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#Meshtastic #Meshcore and #Reticulum
Currently requires running 3 separate nodes.
We think that's too many boxes. So we're combining them into 1.
Open hardware. Open firmware. Three mesh protocols running simultaneously.
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g7kse@nodestar well I've got most of the hardware...but couldn't quite get the software to work for me. Does it really need a Pi5?
Hope the project happens. Looks great btw
@g7kse Pi5 might be overkill. Thanks for asking! We'll try a few different ways. A Pi 4 with 2 or 4 gigs of RAM will handle everything this device needs to do. The Pi 5 just felt like the safe and future proof recommendation. We'll make a more informed decision about the SBC when we get to production.
@nodestar if it helps everything was running happily on a Pi zero 2w and an old Pi 2.
Something not right with my config as it wouldn't connect to a testnet server. I'll look at that later.
NickGiven that you are using three Heltec boards, is there any reason not to offer an EU 868 version? Presumably the only difference would be the antennae.
@ratcatcher Great point. Will likely offer that too, yes.
rocking_horse@nodestar I don't see much point in building a box containing three smaller boxes inside when a single gateway that works with three separate boxes is sufficient. However, solving the problem of handing off connections between different networks is obviously necessary. This doesn't necessarily have to involve three different networks, or even one operating on different modulations or frequencies.