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| ====== Repeaters ====== | ====== Repeaters ====== |
| * Install a repeater like the //SenseCAP Solar Node P1-Pro// from [[https://www.seeedstudio.com/SenseCAP-Solar-Node-P1-Pro-for-Meshtastic-LoRa-p-6412.html|seeed studio]] or [[https://ca.robotshop.com/products/sensecap-solar-node-p1-pro-for-meshtastic-w-gps-battery |RobotShop]] | * Install a repeater like the //SenseCAP Solar Node P1-Pro// from [[https://www.seeedstudio.com/SenseCAP-Solar-Node-P1-Pro-for-Meshtastic-LoRa-p-6412.html|Seeed Studio]] or [[https://ca.robotshop.com/products/sensecap-solar-node-p1-pro-for-meshtastic-w-gps-battery |RobotShop]] |
| * Use an antenna like: | * Use an antenna like: |
| * [[https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08H8J6ZV6 |ALFA Network AOA-915-5ACM 5 dBi]] | * [[https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08H8J6ZV6 |ALFA Network AOA-915-5ACM 5 dBi]] |
| * [[https://www.amazon.ca/Waterproof-Fiberglass-SenseCAP-EasyLinkIn-SyncroB/dp/B09N2H166D/|5.8dBi Meshtastic Lora 915MHz Fiberglass Antenna]] | * [[https://www.amazon.ca/Waterproof-Fiberglass-SenseCAP-EasyLinkIn-SyncroB/dp/B09N2H166D/|5.8dBi Meshtastic Lora 915MHz Fiberglass Antenna]] |
| * [[https://mappingnetwork.ca/products/rakwireless-8dbi-fiberglass-antenna?|RAKwireless 8dBi Fiberglass]] | * [[https://mappingnetwork.ca/products/rakwireless-8dbi-fiberglass-antenna?|RAKwireless 8dBi Fiberglass]] |
| * [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005132142342.html |one of these from AliExpress]]. | * [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005132142342.html |One of these from AliExpress]]. |
| * Use the shortest cable possible like: | * Use the shortest cable possible, like: |
| * [[https://www.amazon.ca/Bingfu-Bulkhead-Compatible-Wireless-Amplifier/dp/B084VB68H4|Bingfu SMA Male to N Female Bulkhead Mount RG58 Coaxial Cable 1 ft]] | * [[https://www.amazon.ca/Bingfu-Bulkhead-Compatible-Wireless-Amplifier/dp/B084VB68H4|Bingfu SMA Male to N Female Bulkhead Mount RG58 Coaxial Cable 1 ft]] |
| * [[https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0FDB2BN1R/ |Superbat N Type Female to SMA Male RG316 Coaxial Cable 15cm]] | * [[https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0FDB2BN1R/ |Superbat N Type Female to SMA Male RG316 Coaxial Cable 15cm]] |
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| ===== Installing the Bootloader for the First Time. ===== | ===== Installing the Bootloader for the First Time. ===== |
| This step is required to be able to perform future updates over-the-air (OTA) via Bluetooth, but is **not** required (or compatible) with ESP32 devices like the Heltec V or T beam. | This step is required to be able to perform future updates over-the-air (OTA) via Bluetooth. <wrap important> It is **not** required for (or compatible with) ESP32 devices like the Heltec V or T beam.</wrap> |
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| If you already have MeshCore installed (but not the bootloader), download your current settings: | If you already have MeshCore installed (but not the bootloader), download your current settings: |
| * Go to https://config.meshcore.io/ | * Go to https://config.meshcore.io/ |
| * Connect your device to your computer with a USB cable. | * Connect your device to your computer with a USB cable. |
| * Click on ''Connect'' | * Click on "''Connect''" |
| * Click on ''Export'' | * Click on "''Export''" |
| * Click on ''Disconnect'' | * Click on "''Disconnect''" |
| * Locate the ''.json'' file (probably in your Downloads folder). | * Locate the "''.json''" file (probably in your Downloads folder). |
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| Download the bootloader: | Download the bootloader: |
| * Go to https://meshcore.io/flasher | * Go to https://meshcore.io/flasher |
| * Select your device | * Select your device |
| * Select ''Repeater'' (or ''Room Server'') | * Select "''Repeater''" (or "''Room Server''") |
| * Click on ''Download'' | * Click on "''Download''" |
| * Select the ''*bootloader-x.x.x-OTAFIXx.x.uf2'' file | * Select the "''*bootloader-x.x.x-OTAFIXx.x.uf2''" file |
| * Locate the ''.uf2'' file (probably in your Downloads folder). | * Locate the "''.uf2''" file (probably in your Downloads folder). |
