[SOLVED] RPI2 + NRF24L01 SPI problem ?

[meandrey]

Hi,

I want to add a NRF24L01 to my RPI 2 in order to communicate with an arduino.
I followed the instructions from http://hack.lenotta.com/arduino-raspber ... h-nrf24l01 but it gets stuck when i run:

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sudo ./remote -m 81

Preparing interface

Having a look in the code it looks like that after "Preparing interface" print the program gets stuck at RF24.begin

I did rpi-update a few minutes ago so my kernel version is 3.18.6-v7.

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Linux version 3.18.6-v7+ (dc4@dc4-XPS13-9333) (gcc version 4.8.3 20140303 (prerelease) (crosstool-NG linaro-1.13.1+bzr2650 - Linaro GCC 2014.03) ) #753 SMP PREEMPT Sun Feb 8 14:53:56 GMT 2015

My /boot/config.txt would look like this:
( i will add only the end of the file because everything else is commented)

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...

dtparam=spi=on
dtparam=i2c_arm=on
dtoverlay=w1-gpio,gpiopin=4

Bellow you can see the result for "lsmod":

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Module                  Size  Used by
i2c_dev                 6027  0
snd_bcm2835            18850  0
snd_pcm                75388  1 snd_bcm2835
snd_seq                53078  0
snd_seq_device          5628  1 snd_seq
snd_timer              17784  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd                    51667  5 snd_bcm2835,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_seq_device
evdev                   9950  2
joydev                  8903  0
w1_therm                2559  0
spi_bcm2708             5153  0
i2c_bcm2708             4990  0
w1_gpio                 3680  0
wire                   25704  2 w1_gpio,w1_therm
cn                      4636  1 wire
uio_pdrv_genirq         2958  0
uio                     8119  1 uio_pdrv_genirq

Also attached you can find images with the connections from the module to rpi. I would say that everything is correct.
Could it be a problem with RF24 library on RPI2. Did anyone managed to add a NRF24 module to rpi2?







Sorry for the long post.
Thank you.


PS: I tried also with the python3 (Cython) wrapper over the RF24 library: https://github.com/jonathongrigg/rf24
here i get the following error:

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can't send spi message: Invalid argument

[rtramon]

On rpi 2 model b the base address for the peripherals is different.
I haven't checked but the bcm2835 library might need to be updated.

[meandrey]

Bellow is the code from bcm285.h. do you think changing the #define BCM2835_PERI_BASE from 0x20000000 to 0x3F000000 should do it?

Or a change is needed to all the other addresses?

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// Physical addresses for various peripheral register sets
/// Base Physical Address of the BCM 2835 peripheral registers
#define BCM2835_PERI_BASE               0x20000000
/// Base Physical Address of the System Timer registers
#define BCM2835_ST_BASE			(BCM2835_PERI_BASE + 0x3000)
/// Base Physical Address of the Pads registers
#define BCM2835_GPIO_PADS               (BCM2835_PERI_BASE + 0x100000)
/// Base Physical Address of the Clock/timer registers
#define BCM2835_CLOCK_BASE              (BCM2835_PERI_BASE + 0x101000)
/// Base Physical Address of the GPIO registers
#define BCM2835_GPIO_BASE               (BCM2835_PERI_BASE + 0x200000)
/// Base Physical Address of the SPI0 registers
#define BCM2835_SPI0_BASE               (BCM2835_PERI_BASE + 0x204000)
/// Base Physical Address of the BSC0 registers
#define BCM2835_BSC0_BASE 		(BCM2835_PERI_BASE + 0x205000)
/// Base Physical Address of the PWM registers
#define BCM2835_GPIO_PWM                (BCM2835_PERI_BASE + 0x20C000)
 /// Base Physical Address of the BSC1 registers
#define BCM2835_BSC1_BASE		(BCM2835_PERI_BASE + 0x804000)

[meandrey]

Hi,

I managed to test the change and it's working.
Here is a list the changes of what i did based on https://github.com/edoardoo/RF24RaspberryCommunicator which is using https://github.com/stanleyseow/RF24 library.

1. Go to RF24RaspberryCommunicator/RF24/RPi and edit bcm2835.h the following line from

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 #define BCM2835_PERI_BASE               0x20000000

to

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#define BCM2835_PERI_BASE               0x3F000000

2. Go to RF24RaspberryCommunicator/RF24 and change in "Makefile" the argument -march=armv6zk to -march=armv7-a
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sudo make clean && sudo make && sudo make install

4. Go to RF24RaspberryCommunicator/ and change in another "Makefile" he argument -march=armv6zk to -march=armv7-a
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sudo make clean && sudo make

6. Test it:

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sudo ./remote -m 81

[bradix14]

Am I correct in assuming that some or all of these fixes do not apply to the Pi B+ ?

