WAVESHARE SIM7600G-H 4G HAT For Raspberry Instruction Manual

: August 17, 2024
: WAVESHARE

**WAVESHARE SIM7600G-H 4G HAT For Raspberry Instruction Manual

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Feature

Connected via Pogo PIN or MicroUSB connector.
Dedicated pogo pin for Raspberry Pi Zero/Zero W.
MicroUSB connector for other Raspberry Pi boards or PCs.
Incorporates SIM7600G-H global band 4G module, compatible with 2G/3G/4G network with global support.
USB HUB connector for other Raspberry Pi boards or PCs, providing USB extension and 4G network access.
Supports dial-up, telephone calls, SMS, TCP, UDP, DTMF, HTTP, FTP, etc.
Supports GPS, BeiDou, Glonass, and LBS base station positioning.
SIM card slot, supports 1.8V/3V SIM card.
Onboard audio jack and audio decoder for making the telephone calls.
2 x LED indicators, easy to monitor the operating status.
Control via AT commands (3GPP TS 27.007, 27.005, and V.25TER command set).
Supports SIM application toolkit: SAT Class 3, GSM 11.14 Release 99, USAT.
Comes with online development resources and manuals (examples for Raspberry Pi).

Test

To test this device, you should prepare the following components:
SIM7600G-H 4G HAT (B) × 1
LTE Antenna × 1
GPS Antenna × 1
USB-A to micro-B cable × 1
4G SIM card × 1
An earphone with a microphone × 1 (optional)
Insert the activated 4G SIM card and the earphone(optional) to the HAT when the HAT is power off, and then connect it to the PC by the USB cable.
The PWR indicator turns on after connecting.
When the NET light starts to flash once every second, the module starts to work.
Check the Device Manager of PC, the several COM ports will be recognized:
If the COM ports are recognized with an exclamation symbol, you should install the SIM7600X Driver manually.
Connect the 4G HAT to Windows PC (Hereafter we use Windows 10 PC as example)）
Unzip the driver file –> Double-click the exe driver file with the left mouse button –> Select the installation path –> NEXT –> Wait for the installation to complete –> Restart the computer –> Complete the driver installation.
After installation, all the devices should be recognized normally as below:

NET working status

Reference of indicators

AT commands for testing

AT Command	Description	Return
ATE	ATE1: Echo mode on ATEO: Echo mode off	OK
AT+CGMI	Request manufacturer indentification	OK
AT+CGMM	Request model indentification	OK
AT+CGSN	Request product serial number identification

2: Automatic 13: GSM only 38: LTE only 48: Any modes but Lit •cnr A ….

| OK

For more information about the AT command, you can refer to AT command manual.

SIM7600X H 01.png

Dial-up Networking

【Note】 You must use a SIM card with GPRS networking enabled and haven’t been out of service.

Dial-up Networking with Windows PC

Connect the SIM7600G-H 4G HAT (B) with the 4G SIM card to your win10 PC. After installing the driver, the PC will automatically recognize the module.
If a Windows PC still cannot access the Internet, you need to start NDIS dial-up manually.

Open the SIM7600 AT port and send the command:
AT$QCRMCALL=1,1

Then press ‘Enter’. At this time, NDIS dialing will take effect, and the PC can connect to the network.

Sim8200 win sendat1.png.png

If you still can’t connect automatically, you can use PPP dial-up. The operation steps are as follows:

GPS debugging

Plugin the GPS antenna and place the 4G HAT in an open outdoor (note that it cannot be tested in rainy weather). It takes about 1 minute to receive the positioning signal after power-on.

