I have attached Pin 10 and 11 of the Arduino board to RX and TX of the 3G shield. The shield tested separately shows the network operator name and phone number of the Sim card but all Im getting from Arduino is continuously saying "Not Connected".
This is the sample Arduino code. I dont see any reference to Pin 10 and 11. Is this automatic for RX and TX function?
this is the board Im using:
http://wiki.keyestudio.com/Ks0287_keyestudio_SIM5320E_3G_Module_(Black)
and this is the Arduino code:
/ import the GSM library
#include <GSM.h>
// PIN Number
#define PINNUMBER ""
// initialize the library instance
GSM gsmAccess(true); // include a 'true' parameter for debug enabled
GSMScanner scannerNetworks;
GSMModem modemTest;
// Save data variables
String IMEI = "";
// serial monitor result messages
String errortext = "ERROR";
void setup()
{
// initialize serial communications
Serial.begin(9600);
Serial.println("GSM networks scanner");
scannerNetworks.begin();
// connection state
boolean notConnected = true;
// Start GSM shield
// If your SIM has PIN, pass it as a parameter of begin() in quotes
while(notConnected)
{
if(gsmAccess.begin(PINNUMBER)==GSM_READY)
notConnected = false;
else
{
Serial.println("Not connected");
delay(1000);
}
}
// get modem parameters
// IMEI, modem unique identifier
Serial.print("Modem IMEI: ");
IMEI = modemTest.getIMEI();
IMEI.replace("\n","");
if(IMEI != NULL)
Serial.println(IMEI);
// currently connected carrier
Serial.print("Current carrier: ");
Serial.println(scannerNetworks.getCurrentCarrier());
// returns strength and ber
// signal strength in 0-31 scale. 31 means power > 51dBm
// BER is the Bit Error Rate. 0-7 scale. 99=not detectable
Serial.print("Signal Strength: ");
Serial.print(scannerNetworks.getSignalStrength());
Serial.println(" [0-31]");
}
void loop()
{
// scan for existing networks, displays a list of networks
Serial.println("Scanning available networks. May take some seconds.");
Serial.println(scannerNetworks.readNetworks());
// currently connected carrier
Serial.print("Current carrier: ");
Serial.println(scannerNetworks.getCurrentCarrier());
// returns strength and ber
// signal strength in 0-31 scale. 31 means power > 51dBm
// BER is the Bit Error Rate. 0-7 scale. 99=not detectable
Serial.print("Signal Strength: ");
Serial.print(scannerNetworks.getSignalStrength());
Serial.println(" [0-31]");
}
