I'm trying to set up a basic MySensors network. I have a NodeMCU hooked up to a NRF24L01+ with attena. It looks like it boots up normally. I also have an Arduino Nano hooked up to another NRF24 of the same type, but it has !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY messages in the Serial console.

Gateway log:

79 MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNGE---,FQ=80,REL=255,VER=2.3.2
136 TSF:LRT:OK
152 TSM:INIT
165 TSF:WUR:MS=0
189 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
scandone
state: 0 -> 2 (b0)
state: 2 -> 3 (0)
state: 3 -> 5 (10)
add 0
aid 10
cnt 

connected with REDACTED, channel 10
dhcp client start...
ip:192.168.178.84,mask:255.255.255.0,gw:192.168.178.1
426 TSM:INIT:GW MODE
449 TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
481 MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
1580 GWT:TIN:CONNECTING...
2608 GWT:TIN:CONNECTING...
scandone
3636 GWT:TIN:CONNECTING...
3665 GWT:TIN:IP: 192.168.178.84
3699 MCO:BGN:STP
3717 MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
3745 TSM:READY:NWD REQ
3772 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,0-0-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=20,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
pm open,type:2 0

It does not output any more messages after that.

Node log:

 
 __  __       ____
|  \/  |_   _/ ___|  ___ _ __  ___  ___  _ __ ___
| |\/| | | | \___ \ / _ \ `_ \/ __|/ _ \| `__/ __|
| |  | | |_| |___| |  __/ | | \__ \  _  | |  \__ \
|_|  |_|\__, |____/ \___|_| |_|___/\___/|_|  |___/
        |___/                      2.3.2

16 MCO:BGN:INIT NODE,CP=RNNNA---,FQ=16,REL=255,VER=2.3.2
26 TSM:INIT
28 TSF:WUR:MS=0
34 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
36 TSM:INIT:STATID=10
38 TSF:SID:OK,ID=10
39 TSM:FPAR
1855 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,10-10-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
3863 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
3865 TSM:FPAR
5681 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,10-10-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
7688 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
7690 TSM:FPAR
9505 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,10-10-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
11512 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
11514 TSM:FPAR
13330 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,10-10-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
15338 !TSM:FPAR:FAIL
15339 TSM:FAIL:CNT=1
15341 TSM:FAIL:DIS
15343 TSF:TDI:TSL

This continues for a bit but it's just the same messages again.

A few notes:

• Both radios have 100uF capacitors
• I'm 99% they aren't fakes, they don't have the blob thingies
• I have not set up a controller yet, but the node has a static ID defined
• The gateway's NRF24 is at about 3.1v, the node's is at exactly 3.3v
• I have tried setting both of them to RF24_PA_MIN, this did not make a difference
• I have tried switching out the NodeMCU, but this did not make a difference

Any suggestions? Is this a hardware issue? I salvaged both NRF's from a previous project, and I couldn't get them to work then either. They might just not work.

It's a ESP8266. How far apart should I move them? I've tried up to 10m, which I think should be more than enough. I'll order new NRF's, if that doesn't fix it I guess I will just have some extras.

It works now! I'm now using the NRF's without external antenna and I've added a AMS1117 3.3v regulator module to the node. The ones with external antenna still don't work, but the it will probably be fine without them.

It works now! I'm now using the NRF's without external antenna and I've added a AMS1117 3.3v regulator module to the node. The ones with external antenna still don't work, but the it will probably be fine without them.

@BearWithBeard Yep, the Arduino is a cheap Chinese clone. It definitely uses a CH340. I just ordered some 3.3v regulators as well. Both the new NRF's and the regulators should be arriving tomorrow.
The new NRF's are the version without external antenna, so I guess they would probably also work without the regulator, but I'm going to try if I can get the ones with external antenna working with the regulator.
I also ordered another Arduino Nano (still a clone though), so I'll try that if the regulator doesn't work.

It's a ESP8266. How far apart should I move them? I've tried up to 10m, which I think should be more than enough. I'll order new NRF's, if that doesn't fix it I guess I will just have some extras.

I'm trying to set up a basic MySensors network. I have a NodeMCU hooked up to a NRF24L01+ with attena. It looks like it boots up normally. I also have an Arduino Nano hooked up to another NRF24 of the same type, but it has !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY messages in the Serial console.

Gateway log:

79 MCO:BGN:INIT GW,CP=RNNGE---,FQ=80,REL=255,VER=2.3.2
136 TSF:LRT:OK
152 TSM:INIT
165 TSF:WUR:MS=0
189 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
scandone
state: 0 -> 2 (b0)
state: 2 -> 3 (0)
state: 3 -> 5 (10)
add 0
aid 10
cnt 

connected with REDACTED, channel 10
dhcp client start...
ip:192.168.178.84,mask:255.255.255.0,gw:192.168.178.1
426 TSM:INIT:GW MODE
449 TSM:READY:ID=0,PAR=0,DIS=0
481 MCO:REG:NOT NEEDED
1580 GWT:TIN:CONNECTING...
2608 GWT:TIN:CONNECTING...
scandone
3636 GWT:TIN:CONNECTING...
3665 GWT:TIN:IP: 192.168.178.84
3699 MCO:BGN:STP
3717 MCO:BGN:INIT OK,TSP=1
3745 TSM:READY:NWD REQ
3772 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,0-0-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=20,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
pm open,type:2 0

It does not output any more messages after that.

Node log:

 
 __  __       ____
|  \/  |_   _/ ___|  ___ _ __  ___  ___  _ __ ___
| |\/| | | | \___ \ / _ \ `_ \/ __|/ _ \| `__/ __|
| |  | | |_| |___| |  __/ | | \__ \  _  | |  \__ \
|_|  |_|\__, |____/ \___|_| |_|___/\___/|_|  |___/
        |___/                      2.3.2

16 MCO:BGN:INIT NODE,CP=RNNNA---,FQ=16,REL=255,VER=2.3.2
26 TSM:INIT
28 TSF:WUR:MS=0
34 TSM:INIT:TSP OK
36 TSM:INIT:STATID=10
38 TSF:SID:OK,ID=10
39 TSM:FPAR
1855 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,10-10-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
3863 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
3865 TSM:FPAR
5681 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,10-10-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
7688 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
7690 TSM:FPAR
9505 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,10-10-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
11512 !TSM:FPAR:NO REPLY
11514 TSM:FPAR
13330 ?TSF:MSG:SEND,10-10-255-255,s=255,c=3,t=7,pt=0,l=0,sg=0,ft=0,st=OK:
15338 !TSM:FPAR:FAIL
15339 TSM:FAIL:CNT=1
15341 TSM:FAIL:DIS
15343 TSF:TDI:TSL

This continues for a bit but it's just the same messages again.

A few notes:

• Both radios have 100uF capacitors
• I'm 99% they aren't fakes, they don't have the blob thingies
• I have not set up a controller yet, but the node has a static ID defined
• The gateway's NRF24 is at about 3.1v, the node's is at exactly 3.3v
• I have tried setting both of them to RF24_PA_MIN, this did not make a difference
• I have tried switching out the NodeMCU, but this did not make a difference

Any suggestions? Is this a hardware issue? I salvaged both NRF's from a previous project, and I couldn't get them to work then either. They might just not work.