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--- networking:cisco-1901-gsm-gps [02/03/2026 12:39] – created andrew
+++ networking:cisco-1901-gsm-gps [24/06/2026 14:08] (current) – andrew
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-Cisco 1901 router - 3G and GPS card
+====== Cisco 1901 router - 3G and GPS card ======
-===== GSM =====
+This WIC card supports 3G radio and GPS location. It seems to be based round a laptop style GSM / GPS module.
+{{249597.jpg|Diagrammatic view showing module}}
+===== EHWIC-3G-HSPA-gps =====
+{{:networking:ehwic-gsm.png?400|}}
+==== GSM 3G ====
 Using gsm/gps module as a fpga:- [[https://hackaday.io/project/168542-cisco-hwic-3g-cdma-as-a-cheap-fpga-board/log/171121-reverse-engineering-the-cisco-hwic-3g-cdma]]
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 [[https://smartvision.solutions/?q=node/25]]
-{{:networking:ehwic-gsm.png?400|}}
-==== Create APN profile ====
+=== Create APN profile ===
 This is for UK Orange / EE:-
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 Router#
-Router#sh cellular 0/0/0 gps detail
-GPS Info
--------------
-GPS Status: GPS acquiring
-GPS Mode Configured: standalone
-Latitude: 0 Deg 0 Min 0 Sec North
-Longitude: 0 Deg 0 Min 0 Sec East
-Timestamp (GMT): Sun Jan  6 00:00:00 1980
-Fix type index: 0
-HEPE: 0 cm, GPS Mode Used: not configured/unknown, Positioning Source index invalid: 0
-Uncertainty Info:
-  Angle: 0 deg, A: 50 cm, Position: 50 cm, Vertical: 50 cm
-Satellite Info
-----------------
-Router#
 </code>
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-====== Cisco 3g hwic gps ======
+==== GPS ====
+Configure module to use NMEA sentences, The GPS antenna has to connect to the GSM diversity TNC connector, so you cannot use the GSM diversity at the same time as GPS.
-<del>https://routing-bits.com/2010/05/12/hwic-3g-gsm/</del> Link seems broken.
+On the EHWIC card, there is a green LED for status, it can be used for troubleshooting.
+It will be off while searching and illuminate solid green once a GPS fix is obtained.
-[[https://smartvision.solutions/?q=node/25]]
+Config:-
+<code>
+-1(config)# controller cellular 0/0/0
+-1(config-controller)# gsm gps mode standalone
+-1(config-controller)# gsm gps nmea
+-1(config-controller)# exit
+</code>
+Status and monitoring:-
+<code>
+-1#sh cellular 0/0/0 gps detail
+GPS Info
+-------------
+GPS Status: GPS acquiring
+GPS Mode Configured: standalone
+Latitude: 0 Deg 0 Min 0 Sec North
+Longitude: 0 Deg 0 Min 0 Sec East
+Timestamp (GMT): Sun Jan  6 00:00:00 1980
+Fix type index: 0
+HEPE: 0 cm, GPS Mode Used: not configured/unknown, Positioning Source index invalid: 0
+Uncertainty Info:
+  Angle: 0 deg, A: 50 cm, Position: 50 cm, Vertical: 50 cm
+Satellite Info
+----------------
+-1#
+</code>