I tested with two Nanos. Now, both radios reset themselves when transmitting. I know the wiring is correct because with any other wiring the Serial Monitor repeats,
Radio configuration error detectedRadio available failure detected
Sent response 0
Radio failure detected, restarting radio
SPI Speedz = 10 Mhz
STATUS = 0x00 RX_DR=0 TX_DS=0 MAX_RT=0 RX_P_NO=0 TX_FULL=0
RX_ADDR_P0-1 = 0x0000000000 0x0000000000
RX_ADDR_P2-5 = 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
TX_ADDR = 0x0000000000
RX_PW_P0-6 = 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
EN_AA = 0x00
EN_RXADDR = 0x00
RF_CH = 0x00
RF_SETUP = 0x00
CONFIG = 0x00
DYNPD/FEATURE = 0x00 0x00
Data Rate = 1 MBPS
Model = nRF24L01+
CRC Length = Disabled
PA Power = PA_MIN
ARC = 0
Sent response 0
Over and over.
I know that all the 0's mean the radio isn't connected to the Arduino at all.
I added pinMode(53, OUTPUT); to void setup() {}, that didn't change anything at all.
I thought I should probably attach the modules in question here.
The modules are nRF24l01+PA+LNA modules (Link)
The official Mega is a board bought from Amazon, confirmed to be sold by Arduino and has their unique golden infinity component next to the USB port.
The offbrand Mega is an unbranded board that just says "Mega 2560". There is no company name anywhere on it.
The nRFs are definitely working, as they are sending data back and forth to their respective Arduinos. They just won't connect to one another.
Here is some technical info relayed by
radio.printDetails();
radio.printPrettyDetails();
Radio 1 (Original Arduino):
SPI Speedz = 10 Mhz
STATUS = 0x0e RX_DR=0 TX_DS=0 MAX_RT=0 RX_P_NO=7 TX_FULL=0
RX_ADDR_P0-1 = 0x65646f4e31 0x65646f4e32
RX_ADDR_P2-5 = 0xc3 0xc4 0xc5 0x40
TX_ADDR = 0x65646f4e31
RX_PW_P0-6 = 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20
EN_AA = 0x3f
EN_RXADDR = 0x02
RF_CH = 0x78
RF_SETUP = 0x23
CONFIG = 0x0f
DYNPD/FEATURE = 0x00 0x00
Data Rate = 250 KBPS
Model = nRF24L01+
CRC Length = 16 bits
PA Power = PA_LOW
ARC = 0
SPI Frequency = 10 Mhz
Channel = 120 (~ 2520 MHz)
RF Data Rate = 250 KBPS
RF Power Amplifier = PA_LOW
RF Low Noise Amplifier = Enabled
CRC Length = 16 bits
Address Length = 5 bytes
Static Payload Length = 32 bytes
Auto Retry Delay = 1500 microseconds
Auto Retry Attempts = 15 maximum
Packets lost on
current channel = 0
Retry attempts made for
last transmission = 0
Multicast = Disabled
Custom ACK Payload = Disabled
Dynamic Payloads = Disabled
Auto Acknowledgment = Enabled
Primary Mode = RX
TX address = 0x65646f4e31
pipe 0 (closed) bound = 0x65646f4e31
pipe 1 ( open ) bound = 0x65646f4e32
pipe 2 (closed) bound = 0xc3
pipe 3 (closed) bound = 0xc4
pipe 4 (closed) bound = 0xc5
pipe 5 (closed) bound = 0x40
And Radio 2 (offbrand Mega)
SPI Speedz = 10 Mhz
STATUS = 0x0e RX_DR=0 TX_DS=0 MAX_RT=0 RX_P_NO=7 TX_FULL=0
RX_ADDR_P0-1 = 0x65646f4e32 0x65646f4e31
RX_ADDR_P2-5 = 0xc3 0xc4 0xc5 0xc6
TX_ADDR = 0x65646f4e32
RX_PW_P0-6 = 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20
EN_AA = 0x3f
EN_RXADDR = 0x02
RF_CH = 0x78
RF_SETUP = 0x23
CONFIG = 0x0f
DYNPD/FEATURE = 0x00 0x00
Data Rate = 250 KBPS
Model = nRF24L01+
CRC Length = 16 bits
PA Power = PA_LOW
ARC = 0
SPI Frequency = 10 Mhz
Channel = 120 (~ 2520 MHz)
RF Data Rate = 250 KBPS
RF Power Amplifier = PA_LOW
RF Low Noise Amplifier = Enabled
CRC Length = 16 bits
Address Length = 5 bytes
Static Payload Length = 32 bytes
Auto Retry Delay = 1500 microseconds
Auto Retry Attempts = 15 maximum
Packets lost on
current channel = 0
Retry attempts made for
last transmission = 0
Multicast = Disabled
Custom ACK Payload = Disabled
Dynamic Payloads = Disabled
Auto Acknowledgment = Enabled
Primary Mode = RX
TX address = 0x65646f4e32
pipe 0 (closed) bound = 0x65646f4e32
pipe 1 ( open ) bound = 0x65646f4e31
pipe 2 (closed) bound = 0xc3
pipe 3 (closed) bound = 0xc4
pipe 4 (closed) bound = 0xc5
pipe 5 (closed) bound = 0xc6