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    Updating Firmware of SIM808 BT Function

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    1. The document discusses updating the firmware of a SIM808 module to enable its Bluetooth functionality. 2. It provides the necessary materials, including a SIM808 shield, USB to serial adapter, SIMCOM download tool, and new firmware file. 3. The steps describe using the download tool to select the SIM808 as the target, COM port, and firmware file, then starting the download which progresses as the shield is restarted and updates over several minutes.

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    Updating Firmware of SIM808 BT Function

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    1. The document discusses updating the firmware of a SIM808 module to enable its Bluetooth functionality. 2. It provides the necessary materials, including a SIM808 shield, USB to serial adapter, SIMCOM download tool, and new firmware file. 3. The steps describe using the download tool to select the SIM808 as the target, COM port, and firmware file, then starting the download which progresses as the shield is restarted and updates over several minutes.

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    1. The document discusses updating the firmware of a SIM808 module to enable its Bluetooth functionality. 2. It provides the necessary materials, including a SIM808 shield, USB to serial adapter, SIMCOM download tool, and new firmware file. 3. The steps describe using the download tool to select the SIM808 as the target, COM port, and firmware file, then starting the download which progresses as the shield is restarted and updates over several minutes.

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    Updating Firmware of SIM808 BT Function

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    1. The document discusses updating the firmware of a SIM808 module to enable its Bluetooth functionality. 2. It provides the necessary materials, including a SIM808 shield, USB to serial adapter, SIMCOM download tool, and new firmware file. 3. The steps describe using the download tool to select the SIM808 as the target, COM port, and firmware file, then starting the download which progresses as the shield is restarted and updates over several minutes.

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    Updating firmware of SIM808 BT function

    The SIM808 GSM/GPRS/GPS/Bluetooth module from SIMCOM offers a lot of features


    like,SD card interfacing, GSM/GPRS functionality,GPS functionality, Bluetooth
    functionality, FM etc.. In most cases a firmware update is required to avail these
    features. This post is intended to give an idea about how to update the firmware of
    SIM808 modules that let it have a Bluetooth functionality.

    What you need:


    1. Elecrow SIM808 GSM/GPRS/GPS Shield
    2. A USB to Serial (either USB to TTL or USB to RS232 )
    3. SIMCOM series download tool.(Click Here to Download)
    4. A new firmware file to upload to the modules.(Click Here to Download)

    Steps:
    1. Connect the SIM808 shield to the computer using the USB to Serial device.Here I
    use a USB Serial Adapter (based on RS232 ). There is no need to power on the
    sim808 shield right now.
    2. Now open the download tool.You should run the tool as administrator. The tool will
    be inside the folder as shown below
    3. When you open the tool you will get a window like below. I have tested this tool
    with a SIM 800 modem. You can choose the modem type from the Target box
    (Marked as 1) . Depending upon the target the window may vary.

    Details of the select boxes


    1.Target: Choose the target to which the firmware is to be uploaded. Here I choose
    SIM808

    2.Port Type: Since we are updating the firmware through the UART pins of SIM808
    module choose UART. There is another option USB, which can be used to update the
    firmware through the debug UART port (which obviously we are not selecting).
    3.Now select the COM port to which the IM808 module is connected. You can check
    this under device manger\ports. (While I was testing, this port number appeared in
    the tool only when I did run it as administrator).

    4.Choose the baud rate as 115200.

    5.Now select the firmware file to be uploaded. Click the image folder button and
    browse to the location of the firmware file.

    Now open the file selected.


    Now a set of files gets
    listed in the window in the
    middle of the tool. (In my
    figures files are already
    listed because I have tested
    this software already.)

    6.
    In
    this box, you can choose the erase type. Either you can erase the source code only
    or you can erase both the source code and user data.

    7.Now press the “Start Download” button

    8.

    You will see the timer, left to the “Start Download” button begins.
    9.

    Turn ON the sim808 shield now if it is OFF or Restart it. (This is very important. You
    have to restart the sim808 shield after pressing the “Start Download” Button. Then
    only the firmware updating process begins). And you can see the progress bar
    moving.
    10.Now wait for some time. The updating process takes a few minutes to complete.
    And the progress bar changes colour in between the updating process. Once the
    update process is completed the timer will stop. Then you can press the exit button
    to close the tool.

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