The first new tool is lorapipe, a firmware that runs on most consumer LoRa radios.
We've tested it a ton on ESP32-S3 based Xiao Wio boards.
This turns your lora radio into extremely minimal serial device that sends and receives packets in a dirt simple CSV format.
The radio can be tuned on the fly to switch between meshcore, meshtastic and LoRaWAN sync words and frequencies.
Okay auf dem Mechtenberg in #Gelsenkirchen ist zumindest ein #Meshcore Repeater empfangbar. So deute ich zumindest die Ausgabe in der Meshcore App.
Nach der letzten FW Aktualisierung auf v7.7, kann der T‐LoRa Pager bei eingehenden Nachrichten wenigstens blinken - wenn auch noch keinen Sound abspielen.
Vielleicht kommt das ja aber noch
Sind hier Leute aus der Region am Start, die sich mit MeshTastic und/oder MeshCore auseinandersetzen?
@orci@mastodon.social Same. I was able to get plenty of nodes on LF, but locally #PDX is testing MS. Unfortunately, due to topography and/or just where I live, I can't get anything on MS on #meshtastic or the narrow band that #meshcore is currently using here.
After testing out #meshtastic for a while now, I'm finding it's super unreliable. Trying #meshcore now. Anyone similarly experimenting?
Printed up some cases for my little army of Heltec V3 #MeshCore and #Meshtastic nodes.
@ai6yr PS Not sure if you have waded into the #meshtastic vs #meshcore debate yet but the latter looks a more friendly to my liking, in the sense of giving more visibility into message routing and acknowledgements. Like, you can tell if anyone actually received your message and you can specify routes to be used.
@ianp5a @rasterweb Okay, I started poking about and immediately run into talk of #meshcore. I immediately get the sense it's a intentionally divisive commercial competitor. Is that a UK problem only, or is meshcore here in the US as well?
@markojahnke Wenn du deine Routen kontrollieren willst, kann ich dir Meshcore empfehlen. Es funktioniert.
You can see the code and adapt it to your situation.
It assumes that you have some number of esp32-s3 meshcore devices plugged in over USB to a Linux based device which the Action's runner can access.
Shout if you have patches, improvements or questions!
Woot, just finished implementing my first GitHub / Forgejo Actions which allows me to programmatically push meshcore builds to my radios on the roof from the comfort of my browser.
It currently only supports deploying to esp32s3 based LoRa devices so far.
Am Mittwoch, 30.07.2025 ab 19:00 Uhr ist Meshtastic Stammtisch im Hackerspace Odenwilusenz bei Beringen/SH
https://odenwilusenz.ch/odw/veranstaltungen/termine/Mashtastic-Lora-Stammtisch.php?splitId=0&from=2025-07-30%2019:00:00&to=2025-07-30%2020:30:00
#meshtastic #meshcore
I'd highly recommend trying out meshcore instead of meshtastic in Seattle.
Also tons of antennas are not actually tuned correctly so definitely a good idea to get a well tested antenna like the Muzi works whip if you have antenna concerns and don't know how to test antenna performance yourself.
But also the hills are real, try using your radio in other parts of town, you may just live in a deadzone due to terrain.
Bin in #Berlin und habe sehe viele #meshtastic Nodes. Gut, wenn nicht hier, wo dann...
Wer nutzt von Euch auch #meshtastic oder #meshcore ?
Ok #meshtastic and #meshcore people. Here's the results of todays testing with meshcore. I was able to walk all around my neighborhood and talk with my wife at home. I got in the car and could talk with her almost all the way at victory park. There's a repeater on Mt Wilson that makes this possible, also a repeater over near Lake and Woodbury. So with those together, the region is pretty big where I can talk. The choice to make only certain nodes repeaters is probably very smart and Mt wilson