Yeah, it looks like I was mistaken. The video must have said LoRa and my brain thought of Meshtastic because I've used raw LoRa packets, LoRaWAN, and Meshtastic and Meshtastic absolutely blows the other two out of the water in terms of range and reliability.
That makes me wonder, if Reticulum really wants to use all these different transports, why **don't** they support Meshtastic in addition to LoRa?
I saw video demo of Reticulum showing the different transports it cpuld use. Meshtastic was the only one they showed that was not IP based. All the others were Ethernet, 802.11, I2P, and other internet protocols. Meshtastic was the only layer that was an off-grid technology.
If you can point me to any long range protocol that reticulum can use, I'd love to be wrong about this.
Well, Reticulum is built on top of Meshtastic, which is built on top of LoRa. So Reticulum won't solve any range issues.
I know it can use 801.11 and Ethernet, but thise are way shorter range than LoRa.
Reticulm is cool, and it does have its place, but it's not very interesting without Meshtastic. It is Meshtastic that is the critical component for getting long range comms without the internet.
I want Meshtastic to do e2ee DMs from my phone to the recipient's phone, not from my node to the recipient's node. There is a big difference.
#meshtastic #radio #secure #comms #communications #LoRa #e2ee #encryptio. #security #infosec
I was able to track down an official source about what the amber light is about. It does think it's charging a battery. There is no battery attached.
So maybe that's just a red herring and not causing my issues after all?
I'm going to slap a battery on that node so I can do some basic testing. Once I'm familiar with battery operated mode, I can re-test powering it directly from a USB cable.
Prototypes don't need to work as long as they teach you something. Here's v2:
Aluminum cans work great for bridging multiple batteries in the pack together, but not so well when conecting to a #Meshtastic node. Crimping just isn't reliable enough and the whole "dissimilar metals" is a problem for soldering.
But wrapping stripped wire around seems to work great. It seems to be holding up to the initial field testing.
If it pans out, next I'll have to figure out some way to attach the node to the batter holder so I'm not putting as much stress on the wires.
They seem to have come out great, but conditioning will be the real test.
We tried 3/8" slices this time, so I was worried they might not dry out completely.
And here are the cores. Took about an hour to do the prep work. #ProofOfWork #GrowNostr
Have you ever wondered why apples always have that 5 pointed star shape for their core? Or why the bottom has that weird spot where it's kinda leafy? I asked and got a whole botany lesson as we deduced it from first principles.
Here's what I retained:
- The core is based on the shape of the flower
- It's the pistil that turns into the seeds
- The thing at the bottom is the flower's calyx
Put in another batch of apple chips in the dehydrator.
#homestead #homesteading #gardening #garden #prepping #prepper #food #foodstr #yum
The only reason I wanted it was for a security boost in Qubes.
Yes, pretty much all desktops have PS/2 ports unless you get a little tiny NUC or something.
Laptops are usually stuck with USB-only. You have to eork to find PS/2 ports there nowadays.
The quick white light appears to be the heartbeat. Not sure what the deal is with this amber light.
That looks like a different light pattern. I'm seeing the amber light on solid, not a "1 second on, 1 second off" blink.
If it's 1 second on, 1 second off when charging, I'm not sure what the amber light means...
#Heltec v3 #meshtastic users, where you at? I'm trying to figure out why the amber light keeps coming on with one of my two units. I am having some message delivery problems, but I am not sure if they are related.
It's plugged in via USB-C and there's no battery connected to the back, so it's certainly not charging a battery, despite what some reddit users report the amber light meaning.
My other unit has a blinking white LED and it is being powered by a lithium-ion rechargable battery (NOT via USB-C). This one is working as expected.
Answers that cite some documentation that I can't seem to find will get a healthy zap. ⚡
OK, I've listed these in my store. We'll see if anyone in America wants to buy one of these.
Still waiting for my BTC node to sync. ETA is about another 10 days.
Why it's taking so long is bith a long story and a sore subject. Don't ask.
Completely understandable 🫡
If you're in the US, I'll ship you one of my prototype hats for free if you pay shipping.
My own design, but you can make one yourself too.
https://gitlab.hax0rbana.org/public-repos/ps2x2pico
I did not write the code but I can attest that it works for all the keyboards I've tested and most of the mice, however my mice don't have compatible scroll wheels (see the issue in the upstream GitHub issue tracker)