Hi,
We created a faster & simpler alternative to gazell for the nRF24LE1 (our IoT sensor) that supports 100s of transmitters (PTXes), is individually addressable, has session ID support, transmission timestamps, buffers 20 packets, has packet IDs and even works at 250kbps (gazell has trouble with that). Tests are going well, but has anyone else also done this? How did it work out for you? Any problem areas?
We can also set PTX parameters remotely, such as sleep/wake and heartbeat durations (set to a few microseconds to multiple days), turn debug logging off and on (saving power), set ADC threshold, send ping, tracert (useful for mesh), remote rebooting, dynamically selecting ADC pin & tying it HIGH/LOW (useful when enclosure design suddenly changes and a different pin is closer to the point of exit). Encrypted transmission with decryption on the cloud (not PRX), channel hopping and mesh networking are in the works.
There was a lot of trial and error getting here (Nordic support is great). Let me know if you're implementing some of these -- I can probably save you some time :-).
Our gateway to the cloud is a PRX connected to an ESP8266 wifi device ($3.50) :-). the nRF24LE1 can be powered by setting an output HIGH (3.3V) on the ESP (which itself runs off of USB, i.e. 5V).
Best,
Mahesh
