Hi Guys
Out of interest and with limited background in RF design how hard is it to use / code a Chip like http://www.axsem.com/www/rfics/narrow-band/ax5043 with Arduino if no library is available for it. ?
The RF22B is a good choice and plenty of information to be found but I like the functions and power consumption of this chip more for low power devices.
Thinking of creating a UNO shield to test these units but first want to find out if it will work like intended with Arduino.
Thanx
Rustie
Hello Rustie
The AX5043 is a nice RF front end but you have to run your protocol stack on the main board, which you could.
It would be a lot easier to use the AX8052F143. You can use the AXradiolab application generator to write the protocol stack for you, which runs on the F143. The stack is in C and you could also port it, but at the end of the day it is quite a lot of work.
Best regards
Chris
HI Chris
Thank you for the reply, i thought i was alone .....
I have now ordered a few NRF905 chips from nordic.
They have been proven to work with Arduino and they offer similar functions but will see how they perform.
Rustie0125
Hi Chris
i hope you get this message.
I have just received free samples form Asxem AX5043 chips and after reading through the complete data sheet this chip is incredible! Which would prompt me to ask what did you mean with front end that is required ? the chip interfaces via MISO and MOSI so would it not just work with arduino ? I would really like to create a small Data radio out of these units.
Hi Rustie
Front end refers to the analog/RF part of the chip. But yes the other half is digital and you interface via a SPI. The pure radio performance of the chip is way superior to the others out there.
On the digital side you have a 256 byte packet buffer and no limitation on protocols which is nice.
Best regards
Chris
Hi Chris,
Have you gotten the AX5043 to work?
Kind regards,
Boitumelo