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Re: new board from heltec

VE7VJ@... (Larry Nix) — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 01:14:55 -0700

I have read that this board is having some issues. Check out the current info before you opt for one.

Larry N. VE7VJ

Clandestine nodes

VE7VJ@... (Larry Nix) — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 01:13:54 -0700

Here is a link to hidden nodes. I particularly like the bird house one.

https://meshtastic.discourse.group/t/show-me-your-clandestine-nodes/15012

Larry N. VE7VJ

Meshtastic 2.5

VE7VJ@... (Larry Nix) — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:02:26 -0700

There is a new firmware version of Meshtastic coming along that promises to fix some issues.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q-dNZzpUlM

Larry N. VE7VJ

new board from heltec

VE7VJ@... (Larry Nix) — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:44:44 -0700

https://heltec.org/project/mesh-node-t114/

Larry N. VE7VJ

New boards from Heltec

VE7VJ@... (Larry Nix) — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:27:55 -0700

No doubt some growing pains but they look interesting I have not played with E-paper(ink) before.

The unreleased one - Mesh Node T114 - has an OLED but has an nRF52840

https://meshtastic.discourse.group/t/new-meshtastic-compatible-products/13689/7
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Larry N. VE7VJ

Getting Started with Meshtastic YT series

VE7VJ@... (Larry Nix) — Thu, 30 May 2024 00:39:06 -0700

This is a good series by The comms channel on YT.

Just note that is several months back and a few items have changed on the main Meshtastic website.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsIWyVzqJPM&list=PLshzThxhw4O5JTOACGHzYSSd3soDhoXKK&index=2&ab_channel=TheCommsChannel

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Larry N. VE7VJ

Meshtastic main site

VE7VJ@... (Larry Nix) — Mon, 20 May 2024 09:26:18 -0700

The main Meshtastic site https://meshtastic.org/

The Getting Started tab will take you through the steps to get your device flashed and set up. There are a few ways to flash after you have the drivers installed but I find the Web-Based Installer easiest.

When flashing new firmware do read the notice that comes up about changes to the firmware. There can be some major changes. One that tripped me up was a change that was not backwards compatible in some respects to devices running older firmware.

EDIT:
Forgot to mention that you will need a data capable cable to connect your device to the cptr. Some are power only. I've identified and written "data" on mine so I don't have to dig through my 'collection' each time.

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Larry N. VE7VJ