drivers: Add NRF24L01 driver (written in pure Python).

Comes with test script.  Copy both files to pyboard and run
"import nrf24l01test".

drivers/nrf24l01/nrf24l01.py

+"""NRF24L01 driver for Micro Python"""
+
+import pyb
+
+# nRF24L01+ registers
+CONFIG      = const(0x00)
+EN_RXADDR   = const(0x02)
+SETUP_AW    = const(0x03)
+SETUP_RETR  = const(0x04)
+RF_CH       = const(0x05)
+RF_SETUP    = const(0x06)
+STATUS      = const(0x07)
+OBSERVE_TX  = const(0x08)
+RX_ADDR_P0  = const(0x0a)
+TX_ADDR     = const(0x10)
+RX_PW_P0    = const(0x11)
+FIFO_STATUS = const(0x17)
+DYNPD	    = const(0x1c)
+
+# CONFIG register
+EN_CRC      = const(0x08) # enable CRC
+CRCO        = const(0x04) # CRC encoding scheme; 0=1 byte, 1=2 bytes
+PWR_UP      = const(0x02) # 1=power up, 0=power down
+PRIM_RX     = const(0x01) # RX/TX control; 0=PTX, 1=PRX
+
+# RF_SETUP register
+POWER_0     = const(0x00) # -18 dBm
+POWER_1     = const(0x02) # -12 dBm
+POWER_2     = const(0x04) # -6 dBm
+POWER_3     = const(0x06) # 0 dBm
+SPEED_1M    = const(0x00)
+SPEED_2M    = const(0x08)
+SPEED_250K  = const(0x20)
+
+# STATUS register
+RX_DR       = const(0x40) # RX data ready; write 1 to clear
+TX_DS       = const(0x20) # TX data sent; write 1 to clear
+MAX_RT      = const(0x10) # max retransmits reached; write 1 to clear
+
+# FIFO_STATUS register
+RX_EMPTY    = const(0x01) # 1 if RX FIFO is empty
+
+# constants for instructions
+R_RX_PL_WID  = const(0x60) # read RX payload width
+R_RX_PAYLOAD = const(0x61) # read RX payload
+W_TX_PAYLOAD = const(0xa0) # write TX payload
+FLUSH_TX     = const(0xe1) # flush TX FIFO
+FLUSH_RX     = const(0xe2) # flush RX FIFO
+NOP          = const(0xff) # use to read STATUS register
+
+class NRF24L01:
+    def __init__(self, spi, cs, ce, channel=46, payload_size=16):
+        assert payload_size <= 32
+
+        # init the SPI bus and pins
+        spi.init(spi.MASTER, baudrate=4000000, polarity=0, phase=1, firstbit=spi.MSB)
+        cs.init(cs.OUT_PP, cs.PULL_NONE)
+        ce.init(ce.OUT_PP, ce.PULL_NONE)
+
+        # store the pins
+        self.spi = spi
+        self.cs = cs
+        self.ce = ce
+
+        # reset everything
+        self.ce.low()
+        self.cs.high()
+        self.payload_size = payload_size
+        self.pipe0_read_addr = None
+        pyb.delay(5)
+
+        # set address width to 5 bytes
+        self.reg_write(SETUP_AW, 0b11)
+
+        # disable dynamic payloads
+        self.reg_write(DYNPD, 0)
+
+        # auto retransmit delay: 1750us
+        # auto retransmit count: 8
+        self.reg_write(SETUP_RETR, (6 << 4) | 8)
+
+        # set rf power and speed
+        self.set_power_speed(POWER_3, SPEED_1M)
+
+        # init CRC
+        self.set_crc(2)
+
+        # clear status flags
+        self.reg_write(STATUS, RX_DR | TX_DS | MAX_RT)
+
+        # set channel
+        self.set_channel(channel)
+
+        # flush buffers
+        self.flush_rx()
+        self.flush_tx()
+
+    def reg_read(self, reg):
+        self.cs.low()
+        self.spi.send_recv(reg)
+        buf = self.spi.recv(1)
+        self.cs.high()
+        return buf[0]
+
+    def reg_read_ret_status(self, reg):
+        self.cs.low()
+        status = self.spi.send_recv(reg)[0]
+        buf = self.spi.recv(1)
+        self.cs.high()
+        return status
+
+    def reg_write(self, reg, buf):
+        self.cs.low()
+        status = self.spi.send_recv(0x20 | reg)[0]
+        self.spi.send(buf)
+        self.cs.high()
+        return status
+
+    def flush_rx(self):
+        self.cs.low()
+        self.spi.send(FLUSH_RX)
+        self.cs.high()
+
+    def flush_tx(self):
