Wire things up
Use the dupont cables to connect the nRF24L01 to your Arduino board.
| Signal   | nRF24L01 pin (RF24)  | Cable color(*)  | Arduino pin 
 | 
|---|
| GND | 1 | Brown | GND
 | 
| VCC | 2 | Red | 3.3V
 | 
| CE | 3 | Orange | 9
 | 
| CSN | 4 | Yellow | 10
 | 
| SCK | 5 | Green | 13
 | 
| MOSI | 6 | Blue | 11
 | 
| MISO | 7 | Violet | 12
 | 
| IRQ | 8 | Gray | 2 (*)
 | 
(*) optional