W14 - Networking and Communications

Some tests playing around with the VirtualWire Library, for very cheap wireless communication. I couldn't get any solid example besides the video, which was undocumented

In the end, we got some results from the code tests, but nothing consistent.

The best results were achieved with the Manchester Library, available here:

Here is the TX module code:

#include 
#define TX_PIN 2  //pin where your
transmitter is connected
uint16_t transmit_data = 201;

void setup() {
 man.setupTransmit(TX_PIN, MAN_1200);
}

void loop() {
 man.transmit(transmit_data);
 delay(200);
}
        

Here is the Arduino RX code:

#include 
#define RX_PIN 7

void setup() {
 Serial.begin(9600);
 man.setupReceive(RX_PIN, MAN_1200);
 man.beginReceive();
}

void loop() {
 if (man.receiveComplete()) {
   int16_t m = man.getMessage();
    Serial.println(m);
    man.beginReceive(); //start listening for next
 message right after you retrieve the message
  }
}