I've been suspicious of the order of operations in the begin() function of the RF24 driver.
Specifically these lines:
// Reset current status
// Notice reset and flush is the last thing we do
write_register(NRF_STATUS,_BV(RX_DR) | _BV(TX_DS) | _BV(MAX_RT) );
// Set up default configuration. Callers can always change it later.
// This channel should be universally safe and not bleed over into adjacent
// spectrum.
setChannel(76);
// Flush buffers
flush_rx();
flush_tx();
powerUp(); //Power up by default when begin() is called
// Enable PTX, do not write CE high so radio will remain in standby I mode ( 130us max to transition to RX or TX instead of 1500us from powerUp )
// PTX should use only 22uA of power
write_register(CONFIG, ( read_register(CONFIG) ) & ~_BV(PRIM_RX) );
Theoretically, I think it may be best to reset the IRQ flags and flush the buffers after powering up and entering standby, but the failures are a bit sporadic, so I haven't been able to verify if this will reduce/prevent issues on resetting. A larger user base or additional testing may be able to prove it one way or the other, so thought it worth mentioning.
