Friday, 7 February 2014

gsm - How to properly power sim800l module?


I have this sim800L module enter image description here


It has a 3.7v - 4.2v voltage requirement. So I created a simple buck regulator using MIC4576 regulator according to it's schematics and adjusted it's output to 4.2 volts. It can provide 3A of current. And i powered it through my laptop charger, so there's no shortage of current in the circuit.


But the module(sim800l) resets as soon as it finds a network(it's my guess). If I run it without sim, it runs fine and doesn't reset.



I've also tried 2 18650s in parallel to be able to provide atleast 3A to the circuit. But it still resets after a few seconds.


Is there anything obvious I'm missing?




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