Port of RadioHead to c#

Terrence · July 17, 2016, 2:23pm

@ Bill Gates - Hey Bill, I already have my hat on. That’s why I can’t get anything to work!

RoSchmi · July 17, 2016, 3:03pm

@ Terrence - let’s go and find out, just placed the order.

Terrence · July 17, 2016, 3:27pm

@ RoSchmi - Holy Moly Batman. I can’t wait to see what you discover. I see Euros on that receipt. Where are you?

RoSchmi · July 17, 2016, 3:47pm

@ Terrence - I’m in Germany. But no promises, there are many toys in my box which are never touched.

Terrence · July 17, 2016, 6:56pm

@ RoSchmi - [quote]there are many toys in my box which are never touched. [/quote]

Oh, don’t we all. We are all addicted to new shiny hardware that has the potential to serve us. I “had” a pact with @ awsomedesigner to not buy any more hardware until all of the hardware on the shelf has been used. That lasted about 4 months

Terrence · July 18, 2016, 6:26am

@ Mr. John Smith -
@ RoSchmi

Guys, here is a thread talking about c# code for the Nordic nrf24L01 radio

https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=110363&p=879793

c# code

github.com

iamelectron/RaspberryP2_Automation/blob/master/WindowsIoT Raspberry Pi/WindowsIoT Raspberry Pi/nRF.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Windows.Devices.Gpio;
using Windows.Devices.Spi; 
using Windows.Devices.Enumeration;

/* nRF24 Minimal Library Developed by Anand (Windows IoT challenge)
   I have omitted some complex operations from this library for simplicity.
   This library uses hardware SPI of Raspberry Pi 
   Don't operate the SPI above 8Mhz, as it is the maximum possible SPI speed of nRF module
   This lib tested with some chinese made nRF24 and nRF24 clone modules. If you find this lib is not
   suitable for your nRF24 module, make necessary changes after reading respective datasheet of the module.
   */
    

namespace Rasp_Final
{

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Project overview

Hope this might help in some way your efforts to use c# with the rfm69.

Bec_a_Fuel · July 18, 2016, 7:09am

You have this as well for the NRF24L01: [url]https://mikrobusnet.org/bb/index.php/topic,399.msg4156.html#msg4156[/url].

Mr_John_Smith · July 26, 2016, 1:45pm

The devices showed up today. They came as cut tape.

I’ll start hooking up the devices and reading the datasheet in earnest, over the rest of the week. Should have a test platform setup before the weekend.

Terrence · July 26, 2016, 2:22pm

@ Mr. John Smith - Great, I can’t wait to see what you think and come up with.

Terrence · July 26, 2016, 2:22pm

@ RoSchmi - Have your radios arrived yet?

RoSchmi · July 26, 2016, 3:05pm

@ Terrence - Yes, they arrived. I could play a bit with the adafruit feather M0 RFM69 and the shiny little feather OLED Display last weekend. I managed to get the arduino platform working and write some text to the Display. Until now nothing with the RadioHead library. And then two nice LoRa babies from New Zealand arrived too. I don’t know, what to do first. Perhaps next weekend… then two weeks vacation with other activities.

Terrence · July 26, 2016, 4:09pm

@ RoSchmi - Well hopefully you will have time to look at porting the library soon

Well that is good news!

Mr_John_Smith · July 26, 2016, 9:12pm

Bah, should have gotten loras too. next time then.

Terrence · July 26, 2016, 10:28pm

@ Mr. John Smith - The RFM69 is great for medium distance and doesn’t cost as much as the RFM95/96 (LoRa). So for low power, long distance home automation networks, I think this is the right radio.

Terrence · July 28, 2016, 1:03pm

@ Mr. John Smith - Here is a port of the LowPowerLab RFM69 to Python, that might help.

RoSchmi · September 14, 2016, 5:17pm

@ Terrence - first step, the modules work, … preliminary on the arduino

Terrence · September 14, 2016, 5:26pm

@ RoSchmi - Great, I am glad you are still interested in this.

Terrence · September 14, 2016, 5:28pm

@ RoSchmi - Don’t you love the Feather boards? small, tight, battery port and charger. Now we just need a netmf chip on there!

Mr_John_Smith · September 14, 2016, 5:51pm

Can you send a pic of the setup? I want to see the range and what you used as an antenna.

RoSchmi · September 14, 2016, 6:08pm

@ Terrence - yes, they are nice. …and on the Adafruit page they have good tutorials.
@ Mr. John Smith I have this module
Downloads | Adafruit RFM69HCW and RFM9X LoRa Packet Radio Breakouts | Adafruit Learning System
and the same module on the Feather M0. The setup for the arduino is decribed in the tutorial. As antenna 1 used a simple 16,5 cm wire. Until now no tests of the range.