Bulbs not pairing / responding

[thogste]

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Hi, After doing some more research it seems like a lot of people have issues with the module nRF24L01+PA+LNA Antenna that im using. Ive seen on different forums that some claim that the module can only receive or performance very poorly or not at all for transmitting. So I guess best bet is to use a different module...

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Hi, I tested some more and put a 100uF capacitor between the vin and gnd. Now I was able to get some response from my bulbs. However it is very unstable and only worked a few times. Im guessing something with the nRF24L01+PA+LNA Antenna. Any ideas how I can improve the setup so it will work stable ? What capacitor should be on the vin or is 100uF good enough ? Does the nRF24 need an external power supply or is the supply provided by the d1 mini good enough ?

Hopfully someone can provide me with some answers ;)

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Hi, Ive run through the guide on how to create the milight hub, however my bulbs are not responding to the commands send via the web interface. They also wont pair.

Used hardware:

• d1 mini pro
• nRF24L01+PA+LNA Antenna
• GU10 RGBW LED Spotlight

Ive checked the wiring, but everything seems fine. Furthermore the spoofing works. It is able to receive packets send by an remote, the commands send by the hub itself also show up (however as stated in the troubleshooting this is always the case). Ive noticed that the key field is always 00 when sending commands using the hub, however this might be desired behavior?

The remote Im using is the RGB+CCT. The following things Ive tried:

• Pairing and unpairing using the physical remote. This works.
• Unpairing remote then trying to pair using the hub. This doesnt work.
• Using the id and group used by the remote to control the bulb though the hub. This doesnt work.
• Removed the bulb from its socket, before all of the mentioned actions. Also between pairing and unpairing.

I dont have another nRF24 laying around so I cant create another hub and try and test to see if the hub really sends something. But since the hub is able to receive the commands from the physical remote, I think the nRF24 should be fine ?? Is there anything im missing ?

Firmware version:

• 1.10.7

Thanks in advance,

[Linkenelis]

ML01DP5 (high power) works OK, the nRF24L01 works fine, but is unreliable through 2 concrete floors. Soldering the wiring is preferred to connectors. When testing I use the connectors and even though they look OK, pulling them of and back on and it works again.