A7 with Mega

Need Help With My Project
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I have an AI Thinker A7 module connected to n Arduino Mega 2560 R3. I have loaded a sample sketch that I found in this community

#define BLYNK_PRINT Serial

#define TINY_GSM_MODEM_A7 //gsm A7

// Default heartbeat interval for GSM is 60
// If you want override this value, uncomment and set this option:
//#define BLYNK_HEARTBEAT 30

#include <TinyGsmClient.h>
#include <BlynkSimpleSIM800.h>
#include <SimpleTimer.h>

const char auth[] = "blah blah blah"; //auth token blynk
const char apn[]  = "blah blah blah"; //apn mobile
const char user[] = "";
const char pass[] = "";

// Hardware Serial on Mega, Leonardo, Micro
#define SerialAT Serial1

// or Software Serial on Uno, Nano
//#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
//SoftwareSerial SerialAT(6,7); // RX, TX

TinyGsm modem(SerialAT);

// Select your pin with physical button

const int Relay1 = 13; //relay pin 13 arduino
WidgetLED led3(V3); //v3 in wiget blynk

SimpleTimer timer;

// V3 LED Widget represents the physical button state
boolean btnState = false;
void buttonLedWidget()
{
  // Read button
  boolean isPressed = (digitalRead(Relay1) == LOW);

  // If state has changed...
  if (isPressed != btnState) {
    if (isPressed) {
      led3.off();
    } else {
      led3.on();
    }
    btnState = isPressed;
  }
}

void setup()
{
  // Debug console
  Serial.begin(19200);

  

  // Set GSM module baud rate
  SerialAT.begin(19200);
  delay(3000);

  // Restart takes quite some time
  // To skip it, call init() instead of restart()
  modem.restart();

  // Unlock your SIM card with a PIN
  //modem.simUnlock("1234");

  Blynk.begin(auth, modem, apn, user, pass);

  // Setup physical button pin (active low)
  pinMode(Relay1, INPUT_PULLUP);

  timer.setInterval(500L, buttonLedWidget);
}

void loop()
{
  Blynk.run();
  timer.run();
}

I also used the AT Debug tool to verify that I had the correct baud rate…

I attempt to connect to the cloud and everything goes great until I keep getting booted for Invalid Auth Token. I have verified, refreshed and re-tried a couple of Auth Tokens with the same results.

I searched the forum and found mostly info pertaining to wifi or blutooth boards. Nothing related to Invalid Auth Tokens and A7. So, I am at a loss and looking for help. I am not sure if it has to do with the library or something I have missed? I tried using the same sim card with a SIM800l without success. I am able to connect an Electron to Blynk cloud with the same sim card.

Thanks in advance

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@mpo881 what do you get in a web browser when you use the latest token in the app and in the sketch with the following url?

http://blynk-cloud.com/token/project

3

@Costas I am not sure I follow you but I clicked on the link and it says invalid auth token in the upper left hand corner of the browser.

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you can’t click the link, enter your real token in place of the word token.

Based on your last comment does your sketch include “blah blah blah” or a real token.

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LOL no it contains a real token and a real APN. The reason I cannont enter it in your link is because it is HTML and there is no provision to type it in.

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@mpo881 thanks for sending me your token by PM. Browser gives invalid token for that token but that could be a geo-dns issue.

Ping me blynk-cloud.com and tell me the IP it gives you.

Do you move between cloud and local servers? Is your app set for cloud or local?

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Ok well I figured out what you are talking about by copying the link in a new browser and replacing TOKEN with the token. Now I can see when I created the project, etc

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45.55.96.146

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Sorry, forgot to reply to this question. I do not use Local Sever at all, only cloud

Thanks

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Ok that does give a valid json file in a browser that starts with:

{"id":2004684070,"parentId":-1,"isPreview":false,"name":"blink blynk","createdAt":1483644230,"updatedAt":1498062912937,"widgets":

Your A7 must be connecting to a different server. In the app move the slider at the login page and change blynk-cloud.com to the IP and you should be good to go.

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Before I do that, will that impact my other projects that I have running?

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Yes if you have other projects that are not using the A7 then you will have to move the slider back and forth depending which project you are running.

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Thanks very much for the help. Ill give it a try

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You might need to ping from the A7 to be sure you have the correct IP address and you might also need to create a new account on that particular Blynk server.

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Ok, Thanks again. Ill have to try to figure out how to do that. I appreciate your time

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Well I tried the custom IP and got the same results. The thing that I dont understand is that it is trying to connect to port 8442 in the serial monitor regardless if I use BLYNK or CUSTOM in the slider yet when I choose CUSTOM I am given the option of port 8443. If I change that to 8442 the app complains about the server being busy.