no. you need to have linux installed on your raspberry pi first. I use Debian Bookworm Lite (without a UI, just shell). then install the meshtastic stuff on top of it. Meshtastic has a web interface that will install on the pi, so you can then have a web based UI to configure the lora settings. You can see Bookworm Lite on the Raspberry Pi imager in the "Raspberry Pi OS (Other)" section:
Ugh 😑
It is food practice on your Linux skills 🤣
This is why i have an large amount of electronics just laying around…
I stopped messing with code 10+ years ago lmfao
If you use a Pi Pico, the's very little software work:
- download a firmware image
- plug in the pi while holding down the boot selector button (it'll show up like a thumb drive)
- copy the firmware to the drive
- that's it. You now have the software installed.
Go to client.meshtastic.org and you can configure everything through any Chromium-based browser (over WebSerial). Firefox reportedly doesn't support the standard for WebSerial
Once configured, you should be good to go.
Nope this is a rpi4 w/hat
I’ll figure it out sooner or later….
I’m not even sure I know what a pico is…
