ackData not working

[WheatleyFromPortal2]

might need two different pipes for main tx and ackData

[WheatleyFromPortal2]

Ardiuno Forum for example Transmitter Code

// SimpleTxAckPayload - the master or the transmitter

#include <SPI.h>
#include <nRF24L01.h>
#include <RF24.h>

#define CE_PIN   9
#define CSN_PIN 10

const byte slaveAddress[5] = {'R','x','A','A','A'};

RF24 radio(CE_PIN, CSN_PIN); // Create a Radio

char dataToSend[10] = "Message 0";
char txNum = '0';
int ackData[2] = {-1, -1}; // to hold the two values coming from the slave
bool newData = false;

unsigned long currentMillis;
unsigned long prevMillis;
unsigned long txIntervalMillis = 1000; // send once per second

//===============

void setup() {

    Serial.begin(9600);
    Serial.println(F("Source File /mnt/sdb1/SGT-Prog/Arduino/ForumDemos/nRF24Tutorial/SimpleTxAckPayload.ino"));
    Serial.println("SimpleTxAckPayload Starting");

    radio.begin();
    radio.setDataRate( RF24_250KBPS );

    radio.enableAckPayload();

    radio.setRetries(5,5); // delay, count
                                       // 5 gives a 1500 µsec delay which is needed for a 32 byte ackPayload
    radio.openWritingPipe(slaveAddress);
}

//=============

void loop() {

    currentMillis = millis();
    if (currentMillis - prevMillis >= txIntervalMillis) {
        send();
    }
    showData();
}

//================

void send() {

    bool rslt;
    rslt = radio.write( &dataToSend, sizeof(dataToSend) );
        // Always use sizeof() as it gives the size as the number of bytes.
        // For example if dataToSend was an int sizeof() would correctly return 2

    Serial.print("Data Sent ");
    Serial.print(dataToSend);
    if (rslt) {
        if ( radio.isAckPayloadAvailable() ) {
            radio.read(&ackData, sizeof(ackData));
            newData = true;
        }
        else {
            Serial.println("  Acknowledge but no data ");
        }
        updateMessage();
    }
    else {
        Serial.println("  Tx failed");
    }

    prevMillis = millis();
 }

//=================

void showData() {
    if (newData == true) {
        Serial.print("  Acknowledge data ");
        Serial.print(ackData[0]);
        Serial.print(", ");
        Serial.println(ackData[1]);
        Serial.println();
        newData = false;
    }
}

//================

void updateMessage() {
        // so you can see that new data is being sent
    txNum += 1;
    if (txNum > '9') {
        txNum = '0';
    }
    dataToSend[8] = txNum;
}

Reciever Code

// SimpleRxAckPayload- the slave or the receiver

#include <SPI.h>
#include <nRF24L01.h>
#include <RF24.h>

#define CE_PIN   9
#define CSN_PIN 10

const byte thisSlaveAddress[5] = {'R','x','A','A','A'};

RF24 radio(CE_PIN, CSN_PIN);

char dataReceived[10]; // this must match dataToSend in the TX
int ackData[2] = {109, -4000}; // the two values to be sent to the master
bool newData = false;

//==============

void setup() {

    Serial.begin(9600);

    Serial.println("SimpleRxAckPayload Starting");
    radio.begin();
    radio.setDataRate( RF24_250KBPS );
    radio.openReadingPipe(1, thisSlaveAddress);

    radio.enableAckPayload();

    radio.startListening();

    radio.writeAckPayload(1, &ackData, sizeof(ackData)); // pre-load data
}

//==========

void loop() {
    getData();
    showData();
}

//============

void getData() {
    if ( radio.available() ) {
        radio.read( &dataReceived, sizeof(dataReceived) );
        updateReplyData();
        newData = true;
    }
}

//================

void showData() {
    if (newData == true) {
        Serial.print("Data received ");
        Serial.println(dataReceived);
        Serial.print(" ackPayload sent ");
        Serial.print(ackData[0]);
        Serial.print(", ");
        Serial.println(ackData[1]);
        newData = false;
    }
}

//================

void updateReplyData() {
    ackData[0] -= 1;
    ackData[1] -= 1;
    if (ackData[0] < 100) {
        ackData[0] = 109;
    }
    if (ackData[1] < -4009) {
        ackData[1] = -4000;
    }
    radio.writeAckPayload(1, &ackData, sizeof(ackData)); // load the payload for the next time
}

These examples work, so then why does it not work on the robot with the other code William says it might be that I need to call radio.stopListening()

[WheatleyFromPortal2]

this might be relevant: how to use ack payload correctly

[WheatleyFromPortal2]

could be ackPayload pipe? maybe commit fcc7c65 messed it up? also could need specific slaveAddress like in example code

[WheatleyFromPortal2]

448c475 fixed the ackData recieving, Tx/Rx is still much slower than it should be