InkOcean launches a new GSM module “A6 GPRS/GSM” in the market which is manufactured by AI Thinker, who is well known for it low cost Wifi modules i.e. ESP8266. It is the CHEAPEST in the industry costing around $4 final selling price in India. It is also the smallest in size, dimensions of 22.8 × 16.8 × 2.5mm. Below are the other feature of the module.
| Quad-band | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz |
| GPRS multi-slot | 12, 1 to 12 may be configured |
| GPRS mobile station | Class B |
| Compatible with GSM Phase 2/2 + | 4 Class (2W @ 850/900 MHz) Class 1 (1W @ 1800 / 1900MHz) |
| Supply voltage | 3.3 ~ 4.2V 4.0V typ. |
| Current consumption | The DRX = 5 @ 1.3mA 1.2mA @ = the DRX. 9 |
| Operating temperature | |
| size | 22.8 × 16.8 × 2.5mm |
| weight | About 3.0g |
| AT command control | Standard GSM07.07,07.05 AT commands and extended commands Ai-Thinker |
| SIM Application Toolkit | |
| data transmission | |
| GPRS Class 10 | Up 85.6 kbps (upstream) & 42.8Kbps (downlink) |
| PBCCH support | |
| Coding scheme | CS 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Support CSD | Up 14.4 kbps |
| Support USSD | |
| Stack | PPP / TCP / UDP / HTTP / FTP / SMTP / MUX |
| SMS | |
| To-point messaging, cell broadcast messages, text / PDU mode | |
| voice | |
| A speech coding mode | Rate Half (the HR) Full Rate (FR) Enhanced Full Rate (EFR) the AMR |
| Audio processing mechanism | Echo cancellation echo suppression noise suppression |
| interface | |
| SIM / USIM card | 3V / 1.8V |
| UART | 2 |
| Analog audio interface | 2 channels (1 channel built Class AB audio amplifier) |
| RTC | |
| Authenticate | CE / FCC / RoHS / CTA |
With its ultra-small size, low power consumption and wide operating temperature range, the A6 is M2M applications ideal solution for automotive, industrial and the PDA , personal tracking, power environmental monitoring, wireless the POS , smart metering, and other M2M applications , to provide comprehensive GSM / GPRS text messaging, voice and data transmission services.
A6 semi-hole technology , by standard SMT fast module production equipment, providing customers with highly reliable connection, especially for automation, large-scale, low-cost modernization of production methods .
The adoption of ISO9001 international quality management system, providing a basis for traceability management tools from the R & D operations sales purchase warehouse sale and production quality and other aspects, to provide you with high quality low price and excellent service products.
