Adafruit FONA 800 Breakout Board Starter Pack - SMA Version

Build your own cellular project and get off the grid with FONA. This pack comes with an SMA-antenna type FONA and paired with hand-picked accessories. It's the Adafruit FONA - SMA Starter Pack.

The FONA miniGSM is an adorable all-in-one cellular phone module that lets you add voice, text, SMS and data to your project in an adorable little package.

This module measures only 1.75"x1.25" but packs a surprising amount of technology into its little frame. At the heart is a GSM cellular module (we use the latest SIM800) the size of a postage stamp. This module can do just about everything. This starter pack has a SMA connector. For the uFL version, click here! And for the Adafruit FONA 800 uFL Shield version click here!

• Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900MHz - connect onto any global GSM network with any 2G SIM (in the USA, T-Mobile is suggested)
• Make and receive voice calls using a headset OR an external 8Ω speaker + electret microphone
• Send and receive SMS messages
• Send and receive GPRS data (TCP/IP, HTTP, etc.)
• Scan and receive FM radio broadcasts (yeah, we don't exactly know why this was included but it works really well)
• PWM/Buzzer vibrational motor control
• AT command interface with "auto baud" detection

Sounds delicious, right? So we plated this fine module onto a little breakout with all the extras you need to make your next project shine:

• Onboard LiPoly battery charging circuitry so you can take your project on the go. Use any 500mAh+ LiPoly or LiIon battery and recharge over the MicroUSB when necessary. Two LEDs let you know when its charging and done
• Standard 4-pole TRRS headphone jack. Use any 'Android' or 'iPhone'-compatible headset with mic
• Breakouts for external 8Ω speaker and electret mic if you don't want to use a headphone
• Level shifting circuitry so you can run it with 2.8V to 5V logic.
• Vibrational motor (buzzer) driver so you can have noiseless notifications
• SMA connection for external antenna
• Indicator LEDs for power and network connectivity
• Standard SIM slides into the back

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.

Microcontroller not included! We recommend an Arduino UNO to go along SIM card not included! If you are in the USA, we recommend TING

This Pack Contains:

• 1x Adafruit FONA - Mini Cellular GSM Breakout - SMA Version - v1
• 1x Right-angle Mini GSM/Cellular Quad-Band Antenna - 2dBi SMA Plug
• 1x Lithium Ion Polymer Battery - 3.7v 1200mAh
• 1x Mini Metal Speaker w/ Wires - 8 ohm 0.5W
• 1x Wired Miniature Electret Microphone
• 1x Cell-phone TRRS Headset - Earbud Headphones w/ Microphone
• 1x Vibrating Mini Motor Disc