What devices can I just buy and hookup like I did with my meshtastic stuff? Bonus points if I can pay bitcoin.
Also, how do I just use it? Like I downloaded sideband and then I didn't know what to do. I basically zap anything tagged reticulum that I see but I still have 0 fucking clue about it. More content about it on nostr please!
I'll get my site up with the store this weekend ASAP; no more excuses
That's the beauty with Reticulum; literally any hardware will work with it, over any communications protocol. Its much bigger than just a LoRa device on a ESP.
https://reticulum.network/hardware.HTML
Can easily use a LilyGo LoRa32 V2.1 board (same as what you can use with meshtastic), just flash reticulum firmware on there.
Here's also a simple build guide for an RNodefrom awhile ago👇
https://unsigned.io/guides/2023_01_14_Making_A_Handheld_RNode.html
Reticulum boards work best, if thinking the same setup as meshtastic, if you use any board that has;
- ESP32 chip
- SX1262 chip for transceiver
So, boards like the LilyGo T-Echo Meshtastic LoRa SX1262, 915MHz devices work well
- their T-Decks & T-beams would suffice too
So I could just flash different firmware on an existing device? Then what? Do I need multiple nodes for coms or what's do i do
Multiple nodes does help; not sure if there is an open channel in your community like a open public meshtastic channel has
Check out this here for the necessary software to get started👇
https://unsigned.io/guides/2023_01_14_Making_A_Handheld_RNode.html#tools
Imo reticulum has much more potential, but (for right now) meshtastic has a easier on-boarding process
We'll get a smoother reticulum setup, way faster/better than meshtastic, prob in less than 6-12 months
