Luka RubinjoniMar 9
Here's a fun little build: turning a battery pack with solar charger into a #Meshtastic node. The feeble solar cell couldn't really charge the 4000mAh battery. I'll see how it works wirh #RAK #WisBlock #19003 Even without solar charging, I expect the module to run for over a week on fully charged battery.
Suryo☀️Dec 16

Hi everyone! This is my first post in a long time. I'm cross posting this from Facebook.

I made my first proper node based on the RAK WisBlock 4631! This is my first time deploying a project in the wild all by myself so I'm really excited! I've included a solar panel and a solar charge controller to allow this system to self-sustain, and it's been running for two days without issues (though the 10000 mAh battery is overkill -- I'll replace that in the future). Thanks to the community for driving the initiative and for constructive discussions on building nodes.

#lora #meshtastic #meshcore #meshnet #lorawan #WisBlock #offgrid

Luka RubinjoniOct 17
Help me out, LazyWeb! I'm looking for #RAK #WisBlock #WisConnector adapters, or breakout boards. My rotary encoder came with the 40 pin WisIO connector, but my smol #19003 base board takes only 24pin WisSensor connectors. Playing around with #Meshtastic Boosts appreciated.
Show threadSimon Jul 1, 2025

For my Mini Node I’m in need of some help sourcing what I guess is a #RAK produced Mini IO board but pretty sure it no longer exists 😔 been following this project from Printables

https://www.printables.com/model/286662-rak19003-case-for-meshtastic

And it has a link to Etsy for the Mini IO board to expose a button but no joy so far figuring out what it actually is or where to purchase.

#Meahtastic #WisBlock #WisMesh

Show threadnullagentMar 9, 2025

Rapidly moving my meshtastic nodes over to meshcore 🤘🏿

Going very smoothly so far. Meshcore is notably very fast at message delivery and delivery confirmations back to the sender.

Thinking I'll leave my primary meshtastic infrastructure nodes up and build meshcore nodes to deploy next to them so as the network matures I can do head to head comparisons.

#lora #meshtastic #meshcore #lilygo #tdeck #wisblock #seeedstudio #esp32

adingbatponder  👾Jan 12, 2025

Anyone have a #solar #lora #radio #rnode using #reticulum ?

* Reticulum info https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8ltLt5SK6A & https://markqvist.github.io/Reticulum/manual/gettingstartedfast.html

* rnode e.g. https://youtu.be/GS5HWSzQwqQ?si=0cUvdQJQ_XpD3Q16 on #EndeavourOSLinux #endeavour cites https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBt56UpaQ0E

* #solarpower #raspberrypi https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/run-your-raspberry-pi-off-grid-with-solar-power-heres-what-you-need/
https://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/4k25rg/ive_created_a_100_solar_powered_rpi_web_server/

#solarnode #lora #radio #sideband #nomadnet #offlinecommunication #mesh_network #networkstack #meshchat #reticulummeshchat #raspberry #brownout #meshtastic #rak #wisblock #heltecv3 #t114

Reticulum Network: How it Works and Why it's SO GOOD

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AD6DM DennisJun 15, 2024
Making a new #Meshtastic solar node with a #Rak #WisBlock
adingbatponder  👾Jun 9, 2024
#meshtastic Can a #solarnode using the #RAK (#wisblock) wake up automatically when, following the battery system powering it having gone flat due to lack of sun, the battery is eventually recharged when the sun shines again? There has been discussion about a wake up / restart needing a manual intervention like pressing a reset button or unplugging and re-plugging the (solar re-charged) battery. This issue is really important in case the node is placed somewhere inaccessible. continued.... 1/10
adingbatponder  👾May 16, 2024
#WisBlock #rak4630 using Android #meshtastic app. What does the blue light mean when it flashes on sometimes? Cheers.
adingbatponder  👾May 8, 2024
#meshtastic #WisBlock #RAK19007 battery #socket polarity wrong way round. What is best work-around if I want to keep plugging in batteries that I charge using the right polarity?
1) Cut the cables & swap the poles of my batteries & then adapt chargers' polarity round? Is that a fire risk if someone then puts in a normal polarity battery?
2) Soldering out socket & turning it round?
3) An adapter to be had?
4) Adapt the socket?
5) Adapt the battery plug?
https://store.rakwireless.com/products/rak19007-wisblock-base-board-2nd-gen
#rakwireless
WisBlock Base Board 2nd Gen | RAK19007