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nRF24L01+

The nRF24L01+ is an SPI device in the LabWired part catalog. Its catalog type is nrf24l01. It connects to the MCU over SPI. The catalog gives a supply range of 1.9–3.6 V. It has 8 pins. A registered peripheral model runs in the engine: the firmware talks to it over the real bus and gets device-accurate responses.

From the catalog: SPI register shell only; no 2.4 GHz RF packets.

Key facts

CategorySPI devices
Catalog typenrf24l01
InterfaceSPI
Supply range1.9–3.6 V
Pins8
DatasheetNordic Semiconductor nRF24L01+ Product Specification

What LabWired simulates

What is simulated

Simulated device model

How it was validated

Built from the datasheet. Implemented from the part’s register documentation and exercised by automated tests. Nothing physical was ever placed next to it.

nRF24L01+ pinout

PinElectrical typeFunction
VCC Power input Supply
GND Power input Supply
CE Input GPIO
CSN Input SPI chip select (CS)
SCK Input SPI clock (SCK)
MOSI Input SPI data out of the MCU (MOSI)
MISO Output SPI data into the MCU (MISO)
IRQ Output —

How to simulate the nRF24L01+ in LabWired

  1. Open the Playground at app.labwired.com and place an MCU board.
  2. Add the nRF24L01+ (catalog type nrf24l01).
  3. Connect VCC and GND to the supply and ground of the board. Use a supply inside the catalog range of 1.9–3.6 V.
  4. Connect SCK, MOSI and MISO to the SPI pins of the board.
  5. Connect CSN to the chip-select pin of the board, or to a free GPIO.
  6. Connect CE to a free GPIO pin.
  7. Connect IRQ as your circuit needs.
  8. Run the firmware. It selects the part and moves bytes over the simulated SPI bus as on hardware.

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Modelled from Nordic Semiconductor nRF24L01+ Product Specification.