Fastest way to get started with Meshtastic | WisBlock Meshtastic Starter Kit SETUP
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2024
- 👉 Buy a WisBlock Meshtastic Starter Kit: geni.us/WisblockStarter
(AFFILIATE LINKS: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)
📌If you're in the US, make sure you get the 915 MHz frequency option!! 🌎
This is the fastest way to get started with Meshtastic off-grid communications. Buy the WisBlock Meshtastic Starter Kit, connect the two included antennas, plug in the USB cable, and you're done! I walk you through the entire process in this video. This radio will enable you to send text messages, GPS coordinates, and more to other Meshtastic devices without needing cell coverage or internet access. It's completely off-grid and uses inexpensive LoRa radios and the open-source Meshtastic software.
✅WisBlock Meshtastic Starter Kit (AFFILIATE LINKS): geni.us/WisblockStarter
Buy this kit and have a fully operational Meshtastic radio within 5 minutes. That page links to multiple suppliers, so you can find whichever one is in stock. If you're in the USA, make sure to get the 915 MHz version.
✅Meshtastic Web-Client: client.meshtastic.org/
This enables you to connect to your Meshtastic radio via USB on your computer
✅Meshtastic Flasher: flasher.meshtastic.org/
Flash the latest firmware to your Meshtastic radio right from your browser.
✅Meshtastic Role Chart: meshtastic.org/docs/configura...
Review and compare the different Device roles. Change under Config ➡ Device ➡ Role
✅Minimalist 3D Printable Case: www.printables.com/model/6234...
00:00 WisBlock Capabilities
01:11 WisBlock Unboxing
02:23 Install Antennas
03:00 Setup
04:01 Message Test
04:50 Settings
06:10 Bluetooth
07:12 Phone Connection
08:25 Flash Firmware
09:00 Sourcing a Radio
10:56 WisBlock Peripherals
11:58 T-Beam Supreme
13:20 Conclusion
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Client mode also works as a router, router should be used for nodes with the best antenna and height above terrain.
We need to emphasise router/repeater/router_client should be extremely limited in the network to edge nodes in advantageous positions. Too many are choosing router_client, and its limiting the distance and the communication in the mesh
I have two Lilygo SX1262 LoRa modules I accidentally bought back in the day to test the Helium Network. Later on, I found out that Helium did not support SX1262, and I also gave up on Helium. Just got curious about Meshtastic, and thanks to your video, I turned them both into Meshtastic smartphone modules, in half an hour (finding the right firmware, researching other modules, realizing mine were ok for the job, flashing, etc.), for my Android phone. Thank you very much!
Great video. I have got over 10 days with my Wisblock on a 3500mAh 18650 battery.
Great. Today I started with the same device. Very easy config. The board has battery and solar connectors and it is my next step :)
Yeah, I'm going to do another video that goes into a more in-depth build. I want to build a solar repeater too.
Really enjoyed video and this simple approach. Love the idea of meshtastic but I'm waiting for the hardware to continue to mature but I love the way it's going
Default pin for screenless devices is 123456. Recently some wisblocks have been shipped with it set to random pin. RAK is working on fixing this - they're copying a preconfigured firmware instead of unconfigured.
Yeah I guess I got some of the ones with random pin set as default. Definitely would be more convenient if it was just set to fixed. Thanks for the heads up
Same. Luckily I ordered an oled. You can put the oled in the pin holes and shove your finger in between to hold tension and it'll display the pairing code...lol. I only had one oled and multiple boards, this worked with each.
Remember folks, you can always connect it via USB to your pc and reflash. I always do with new boards, as the firmware is always out of date
Great video. Love the Wisblock. Crazy how long they last on battery.
Love how you edited out the 30 min it took to connect the LoRa pigtail to the board 😂
I wish we could get the kits out here in Australia, theyre always had to get and even at $80 for the kit Id love to get one if the freq was available
All 4 of my mesh boards are transceiving at 908 MHz.
Works fine in Firefox
Nice!
Sorry to be a dummy, but what battery fits the battery terminals on the board and fits comfortably inside the 3D printed case, which is pretty cool!
Great videos. As a complete beginner which device would you recommend to get? Thinking either the Lilygo T-Beam (I would need a case though which are hard to come by here in Germany), the Wisblock (same problem with the case) or the Heltec V3 which you can order with a case. Can’t really decide…
Good luck finding anyone out there close enough to talk to 😂 we need another 10k people setting up nodes. They need to fix the software to make messaging actually work too.
I'm more interested in getting a network set up among my existing friends and family, instead of texting random people who happen to have radios. Although I lucked out and found someone right down the street from me who I picked up and made a new friend.
My focus too is to get trusted neighbors into this and establish communications in power down scenarios. We are in Hawaii (Big Island rural) and power outages happen several times each year. Big storms can bring in bigger down times. So this can be a potential solution for us here. Most of us have small solar generators and/or gas/diesel generators for critical home power. But internet phones typically die within the first hour of a long outage. And we have older family (Kupuna) we need to keep an eye on or help when these things happen.
So unless you get the battery, it needs to be powered?
That's correct. You'd need USB power if you don't have a battery, Keep in mind, it draws so little power that most power bricks will shut off because it thinks nothing is plugged in. Keep any eye out for that
@@mattreviewsit thank you! I really appreciate the reply.
With no screen attached the pin defaults to 123456.
What mesh app are you using? Yours looks way different than mine and cleaner.
It's Meshtastic for iPhone. Android looks a lot different, is that what you're using?
@@mattreviewsit Ahh makes sense. Yeah I am using Android.
Meshtastic does not work... Get saturated and then no one get any messages...
ua-cam.com/video/1uTyHQCPvs8/v-deo.html, Hey, how do you get those environmental outputs on the supreme? Not in your supreme build video.
Found it - Module Config - Enable the Environment Telemetry
Yeah I just discovered that when I was recording this video. I was like wait a minute, I thought the supreme has all this stuff built in, lol. But I wasn’t seeing it show up.
If we have to use the internet and chrome to setup the device isn’t that defeating the purpose of having off grid gear for comms?
Just do that stuff before you go off grid.
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Hey Matt, Krizzel here from RAKwireless marketing. We love your video! What email address should we use to contact you?
Hi Krizzel. Thanks, I received your email.
Hopefully some other sellers come out. These guys are pretty sketch. Ck the amazon reviews. I do need to get a batch of mesh devices tho.