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Review on HiLetgo® NRF24L01 Wireless Transceiver Compatible by Brady Shayotovich

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Excellent receiver, no sign of ability to transmit

I may have received 2 faulty transceivers but none of the ones I sent were able to transmit data. The Arduinos I tried them on showed signs of attempts to transmit, but nothing worked. When I tried signaling to one of them with another nRF24L01 (the one without an external antenna), it received data very well and was stable, even between rooms. Does anyone have an idea what could go wrong? I've spent a few nights google searching for it and nobody else seems to be having this problem :/ EDIT: I finally figured it out after a few days of testing (yes I'm confused but I'm ready to admit it) that I did not apply enough power for the transceiver. If you plan to use it with an Arduino, be sure to use something other than the onboard 3.3V pin to power it. The 3.3V pin is suitable for the nRF24L01 without an attachable antenna, but they need a more stable and stronger current to transmit data reliably.

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  • Infinitely sluggish