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#reticulum #rnode #firmware now has support for #heltecv4 which has high #power #28dbm version !! https://github.com/markqvist/RNode_Firmware/releases/tag/1.84 #rnodes #lora https://heltec.org/project/wifi-lora-32-v4/ #rns

Image of the radio board with screen showing Heltech Automation. On left is a usb c socket.

#meshchat #reticulum #LoRa
It seems that it is important for all #rnodes in a given #meshchat based #loramesh #mesh to update to the latest #meshchat version to ensure all rnodes can function as intended.
https://newreleases.io/project/github/liamcottle/reticulum-meshchat/release/v2.1.0

Has anyone managed to make a message #bridge between different #spreadingfactor #sf #lora #rnodes using #reticulum #rns : either using the same single computer and two different #rnode radios (on the same frequency), or using two rnode radios on 2 different computers connected by #wifi? I seem to get this not working "out of the box" because of #collisions of lora packets of the two rnodes. Has anyone managed to bridge lora rnodes by putting in a transmission delay in #reticulum e.g. #meshchat ?

#Goals2025

Moving away from the constant upgrade cycle & moving closer to the ideals of #PermaComputing #MalleableSoftware

Design and setup a redundant system of old/used, cheap, low-power devices running ia: #Guix, #Linux, #FreeBSD, #macOS, #HaikuOS, #Plan9Front, #X11, #P9, #NFS, all working together

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Design and build my own low-power computers, their OS, and tools

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#SmallTalk #ObjectPascal #Prolog #Scheme #Racket #CommonLisp #Haskell #Rust #Go #ObjectiveC #Swift

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#Incomplete #Ongoing #NotFinal

If a #reticulum #meshchat instance with a #lxmf address on one computing device has 4 identical #lora #rnodes #rnode interfaces, each with same settings of frequency #spreadingfactor #sf, each rnode having a #directional #yagi #antenna in close vicinity, will transmission to a sender of a #deliveryconfirmation (#downlink) from 1 antenna to the sender's direction, be messed up due to local #collision at rnode 1 of different attempted #acknowledgement signals of the other 3 near rnodes?

Does a #rns #reticulum #mesh continue trying all alternative routes so long as a delivery is not confirmed, even for #radio #rnodes operating under #lora ( #ismband #869decimal525mhz ) ?
#reticulumnetwork

Is there a #simulation of a #lora #reticulum #radio #mesh used with different numbers of #rnode #radio #nodes #rnodes for given #spreadingfactor ( #sf ) & given payload size? Am interested to know what happens to the routing, & likelyhood of #deliveryconfirmation for small LoRa packets (max 2 blocks), for longest transmission times i.e. spreading factor 12 #SF12 . Would like to know if my impressions, that SF 12 is very tricky under #RNS LoRa as compared with #SF10, have a clear explanation.

With a #RaspberryPiZero2W & #usbhub https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/USB_HUB_HAT_(B) possible to use 4 #lora #radio #rnodes at same #reticulum #meshchat interface. Can use 4 different sets of radio parameters at one #LoRa #radio interface. Can use 1 radio with low #spreadingfactor #sf for short transmissions at high data rate for large payloads like images or accessing #nomadnet #pages and 1 with larger SF for longer range. No need to choose between #meshtasic presets https://meshtastic.org/docs/overview/radio-settings/ ! just use them all ! Magic

Test setup with pi zero connected to four lora radio rnodes

Can one set the #lxmf #reticulum delivery limit in #reticulum #meshchat on a per #interface basis i.e. per connected #rnode interface? https://github.com/markqvist/LXMF/blob/c426c93cc5d63a3dae18ad2264b1299a7ad9e46c/LXMF/LXMRouter.py#L38
#deliverylimit #DELIVERY_LIMIT
This might help stop #lora #radio channel blocking in case one #rnode of a set of #rnodes at one end-point device use a high #spreadingfactor #sf #lorachannelblocking

Some interesting info about the effect of #spreadingfactor (#SF) in #lora #radio #mesh is in papers about SF https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8512894 SF12 in #lora & lora https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5038744

Can one influence the effectiveness of using multiple #rnode interfaces , in one single end-point location, with different SF by setting the #LXMF delivery limit #DELIVERY_LIMIT down https://github.com/markqvist/LXMF/blob/c426c93cc5d63a3dae18ad2264b1299a7ad9e46c/LXMF/LXMRouter.py#L38 from the default 1 MB for those #rnodes, of a set, with higher SF values?

