Arduino GPRS SHIELD Geeetech with Raspberry PI - Raspberry Pi Forums


hello,

have geeetech gprs shield arduino , use new raspberry pi 3.

spec of shield @ http://www.geeetech.com/wiki/index.php/ ... prs_shield

questions:

1-is possibile?
2-can use pwr 5.5 , gnd raspberry? or external?

kind, have terror burn out!

hi,

yes possible use gprs shiels pi. however, need level converter serial port signals , optional power pin (d9 on shield). pins on pi 3.3v , pins on shield 5v. can supply power level converter gpio connector. works fine https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12009

, best provide 5v shield directly. in cases shield can use pretty power (>150ma).

commands @ modem style , documented. should no problem. have tested sim900a module (http://www.ebay.com/itm/new-sim900a-ext ... 1209981501) , worked fine.


jeroen


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