Setting up the SIM800L module with the raspberry pi 4B

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I am building a project in which the Raspberry Pi 4B is connected to some sensors and will be deployed on a farm with no wifi, yet it should send the data collected from the sensors in real-time to my computer which could be anywhere on the planet, with or without wifi also. So I researched how to send the data from the pi to my computer based on these criteria and found 2 good options. Cellular and GSM, as setting up cellular is too expensive, I went with GSM, but couldn’t find any up-to-date tutorials on setting up the SIM800L module with the Raspberry Pi 4B. Any suggestions?

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Hi @Devansh256408,

This sounds like a fun project. For short to medium range communication of this kind LoRa is pretty amazing and worth a look into.

For up-to-date tutorials involving the SIM800L and a Raspberry Pi I managed to find these options:

None of these seem like they will be able to lead you through the entirety of your project but they cover enough of the basics and setup of this module to at least get you started.

Hope this helps!

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Thanks for your reply, @Samuel.

I looked into LoRa before posting this question, but my only concern was that it doesn’t have the same range as GSM or cellular technology. However, it can practically send data across thousands of miles, which is the requirement for my project.

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