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fun with the nrf24l01+

What I am trying to do nowadays is to get the "open sesame" system to work wireless.

The servo that opens the door is currently connected directly to the Raspberry Pi, which limits the use of the Raspberry Pi for just this purpose, and I was starting to want to have it around for more things.

The NRF24l01+ is a neat, cheap little device I found in the internet that gives devices a means to communicate with each other wireless through a 2.4 GHz network.

I've been looking at this site for a good sample to follow and build upon.

Currently, I have not been able to build the Raspberry Pi source given from that site on my own, but someone in the comments managed to upload a working, built binary for it, which I have been using so far for testing. I'll eventually have to be able to build it on my own, as I'll probably have to change the code for my purposes.

I've been playing around with it, and I've been able to make lights blink. However, everything seems to malfunction when I try to wire the servo. I haven't actually wired the servo used for the testing on its own, so I have to first rule out that it's a servo/power issue that's causing it.

For now, blinking lights:


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