NRF24LE1-STARTING ISSUE

[song sreedhar]

i have purchased one of the modules. i need to interface with other modules of the same kind but how will i start programming it ,can u people suggest me the IDE ? do i need a development kit?how will i program the module ? all sort of ways ?

[ovrebekk]

Hi

The best solution is to get the official development kit for the nRF24LE1: www.nordicsemi.com/.../eng-GB

Combined with the nRFgo Starter kit (see the link for more details) this will provide a full programming/debugging solution for the nRF24LE1.

The official compiler/debugger is Keil uVision. This is free if you don't need more than 4kB of code, but if you want the full 16kB you will have to pay for the license.

There is also a free option using SDCC, but this is a bit more work to configure and use.

What kind of project are you working on? If you are just doing a one-off type of project that is not going to be mass produced you might have an easier time just using the nRF24L01+ with the MCU of your choice.

Regards Torbjørn

[song sreedhar]

Hi

thanks for your reply .

is there any other provision for programming other than buying a development kit.

since its an 8051 compatible thing ,can we use a icsp for 8051(its 5v vcc) with an ldo(voltage shifter ) to shift the voltage to 3.6v. i found it bull ***. but is it a way??

i find it very costly to buy a development kit .

Its an home automation project.

we are using number of modules(nrf24le1) in this project .

regards

Song

[ovrebekk]

Hi

From a hardware standpoint it is possible to shift the voltage of an existing 5V solution down to 3.6V, but that will not solve the main issue which is the software support. The 8051 MCU in the nRF24LE1 is quite different to other 8051 MCU's out there, and the programming procedure will also be different.

There are some un-official third party solutions that might be cheaper, like this one, which will be much easier than trying to hack your own solution: www.ebay.com/.../271164903768

Please be aware that Nordic can't promise any support for these types of un-official programming solutions ;)

Best regards Torbjørn

[song sreedhar]

hi

thnx man .. let me c the project is on hold :D ;)