SIM7600G-H-4G-HAT-B-details-9.jpg

The test commands and screenshots are as follows:

AT+CGPS=1 //Open GPS
AT+CGPSINFO //Print GPS information to the serial port
AT+CGPS=0 //Close GPS

Make calls and answer

Insert the SIM card, connect the LTE antenna, and connect the USB interface of SIM7600E-H 4G HAT to the PC. Then press the PWRKEY to power on the board.
Check whether the indicators blink correctly (PWR’s and NET’s flashes).
Send AT commands as below:

Commands	Descripdon	Return
AT+CNUM	Phone number (only supported by some SIM cards)

Voice output mode and volume adjustment

Answer the phone

Audio parameter debugging

In the initialization phase of the module startup, before making a call, add the following
During the establishment of a voice call

For more details, please check the file of “SIM7X00_Audio_Application_Note”.

Send the massage

Plug the SIM card, connect the LTE antenna and connect the USB interface of the 4G HAT to PC, and power on the device.
Check whether the indicators blink correctly: the PWR indicator is always on, and the NET indicator is flashing.
Send AT commands as bellow:
Enter AT+CMGS=”phone number” and then press to set the recipient’s mobile phone number, then this command will return: “>”. And then you can enter the content to be sent, such as “Send message test!”, and don’t need to check ‘AddCrLf’. After editing the message, send the information in HEX format, enter 1A in the send box, and then click SEND. After sending successfully, the module will return +CMGS: 15. You can see in the picture below:

Note】: 1A is the key value of “CTRL+Z”, which is used to tell the module to perform the sending operation. You can also send 1B that is “ESC'” to cancel the current operation.

Sim7600CE-6.jpg

Receive the massage

Send a message with your phone, such as “This is a receive test for SIM7600X!” to the module.
When receiving the information, the serial port will automatically report the information, “SM”, 20, which means there are 20 messages in the SM, and the message just sent is the 20th message.
Read the message:
Delete the message:
Convert the displayed information into text through a code converter.
Sim7600CE-7.jpg

Dial-up Networking with Raspbian

When using Raspberry Pi Zero/Zero W, you can connect it to the 4G HAT through the thimble, no additional USB cable is required;
if it is used on other Raspberry Pi boards, you can connect the 4G HAT to the Raspberry Pi through a Micro USB cable. The connection is as follows:

SIM7600G-H-4G-HAT-B-details-3.jpg

And use the following method to Dial-up Networking
Raspberry Pi networked via RNDIS
Raspberry Pi networked via NDIS
SIM868 PPP Dail-up Networking
How to turn Raspberry Pi Zero W into a 3G 4G Router

Minicom serial debugging

Connect the HAT to your Pi through the USB cable.
Install minicom:
Execute the following command:

The default baud rate is 115200.

4. Take the AT synchronization test as an example, and send related commands, as shown in the picture below:

Press Ctrl+A, then press Z, the minicom can enter the setting mode, and press X to exit.

Sample Demo

Inset the module and connect to the Raspberry Pi.
Download the sample demo to /home/pi/:
Respectively enter the corresponding directory, compile and run the demo. The related instructions are shown below (Take the PhoneCall.py demo as an example):

AT Command Demo

PHONECALL Demo

SMS Demo

GPS Demo

TCP Demo

FTP Demo

Jetson Nano Demo

Hardware connection

Connect the SIM7600X 4G HAT(B) to the USB port of Jetson Nano via Micro USB cable, as shown in the picture below:

Minicom serial debugging for Jetson Nano

Connect the SIM7600X 4G HAT(B) to Jetson Nano through the USB cable.
Use SERIAL to log in to Jetson Nano terminal and install minicom:
Run minicom for debugging, enter the following command in the terminal:
Send AT command to test:

Press Ctrl+A, then press X to exit the minicom.

More demo programs continue to be updated…

Resources

Document

SIM7600G-H 4G HAT (B) Schematic

Demo

SIM7600G-H 4G HAT (B) Demo

Tools

How to turn Raspberry Pi Zero W into a 3G 4G Router

Software

Application Note

SIM7X00 Series_GPIO_Application Note
SIM7X00 Series_SAT_Application Note
SIM7X00 Series_SMS_Application Note
SMS Application notes
SIM7X00 Series_TCPIP_Application Note
SIM7600 Series_HTTP_AT Command Manual
SIM7600 Series_SSL_AT Command Manual
SIM7X00 Series_UART_Application Note
SIM7X00 Series_GPS_Application Note
SIM7600 Series_MQTT_ATC
SIM7X00_Audio_Application_Note
SIM7600_Sleep Mode_Application Note
SIM7600 Series_LBS_Application Note
SIM7600 Series_USB AUDIO_Application Note
SIM7600 Series_UIM HOT SWAP_Application Note
SIM7600M22 Series_TTS_Application Note
SIM7600 Series_HSIC_LAN_Application_Note
SIM7600 Series Hardware Design
SIM7600G-H Hardware Design

