RF24 + High speed pwd

Question

I'm using the arduino to generate a 100kHz pwd using timer 1

void setup() {
  // put your setup code here, to run once:

   // Timer 1 Fast PWM mode *toggling* OC1A at 50kHz with *two* OCR1A counts
   // And 7.32 bits 0-159 PWM on OC1B at 100kHz
   // Output on OC1B  
   // Set at TOP, Clear at OCR1B
   // WGM =15 0b1111 

   DDRB |= bit(DDB1) | bit(DDB2);  // atmega168/UNO OC1A and OC1B (Tested by OP/Luis)

   TCCR1A =  bit(WGM11) | bit(WGM10) | bit(COM1A0) | bit(COM1B1)  ; // Toggle OC1A, Clear on OC1B    
   TCCR1B =  bit(WGM13) | bit(WGM12) | bit(CS10);  // Set /1 prescaler
   OCR1A  = 159 ;//79;    // Set TOP count to 16000000/(2*PreScaler*Ftoggle)
                          // or 16000000/(PreScaler *Ftimer)
   OCR1B  = 10;           // 10/160 duty cycle
   TCNT1 = 0 ;
}

void loop() {
  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
  OCR1B = 160/4 -1 ; // 25% duty cycle. 
}

I used this to test the modules:

Receiver
#include <SPI.h>
#include "nRF24L01.h"
#include "RF24.h"
int msg[1];
RF24 radio(9,10);
const uint64_t pipe = 0xE8E8F0F0E1LL;
int LED1 = 3;

void setup(void){
 Serial.begin(9600);
 radio.begin();
 radio.openReadingPipe(1,pipe);
 radio.startListening();
 pinMode(LED1, OUTPUT);}

void loop(void){
 if (radio.available()){
   bool done = false;    
   while (!done){
     done = radio.read(msg, 1);      
     Serial.println(msg[0]);
     if (msg[0] == 111){delay(10);digitalWrite(LED1, HIGH);}
     else {digitalWrite(LED1, LOW);}
     delay(100);}}
 else{Serial.println("No radio available");}}

Transmitter

#include  <SPI.h>
#include "nRF24L01.h"
#include "RF24.h"
int msg[1];
RF24 radio(9,10);
const uint64_t pipe = 0xE8E8F0F0E1LL;
int SW1 = 7;

void setup(void){
 Serial.begin(9600);
 radio.begin();
 radio.openWritingPipe(pipe);}

void loop(void){
 if (digitalRead(SW1) == HIGH){
 msg[0] = 111;
 radio.write(msg, 1);}}

I'm using this library https://github.com/TMRh20/RF24

And it works ok, now first issue is that both, RF24 and the pwm are using the pin 10 but the library allows you to change it, so now I'm using pin 7 instead. I tested it again and still works fine.

But when I add the lines at the setup to use the pwd the communication doesn't work

   DDRB |= bit(DDB1) | bit(DDB2);  // atmega168/UNO OC1A 

   TCCR1A =  bit(WGM11) | bit(WGM10) | bit(COM1A0) | bit(COM1B1)  ; // Toggle OC1A, Clear on OC1B    
   TCCR1B =  bit(WGM13) | bit(WGM12) | bit(CS10);  // Set /1 prescaler
   OCR1A  = 159 ;//79;    // Set TOP count to 16000000/(2*PreScaler*Ftoggle)
                          // or 16000000/(PreScaler *Ftimer)
   OCR1B  = 10;           // 10/160 duty cycle
   TCNT1 = 0 ;

I try line by line and the issue is here:

TCCR1B = bit(WGM13) | bit(WGM12) | bit(CS10); // Set /1 prescaler

When setting the prescaler at 1.

Which is the dependency of the RF24 on this timer? and which options to I have to make it work

EDIT.

Now I'm using pins 6 and 7 for CE and CS Also removed "| bit(COM1A0) " form the register setting

Still doesn't work

I've this

void setup(void)
{

  /// RF settings

  Serial.begin(9600);
 radio.begin();
 //radio.openReadingPipe(1,pipe);
 //radio.startListening();
 pinMode(LED1, OUTPUT);

 /// end RF settings


  //// pwd settings
 DDRB |= bit(DDB1) | bit(DDB2);  
   OCR1A  = max_count;       // 16000000/(PreScaler *Ftimer)
   OCR1B  = 10;           
   TCCR1A =  bit(WGM11) | bit(WGM10) |  bit(COM1B1); // bit(COM1A0) | Toggle OC1A, Clear on OC1B    
   TCCR1B =  bit(WGM13) | bit(WGM12) | bit(CS10);  // Set /1 prescaler
   TCNT1 = 0 ;

  //// 
 }

If I put the settings for the PWM before the settings for the RF24 then the PWM doesn't work, the RF settings at first the the communications doesn't work.

radio.begin() must be overwriting the registers but I haven't found how.

Answer 1

Maybe doing 100kHz PWM with timer2 instead of timer1 would be good. The registers look similar to timer1, but they are only 8 bit, so you can't go bigger than 255 in the compare and count registers. The prescaler would be the same, and the timer controlled pins would be D11 and D3:

  //// pwm settings for 100kHz on Timer 2
  //// Toggle OC2A/D11/PB3 at 50kHz, PWM OC2B/D3/PD3 at 100kHz:
   DDRB |= bit(DDB3); //Enable output
   DDRD |= bit(DDD3); //Enable output 
   // WGM2x=0b111 for fast PWM with TOP=OCR2A
   // COM2Ax=0b01 for toggle OC2A at OCR2A
   // COM2Bx=0b10 for set@bottom-clear@match_OCR2B PWM 
   TCCR2A =   bit(WGM21)  | bit(WGM20)  
            | bit(COM2B1)  // PWM on OC2B
            | bit(COM2A0); // Toggle OC2A    
   TCCR2B =   bit(WGM22) | bit(CS20);  // Set /1 prescaler
   OCR2A  = 159;       // 16000000/(PreScaler *Ftimer)-1
   OCR2B  = 10;        // 6.25% PWM
   TCNT2 = 0 ;

I haven't tested this on an Uno/Atmega328P, but it looks reasonable per the datasheet (p153-157).

If you don't want both the 50kHz toggle and 100kHz PWM outputs, (as in your posted code,) you could disable one or the other and adjust the frequency as needed.