+        self.cs.low()
+        self.spi.send(FLUSH_TX)
+        self.cs.high()
+
+    # power is one of POWER_x defines; speed is one of SPEED_x defines
+    def set_power_speed(self, power, speed):
+        setup = self.reg_read(RF_SETUP) & 0b11010001
+        self.reg_write(RF_SETUP, setup | power | speed)
+
+    # length in bytes: 0, 1 or 2
+    def set_crc(self, length):
+        config = self.reg_read(CONFIG) & ~(CRCO | EN_CRC)
+        if length == 0:
+            pass
+        elif length == 1:
+            config |= EN_CRC
+        else:
+            config |= EN_CRC | CRCO
+        self.reg_write(CONFIG, config)
+
+    def set_channel(self, channel):
+        self.reg_write(RF_CH, min(channel, 127))
+
+    # address should be a bytes object 5 bytes long
+    def open_tx_pipe(self, address):
+        assert len(address) == 5
+        self.reg_write(RX_ADDR_P0, address)
+        self.reg_write(TX_ADDR, address)
+        self.reg_write(RX_PW_P0, self.payload_size)
+
+    # address should be a bytes object 5 bytes long
+    # pipe 0 and 1 have 5 byte address
+    # pipes 2-5 use same 4 most-significant bytes as pipe 1, plus 1 extra byte
+    def open_rx_pipe(self, pipe_id, address):
+        assert len(address) == 5
+        assert 0 <= pipe_id <= 5
+        if pipe_id == 0:
+            self.pipe0_read_addr = address
+        if pipe_id < 2:
+            self.reg_write(RX_ADDR_P0 + pipe_id, address)
+        else:
+            self.reg_write(RX_ADDR_P0 + pipe_id, address[0])
+        self.reg_write(RX_PW_P0 + pipe_id, self.payload_size)
+        self.reg_write(EN_RXADDR, self.reg_read(EN_RXADDR) | (1 << pipe_id))
+
+    def start_listening(self):
+        self.reg_write(CONFIG, self.reg_read(CONFIG) | PWR_UP | PRIM_RX)
+        self.reg_write(STATUS, RX_DR | TX_DS | MAX_RT)
+
+        if self.pipe0_read_addr is not None:
+            self.reg_write(RX_ADDR_P0, self.pipe0_read_addr)
+
+        self.flush_rx()
+        self.flush_tx()
+        self.ce.high()
+        pyb.udelay(130)
+
+    def stop_listening(self):
+        self.ce.low()
+        self.flush_tx()
+        self.flush_rx()
+
+    # returns True if any data available to recv
+    def any(self):
+        return not bool(self.reg_read(FIFO_STATUS) & RX_EMPTY)
+
+    def recv(self):
+        # get the data
+        self.cs.low()
+        self.spi.send(R_RX_PAYLOAD)
+        buf = self.spi.recv(self.payload_size)
+        self.cs.high()
+
+        # clear RX ready flag
+        self.reg_write(STATUS, RX_DR)
+
+        return buf
+
+    def send(self, buf, timeout=500):
+        # power up
+        self.reg_write(CONFIG, (self.reg_read(CONFIG) | PWR_UP) & ~PRIM_RX)
+        pyb.udelay(150)
+
+        # send the data
+        self.cs.low()
+        self.spi.send(W_TX_PAYLOAD)
+        self.spi.send(buf)
+        if len(buf) < self.payload_size:
+            self.spi.send(b'\x00' * (self.payload_size - len(buf))) # pad out data
+        self.cs.high()
+
+        # enable the chip so it can send the data
+        self.ce.high()
+        pyb.udelay(15) # needs to be >10us
+        self.ce.low()
+
+        # blocking wait for tx complete
+        start = pyb.millis()
+        while pyb.millis() - start < timeout:
+            status = self.reg_read_ret_status(OBSERVE_TX)
+            if status & (TX_DS | MAX_RT):
+                break
+
+        # get and clear all status flags
+        status = self.reg_write(STATUS, RX_DR | TX_DS | MAX_RT)
+        if not (status & TX_DS):
+            raise OSError("send failed")
+
+        # power down
+        self.reg_write(CONFIG, self.reg_read(CONFIG) & ~PWR_UP)

