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 |
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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 |
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SMS |
Supported types: MT, MO, CB, Text, PDU |
Storage: USIM card and ME (default) |
Audio feature |
Supports echo cancellation |
Supports noise reduction |
OTHER |
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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

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