FAQ

Question: What could be the issue if the module connected via header pins isn’t recognized by the Raspberry Pi Zero?

Answer:

Hardware Reasons:

Connect the USB HUB interface to the computer via a USB cable to check if the computer recognizes the USB HUB. If it does, the module should be working fine. (Use a multimeter in beep mode) Check for poor connections in the USB connector or header pins.

Software Reasons: Additionally, if the USB port of the Raspberry Pi Zero is configured as a wired network card, it might not recognize the USB HUB.

Add the following command in the config.txt file:

sudo nano /boot/config.txt dtoverlay=dwc2,dr_mode=host

Remove the following command from the cmdline.txt file:

sudo nano /boot/cmdline.txt module-load=dwc2,g_ether

Restart the Raspberry Pi:

Question: What is the difference between RNDIS, NDIS, PPP, and ECM?

Answer:

The IP obtained by different dialing methods is different and has different characteristics. Please refer
to the following table for details:

Below is a detailed description of the various dials:

NDIS driver for Internet access (9001 mode)
This method must depend on the Linux system, and is suitable for application scenarios that need to be developed using Linux network socket programming. After loading the driver into the kernel, connect the SIM7600 to the motherboard with a USB cable. After the SIM7600 is turned on, the wwan0 network can be recognized. port, you can access the Internet through this network port. The bottom layer of this method depends on the USB virtual serial port of SIM7600. This dial-up method can obtain the IP provided by the public operator, and the network speed is faster.
RNDIS (9011 mode)
RNDIS refers to Remote NDIS. The implementation of RNDIS based on USB is actually TCP/IP over USB, which is to run TCP/IP on the USB device, making the USB device look like a network card. This method only needs simple configuration, the motherboard will recognize the usb0 network card, and quickly obtain the usb0 network card and module or the operator’s IP network access; RNDIS network speed is relatively fast, which is one of the most commonly used dial-up methods.
ECM (9018 mode)
These two are the “NDIS” standard under Linux. ECM is the abbreviation of Ethernet Networking Control Model. ECM meets the requirements of CDC on USB. The data call established through standard CDC-ECM is routed through the router, and the obtained IP address is a private IP such as 192.168; if the kernel supports this way, no additional driver is required. All data interacting with the module through the USB bus is constrained by relevant protocols and standards, and the module reaches the module through the USB hardware to complete the interaction with the Linux motherboard.
PPP dial-up
This method must depend on the Linux system, and is suitable for application scenarios that need to be developed using Linux network socket programming. After configuring and running the relevant scripts, connect the SIM7600 with a USB cable. After the SIM7600 is powered on, dial up the pppd script to identify it. To the ppp0 network port, you can access the Internet through this network port and obtain the operator’s IP. The bottom layer of this method depends on the USB virtual serial port of SIM7600.
AT command uses encapsulated TCP, MQTT, HTTP(S)
This method is suitable for microprocessors with limited resources, such as MCU, or for application scenarios with a relatively small amount of data, such as uploading sensor data to servers, cloud platforms, etc. through http(s), MQTT. If the network application is not complicated and the amount of data is relatively small (such as transmitting sensor data to the server and receiving control commands from the server), the function can be quickly used by using AT commands.

Question:Type of SIM card?

Answer:

Support Nano SIM card:

Question: The NET light does not flash after the SIM7600X is turned on, what should I do if the network is abnormal?

