SparkFun Transceiver Breakout – nRF24L01

Description

This module uses the newest 2.4GHz transceiver from Nordic Semiconductor, the nRF24L01+. This transceiver IC operates in the 2.4GHz band and has many new features! Take all the coolness of the nRF2401A and add some extra pipelines, buffers, and an auto-retransmit feature – very nice!

Please note: We now populate these boards with the nRF24L01+. The ?+’ version of the IC has improved range, sensitivity, and data rates. The command set is backward compatible with the original nRF24L01.

Dimensions: 0.8×0.9″

Features:

On-board 3.3V LDO Regulator (3.3 to 7V supply allowed)
On-board ceramic 2.4GHz Antenna
100m Range at 250kbps
250kbps to 2Mbit Data Rate
Auto Acknowledge
Auto Re-Transmit
Multiceiver – 6 Data Pipes
32 Byte separate TX and RX FIFOs
5V tolerant input pins
Software selectable channel from 2400MHz to 2525MHz (125 Selectable channels)
Minimum number of external components
Pins broken out : VCC, CE, CSN, SCK, MOSI, MISO, IRQ, GND
Lots of application notes and support on Nordic Semiconductor Website

DOCUMENTS:
Schematic 
Eagle Files 
Hookup Guide 
Nordic VLSI website 
nRF24L01 Datasheet 
Great Nordic tutorials 
mbed Example 
Example PIC CodeGitHub 
Sparkfun product page