Adafruit FONA 800 Shield - Voice/Data Cellular GSM for Arduino

Ring, Ring! Who's that callin'? It's your Arduino! Introducing Adafruit FONA 800 Shield, an adorable all-in-one cellular phone shield that lets you add voice, text, SMS and data to your project in an easy to use pluggable shield.

This shield fits on top of any classic Arduino or compatible, and packs a surprising amount of technology into it's 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. 

If you want a Shield Version with GPS, check out the Adafruit FONA 808 Shield - Mini Cellular GSM + GPS for Arduino click here.

If you just want a plain FONA breakout , click here.

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

On its own, this shield can't do anything. It requires a microcontroller like an Arduino to drive it!  You will also need some required accessories to make FONA work. These are not included!

Each order comes with one tested and assembled FONA shield and a stick of 0.1" male header. Required Arduino, SIM card, battery, antenna and other accessories are not included! Some light soldering is required to put the headers onto the shield. You can also grab some stacking headers if you would like to stack a shield on top.

There's also some recommended accessories. They are not required but chances are you'll want them!

Check out our tutorial for all of the details that you can dream of!

Technical details

Revision History:

• As of January 18, 2016 we have replaced the SIM800L module with SIM800H which is backward compatible. Note that this board design does not have a bluetooth antenna on it so you cannot use the BT capabilities of the SIM800H
• As of January 10, 2017 we've upgraded the module to the latest available firmware, its backwards compatible. But the 8 ohm speaker output is a little quieter

Dimensions:

• 53mm x 69mm x 7mm / 2.1" x 2.7" x 0.3"
• Weight: 17g

Datasheets, EagleCAD PCB files, and Fritzing object available in the product tutorial.