Question about powering the nrf24l01+ with atmega328ppu ?
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Hi, i'm new to mysensors and i'm trying to build a classic temp/humidity node with an atmega328p (with arduinolilypad 8mhz bootloader) + dht22 + nrf24l01. I want to run the whole module on a cr2032 battery.
My node is actually running really great, but I have a question about the right way to power the nrf24l01.
Actually my nrf24l01 module is directly connected to the battery + and gnd, is it the right way to do ? I presume that the nrf does not enter sleep mode when i put my atmega in sleep mode if it's allways connect to + and GND ?
I'm sorry if my english is not very good it's not my primary language.
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@linkos
You have connected it correct. MySensors code will put the nRF to sleep.
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ok thanks for your answer, so it will be in sleep mode even if it's directly powered via the battery ?
i'm sorry but I've another question ^^ how can I measure the total amperage of my module ? i've try with my multimeter (on mA caliber or uA caliber) in serie but it show me 0 uA
I want to try with a shunt resistor but I don"t know how to calculate the good value of the resistor (my module is 3v powered with cr2032)
sorry for that newbies questions ^^
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@linkos said in Question about powering the nrf24l01+ with atmega328ppu ?:
ok thanks for your answer, so it will be in sleep mode even if it's directly powered via the battery ?
Yes it will go to sleep.
i'm sorry but I've another question ^^ how can I measure the total amperage of my module ? i've try with my multimeter (on mA caliber or uA caliber) in serie but it show me 0 uA
if you connect it in serie then it should show you mA. Try to measure a not battery powered arduino and see if you can measure the mA
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thanks for your answer
it's a good news because i've allready made the pcb for the module ^^
