help newbie: MEGA2560 + Ethernet Shield = always fails

[ruslan]

I am truing to build an MQTT gateway with Arduino Mega2560 and Ethernet Shield (based on W5100 chip, like http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoEthernetShield). I am trying to follow instructions from the manual and this forum? But nothing works. I keep getting the dreaded "0;0;3;0;9;check wires" message.
Arduino, nrf24l01 and Ethernet Shield modules work separately OK.

Please help and share a working wiring for Mega + Ethernet shield as well as any necessary edits to the configs.
Thank you!

[Corvl]

I am a bit of a noob still on this forum , but I had the same yesterday with a nano, checked the wires a dosen times , und when I put another nano on the breadbord it was working fine . Someone pointed out to clear the eprom. That worked for me. Maybe for you as well.

Good luck ,
Cor

[Heinz]

Did you wire the radio correctly. The mega needs the PINS 50, 51, 52 to be connected to the radio
see wiring in:
http://forum.mysensors.org/topic/949/sensor-for-vallox-digitse-rs485-ventilation-system-with-integration-into-fhem/3

[ruslan]

Heinz and Corvl, thank you for the suggestions. I am still struggling though.
I connected wires as recommended by Heinz
In the Gateway code I have:
#define RADIO_CE_PIN 3 // radio chip enable
#define RADIO_SPI_SS_PIN 4 // radio SPI serial select

In RF_24config I have:
#define SOFTSPI //uncommented
const uint8_t SOFT_SPI_MISO_PIN = 50; //was 16
const uint8_t SOFT_SPI_MOSI_PIN = 51; //was 15
const uint8_t SOFT_SPI_SCK_PIN = 52; //was 14

DigitalIO library installed. Tried replacing Arduino Mega board and radio module. Tried external power source.
Yet I still get the dreaded “0;0;3;0;9;check wires” message.

Could someone please share a piece of working gateway code together with wiring instructions for Ethernet gateway with Mega 2560 + W5100 Ethernet Shield + nrf2401?

[sebas]

I'm working with a Mega 2560 and ethernet shield. I needed to change the pins in the RF24_config.h file to get it to work.

This is from my RF24_config.h

 #elif defined SOFTSPI
	  // change these pins to your liking
      //
      const uint8_t SOFT_SPI_MISO_PIN = A2; 
      const uint8_t SOFT_SPI_MOSI_PIN = A1; 
      const uint8_t SOFT_SPI_SCK_PIN = A0;  
      const uint8_t SPI_MODE = 0;
      #define _SPI spi

And this is my gateway code

[Heinz]

Hi ruslan, sorry for delay.
I am not sure but I think I did not change anything in RF_Config.h but found out that the radio needs to be connected to those pins 50, 51, 52. Have a look at the mega pinout sheet. It tells you that 50=miso, 51=mosi, 52=sck. So I connected the radio to those pins and it worked. That configuration runs on a sensor without ethernet shield. I believe that it has nothing to do with the shield but more with that special mega pinout.
Could you simply remove the shield, attach the radio and download a sensor sketch to make sure that the mega and the radio work together. After that step attach the shield and try again with a gateway sketch.