On 5/24/2011 5:25 PM, Marc Nicholas wrote: > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 6:21 AM, Bob Axtell wrote: >> A Chinese company on EBay is selling wireless modules operating in the >> 2.4-2.5G >> range based on the standard test module PCB layout published by Nordic. >> They are >> selling a set of TWO modules for only $18 USD for the pair. >> >> What is nice about the nRF24L01 device is that tuning, baud rate, >> encryption/decryption, >> addressing and handling of data is done through an SPI port, so no >> special UART is needed. >> It addresses 154 different network nodes.On-PCB antenna is included >> . >> >> Look at EBAY#320689282284, Description: NRF24L01+ Wireless Transceiver >> Module 2.4GHz Arduino X2 >> All specs are included. > Hi Bob, > > I've used previous Nordic chips and they're good. I'm also looking at > embedding the very same chip -- it's actually price competitive with > some of the "no-name" Chinese ISM basebands I was looking at. > > Just be careful that you're getting the real chip. > > -m > Thanks for the heads-up. --Bob A --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .