Arduino Uno GSM shield 2 (Quectel M10) library

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I am currently using this GSM shield. It is very easy to use with the Arduino for a beginner like me. However, I cannot find any supporting Blynk libraries for this shield. Any suggestions?

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It appears to use simple SoftwareSerial, so try this, with appropriate pin settings:

https://examples.blynk.cc/?board=Arduino%20Uno&shield=SoftwareSerial&example=GettingStarted%2FBlynkBlink

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Thanks for suggestion. After some more looking around I came over a library that works, it just was not so easy to find. Seems to be working for me. The location in the blynk library is showed in the attached picture. This library should be placed in a more logic location in the Arduino GSM category.

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No, because Blynk is a different organisation from Arduino… or Sparkfun, or Adafruit, or any other entity that creates their own libraries and places such in their own location. :wink: It allows for one to update without affecting others.

No worries, you will find that this “searching for library/code/solution routine” is normal and will become 2nd nature in time. Good research experience :slight_smile:

But you found it, so hopefully it works for you.

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I understand, but as far as I could see, this was still inside the Blynk library and not a part of the Arduino libraries. So it was not easy to find that Blynk was supporting the Quectel M10 GSM shield. At least not for me.

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I don’t understand what you are concerned about…

gsm.h IS an Arduino library, ** not** a Blynk library, as as such IS located in the Arduino folder… or are you objecting to the location of the Arduino_GSM example provided by Blynk?.. in which case that also doesn’t make sense why it would be anywhere else but where it is, in with the Blynk examples.

Welcome to the real world of too many variations of “things I want to use”

The usual way is to look for other similar devices listed and compare their required supports… i.e. MicroDuino GSM (which is listed in the Documents under supported hardware - Introduction - Blynk Documentation) uses the Arduino’s GSM Library, same as the Quectel M10 GSM shield, ergo… probably supported :wink:

Anyhow, I am guessing you have it up and running and were only complaining about where Blynk puts it stuff… so unless you have further questions, we can consider this topic closed.