I can't get the NRF working with the B+. Any tips? The Pi just doesn't see the hardware.

[acmbc]

I am having exactly the same problem - although on an early (Rev. 1) Model B.

Have tried disabling Device Tree, edited config.txt in /boot to make sure SPI and I2C are on and Device Tree is off, etc..., etc... but to no avail.

Everything was working up to Feb. 8 and then boom....update broke SPI

Has anyone with a model B/B+ had any joy getting things back to normal?

[diSE]

Hello guys i have the same issue after rpi-update to 3.18.7+
Do you know how to solve this ?

[slgeo]

meandrey, thx, its work!

[shahidhk]

Can you please confirm which board have you used? I trien on a RPi 2 Model B v1.1 and it is always giving me this output:

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================ SPI Configuration ================
CSN Pin  	 = CE0 (PI Hardware Driven)
CE Pin  	 = Custom GPIO22
Clock Speed	 = 8 Mhz
================ NRF Configuration ================
STATUS		 = 0xff RX_DR=1 TX_DS=1 MAX_RT=1 RX_P_NO=7 TX_FULL=1
RX_ADDR_P0-1	 = 0xffffffffff 0xffffffffff
RX_ADDR_P2-5	 = 0xff 0xff 0xff 0xff
TX_ADDR		 = 0xffffffffff
RX_PW_P0-6	 = 0xff 0xff 0xff 0xff 0xff 0xff
EN_AA		 = 0xff
EN_RXADDR	 = 0xff
RF_CH		 = 0xff
RF_SETUP	 = 0xff
CONFIG		 = 0xff
DYNPD/FEATURE	 = 0xff 0xff
Data Rate	 = 1MBPS
Model		 = nRF24L01
CRC Length	 = 16 bits
PA Power	 = PA_MAX

Any clue?

[slgeo]

RPI 2 model 1.1

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================ SPI Configuration ================
CSN Pin          = CE0 (PI Hardware Driven)
CE Pin           = Custom GPIO22
Clock Speed      = 8 Mhz
================ NRF Configuration ================
STATUS           = 0x0e RX_DR=0 TX_DS=0 MAX_RT=0 RX_P_NO=7 TX_FULL=0
RX_ADDR_P0-1     = 0xf0f0f0f0e1 0xf0f0f0f0d2
RX_ADDR_P2-5     = 0xc3 0xc4 0xc5 0xc6
TX_ADDR          = 0xf0f0f0f0e1
RX_PW_P0-6       = 0x20 0x20 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
EN_AA            = 0x3f
EN_RXADDR        = 0x02
RF_CH            = 0x4c
RF_SETUP         = 0x07
CONFIG           = 0x0e
DYNPD/FEATURE    = 0x00 0x00
Data Rate        = 1MBPS
Model            = nRF24L01+
CRC Length       = 16 bits
PA Power         = PA_MAX

[xavbabe]

I too am getting the error

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can't send spi message: Invalid argument

Any help?

[pe7er]

Thank you meandrey for your excellent post!

While compiling I got the following error:

remote.cpp: In function ‘int main(int, char**)’:
remote.cpp:98:12: error: ‘sleep’ was not declared in this scope
sleep(1);
^
Makefile:28: recipe for target 'remote' failed
make: *** [remote] Error 1

I solved that error by editing remote.cpp

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sudo nano remote.cpp

and added in head of that file:

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#include <unistd.h>

[KohlyHawkins]

Hey guys,

Just checking in to see if there is any update on the RPi 2 Model B issue hanging up at the "Preparing Interface" stage. I have followed everything on the original blog for the project, which sent me here for Raspberry 2 problems. I also followed everything on this thread, but I'm still getting caught on the "Preparing Interface" step.

I'm on Raspberry Pi 2 Model B Version 4.1.19-v7+ and an Arduino Uno R3. Hopefully someone out there has figured out a fix for the RPi 2!

Thanks!

[tiagotaz]

Hey Guys,

I Have a problem with the raspberry and module nrf24l01, I think is about this post.

When I send a parameter it`s work without problem, but when i use this some times to receive and send the stop of work and I need reset raspberry to came back to work. I don`t no why this happing can you help me?