drivers/nrf24l01/nrf24l01test.py

+"""Test for nrf24l01 module."""
+
+import struct
+import pyb
+from pyb import Pin, SPI
+from nrf24l01 import NRF24L01
+
+pipes = (b'\xf0\xf0\xf0\xf0\xe1', b'\xf0\xf0\xf0\xf0\xd2')
+
+def master():
+    nrf = NRF24L01(SPI(2), Pin('Y5'), Pin('Y4'), payload_size=8)
+
+    nrf.open_tx_pipe(pipes[0])
+    nrf.open_rx_pipe(1, pipes[1])
+    nrf.start_listening()
+
+    num_needed = 16
+    num_successes = 0
+    num_failures = 0
+    led_state = 0
+
+    print('NRF24L01 master mode, sending %d packets...' % num_needed)
+
+    while num_successes < num_needed and num_failures < num_needed:
+        # stop listening and send packet
+        nrf.stop_listening()
+        millis = pyb.millis()
+        led_state = max(1, (led_state << 1) & 0x0f)
+        print('sending:', millis, led_state)
+        try:
+            nrf.send(struct.pack('ii', millis, led_state))
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+
+        # start listening again
+        nrf.start_listening()
+
+        # wait for response, with 250ms timeout
+        start_time = pyb.millis()
+        timeout = False
+        while not nrf.any() and not timeout:
+            if pyb.elapsed_millis(start_time) > 250:
+                timeout = True
+
+        if timeout:
+            print('failed, respones timed out')
+            num_failures += 1
+
+        else:
+            # recv packet
+            got_millis, = struct.unpack('i', nrf.recv())
+
+            # print response and round-trip delay
+            print('got response:', got_millis, '(delay', pyb.millis() - got_millis, 'ms)')
+            num_successes += 1
+
+        # delay then loop
+        pyb.delay(250)
+
+    print('master finished sending; succeses=%d, failures=%d' % (num_successes, num_failures))
+
+def slave():
+    nrf = NRF24L01(SPI(2), Pin('Y5'), Pin('Y4'), payload_size=8)
+
+    nrf.open_tx_pipe(pipes[1])
+    nrf.open_rx_pipe(1, pipes[0])
+    nrf.start_listening()
+
+    print('NRF24L01 slave mode, waiting for packets... (ctrl-C to stop)')
+
+    while True:
+        pyb.wfi()
+        if nrf.any():
+            while nrf.any():
+                buf = nrf.recv()
+                millis, led_state = struct.unpack('ii', buf)
+                print('received:', millis, led_state)
+                for i in range(4):
+                    if led_state & (1 << i):
+                        pyb.LED(i + 1).on()
+                    else:
+                        pyb.LED(i + 1).off()
+                pyb.delay(15)
+
+            nrf.stop_listening()
+            try:
+                nrf.send(struct.pack('i', millis))
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+            print('sent response')
+            nrf.start_listening()
+
+print('NRF24L01 test module loaded')
+print('NRF24L01 pinout for test:')
+print('    CE on Y4')
+print('    CSN on Y5')
+print('    SCK on Y6')
+print('    MISO on Y7')
+print('    MOSI on Y8')
+print('run nrf24l01test.slave() on slave, then nrf24l01test.master() on master')