Projects:Meshtastic

Hackerspace Nijmegen has a Meshtastic node. It is configured to connect to the space WiFi.

The goal is to have a node that prints all received messages to a display in the hackerspace.

Status: node should be 24/7 online with the name 'Hackerspace Nijmegen', or short 'HSN'. We can succesfully read incoming messages with a python script on a machine on the same WiFi network, but don't do this continuously yet.

Specs:

Hardware: - Heltec Vision Master E290 - Professional Lora Antenna with 4,5m coax

//TODO:

• run https://github.com/brad28b/meshtastic-cli-receive-text on a RPi or the server, and output incoming messages to the screen

//DONE

• update to the latest firmware
• swap battery for power supply
• set static IP (via DHCP, Router always supplies same IP: http://10.138.66.187/)
• place on the highest possible point in the building

Useful links:

https://meshtastic.org/docs/software/python/cli/usage/

https://client.meshtastic.org/

Hackers involved:

Voorstad, Jay9