Answer:

In this case, it may be that you have not successfully connected to the network, you can follow the steps below to troubleshoot:

First check the hardware connection:
- Check if the MAIN antenna is well connected;
- Whether the connected SIM card can call and surf the Internet normally on mobile phones and other devices:
- It is recommended to replace the SIM cards of different operators. Under the comparison test, the network frequency bands and base station layouts supported by different operators are different. Changing the SIM card can also eliminate problems such as card arrears
After confirming that there is no problem with the hardware, the software can use these instructions:
- Check whether the sim card is in good contact: AT+CPIN?
- Check whether RF is turned on (flight mode is turned off): AT+CFUN?
- Check if the network mode setting is correct: AT+CNMP?
- Check the signal quality of the current environment: AT+CSQ
- Check the operator’s access situation: AT+COPS?
- Check the connection status: AT+CPSI?
- Check the operator’s access situation: AT+CGDCONT?
- Check the connection status: AT+SIMCOMATI
- Check whether it is successfully registered to the network: AT+CGREG?

Question:What are the models of SIM7600X series?

Answer:

SIM7600X mainly includes but is not limited to the following models:

Question: What does the positioning information obtained by SIM7600X through AT+CGPSINFO represent?

Answer:

From left to right are ① Latitude, ② Longitude, ③ Date, ④ Time, ⑤ Altitude, ⑥ Speed and ⑦ Navigation Angle.

Question: What should I do if I can’t receive the GPS signal and get the location information?

Answer:

Plug in the GPS antenna to the GNSS antenna socket, and place the receiver label face down in an open space (note that it cannot be tested in rainy weather). It takes about 1 minute to receive the positioning signal after power-on;

Question: After the GPS is turned on, why does the NMEA port not print the corresponding GPS information?

Answer:

Restart SIM7600E-H after sending the following commands:

AT+CGPSNMEAPORTCFG=3
AT+CGPSNMEA=197119
AT+CGPSINFOCFG=10,31

Question: How to locate the base station for SIM7600X, what is the command?

Answer:

Question: How to locate the base station for SIM7600X, what is the command?

Answer:

Question: When sending an AT command, it can return OK, but the command sent is not displayed. Why?

Answer:

The reason is that the echo is not turned on. SIM7600X can send the following command and press Enter, and the echo is successfully turned on after the display is OK.

ATE1

Question: Why can’t I use UART to control the module on the Raspberry Pi, I can’t open the ttyS0 through minicom, and it prompts that there is no ttyS0?

Answer:

Since the Raspberry Pi serial port is used for terminal debugging by default, if you need to use the serial port, you need to modify the Raspberry Pi settings. Execute the following command to enter the Raspberry Pi configuration:

sudo raspi-config

Select Interfacing Options ->Serial ->NO ->YES to disable serial debugging

Open the /boot/config.txt file, and find the following configuration statement to enable the serial port, if not, add it at the end of the file:

Restart to take effect

Question: What should you do if you are registered to the network, dial-up successfully and get an IP, but you cannot access the Internet and cannot ping through?

Answer:

It may be that the APN has not been obtained. Generally, the APN can be obtained automatically. In some areas (IoT card), it needs to be obtained manually. For example, it can be set by the following instructions:

Question: How to make SIM7600X switch to IPV6 after dialing up the Internet?

Answer:

It can be set by the following commands:

Question: Why can I use an ordinary mobile phone SIM card that can make calls to access the Internet, but I cannot access the Internet using an IoT card (traffic card)?

Answer:

No APN is set, configure APN as described above.
After being banned, high-traffic (real-name IoT) cards are bound by chance cards and can only be used on one device (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, must be issued to operators); The operator checks the status of the card and unlocks it.

Question: Some SIM card operators require the VOLTE function to make calls, how do I turn the VOLTE function on or off?

Answer:

The VOLTE function can be turned on with the following command:

The VOLTE function can be turned off with the following command:

Question: How to set the SMS center number? (SMS center number is a kind of short message server. The SMS sent by the mobile phone needs to be sent to the SMS center number first, and then forwarded to the other party’s mobile phone by the SMS center number, which is equivalent to a short message transfer station.)

