Build Your Own Meshtastic Solar Repeater
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- I picked up a solar meshtastic repeater node and I want to reverse engineer it and show you how it was built so you can get some ideas on how to make your own. (Don't worry, this wasn't a commercially available kit as far as I know, just another ham's project who got out of the meshtastic hobby).
Ingredients:
👉 Project Box: geni.us/ENRdR
👉 RAKWireless WisBlock Starter Kit: geni.us/KrQLc9
👉 RAK Wireless GPS GNSS Block: geni.us/tX1D88
👉 N to U.FL pigtail: geni.us/49KwZ9
👉 JST Pigtails for Solar Panel: geni.us/1Egek9F
👉 USB Solar Panel: geni.us/fzaR6MB
👉 Lithium Polymer Battery: geni.us/NAqEO
👉 ALFA 5dbi High Gain 915Mhz Antenna: geni.us/FiGmj2M
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Rokland (American distributor) now has Unify solar enclosures, where the solar panel is built into the case, so there's no need for running wires through the case.
Good find!
Have you seen how they're integrating JS8 with meshtastic nodes? JS8 pulls down information and meshtastic distributes it to low power devices. That looks like a cool idea.
EDIT: I've been told to check these batteries polarity with a multimeter. I've heard some people have had issues with them wired incorrectly.
I saw both of those, I gotta do more JS8
I built one myself this last spring. They work flawlessly and the RAK boards just sip power. Mine has been up and running for almost 6 months now with no issues in operation. The only real problem I have is that the RAK systems do not support updating over wireless so if you ever wish to update the firmware/software you will need to take the unit down to plug it into a PC. Depending on where you've put the device that may or may not be an issue.
Luckily they work so well that you don't need to upgrade often!
Nice little project, great work, tnx Man!
Thanks mate!