NRF24L01 Tips and Tricks - Cheap and Easy Wirless

Looking for a cheap and easy wireless solution that doesn't involve a lot of code? Check out the NRF24L01 modules. You can get them cheaply on Amazon or eBay and as long as you know a few things, they can be really easy and reliable to use.

Make sure you buy them with the voltage regulator breakout. The links below are what I recommend.

NRF24L01 (Antenna Version) - https://amzn.to/3RxsBuI
NRF24L01 (Chip Antenna) - https://amzn.to/3ANLDX1

Having an assortment of electrolytic caps on hand is nice. This kit includes a 10uF that you can use for the power lines.

670 Piece Capacitor Assortment - https://amzn.to/3qgnzHe

There are many libraries for these, I'm using Arduino and this is the library I've been using successfully. You can use the Arduino library manager by searching for NRFLite.

Arduino Library - https://github.com/dparson55/NRFLite

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00:00 Intro
00:36 NRF24L01 Overview
02:28 Application Example
03:43 Performance Expectations
04:10 Reliability and Power Mods
06:41 Final Notes
07:33 Voltage is 3.3V Only