Answer

Command to add + Enter, return OK. Note: China Mobile’s SMS service center number is +861380xxxx500, where xxxx is the long-distance telephone area code where you are located. The SMS center may be different from place to place. For details, you can query Baidu or call the customer service of China Mobile Unicom. This SMS center is Shenzhen (0755) ;

Question: SIM7600X fails to send SMS, prompts +CMS ERROR? or CME ERROR and other errors

Answer:

Confirm that SIM7600X is registered to the network, and confirm that the SIM card can send and receive text messages normally on mobile phones and other devices; Set the correct SMS center number; Initialize SMS settings with the following commands:

Question: What is the function of the AUX antenna?

Answer:

The AUX antenna can increase the downlink rate: The AUX antenna is also a diversity antenna, which plays the role of receiving signals, improves the signal reception capability, and works with the MAIN antenna to increase the downlink rate.

Question: Why return NO CARRIER after NDIS dialing on the computer?

Answer:

Under normal circumstances, SIM7600X has been automatically dialed after receiving the Windows system, and there is no need to repeat dialing. Repeated dialing will return NO CARRIER
If you still can’t dial-up Internet access, please use the following command to change to Windows default dial-up Internet access mode.
The display is turned off, and the mobile network is not enabled, you can ignore it and go online directly;
You can also install the driver SIM7600X dial-up Driver to update the network card
The network card display is enabled after installing the driver

Question: Why is my dial-up internet speed very slow here?

Answer:

Generally, the default configuration of SIM7600 is to automatically select the network standard, and it is likely to choose 2G Internet access; if you need to force the use of 4G mode, you need to enter the following AT command configuration:
If 4G has been fixed, the speed is still not ideal, it may be a frequency band problem;

Question: SIM7600 firmware upgrade failed, and the prompt is as shown in the figure below, what should I do?

Answer:

Pay attention to checking the device manager, the new device will be prompted during the upgrade process, and there will be no device driver during the first upgrade;
Pay attention to the USB cable. The speed of the USB cable is higher during the upgrade process. You need to choose a better-quality USB cable to avoid poor contact.
You need to run the upgrade tool with administrator privileges (SIM7500_SIM7600_QDL V1.41 only for Update)
Uninstall and reinstall the upgrade tool (SIM7500_SIM7600_QDL V1.41 only for Update)
For more operation details, please refer to this video: https://www.waveshare.net/wiki/SIM7600-
Firmware-upgrade-Video

Question: How many short messages can be stored in SIM7600CE 4G HAT?

Answer:

If the short message is stored in the SIM card, usually 50 is the upper limit. You can use the command: AT+CPMS? Make a query.

Question: What is the working current when connected to the Internet?

Answer:

5V power supply BY USB, after the network is successfully connected, the current is generally in the range of 50~300mA, and the average is about 150mA (for reference only, depending on the network environment and network working status.)

Question: What are the antenna parameters of SIM7600CE 4G HAT?

Answer:

*Frequency: 700m 800m 900m 1710-1920M 2010-2100M 2300-2400M 2500-2690M-5800MHZ

Gain: 9dbi ± 0.7dbi

Question: What should I do if the SIM7600X module NDIS dialing fails and the driver cannot be installed?

Answer:

*Make sure that your system kernel is above 5.4. Do not use sudo update to upgrade the Raspberry Pi to
the latest version, otherwise, the kernel version will be upgraded to a version higher than the current
firmware and will not be recognized.

It is recommended to use the more convenient RNDIS dial
Can burn the latest Raspberry Pi Raspbian system, reconfigure NDIS dial-up
Or use the image that has been configured with the driver NDIS dial-up and start the Raspbian system image (the driver has been installed).

Question: I am using the WIN7 system, what should I do if the driver installation fails?

