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[Reply #15 on:]

(as this is my first post I could only post an image in my second post)



Thanks in advance

[Reply #16 on:]

Hi

I found this post
http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1222985221/2

and added the extra lines under virtualwire.h and it now compiles :-)

#include <VirtualWire.h>
#undef int
#undef abs
#undef double
#undef float
#undef round

 :

thanks

[Reply #17 on:]

Hi, when I use VirtualWire it seems to be throwing off the execution of the loop() function.  If I throw in a delay(300), the function just starts over again at the top.  Is this something I can fix?
Thanks in advance.

[Reply #18 on:]

Found out that gcc-avr version 4.3.0 breaks this library.  Upgrading to 4.3.2 fixed the problem.  Amazing module!  Have you considered making store and forward?  This could be like the $10 XBee!

[Reply #19 on:]

Did anyone succesfully run it 0014 or 0013?
It does 'crash' every time it reaches the setup for me (using a 328)...

[Reply #20 on:]

I apologise to everyone who has been trying to use this module. I was not aware of the difficulties with arduino-0015, atmega 328 etc,

These problems have now been fixed and a new version of the library uploaded to
 http://www.open.com.au/mikem/arduino/VirtualWire-1.3.zip

I will try to monitor this BB, or you can email me directly at mikem@open.com.au

Cheers.

[Reply #21 on:]

How's the progress on making it a class?

[Reply #22 on:]

Little progress on the class yet. Main problem is that there is an ISR involved, so I guess it has to be a singleton class.

[Reply #23 on:]

I'd be inclined to suggest you develop a wrapper class and just automatically instantiate an object (a la Serial / HardwareSerial) and you can probably leave the ISR outside of it--if that works technically.

Similar sort of approach to what the Ethernet library uses (but without the ISR complication).

--Phil.

[Reply #24 on:]

hi,

hi read about virtualwire and found that it would be useful for some ideas i have. i would like to try it, but i wasn't able to find the receivers/transmitters indicated in the documentation.

I live in italy, near napoli. Is there a place (either web or "physical" shop) where i can find cheap rf transmitters, receivers or transceivers for use with virtualwire library?

I found these on ebay, very cheap (~6$ for a couple tx+rx):

http://cgi.ebay.it/433Mhz-RF-link-kit-including-transmitter-and-receiver_W0QQitemZ320346083288QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Connectors_Switches_Wire?hash=item320346083288&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A15|39%3A1|240%3A1318

do you think they can be ok? there it says that the rx output high value is half of Vcc. So i guess i have to feed it with 10V to make the values match with arduino's input pin voltage levels... is it right?

In the end, can i use rf devices working at different carrier frequency (different than 433mhz)?

[Reply #25 on:]

Looks like they might work, if you can get the supply voltages right. The transmitter frequency does not matter to virtualwire.

Cheers.

[Reply #26 on:]

Hey Mike,

let me say, great work. Looks like a very interesting project - I'll have to give this a go!

Let me know if you need a file mirror.

[Reply #27 on:]

Hey, I've just been looking at how to wire a DR3100 to the arduino, i just have one question about the diagram on the documentation. What is the ground on the rf ground? How is it different to the arduino ground?

[Reply #28 on:]

does anybody know where i can get the equivlant code for winavr?

[Reply #29 on:]

Did you ever get the dr3100 to work with Arduino? If yes, would you care about how you connected it and show some of your code?