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| * Double-click on the reset button. | * Double-click on the reset button. |
| * Open the drive that just mounted on your computer | * Open the drive that just mounted on your computer |
| * Copy the ''.uf2'' file to the drive. | * Copy the "''.uf2''" file to the drive. |
| * The drive may close on its own right away. This is normal. | * The drive may close on its own right away. This is normal. |
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| * Go to https://meshcore.io/flasher | * Go to https://meshcore.io/flasher |
| * Select your device | * Select your device |
| * Select ''Repeater'' (or ''Room Server'') | * Select "''Repeater''" (or "''Room Server''") |
| * Select ''Enter DFU Mode'' | * Select "''Enter DFU Mode''" |
| * Select ''Erase Flash'' | * Select "''Erase Flash''" |
| * Select ''Flash'' | * Select "''Flash''" |
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| Re-upload your settings: | Re-upload your settings: |
| * Select ''Configure via USB'' from the previous page, or navigate to https://config.meshcore.io/ | * Select "''Configure via USB''" from the previous page, or navigate to https://config.meshcore.io/ |
| * Select ''Connect'' | * Select "''Connect''" |
| * Select ''Import'' | * Select "''Import''" |
| * Select your ''.json'' file | * Select your "''.json''" file |
| * Scroll down to the ''Access'' section and retype your ''New Admin password'' (it doesn't remember it) | * Scroll down to the "''Access''" section and retype your "''New Admin password''" (it doesn't remember it) |
| * Scroll down and select ''Save settings'' | * Scroll down and select "''Save settings''" |
| * Select ''Disconnect'' | * Select "''Disconnect''" |
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| ===== Updating the Firmware OTA ===== | ===== Updating the Firmware OTA ===== |
| Set up the Over the Air (OTA) update app (first time only): | Set up the Over-the-Air (OTA) update app (first time only): |
| * Download the "nRF Device Firmware Update" app by "Nordic Semiconductor ASA" ([[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.nordicsemi.android.dfu |Android]], [[https://apps.apple.com/sa/app/nrf-device-firmware-update/id1624454660 |Apple]]) | * Download the "nRF Device Firmware Update" app by "Nordic Semiconductor ASA" ([[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.nordicsemi.android.dfu |Android]], [[https://apps.apple.com/sa/app/nrf-device-firmware-update/id1624454660 |Apple]]) |
| * Open the ''DFU'' app | * Open the "''DFU''" app |
| * In the settings, check ''Packet receipt notification'' | * In the settings, check "''Packet receipt notification''" |
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| Perform an OTA update: | Perform an OTA update: |
| * Using your phone's browser, navigate to https://meshcore.io/flasher | * Using your phone's browser, navigate to https://meshcore.io/flasher |
| * Select your device | * Select your device |
| * Select ''Repeater'' (or ''Room Server'') | * Select "''Repeater''" (or "''Room Server''") |
| * Select ''Download'' | * Select "''Download''" |
| * Select the firmware ''zip'' file (**not** the bootloader file) | * Select the firmware "''zip''" file (**not** the bootloader file) |
| * Using the MeshCore app, log in to your repeater (or room server) using the admin password. | * Using the MeshCore app, log in to your repeater (or room server) using the admin password. |
| * For Room Servers: go to ''Remote Management'' | * For Room Servers: go to "''Remote Management''" |
| * Go to the ''Command Line'' | * Go to the "''Command Line''" |
| * Type ''start ota'', you should get a message that says: ''OK - mac: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx'' | * Type "''start ota''"; you should get a message that says: "''OK - mac: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx''" |
| * Open the ''DFU'' app | * Open the "''DFU''" app |
| * Under ''File'' click ''Select'' to choose the firmware ''.zip'' file | * Under "''File''", click "''Select''" to choose the firmware "''.zip''" file |
| * Under ''Device'' click ''Select'' and choose the device that has ''DFU'' in the name. If there are no devices with "''DFU''" in the name, select the device with ''OTA'' in the name. | * Under "''Device''", click "''Select''" and choose the device that has "''DFU''" in the name. If there are no devices with "''DFU''" in the name, select the device with "''OTA''" in the name. |
