MRF24J40MA Recommendations

[AtomSoft]

nickelflippr please send me a eBay link heh i will definitely get some

 

[AtomSoft]

heh found a nice one with caps!!!

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Also:

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[3v0]

You need to move some signals from top to bottom anyway. I would rather put in a through hole header and let it serve the purpose then add vias.

I second what Mark (you will always be Matt to me ) said about not using SMD headers. Same for switches. I have no problem mixing through hole and SMD parts. I use what works best, and sometimes just what I happen to have on hand.

 

[AtomSoft]

ok im looking at dimensions:

http://www.novacap.com/pdfs/solder.pdf

on page 3.... would these be correct?

 

[nickelflippr]

heh found a nice one with caps!!!

**broken link removed**

Also:

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Yep, those were the ones!

 

[DirtyLude]

ok im looking at dimensions:

http://www.novacap.com/pdfs/solder.pdf

on page 3.... would these be correct?

Those look correct, but your PCB package should have all these footprints, unless you have no footprint libraries at all.

I have some modified footprints that have round pads that are a little farther away than normal. It allows you to run a trace between easily.

 

[AtomSoft]

i remade the footprint because Altium has so many its hard to find. But the thing i like is custom footprint with custom 3d i made. Take a look:

 

[AtomSoft]

ok this kinda sux being limited to ZigBee or MiWi

Would it be possible to make a BASIC communication type API?

Like There are so many files to keep track of its not even funny. Why in the world is this so complex heh...

What if my goal is simple 1 FFD and 2-3 RFDs then im still screwed and stuck with a 20 file project... isnt there some way of doing this simple??? like what is the most basic thing i can do?

 

[AtomSoft]

what i might do is use Microchips code and make a module of my own to communicate via Serial

 

[Wond3rboy]

Hi I made 2 clones of the PICDEMZ board and they both work!.Here is a picture of them.Its a single sided design with every thing on the PICDEMZ except the 18LF2620.On one of them i messed up the soldering of MAX3232 and had to make the serial part external but the other one is perfect.I have used screw connectors to provide expandability.Every unused pin has one(the second board has some missing since i ran out of them).

 

[morgoth]

@atomsoft
I would have sent you the eagle files if you wanted them.

3v0

could you share those files?

 

[DirtyLude]

If you just want the MRF24 in a part library, I made one up a long time ago. It's really crude, but you can have it. I only did limited testing with the MRF24j and MiWi.

 

[morgoth]

I have a MRF24J40 board; I just need to create motherboard for those antennas (PICDEM Z clone).

Microchip is providing schematics but I have issues with PCB (I don't have footprints for elements that I want to use).

I thought that 3v0 has some schematics and layout for PICDEM Z board.

Anyway thanks for help.