank you. Also do you have any source/link to know the process of SIM7600G module bring up with Arduino? If you have any plans you can do a video as well.

[@user-mb9hq1cn9c]

IS the module can support indian simcard?

[@barrythelad7793]

Do you guys plan on doing a video on controlling dc/stepper motors with a raspberry pi 4 any time soon. I am struggling to find info.

[@Core-Electronics]

Heyya mate, I've added it to the to do list. To give you some inspiration check out this HAT for Raspberry Pi here that will let you control DC or Stepper Motors - core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/ADA4280

[@barrythelad7793]

@@Core-Electronics thanks!

[@Core-Electronics]

@@barrythelad7793 Gotcha mate 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5KZpYampcyNors

[@nuclearscientist]

Desperately waiting for this video. Thanks. Edit:- This may help someone if they get into some kind of issue. For me the USB port ttyS0 didnt work. `dmesg` I found out there are many like ttyUSB1, ttyUSB2,ttyUSB3, ttyUSB4. I used ttyUSB2 and it worked. I made my first phone call, which worked perfectly. Thanks again bro. For GPS it was ttyUSB3. It may be different for you. I am getting GPS data completely in a different format. Thats why I am getting lots of error like File "/home/pi/SIM7600X-4G-HAT-Demo/Raspberry/python/GPS/GPS-SMS-Human-Readable.py", line 53, in send_at FinalLat = float(Lat) + (float(SmallLat)/60) ValueError: could not convert string to float: ' +' i will try to modify that script to get a human readable format. Need to learn some python now.

[@Core-Electronics]

Awesome man, thanks for showing your experience 😊. The GPS data does take some time to lock on, if it hasn't locked onto GPS that script will spit out that error. Are you utilising a Raspberry Pi 4 or an earlier model?

[@nuclearscientist]

@@Core-Electronics mine is raspberry pi 4- 2 GB model.

[@RICK_MCN]

Can a guy use this for gaming off the hotspot side of the data or is that not a thing I’m tried of not haven the data for KZbin and some of my games that I like to play on and I live in a remote area that I can’t get the best internet here and can’t afford to drop 599 plus 130 or whatever the other company’s what for the start up can you please help me out and give me some advice thank you for your time… like you video by the way

[@babinold6056]

Im usign the 4g dongle version of sim7600g-h. So is the procedure same?

[@francoissnyders9049]

HI Tim, I am currently running this 4G HAT with a Raspberry Pi in exactly the same hardware configuration that you are using (Same jumper configs and USB connections). However, I am experiencing power issues when I plug in this module for longer than 30minutes? The Pi starts to overheat and hang... Any suggestions?

[@Core-Electronics]

Very interesting, I haven't had overheating issues with my set up over here when I ran it overnight but my office is pretty cold. Have you installed heat-sinks to the Integrated Circuits on the Raspberry Pi?

[@plamendimitrov5762]

Cool, functional and easy to install/use but a 80 euro price tag for allegedly 35 euro board.... At this point just getting a router with a sim slot from a local provider is easier and bypasses all possible region specific problems in terms of setup.

[@Core-Electronics]

The existence of this might not impress you then - core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/CE08606 Truthfully for me this gear is about getting into the weeds and figuring out how all the connectivity methods blend together in our modern world. That and you can great some pretty amazing projects with an un-comparable level of control.

[@plamendimitrov5762]

@@Core-Electronics It doesn't surprise me that it exists. As the people around here like to say, there are passengers for every train. As for "getting into the weeds", focusing on the cheaper stuff (for example I'm looking at a SIM800L GSM GPRS module for 6 euro in a local site) is better idea IMO since, even if its more soft and hardware limited than the featured one here, its affordable for more people. I know that it won't make a very interesting video for the "tech enthusiasts" but how many ppl that watched this would spend 80 vs 6 euro to try it for themself? That is the main problem in the "hobby electronic" market also - making a small run product, focused for the few instead of the many, and keeping the price up since selling little means u gotta cover expenses and make profit fast - the fact that the chip on this hat retails for 38eu means the whole thing cant cost more than 40,45 when mass manufactured. At least the documentation/software support here seems solid enough compared to most modern SBCs even.

[@chethan97]

Can we connect router to raspberry pi ethernet port to share Internet??

