Published September 24, 2016 © GPL3+

Wireless Connection Between Micro Controllers Using nRF24L01

nRF24L01 radio transceiver provides very efficient and inexpensive way to establish communication between microcontrollers.

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Wireless Connection Between Micro Controllers Using nRF24L01

Things used in this project

Hardware components

nRF24L01

Jumper wires (generic)

Breadboard (generic)

Arduino UNO

SparkFun Pushbutton switch 12mm

Servos (Tower Pro MG996R)

Resistor 475 ohm

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE

Story

nRF24l01 module is in fact a radio transceiver module and it operates on 2.4 GHz frequency. This module has the capability to send and receive data simultaneously and this can be used for your various IOT projects . By display it is a very small size module but it’s features are astonishing.

This module can be used for two way communication purposes and in this tutorial we setup a one way communication between two Arduino uno.

Before beginning we have to download some Arduino libraries in order for the smooth running of the program. You can download the the library files here.

Pinout diagram for nRF24lL01

Reciver Circuit

Connect the nRF24L01 and servo moter to the arduino as per the above diagram.

Important note: Input voltage is of 1.9V~3.6V, do not exceed this voltage, otherwise it will fry your module.

Arduino-------------nRF24L01

Pin 9 -----------CE

Pin 10 --------- CS(N)

Pin 11 ---------- MOSI

Pin 12 --------- MISO

Pin 13 ---------- SCK

Pin3-------------Servo signal pin

3.3v ------------- VCC

GND ------------ GND

Now upload the receiver code given below to the first Arduino.

Transmitter Circuit

Connect the nRF24L01 and servo moter to the arduino as per the above diagram.

Important note: Input voltage is of 1.9V~3.6V, do not exceed this voltage, otherwise it will fry your module.

Arduino-------------nRF24L01

Pin 9 -----------CE

Pin 10 --------- CS(N)

Pin 11 ---------- MOSI

Pin 12 --------- MISO

Pin 13 ---------- SCK

Pin5-------------Button

3.3v ------------- VCC

GND ------------ GND

Now upload the transmitter code given below to the second Arduino.

Now power both the Arduino boards and press the button and find that the servo rotates.

Thank you and hope that the tutorial helped you...

Code

#include <SPI.h>
#include <RF24.h>
#include <nRF24L01.h>

int msg[1];
RF24 radio(9,10);//check your pin number on RF24 github check you have the right
//pin for the arduino you're using. this pin number is diffrent for diffrent arduino models.

const uint64_t pipe = 0xF0F0F0F0D2L;

int buttonPin1 = 5;
int buttonState1 = 0;

void setup(void)
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  radio.begin();
  radio.openWritingPipe(pipe);
  pinMode(buttonPin1, INPUT);
  
}

void loop(void)
{
  buttonState1 = digitalRead(buttonPin1);
 
  
  if (buttonState1 == HIGH)
  {
    msg[0] = 212;
    radio.write(msg, 1);
  }
 
}

#include <SPI.h>
#include <nRF24L01.h>
#include <RF24.h>
#include <Servo.h>      // include the Servo library 
Servo myServo;   

int msg[1];
RF24 radio(9,10);//check your pin number on RF24 github check you have the right
//pin number for the arduino you're using. this pin is diffrent for diffrent arduino models.

const uint64_t pipe = 0xF0F0F0F0D2L;


void setup(void)
{
 myServo.attach(3);
  Serial.begin(9600);
  radio.begin();
  radio.openReadingPipe(1, pipe);
  radio.startListening();
  myServo.write(0);      // initial position of servo at angle 0
 
}

void loop(void)
{
  if(radio.available()){
    bool done = false;
    while (!done) {
      done = radio.read(msg, 1);
      Serial.println(msg[0]);
      if (msg[0] == 212) {
       myServo.write(180); 
      }
      else {   
            myServo.write(0); 
      }
    }
  }
}

Credits

Robin Kanattu Thomas

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Wireless Connection Between Micro Controllers Using nRF24L01

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Software apps and online services

Story

Pinout diagram for nRF24lL01

Reciver Circuit

Transmitter Circuit

Thank you and hope that the tutorial helped you...

Schematics

nRF24L01 Receiver

nRf24l01 Transmitter

Code

nRF240L1 Transmitter

nRF24L01 receiver

Credits

Robin Kanattu Thomas

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Wireless Connection Between Micro Controllers Using nRF24L01

Wireless Connection Between Micro Controllers Using nRF24L01

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Software apps and online services

Story

Pinout diagram for nRF24lL01

Reciver Circuit

Transmitter Circuit

Thank you and hope that the tutorial helped you...

Schematics

nRF24L01 Receiver

nRf24l01 Transmitter

Code

nRF240L1 Transmitter

nRF24L01 receiver

Credits

Robin Kanattu Thomas

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