Platform for creating and sharing projects - OSHWLab
Activity
More
OSHWLab Stars 2026
2025-12-31 ~ 2026-12-31in progress

Make Your Own Christmas Gift! 🎁Join · Design · Share · Celebrate🎁 Click to [Get the coupon]
🎄 Christmas Hackathon 2025 🎅
2025-11-12 ~ 2026-01-04activity end

Open to all college and high school students majoring in electronics or enthusiasts. Preference will be given to individuals with experience in campus activities, community building, and student leadership roles.
Campus Ambassador
2024-01-01 ~ 2026-12-31in progress
Collections
More

342 project in total
Enter the Collection >
32 project in total
Enter the Collection >
Videos
MoreForums
MoreProject
My R800C schematic
Latest Reply:
6 days agoYou can choose any RF connector basically to this design. The challenge is in the layout. This is what AI suggest to do:
Practical PCB Design Guidelines for SIM800C
Impedance: 50 Ω
Trace type:
Most commonly microstrip (top layer with a solid ground plane directly underneath)
Alternatively coplanar waveguide with ground (CPWG) for better impedance control
Ground plane:
Continuous and unbroken ground plane beneath the RF trace
No signal routing, splits, or voids under the antenna trace
Trace length:
Keep it as short and straight as possible
Corners:
Avoid 90° corners → use 45° bends or smooth curves
Components:
Reserve space for a π matching network (e.g. C–L–C or C–C–L) between the module and the antenna for fine tuning
Via fencing:
Place closely spaced ground vias along both sides of the RF trace (especially for CPWG)
Example Trace Widths
FR-4, εr ≈ 4.2–4.6
1.6 mm PCB, microstrip, ground plane directly underneath → ~3.0 mm width ≈ 50 Ω
0.8 mm PCB → ~1.5–1.7 mm
⚠️ The exact width depends on PCB thickness, dielectric constant, and copper thickness — always verify using an impedance calculator (e.g. Saturn PCB Toolkit, AppCAD).
Antenna Notes
The GSM antenna itself is 50 Ω
SIM800C supports GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz, so the antenna and matching network must work over a wide bandwidth
Regards,
Markus Virtanen
HW / Electronics Designer
Schematic
Fan out Netlabel/No Connect Flag option is not working for me. its a bug??
Latest Reply:
2 days agoHi you totally misunderstood my question, I did not talk about "Not Connected" flag at all, read my question again. I'm trying to explain the problem again, this time refer to attached image to see what I'm talking about.
Please refer to attached image, first i select rows in grid, then i press button "Fill in the pin name with the net name" GND is filled in Net name column, but "DIG 2" did not its empty, because it has space in it, ITS A BUG if Pin name has space in it Net name is not populated, there should be an update to change space to an underscore like "DIG 1" to "DIG_1"[Picture]
Library
Rotary switch
Latest Reply:
3 days agoIf you have any questions about the Components, please contact LCSC:https://www.lcsc.com/products, there will be a special staff to answer your questions. email add:support#lcsc.com
PCB
EasyEDA Pro Issue: Unwanted track deletion
Latest Reply:
3 days agoPlease check out this tutorial:https://prodocs.easyeda.com/en/faq/pcb/#how-to-remove-a-loop
Featured Articles
More
ActivityMaterials application instructions
Introduction: Only support "OSHWLab Stars" projects.
The order amount cannot exceed $5,000
TechniqueRoll the Future: Create Smart Timer Dice
Introduction: Welcome to OSHWLab Weekly: Create, Innovate, Explore. Discover projects and master EasyEDA!
TechniqueOrdering Boards for OSHWLab Projects
Introduction: Are you new to this hobby, do you want to replicate a community project? Here's the easy way






























