@hyp3rkyd,
the following is what I got with my own nRF2401 test. I loaded the Getting Started
sketch from the installed library. Code is shown below.
These things are only good for about 10m range, BTW, unless you get a high
power module, like bajdi has.
BTW, I am using boards that have nice fat 3.3V regulators, and don't have a UNO,
so I don't know how well its 3V3 supply can handle RF modules. Also, if you read
this other thread, you'll see a lot of people appear to have power problems,
although adding a large cap across the RF module Vcc pins seems to help.
http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=82906.0
It worked fine the first time. My signon variables are a little different from yours,
and the data rate is slower, so you seem to have a different Getting Started
sketch. I just pressed 'T' and 'R', and it worked fine for both transmit and
receive.
RF24/examples/GettingStarted/
ROLE: Pong back
*** PRESS 'T' to begin transmitting to the other node
STATUS = 0x0e RX_DR=0 TX_DS=0 MAX_RT=0 RX_P_NO=7 TX_FULL=0
RX_ADDR_P0-1 = 0xe7e7e7e7e7 0xf0f0f0f0d2
RX_ADDR_P2-5 = 0xc3 0xc4 0xc5 0xc6
TX_ADDR = 0xe7e7e7e7e7
RX_PW_P0-6 = 0x00 0x20 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
EN_AA = 0x3f
EN_RXADDR = 0x03
RF_CH = 0x4c
RF_SETUP = 0x27
CONFIG = 0x0f
DYNPD/FEATURE = 0x00 0x00
Data Rate = 250KBPS
Model = nRF24L01+
CRC Length = 16 bits
PA Power = PA_HIGH
*** CHANGING TO TRANSMIT ROLE -- PRESS 'R' TO SWITCH BACK
Now sending 3628...ok...Got response 3628, round-trip delay: 25
Now sending 4654...ok...Got response 4654, round-trip delay: 24
Now sending 5680...ok...Got response 5680, round-trip delay: 24
Now sending 6705...ok...Got response 6705, round-trip delay: 24
Now sending 7731...ok...Got response 7731, round-trip delay: 24
*** CHANGING TO RECEIVE ROLE -- PRESS 'T' TO SWITCH BACK
Got payload 283422...Sent response.
Got payload 284449...Sent response.
Got payload 285475...Sent response.
Got payload 286500...Sent response.
Got payload 287526...Sent response.
Here is the source code for the sketch, no changes.
/*
Copyright (C) 2011 J. Coliz <maniacbug@ymail.com>
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
*/
/**
* Example for Getting Started with nRF24L01+ radios.
*
* This is an example of how to use the RF24 class. Write this sketch to two
* different nodes. Put one of the nodes into 'transmit' mode by connecting
* with the serial monitor and sending a 'T'. The ping node sends the current
* time to the pong node, which responds by sending the value back. The ping
* node can then see how long the whole cycle took.
*/
#include <SPI.h>
#include "nRF24L01.h"
#include "RF24.h"
#include "printf.h"
//
// Hardware configuration
//
// Set up nRF24L01 radio on SPI bus plus pins 9 & 10
RF24 radio(9,10);
//
// Topology
//
// Radio pipe addresses for the 2 nodes to communicate.
const uint64_t pipes[2] = { 0xF0F0F0F0E1LL, 0xF0F0F0F0D2LL };
//
// Role management
//
// Set up role. This sketch uses the same software for all the nodes
// in this system. Doing so greatly simplifies testing.
//
// The various roles supported by this sketch
typedef enum { role_ping_out = 1, role_pong_back } role_e;
// The debug-friendly names of those roles
const char* role_friendly_name[] = { "invalid", "Ping out", "Pong back"};
// The role of the current running sketch
role_e role = role_pong_back;
void setup(void)
{
//
// Print preamble
//
Serial.begin(57600);
printf_begin();
printf("\n\rRF24/examples/GettingStarted/\n\r");
printf("ROLE: %s\n\r",role_friendly_name[role]);
printf("*** PRESS 'T' to begin transmitting to the other node\n\r");
//
// Setup and configure rf radio
//
radio.begin();
// optionally, increase the delay between retries & # of retries
radio.setRetries(15,15);
// optionally, reduce the payload size. seems to
// improve reliability
//radio.setPayloadSize(8);
//
// Open pipes to other nodes for communication
//
// This simple sketch opens two pipes for these two nodes to communicate
// back and forth.
// Open 'our' pipe for writing
// Open the 'other' pipe for reading, in position #1 (we can have up to 5 pipes open for reading)
//if ( role == role_ping_out )
{
//radio.openWritingPipe(pipes[0]);
radio.openReadingPipe(1,pipes[1]);
}
//else
{
//radio.openWritingPipe(pipes[1]);
//radio.openReadingPipe(1,pipes[0]);
}
//
// Start listening
//
radio.startListening();
//
// Dump the configuration of the rf unit for debugging
//
radio.printDetails();
}
void loop(void)
{
//
// Ping out role. Repeatedly send the current time
//
if (role == role_ping_out)
{
// First, stop listening so we can talk.
radio.stopListening();
// Take the time, and send it. This will block until complete
unsigned long time = millis();
printf("Now sending %lu...",time);
bool ok = radio.write( &time, sizeof(unsigned long) );
if (ok)
printf("ok...");
else
printf("failed.\n\r");
// Now, continue listening
radio.startListening();
// Wait here until we get a response, or timeout (250ms)
unsigned long started_waiting_at = millis();
bool timeout = false;
while ( ! radio.available() && ! timeout )
if (millis() - started_waiting_at > 200 )
timeout = true;
// Describe the results
if ( timeout )
{
printf("Failed, response timed out.\n\r");
}
else
{
// Grab the response, compare, and send to debugging spew
unsigned long got_time;
radio.read( &got_time, sizeof(unsigned long) );
// Spew it
printf("Got response %lu, round-trip delay: %lu\n\r",got_time,millis()-got_time);
}
// Try again 1s later
delay(1000);
}
//
// Pong back role. Receive each packet, dump it out, and send it back
//
if ( role == role_pong_back )
{
// if there is data ready
if ( radio.available() )
{
// Dump the payloads until we've gotten everything
unsigned long got_time;
bool done = false;
while (!done)
{
// Fetch the payload, and see if this was the last one.
done = radio.read( &got_time, sizeof(unsigned long) );
// Spew it
printf("Got payload %lu...",got_time);
// Delay just a little bit to let the other unit
// make the transition to receiver
delay(20);
}
// First, stop listening so we can talk
radio.stopListening();
// Send the final one back.
radio.write( &got_time, sizeof(unsigned long) );
printf("Sent response.\n\r");
// Now, resume listening so we catch the next packets.
radio.startListening();
}
}
//
// Change roles
//
if ( Serial.available() )
{
char c = toupper(Serial.read());
if ( c == 'T' && role == role_pong_back )
{
printf("*** CHANGING TO TRANSMIT ROLE -- PRESS 'R' TO SWITCH BACK\n\r");
// Become the primary transmitter (ping out)
role = role_ping_out;
radio.openWritingPipe(pipes[0]);
radio.openReadingPipe(1,pipes[1]);
}
else if ( c == 'R' && role == role_ping_out )
{
printf("*** CHANGING TO RECEIVE ROLE -- PRESS 'T' TO SWITCH BACK\n\r");
// Become the primary receiver (pong back)
role = role_pong_back;
radio.openWritingPipe(pipes[1]);
radio.openReadingPipe(1,pipes[0]);
}
}
}
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