We are mostly using fake nRF24L01+'s, but worse fakes are emerging.

[Sparkman]

@Stric Thanks, let us know what they send and how well they work. From what they told me, they are currently shipping the ones with the markings, so if your experience will show that as well, I'll order another batch or two from them.

Cheers
Al

[NeverDie]

http://forum.mysensors.org/topic/1664/which-are-the-best-nrf24l01-modules/160

[gtortone]

Hi,
I just received five NRF24L01+ clones (Si24R1) but on website it is reported and I did not realize it when I bought these modules...

anyway is there a 'recipe' to have a Si24R1 working with MySensors ?
I tested them with ping-pong examples and they work fine... but if I try to use a Si24R1 with MySensors libraries it does not work..

Starting sensor (RNNNA-, 2.0.0)
TSM:INIT
TSM:RADIO:OK
TSP:ASSIGNID:OK (ID=1)
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 1-1-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 1-1-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 1-1-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
TSM:FPAR
TSP:MSG:SEND 1-1-255-255 s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=bc:
!TSM:FPAR:FAIL
!TSM:FAILURE
TSM:PDT
TSM:INIT
TSM:RADIO:OK
TSP:ASSIGNID:OK (ID=1)
TSM:FPAR

Thanks in advance,
Gennaro

[tekka]

@gtortone Maybe worth trying the dev branch, I've updated the RF24 driver to better support certain clones :)

[gtortone]

@tekka Hi, thanks for the suggestion - I checked with MySensors dev branch from github but results are the same:

15007 RF24:read register, reg=23, value=17
15013 RF24:read register, reg=23, value=17
15017 RF24:read register, reg=23, value=17
15022 RF24:read register, reg=23, value=17
15026 RF24:read register, reg=23, value=17
15030 RF24:read register, reg=23, value=17
15036 !TSM:FPAR:FAIL
15038 TSM:FAIL:CNT=1
15040 TSM:FAIL:PDT
15042 RF24:write register, reg=0, value=12
15046 RF24:power down

If I replace the Si24R1 with genuine NRF24L01+ everything works... (also with MySensors master branch)

[tekka]

@gtortone Try dev branch + 1Mbps data rate setting:

#define MY_RF24_DATARATE RF24_1MBPS

[gtortone]

Hi tekka, thanks again but result is always the same...

0 MCO:BGN:INIT NODE,CP=RNNNA--,VER=2.0.1-beta
4 TSM:INIT
10 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
12 TSF:SID:OK,ID=1
14 TSM:FPAR
1697 TSF:MSG:SEND,1-1-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
3706 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
3708 TSM:FPAR
5392 TSF:MSG:SEND,1-1-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
7399 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
7401 TSM:FPAR
9084 TSF:MSG:SEND,1-1-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
11094 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
11096 TSM:FPAR
12779 TSF:MSG:SEND,1-1-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
14788 !TSM:FPAR:FAIL
14790 TSM:FAIL:CNT=1
14792 TSM:FAIL:PDT

I realized that if I disable broadcast search of parent node with:

#define MY_PARENT_NODE_ID 0
#define MY_PARENT_NODE_IS_STATIC

the Si24R1 works fine !

but I don't know if this can be a problem for other features of MySensors...

[gtortone]

Hi tekka, just for information:

• master branch => does not work with Si24R1 also disabling broadcast search of parent.
• dev branch => works fine with Si24R1 disabling broadcast search of parent.

Thanks,
Gennaro

[tekka]

@gtortone said:

• dev branch => works fine with Si24R1 disabling broadcast search of parent.

This applies to all radios being genuine or clones, not mixed?

[gtortone]

Hi,
on gateway I'm using a NRF24L01+PA+LNA and everything works fine if I use NRF24L01+ or SI24R1 on sensor side.

If I replace NRF24L01+PA+LNA with something different (NRF24L01+ or SI24R1 module) the communication does not work...