On #reticulummeshchat #reticulum #reticulummesh #meshchat you can over #radio
1. run multiple #lora #rnodes on one computer.
2. make voice calls over #433mhz ( #ism band at low 12dBm power) between two #rnodes , but of course with delay.
I used #heltec #t114 (version 2 ) and two #lilygo #tbeam for
#VoiceCall #telephony
(un/like #meshtastic )
3. image files can also be transferred

rnode settings for 433.625 MHz
250 kHz bandwidth
Spreading factor 10
coding rate 5
power 12 dBm

A is T-beam at 433 MHz , B is T114 at 868 MHz

#Settings in #reticulum #meshchat #reticulummeshchat #rns for #lora #radio #mesh Always set your stationary / radio #rnode #rnodes to be #gateway nodes (#interfaces) for effective #routing in your #mesh. See Sect 6.14 of rns #reticumlumnetworkstack manual
https://reticulum.network/manual/Reticulum%20Manual.pdf
(and of course always also as #transport node else message packets from other nodes won't spread) Set the settings in the #configuration file or #update the #meshchat program now & set to gateway in the settings menu.

image of relevant part of rns manual:
the default mode is full. In this mode, all discovery, meshing and transport functionality is activated.
• The gateway mode (or shorthand gw) also has all discovery, meshing and transport functionality available, but
will additionally try to discover unknown paths on behalf of other nodes residing on the gateway interface. If
Reticulum receives a path request for an unknown destination, from a node on a gateway interface, it will try to
discover this path via all other active interfaces, and forward the discovered path to the requestor if one is found.
If you want to allow other nodes to widely resolve paths or connect to a network via an interface, it might be
useful to put it in this mode. By creating a chain of gateway interfaces, other nodes will be able to
immediately discover paths to any destination along the chain.
Please note! It is the interface facing the clients that must be put into gateway mode for this to work, not the
interface facing the wider network (for this, the boundary mode can be useful, though)

Install #Reticulum #Meshchat on #Windows and start browsing and #messaging on the #Nomadnetwork

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmfKQ7aGx34

Related to using #rnodes (#lora nodes like used in #meshtastic ) as part of the nomad network

screenshot from the video showing the nomad network shown as spider diagram with the node being used in the middle

Demonstration of a #lora #radio #mesh with 3 #rnodes using #reticulum
serving webpage-like pages via lora #radio links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4giFaW7X9c

Shows the huge potential for resilient & private communication of text, sound, images and page #SelfHosting

#reticulummeshchat #rns #nomadnet #nomadnetwork

(This is an alternative to #meshtastic )

screenshot from video showing rnode in the mesh spider diagram

(1) Video on making pages (#webpages), using #nomadnet software. Pages are for being served over the #nomadnetwork using #reticulum #RNŚ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kuKqhP85qk

(2 Video showing how then to read the pages (like webpages) using #reticulummeshchat & using #lora #radio #rnodes to connect to the #nomadnetwork #mesh & also to retrieve the data from the serving node on the #nomadnetwork

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fgr1WBktQw

Like #meshtastic mesh but ... provides resilient #lora #internet #rnode

reticulum meshChat GUI showing the nodes layout on the nomad network

a simple page shown and made on the nomadnet software

messaging in the reticulum meshChat software

edited image from video showing how a radio rnode can by used to serve and read a page, the page is shown in the reticulum meshChat software GUI

This video shows how to host pages (text pages) via #Reticulum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU1NR19Bf-w

on the #nomadnet by installing the app on #ubuntu #linux (can be done for #windows and #macos presumably)

The pages thus made and made available in the #nomadnet could be accessed even by a #mesh of #lora #radio nodes #rnodes (simliar to #meshtastic )

The video shows use of the #micron markup language, to make the pages,
see the parser here https://rfnexus.github.io/micron-parser-js

screen shot from video showing use of the micron markup language parser on https://rfnexus.github.io/micron-parser-js

#Nomadnet using #Reticulum #Meshchat
demo video on how to access the nomad net, in this case using internet, but applies for radio #rnodes also
uses #ubuntu #linux but applies for #windows #macos
https://youtu.be/ISYE6wcgCzw?si=Z_Ph57MPrVJQfUHl
#LXMF

screenshot from video showing an example of a site reached on the nomad net

screenshot from video showing the nomad net represented as a spider diagram in the meshchat software

screenshot from video showing the menu used to access the parts of the nomad network

screenshot from video showing a chat window

"Nomad Network allows you to build private and resilient communications platforms that are in complete control and ownership of the people that use them. No signups, no agreements, no handover of any data, no permissions and gatekeepers."
https://github.com/markqvist/NomadNet
and can be used via #reticulummeshchat
using radio nodes #rnodes similarly to #meshtastic as well as via the internet
#nomadnet #reticulum #sideband

With N = at least 2 #meshtastic alternatives sprouting e.g.
#meshcore and
#rnodes using #reticulum
it seems that a #solarnode setup is going to need a solar power source and N power outputs from that to N nodes, each one running the #firmware for each protocol.
Now we need a protocol with in-built #ota #overtheairupdate please!

I love how #Meshtastic is being built out. Just heard of #reticulum and #rnodes using similar hardware but with additional features, including file transfer and voice.

https://reticulum.network/
https://unsigned.io/rnode/

Are there any cool projects for it like @tek work on the Meshtastic BBS Frozen? Would there be a way for RNodes and Meshtastic networks to integrate? The fact that Reticulum is a network stack opens up a lot of possibilities.

#rnodes

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