Answer:

The new driver may not be compatible with some WIN7 systems, you can try the old driver:

SIM7600 old driver

Question: SIM7600G-H 4G DONGLE How to install Android driver:

Answer:

Currently there is the driver source code of Android4-Android11, that is, the system version is Android4-Android11 only supported;
Get the source code and SDK of the Android system of the target device (requires official image support), then add SIMCOM’s Android system driver source code to the Android source code, and recompile (the compilation time varies from 1-10 hours, it is recommended to use a highconfiguration PC operate);
If the USB can be recognized, it means that the Android driver has been installed successfully. Set the module to 9011 mode or 9018 mode, and you can dial up to access the Internet;
The steps to install the Android driver are cumbersome, and the operator is required to have certain Android system development experience and R&D capabilities.

File:SIM7600-Android_RIL.zip

Question: What is the difference between RNDIS, NDIS, PPP, and ECM?

Answer:

The IP obtained by different dialing methods is different and has different characteristics. Please refer to the following table for details:

Below is a detailed description of the various dials:

NDIS driver for Internet access (9001 mode)
This method must depend on the Linux system, and is suitable for application scenarios that need to be developed using Linux network socket programming. After loading the driver into the kernel, connect the SIM7600 to the motherboard with a USB cable. After the SIM7600 is turned on, the wwan0 network can be recognized. port, you can access the Internet through this network port. The bottom layer of this method depends on the USB virtual serial port of SIM7600. This dial-up method can obtain the IP provided by the public operator, and the network speed is faster.
RNDIS (9011 mode)
RNDIS refers to Remote NDIS. The implementation of RNDIS based on USB is actually TCP/IP over USB, which is to run TCP/IP on the USB device, making the USB device look like a network card. This method only needs simple configuration, the motherboard will recognize the usb0 network card, and quickly obtain the usb0 network card and module or the operator’s IP network access; RNDIS network speed is relatively fast, which is one of the most commonly used dial-up methods.
ECM (9018 mode)
These two are the “NDIS” standard under Linux. ECM is the abbreviation of Ethernet Networking Control Model. ECM meets the requirements of CDC on USB. The data call established through standard CDC-ECM is routed through the router, and the obtained IP address is a private IP such as 192.168; if the kernel supports this way, no additional driver is required. All data interacting with the module through the USB bus is constrained by relevant protocols and standards, and the module reaches the module through the USB hardware to complete the interaction with the Linux motherboard.
PPP dial-up
This method must depend on the Linux system and is suitable for application scenarios that need to be developed using Linux network socket programming. After configuring and running the relevant scripts, connect the SIM7600 with a USB cable. After the SIM7600 is powered on, dial up the pppd script to identify it. To the ppp0 network port, you can access the Internet through this network port and obtain the operator’s IP. The bottom layer of this method depends on the USB virtual serial port of SIM7600.
AT command uses encapsulated TCP, MQTT, HTTP(S)
This method is suitable for microprocessors with limited resources, such as MCU, or for application scenarios with a relatively small amount of data, such as uploading sensor data to servers, cloud platforms, etc. through http(s), MQTT. If the network application is not complicated and the amount of data is relatively small (such as transmitting sensor data to the server and receiving control commands from the server), the function can be quickly used by using AT commands.

Question: When executing the chmod 777 sim7600_4G_hat_init command, an error is reported: “chmod: cannot access ‘sim7600_4G_hat_init’: No such file or directory”

Answer:

Please confirm that there is a sim7600_4G_hat_init file in the current path

The general operation is: download the sample program, after decompression, rename the c folder under the Raspberry folder to SIM7600X, then copy the entire SIM7600X folder to the Raspberry Pi /home/pi directory, and enter the command line to /home/pi /SIM7600X directory, and then execute the chmod 777 sim7600_4G_hat_init command.

Question: When compiling the BCM2835 library, Makefile:327:recipe for target ‘aclocal.m4’ failed

Answer:

Execute: autoreconf -vfi, and then recompile, as shown in the following figure:

Question: After the GPS is turned on, why does the NMEA port not print the corresponding GPS information?

Answer:

Restart SIM7600E-H after sending the following commands:

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