Whether making and receiving telephone calls over a radio link using external speakers and microphone or exchanging data in short distances with Bluetooth, you can do it with Xadow GSM+BLE.
As the heart of RePhone kit Create, the Xadow GSM+BLE is built around the powerful System-On-Chip (SOC) MT2502, offering a rich range of communication protocols - GSM, GPRS and Bluetooth (v4.0 and 2.1 dual mode). It supports quad-band 850/900/1800/1900MHz that covers any GSM network in the world. Just insert a 2G Nano SIM card, and then you can enchant things with cellular connectivity.
| Microcontroller | MT2502 |
| MCU Core | 32-bit ARM7EJ-STM RISC processor |
| RAM | 4 MB |
| Flash Memory | 16 MB |
| Power Supply | 3.3 ~ 4.2V(no SIM)/3.5 ~ 4.2V(with SIM) |
| Power Consumption | 20mW/30mW/52mW @ standby(no radio)/standby(GSM)/standby(BT) |
| Quad-band | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz |
| GPRS | Class 12 modem |
| Clock Speed | 260 MHz |
| Connectors | 35 PIN Connector & 11 PIN Connector for Xadow Modules; JST 1.0 Connector for the battery |
| Interfaces | LCD, Audio, I2C, SPI, UART, and GPIOs etc |
| Dimensions | 25.37mm × 20.30mm / 1” × 0.8” |
The image below illustrates the Pin Definitions of 11 Pin Xadow Connector, Solder-able Breakout Pins and the 35 Pin Xadow Connector in a sequence from Left to Right.
Power up the RePhone/Xadow GSM+BLE with a battery of 3,5V ~ 4,2V and JST 1.0 male connector, or power it up through the breakout PIN 3(VCC) and breakout PIN 6(GND) as illustrated in the Hardwareview above.
Xadow GSM+BLE uses the JST 1.0 female connector for the battery, you can charge the battery by simply connect your board with a USB cable.
The Xadow GSM+BLE has two operating mode when you power it up and connect it with PC - press and hold to power key for 2 seconds to turn the module ON or OFF to access the Mass Storage Mode or Flash/Debug Mode.
When the Xadow GSM+BLE is OFF, connect the board (with battery connected) to PC via Micro USB cable, you can access the 5MB ‘Mass Storage Mode’ on PC. All the applications (vxp files) and system settings are stored in this 5MB disk.
When the Xadow GSM+BLE is ON, connect the board (with battery connected) to PC via Micro USB cable, you can find two COM ports on your ‘Device Manager’：
The COM number might be different on your PC. Each COM port has different function according to the development environment you use, please refer to the Getting Started section for more details.
Open Device Manager by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Security, and then, under System, clicking Device Manager. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. See the following image:
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The schematic diagram of Xadow GSM+BLE is provided in the following link:
Check more info about the chipset MT2502:
Check out this excel for the compatibility with Xadow 1.0 modules:
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