nRF24L01+ Transceiver Hookup Guide

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Hardware Hookup

Solder Connection Points

We recommend soldering headers to the nRF24L01+ board to allow you to prototype your circuit. To avoid interference with the antenna on the nRF24L01+, use right-angle male headers.

Break Away Male Headers - Right Angle

PRT-00553
$2.25

If you need a review for PTH soldering, check out our solder tutorial.

How to Solder: Through-Hole Soldering

September 19, 2013
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Connect the Wires

Now that you have your headers attached, you can plug in the jumper wires. Connect the RedBoard and nRF24L01 as listed.

RedBoard โ†’ nRF24L01+

  • 5V โ†’ VCC
  • GND โ†’ GND
  • D8 โ†’ IRQ
  • D9 โ†’ CE
  • D10 โ†’ CSN
  • D11 โ†’ MOSI
  • D12 โ†’ MISO
  • D13 โ†’ SCK

Final Circuit

Once you have everything connected, your system should look like the following:

nRF24L01 Hookup

nRF24L01+ Circuit Assembly

Repeat!

Since these are radio modules, you'll need at least two modules to talk to each other. Duplicate the connections between another RedBoard and nRF24L01+ module. Don't forget to attach the antenna to your nRF24L01+ if you have the RP-SMA version.