SIM808 Breakout - GSM & GPS, BAT Input

A new product of crowtail family, it’s a GSM and GPS two-in-one function module which is called Crowtail- SIM808. Crowtail interface was added to it so that you can easily use it. It is very small and based on the latest GSM/GPS module SIM808 from SIMCOM, supports GSM/GPRS Quad-Band network and combines GPS technology for satellite navigation. It has high GPS receive sensitivity with 22 tracking and 66 acquisition receiver channels that will let you add location-tracking, voice, text, SMS and data to your project in an adorable little package. You can power it with a 3.7V lithium battery, so it can be used as a portable module, you can attach it on a bicycle as it can obtain the speed/location information. In addition, it has an onboard LiPoly battery charging circuitry so that you can take your project on the go. A nice module that can achieve lots of functions.
Note: On its own, this module can't do anything. It requires a microcontroller to drive it! We suggest and use an Arduino but any 3-5V microcontroller with a UART can send and receive commands over the RX/TX pins. The microUSB connector is for charging only.

Quick Spec

• Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900MHz
• GPRS mobile station class B
• Controlled by AT Command (3GPP TS 27.007, 27.005 and SIMCOM enhanced AT Commands)
• Integrated GPS/CNSS and supports A-GPS
• Low power consumption, 1mA in sleep mode
• Supports GPS NMEA protocol
• Standard Micro SIM Card
• GPRS multi-slot class12 connectivity: max. 85.6kbps(down-load/up-load)
• Indicator LEDs for power and network connectivity
• uFL connection for external passive GPS & external GSM antenna
• Any standard 2G SIM slides into a secure connector
• Standard 4-pole TRRS headphone jack. Use any 'Android' or 'iPhone'-compatible headset with mic

NOTE:The board needs 2A supply with 100uF and 10uF over VCC and GND

Resources

• AT Command Manual_V1.09
• GSM Location Application Note
• SIM808 Specifications
• SIM808 Hardware Design
• SIM808 v2 GPS AT commands
• Product Wiki
• General Information

Shipping List

• 1 x Crowtail- SIM808
• 1 x GSM Antenna
• 1 x GPS Antenna
• 1 x 4 Pin jumper connector cable