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Basic Electronics » RFB12B ... what are all this terms? >_<
January 05, 2011 by Hexorg |
Hey guys, I'm trying to send data over a little radio RFM12B module. It has an SPI interface that's pretty easy to understand, however, I don't quite understand what the command parameters mean. Here in the programming guide for this little thing... in the Configuration Setting Command it asks to choose crystal load capacitor... >_< what is that? Also, in Frequency Setting Command, it asks to choose operating frequency... What's the difference between the band and operating frequency? I really feel like i need to read a little more but I can't seem to google anything useful. |
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January 05, 2011 by Hexorg |
Idk if anyone ever tried to work with this chips, But I'll keep you all posted on what is my progress. Right now i'm using this settings in the transmitter:
and almost the same in receiver:
rf_command() is here:
and i'm trying to broadcast data like this:
but when sending, nIRQ never goes low for some reason >_<. Any suggestions why? |
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January 08, 2011 by n3ueaEMTP |
Hexorg, I can only answer one of your questions: What's the difference between the band and operating frequency? The simplest way to put it, a band is a grouping of frequencies that are adjacent to one another. The most recognizable is the broadcast FM band (in the US anyway). In the United States the FM broadcast band is between the frequencies of 87.8–108 MHz. For example, I listen to FM97 who's frequency is 96.900Mhz. Chris B. N3UEA |
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January 08, 2011 by Hexorg |
Oh ok, well with "FM band" that's understandable as range, in the datasheet what confused me was "433MHz band" because that's not a range, it's a specific frequency. |
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January 09, 2011 by mrobbins (NerdKits Staff) |
Hi Hexorg, I believe that "433MHz band" is just a convenient short name to reference the frequency range of 433.05 to 434.79 MHz, which is one of the reserved Industrial, Scientific, and Medical frequency bands. Mike |
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