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What is MeshCore? MeshCore is a decentralised text-based communications platform. It is designed to run on commodity, affordable development boards (nRF52840, ESP32, RP2040) and uses LoRa radios to create a meshed network.  MeshCore works well over long dist...

 Meshcore Node Naming Guide This guide outlines the standardised naming convention for MeshCore infrastructure nodes (Repeaters only). It ensures consistency, readability, and compatibility within a 23-character limit. Naming Format Repeaters Naming Layo...

Development Boards Feature Heltec v4 (Low Power) Heltec v4 (High Power) LilyGO T3-S3 SX1262 Seeed XIAO + Wio-SX1262 RAK WisBlock (RAK4631 + Base) MCU ESP32-S3R2 (240 MHz dual-core, Wi-Fi/BLE) ESP32-S3R2 (240 MHz dual-core, Wi-Fi/BLE) ES...

Summary In the event of a failed firmware flash or failed boot post-flash, nRF52840-based devices may fall back into UF2 mode.  This mode presents the board as a USB mass-storage device, to which you can upload a pre-compiled .uf2 firmware file to recover an...

Warning: The below has not yet been fully fact-checked and should be considered a work-in-progress. 📡 Adjacent Band Allocations in Australia According to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the 890–915 MHz frequency range is allocated...

CLI Console All commands below are directly parsed by the firmware, available over USB‑CDC, serial UART, or BLE console. Commands are case‑sensitive. For remote‑originated CLI packets (OTA from another node) the firmware prepends a two‑byte timestamp; behaviou...

Overview Companions are nodes flashed with either BLE or USB companion firmware, and are used to access the mesh as a user. All messages between users are ultimately sent and received via Companion node. At minimum, you will require at least one radio running...

Radio Settings Region Frequency Bandwidth Spread Factor Coding Rate Australian Capital Territory 916.575MHz 62.5kHz 7 8 New South Wales (Narrow) 916.575MHz 62.5kHz 7 8 New South Wales (Wide) 915.800MHz 250kHz 11 5 Queensland (South East) 923.125MH...

Below are download links for map tiles that can be copied to the SD card on standalone MeshCore devices running the Ripple firmware (such as the T-Deck).  Country State Region Zoom Levels Size Last Updated Link Australia Victoria All 1...

Accessories Item Description Link Mounting Magnets https://a.aliexpress.com/_mMFkoO5

External Links Below are links to various other related websites that may be helpful. MeshcoreAus Name Description URL Web Flasher Our alternative to the official Web Flasher, based on the original flasher's source code. All firmware builds are retrieve...

Overview Looking to get started but not sure what device to use? Here is a simplified list to help you decide. If you are looking for a more detailed comparison with more hardware models, head over to [DOC] Boards to compare. As a general rule of thumb if th...

To flash MeshCore onto your node, follow the steps below. Web Flasher You will need to use a computer and Chromium-based browser (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, etc) as the flasher requires access to the WebSerial API to access the device. You can eithe...

Description This build is typically used for "Core" type repeaters (see [ENT] Node Names for a breakdown of the node types). This build is aimed for 915MHz regions (specifically Australia); adjust any frequency-specific items accordingly (they will be flagged ...

NOTE: This page is a Draft and will be updated with maps and revised lists soon. It is being left up for posterity in the short term.     Option A - Named Regions auau-vicau-vic-centralau-vic-geelongau-vic-gippslandau-vic-humeau-vic-malleeau-vic-melbourneau-vi...