I am trying to find a small compact microcontroller with built in NRF24 radio.
I found the Boneduino which is perfect, and incudes battery JST connector:
But after placing a order for 15 units Duinopeak messed up my order twice and barely responds to emails. However the Boneduino is exactly what I need.
I then started looking around for alternatives and found the Keywish RF-Nano, which looks close but has no battery connection and is difficult to find stock:
Quite a number of them, using more modern radio chips (that is, not obsolete like the NRF24). Arduino, Sparkfun, Anarduino and Adafruit have a good selection.
Are you referring to nRF52? Isn't that Bluetooth LE? I really want to avoid Bluetooth for many reasons. I like the NRF24 because it connects very quickly and is highly reliable.
But I will consider nRF52, just would much rather use nRF24
The NRF24 is obsolete and not recommended for new designs. The genuine chips won't be around much longer, if you can find them at all, although I imagine that counterfeits might be.
I have read that the NRF24 is not recommended for new designs. But I can't find anything else. The Feather RP2040 only has 4 analog pins but I need 5.
Also in my experience Bluetooth LE is the most unreliable radios I've every used. While NRF24 connects in milliseconds and the addressing is the most simple.
I like NRF24 for the simplicity and would even pay extra to avoid using Bluetooth. Are there any other alternatives?
And just in case @megaBlocks reads this far, there are a few Moteino boards by Low Power Labs as well. Their libraries for the RFM69 modules have worked perfectly for me.
There's also a Moteino clone on Ali Express that you can get if you're interested.
Aliexpress have close to 10,000 rf-nano.
Seems the preferred module for a bunch of chaps over at modezero where they convert old radios to 2.4g system.
According to them, the keywish unit provides best range and reliability for the price.
