Liam Cottle liamcottle

Companion Setup

Example URL:

meshcore://companion-setup/v1?json=%7B%22radio_settings%22%3A%7B%22title%22%3A%22New%20Zealand%22%2C%22description%22%3A%22917.375MHz%20%2F%20SF7%20%2F%20BW62.5%20%2F%20CR5%20%2F%202B%22%2C%22frequency%22%3A%22917.375%22%2C%22spreading_factor%22%3A%227%22%2C%22bandwidth%22%3A%2262.5%22%2C%22coding_rate%22%3A%225%22%2C%22network_settings%22%3A%7B%22path_hash_size%22%3A2%7D%7D%2C%22channels%22%3A%5B%7B%22name%22%3A%22Public%22%2C%22secret%22%3A%228b3387e9c5cdea6ac9e5edbaa115cd72%22%2C%22region_scope%22%3Anull%7D%2C%7B%22name%22%3A%22%23test%22%2C%22secret%22%3A%229cd8fcf22a47333b591d96a2b848b73f%22%2C%22region_scope%22%3Anull%7D%5D%2C%22contacts%22%3A%5B%7B%22name%22%3A%22Liam%20Cottle%22%2C%22public_key%22%3A%22e04b135959ffac9397b600add84822cb8bf4a050a7f40965dd1ab7aea3ddd374%22%2C%22type%22%3A1%7D%2C%7B%22name%22%3A%22Liam%27s%20Roof%20Repeater%22%2C%22public_key%22%3A%227504573ec98efacffb40e0e5d1f6a6ac3c9b91c679537e5b1a356444a57d24de%22%2C%22type%22%3A2%7D%5D%7D

TNCAttach + RNode TNC = LoRa IP

Pi 4B <-> USB RNode TNC <-> LoRa 917.875MHz BW500kHz SF7 CR5 TXP17 <-> USB RNode TNC <-> Pi 4B <-> WiFi 2.4GHz (Internet)

Install System Dependencies

sudo apt install build-essential
sudo apt install python3-pip

Updated docs have moved to the MeshChat repo, this copy has been left here for reference.

https://github.com/liamcottle/reticulum-meshchat/blob/master/docs/meshchat_on_raspberry_pi.md

MeshChat on Raspberry Pi

Simple guide to install MeshChat on a Raspberry Pi.

This would allow you to connect an RNode (such as Heltec v3) to the Pi via USB, and then access the MeshChat Web UI from another machine.

MeshChat Group Chats

A few thoughts on how I would build group chat functionality into MeshChat.

Do note, that this is not a true decentralised/distributed approach as the group chat server must be hosted by a single identity.

It would be nice for a truly distributed group chat, although when it comes to moderation, message retrieval and reliability, I think it would be too complex for an initial implementation.

Of course, everyone is welcome to build their own group chat system, these are just my ideas on what I'm thinking of implementing, nothing is set in stone :)

MeshPi

Setup a self hosted Meshtastic monitoring system on a Raspberry Pi with a Waveshare SX1262 LoRa Hat.

Upgrade System

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

	/**
	* Simple demo for using Heltec T114 Display
	* Author: Liam Cottle <liam@liamcottle.com>
	*
	* Install Heltec_nRF52 Board from GitHub
	* - https://github.com/HelTecAutomation/Heltec_nRF52
	*
	* Once board is installed, you may need to "chmod +x" the following files:
	* - ~/Documents/Arduino/hardware/heltec/Heltec_nRF52/tools/uf2conv/uf2conv.py
	* - ~/Documents/Arduino/hardware/heltec/Heltec_nRF52/tools/adafruit-nrfutil/macos/adafruit-nrfutil

	/**
	* Simple demo for using Heltec T114 Display, but drawing bitmaps is slow :(
	* Author: Liam Cottle <liam@liamcottle.com>
	*
	* Install Heltec_nRF52 Board from GitHub
	* - https://github.com/HelTecAutomation/Heltec_nRF52
	*
	* Once board is installed, you may need to "chmod +x" the following files:
	* - ~/Documents/Arduino/hardware/heltec/Heltec_nRF52/tools/uf2conv/uf2conv.py
	* - ~/Documents/Arduino/hardware/heltec/Heltec_nRF52/tools/adafruit-nrfutil/macos/adafruit-nrfutil

	from machine import Pin
	from phew import server, connect_to_wifi

	# define relays
	relays = {
	1: machine.Pin(1, machine.Pin.OUT),
	2: machine.Pin(2, machine.Pin.OUT),
	3: machine.Pin(3, machine.Pin.OUT),
	4: machine.Pin(4, machine.Pin.OUT),
	5: machine.Pin(5, machine.Pin.OUT),

	#include <MsgPack.h>

	size_t maxEncryptedPackageMaxContentLength() {

	// LXMF overhead is 111 bytes per message:
	// 16 bytes for destination hash
	// 16 bytes for source hash
	// 64 bytes for Ed25519 signature
	// 8 bytes for timestamp
	// 7 bytes for msgpack structure

	# This script mods StorySave to bypass checkpoint_required/challenge_required in 2023

	# exit when any command fails
	set -e

	# make sure StorySave.apk exists
	if [ ! -f "StorySave.apk" ]; then
	echo "StorySave.apk does not exist."
	echo "Download latest StorySave apk from APK Mirror and then rename it to StorySave.apk"
	echo "https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/liam-cottle/storysave/storysave-1-26-2-release/storysave-1-26-2-android-apk-download/"