B4R Question GUUOOO Tech IOT-GA6-B - - Any info welcome (gsm/gprs module)

[rabbitBUSH]

I hope this is the correct place for this. If not apologies and redirect me.

I have a GUUOOO Tech IOT-GA6-B it looks like this :

Its A6 based ... as in the part number quoted above.

I have seached the forum and find lots about A6, SIM800 and SIM900.

But I have not found anything about this module - SPECIFICALLY the pinouts to connect to an UNO R3.

I could use another board but I am in the middle of development and reluctant to change.

I found one place that said it had a manual for this, but, couldn't work out the download ... (go figure why people make these things so obtuse).

As far as I can tell, the thing will work with anything A6 based ... that still has to be tested.

Lastly, I am not planning at this stage to make phone calls, but, just do SMS / gprs, so I think, from what I have read up to now I can use the UNO power to run it since a) the venor site claims it is low power and b) I don't expect it to have big AMP draw.

Here's the question list :

• Does any one have eprience with this module?
• If so, do you have a picture of the breadboard and clear pin connections?

 

[emexes]

I am away from computer at moment, but: do a search for long range wifi. Might have been tested by that Swiss bloke on YouTube. It was some wifi range enhancement by a chipmaker. Real-life tested 1.2 km but probably was line-of-sight.

This video talks about the long-range mode of the ESP32.

Also about six months ago, I think someone on this forum was getting good distances with long-range Bluetooth (BLE?). New Zealand rings a bell. Also having faint flashbacks of a fish and chip shop... wtf?!?!

https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/bluetooth-4-0-data-exchange.103107/page-4#post-648037

Posts #61 to #66 talk about long-range Bluetooth using nRF52840. Fish and chip shop was actually a pizza shop.

 

[rabbitBUSH]

Thanks, the NRF24s have arrived with a couple of other things. I'll have another look at tne N8 video and see if there is anything about his test concept rig, then along with the weather station, a goodie for the guy next door, 3 android apps hanging in the air..AND A PARTRIDGE IN THE PAIR TREE..I'll eventually let you know what happens. I think I have another arduino lying around to see what the range is on the NRF24 (bought the one with aerials PA and L something).

Holdthumbswe'regoingdowntherabbithole - turns out it was steak, egg and chips..............

 

[f0raster0]

Also about six months ago, I think someone on this forum was getting good distances with long-range Bluetooth (BLE?).

over 700mts between modules NRF52840 Bluetooth 5.0 but you need go to standard bluetooth to communicate with your Smartphone


from NordicSemiconductor tests:
https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/nord...ith-nordic-solution-it-simply-works-922075585

... the NRF24s have arrived..

just checked looking super good!!

 

[rabbitBUSH]

from NordicSemiconductor tests:

thanks @f0raster0 after a short quick read will have to get out the glossary and see if I can digest this all. one anticipation is that BLE devices might not become available here for a while yet.

been side tracked recently and still getting to the nRF24L01 set up and test, BLE is fine, its just a simple matter of tried and apparently simple nRF tech (and a learning curve with the bidirectional stuff!) ....

 

[f0raster0]

From your post here

Did this company copy my creation?

f you remember sometime ago I uploaded an idea to extend Bluetooth range by adding a device attached to the phone and takes the BT information, then sends the same inforation by way of RF transceiver. Please see the "My creation post and the company's video. The video: The post...

www.b4x.com

for myself I just wondered how to get arduino uno with NRF24L01 to talk through a BT mouthpiece.......to pass a message on to a cellphone....NOT A NEW QUESTION i've already made a posting about it as noted in #14 above......?

I think, you should add more info
What you really want to do. In your posts, it's not clear why using a solution and not other, or what is wrong with your new modules nRF24L01

 

[rabbitBUSH]

what is wrong with your new modules nRF24L01

@f0raster0 : hello again. What I was trying to avoid was the oft said response of "Start a new thread". The comment in that other posting was just to indicate that I had sought advice and asked a question here. If you recall I had noted that I had misread the text in a message in the original Beja posting.when @sorex responded.

Its not that there is anything wrong with the nRF24L01 units. I have not been able to tie up the project yet. @Beja 's link in the cross-post had the link to the earlier (original) post which had a diagram that spoke to the question in this thread, that's where I asked for the further information post, but afterwards realised I had misread what had been said.

I think, you should add more info

Pretty much all the information about my project is in this thread, and as at the time I started the project. I'll start a new thread when I get to the bits needing more information about Beja's original posting.

Ja...it got a bit complicated, sorry about the confusion. Sometimes early in the morning one forgets that the conversation might not be simply two way, but is in fact multi-cast.
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