Thursday, May 31, 2007

Getting bogged down...

So my final class I'm taking for my Master's degree is underway and is absolutely killing my free time. I have translated all three of the tutorials over to the PIC architecture, but I still haven't updated the write-ups. Some will take a little longer than others (the first one is by far going to be the most work). If you guys really want the code, send an email to brennen *at* diyembedded *dot* com. Otherwise, I'll try my best to get those write ups done this week/weekend if I have a minute away from HW and the girlfriend :) .

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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

PIC code now working

I have now translated the code for Tutorial 1 over to the PIC 18F452. Many of you may know that this chip has been replaced by the 18F4520, but the code should still work just fine with minor modifications. I have to finish the write-up, but hopefully I'll have it posted in the next couple of days for you PIC lovers who wanna get down with an nRF24L01.

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Saturday, May 19, 2007

nRF24L01 tutorials for PIC coming soon

Well, I'm finally trying to get the tutorials translated over to the PIC line of microcontrollers. I'm programming in Microchip's C18 C compiler with MPLAB. I will be doing my development on an 18F452 (which has been replaced by the 18F4520, but is still basically code-compatible). I currently have the delays, SPI, and UART all working, so now it's just a matter of time to in testing the nRF24L01 library to see if I can get that working, and then integrate the main programs. Hopefully that should get you not-so-32-bit-inclined people out there up to speed with the nRF24L01 library!

Edit: The tutorials have been completed and are linked at this post toward the bottom: http://www.diyembedded.com/2007/06/tutorials-1-3-for-pic-completed.html.

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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Considering an audio tutorial

If I can get some spare time in the next short while, I'm considering developing a tutorial that would implement a wireless audio transmitter using my normal hardware (LPC2148 and nRF24L01) with a couple of buffers. I would just be using the 2148's built-in A/D and D/A converters, so the quality probably wouldn't be that great. I think it would be a cool thing for you guys that dig audio (like me), and it may be a good place to get you started on moving up into nicer components (audio-spec ADCs and DACs). I'd love to hear your comments or suggestions!

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Monday, May 7, 2007

Tutorial 3 completed and uploaded

OK, I have another one for you guys. This tutorial shows you how to use all 6 pipes on the 24L01 (the idea was actually prompted from some questions over in the Sparkfun forums). Check out the zip file here.

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