| * Under ''Progress'' click ''Start'' | * Under "''Progress''", click "''Start''" |
| * If you selected a device with ''OTA'' in the name, the process will fail at ''DFU initialization''. choose "''Abort''" the process and go back to the previous step, and now you should be able to select a device with ''DFU'' in the name. | * If you selected a device with "''OTA''" in the name, the process will fail at "''DFU initialization''". choose "''Abort''" the process and go back to the previous step, and now you should be able to select a device with "''DFU''" in the name. |
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| See [[https://scottbaker.ca/meshcore/repeater-setup |Scott Baker's article]] for more information. | See [[https://scottbaker.ca/meshcore/repeater-setup |Scott Baker's article]] for more information. |
| * Install [[https://www.localmesh.nl/en/meshcore-telemetry-functions/|sensors]]. | * Install [[https://www.localmesh.nl/en/meshcore-telemetry-functions/|sensors]]. |
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| ====== Maps ====== | |
| * [[https://map.meshcore.dev/?zoom=10&lat=49.5127&lon=-123.5797| Official MeshCore Node map]] | |
| * [[https://swbc.meshmapper.net/ |Community generated map]] | |
| * [[https://ridgeline.ve7kod.ca/live |SWBC Map with links]] by VE7KOD | |
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| <hidden Repeater Project> | ====== Sunshine Coast Repeater Project ====== |
| {{ :links:meshcore:meshcore_repeaters.jpg?500 }} | {{ :links:meshcore:meshcore_repeaters.jpg?500 }} |
| Here's how to use MeshCore's Antenna Coverage tool to model line of sight coverage: | Here's how to use MeshCore's Antenna Coverage tool to model line-of-sight coverage: |
| * Navigate to the [[https://app.meshcore.nz/ |web version of the MeshCore App]] | * Navigate to the [[https://app.meshcore.nz/ |web version of the MeshCore App]] |
| * You don't need to connect to an actual MeshCore device. | * You don't need to connect to an actual MeshCore device. |
| * Click on <key>**⋮**</key> on the top right corner and then select ''Tools'' | * Click on <key>**⋮**</key> in the top right corner and then select "''Tools''" |
| * Enter the ''Antenna Coverage'' tool | * Enter the "''Antenna Coverage''" tool |
| * Where it says ''0 Coverage Layers'' click on <key>**⋮**</key> and select ''Import JSON'' | * Where it says "''0 Coverage Layers''", click on <key>**⋮**</key> and select "''Import JSON''" |
| * Import {{ :links:meshcore:coverage_layers_2026-03-27-221828.json |this file}} | * Import [[:links:meshcore:coverage_layers_2026-03-27-221828.json |this file]] |
| </hidden> | |
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| ====== Tools ====== | |
| * [[https://analyzer.letsmesh.net/map?lat=44.46703&long=-99.43156&zoom=2 |MeshCore Analyser]] | |
| * [[https://heywhatsthat.com/profiler.html |Path Profiler]] | |
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| ====== Resources ====== | |
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| * Official MeshCore [[https://meshcore.io |Website]] and [[https://github.com/meshcore-dev/MeshCore| Github]] | ===== To Do ===== |
| * [[https://youtu.be/OwmkVkZQTf4 |Youtube Presentation by Liam Cottle]] | <WRAP round todo 30em> |
| * [[https://scottbaker.ca/meshcore |Scott Baker's Website]] | * Edit the whole document |
| * {{:links:meshcore:mc_viard_document.pdf |Vancouver Island Amateur Radio Discord MeshCore tips & Tricks}} <wrap hi>NEW</wrap> | * Add more details to the [[#sunshine_coast_repeater_project]] section. |
| * [[https://salishmesh.net/ |Salish Mesh Website]] | --- //[[va7fi@rbox.me|Patrick, VA7FI]] 2026/10/25 12:12// |
| * [[https://forum.letsmesh.net/ |Forum]] | |
| * [[https://www.austinmesh.org/learn/meshcore-vs-meshtastic/ |MeshCore vs Meshtastic]] | |
| * [[https://idahomesh.org/meshcore-channels-rooms-and-dms/ |Channels vs Rooms vs DMs]] | |
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| | ===== Copyright and Attribution ===== |
| | This document is licensed under [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ |CC BY-SA 4.0 International]]. The original can be found at https://scarcs/links/meshcore/home |
