{"wikiid":630912,"langid":"en","namespace":"CATEGORY","title":"Meshtastic","revisionid":1392512,"contents_raw":"== Background Information ==\n\nFounded by Kevin Hester in early 2020, Meshtastic is an open-source community-driven LoRa project designed to create an off-grid, decentralized, mesh communication infrastructure for areas that lack a reliable communication infrastructure. The project has grown, and has allowed hundreds of volunteers to contribute to the firmware and apps on GitHub, and has allowed Meshtastic to be supported on a wide range of inexpensive boards.\n\n=== Technical Overview ===\n\n[image|3727844|size=medium|align=right]\n\nMeshtastic uses the Long Range (LoRa) protocol to facilitate the long range off-grid comminication platform, allowing for supported devices to become nodes in a network, and allowing users to send text messages and sensor data over multiple hops without any cellular or Wi-Fi infrastructure. If the message hasn't been recieved by another nearby Meshtastic device after a certain amount of time, it will attempt to retransmit the message.\n\n== Technical Specifications ==\n\n=== Radio\/Mesh Information ===\n\n* ***Radio Protocol:*** LoRa (Long Range)\n* ***License Required:*** No\n* ***Operating Bands:*** 433\/868\/915 MHz\n* ***Data Rates:*** ~21.9 kbps w\/ overhead\n* ***Range:*** 331\u202fkm between nodes (Under ideal conditions)\n* ***Max Hops:*** 3 hops per message\n\n=== Supported Hardware ===\n\n* ***Microcontrollers:*** Most nodes with low-power MCUs\n* ***LoRa Transceiver:*** SX1262 or SX1276\/SX1278\n* ***GPS Receiver:*** GNSS\n\n== Supported Hardware ==\n\n[wikilist|Meshtastic]\n\n== Additional Information ==\n\n* [link|https:\/\/meshtastic.org|Official Meshtastic Home Page]\n* [link|https:\/\/meshtastic.org\/docs\/introduction\/|Official Meshtastic Documentation]\n* [link|https:\/\/github.com\/meshtastic|Official Meshtastic GitHub]\n* [link|https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meshtastic|Meshtastic Wikipedia Entery]","contents_json":{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Background Information"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Founded by Kevin Hester in early 2020, Meshtastic is an open-source community-driven LoRa project designed to create an off-grid, decentralized, mesh communication infrastructure for areas that lack a reliable communication infrastructure. 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Founded by Kevin Hester in early 2020, Meshtastic is an open-source community-driven LoRa project designed to create an off-grid, decentralized, mesh communication infrastructure for areas that lack a reliable communication infrastructure. The project has grown, and has allowed hundreds of volunteers to contribute to the firmware and apps on GitHub, and has allowed Meshtastic to be supported on a wide range of inexpensive boards.<\/p>\n\n

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Meshtastic uses the Long Range (LoRa) protocol to facilitate the long range off-grid comminication platform, allowing for supported devices to become nodes in a network, and allowing users to send text messages and sensor data over multiple hops without any cellular or Wi-Fi infrastructure. If the message hasn't been recieved by another nearby Meshtastic device after a certain amount of time, it will attempt to retransmit the message.<\/p>\n\n

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Technical Specifications<\/h2><\/div>\n\n
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Radio\/Mesh Information<\/h3><\/div>\n\n