[@tubeDude48]

In "nano", when saving, enter CTRL-Y Enter You don't need that extra "x" Also, CTRL-L will clear the screen.

[@Core-Electronics]

Cheers for your tips 😊 I'll be weaving them into my workflow

[@jiannis3131]

Great video, thanks! I have been using the module for a month and 2 days ago the NET LED started flashing. I checked what this means and found out that the module is looking for a network even though it is already connected. What is the reason for this? And how do I solve the problem?

[@Core-Electronics]

I haven't encountered that before! Hit up our forum with some photos of your hardware and we'll best be able to diagnose - forum.core-electronics.com.au/latest

[@jiannis3131]

@@Core-Electronics I followed the documentation and I also added the execution of A7600E to rc.local, but still it is the case that the Raspberry is not always connected to the internet after a new boot. What exactly am I doing wrong and what steps should I follow to connect the Raspberry to the network after booting?

[@Core-Electronics]

You may be able to get better connectivity using the Raspberry Pi Lite OS version. You could also write a Python script to force the system to connect to the internet by pinging it multiple times.

[@gabrielalejandroverapinto1974]

Is there any way to get some sort of interface to use the phone as such? Mainly trying to get USSD interaction out of it because my carrier requires me to buy my data allowance via USSD codes

[@Core-Electronics]

GUI's can be created using this HAT in Python or when connecting the 4G HAT to a Windows computer there is a SIM7600 serial debugger assistant software which has UI and a solid interface. Find more on that debugger here - www.waveshare.com/wiki/SIM7600E-H_4G_HAT

[@spike7112ify]

Could I use the sim card to access the internet through the raspberry pi and hat? Right now I use a mobile Hotspot and the pi to access the internet if I could combine them that would be great

[@Core-Electronics]

Hey mate, here is a guide on how to run this HAT as a hotspot which may be just what your looking for 😊 - www.twilio.com/docs/iot/supersim/getting-started-super-sim-raspberry-pi-waveshare-4g-hat

[@spike7112ify]

@@Core-Electronics thank you

[@averagejoe8183]

Would the same code and software or process apply for the sim R800C GSM/GPRS HAT For Raspberry Pi but on a pi zero w ?

[@Core-Electronics]

Similar mate, there would undoubtedly be some changes in regards to the installation of packages and fine details in the scripts.

[@leonzz3470]

Cool video thanks! Is it possible to change IMEI?

[@Core-Electronics]

An IMEI stands for International Mobile Equipment Identity. Think of it as your phone's fingerprint - it's a 15-digit number unique to each device. In some countries, it is illegal to change this number. So do check if it is legal in yours. For example, it is legal in Africa and Asia, and illegal in Europe. From my minor exploration into the topic it does seem like it would be possible to alter the IMEI.

[@Core-Electronics]

Send the following AT commands with minicom: AT+GSN = Request International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) AT+CIMI = Request International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) AT+QCCID = Show ICCID AT+CGSN = Request Product Serial Number Identification

[@drmogz2677]

hi there thanks for this guide! I'm having some trouble with "7z x SIM7600X-4G-HAT-Demo.7z -r -o/home/pi" it says "Can not create output directory: /home/pi/" Any ideas? thanks!

[@michaelnolan1715]

I got some questions Does this work on pi3? (I lost my pi 4 and there is a shortage) Can calls be routed to pi instead of using the headphone jack on modem? (so I could set up sip server) Would this work using ssh? (so I don't need a display) Would this work with tmobile mvno? (I have mint mobile) I am asking this before I will buy the hat

[@dharmatejagurram9259]

Hey Tim, can you tell us how to identify which GPIO pins are unused by hat so that we can attach our sensors and drivers to ? Thanks in advance :)

[@Core-Electronics]

Heyya mate, you can find that information either in the full write up or under the Hardware Connection section in this product wiki 😊 - www.waveshare.com/wiki/SIM7600E-H_4G_HAT

[@gandal_]

Hello, do you know if this module will work with Lineages OS on Raspberry Pi. (android Os ) . i want to buy it but i don't know if it work without Raspbian on linux os. Thank you

[@Core-Electronics]

Such an excellent question and I haven't got an exact answer because it seems to me nobody has tried to use it with that Operating System. It looks like a challenging route to take but I do think it is possible.

[@Tarkahn2024]

Is there a way to transmit real time video- even very low quality vid using this method?