Sestriere: native MeshCore client for Haiku

Atomozero

Let me share something I've been working on: Sestriere, a MeshCore LoRa mesh client written 100% native with the Be API.
It talks to LoRa devices (Heltec v3, T-Deck, T-Beam, RAK) over USB serial and implements the full V3 Companion Radio Protocol spec (94/94 codes). The name comes from Venice's sestieri: districts linked together like nodes in a mesh.

A few things that might interest this crowd:

Fully native Be API, theme-aware via ui_color(), no ported toolkits
Telegram-style 3-panel chat with emoji, GIFs, image sharing and Codec2 voice messages
Force-directed network map and a geographic map on OpenStreetMap tiles with offline cache
Wireshark-style Packet Analyzer and a "Mission Control" dashboard
Two companion apps bundled in: a radio simulator (so you can develop without hardware) and a repeater log analyzer

MIT licensed, runs on R1/beta5 and later. Code, screenshots and build instructions here: https://github.com/atomozero/Sestriere
Feedback, testing and bug reports all welcome.
If anyone has MeshCore hardware and wants to give it a spin, I'd love to hear how it goes.

Shaka444

What hardware would you recommend?

How far have you been able to communicate?

Atomozero

Shaka444 What hardware would you recommend?

The US uses different frequency bands compared to Europe, but the underlying hardware is certainly an Heltec V3

Shaka444 How far have you been able to communicate?

Look, with this map https://livemapnew.meshcoreitalia.it/ you can only see a portion of the European network. It’s extraordinary how a 30 € board can communicate over such a distance with Meshcore firmware.

scotty

In Lisbon,Portugal, they are doing over 100 km during their emergency comm tests on Saturdays. What gets you the distance is repeaters that can see each other. Unfortunately, where I'm at there aren't any repeaters up other than one that I stick up in a second floor window at home to test with. I've actually been able to make connection to that repeater from my desk at work, inside a building. The distance is only about 2 km as the crow flies but I'm still impressed as the antennas are not optimal but I can still connect from the far side of the building! I'm planning on contacting the local radio amateur club to see if there is any interest inputting a repeater up at their club location. It could be good for drawing more interest in their club since the devices are cheap and don't require a license to operate. I am going to donate one of my devices and create a slide show to present at one of their meetings if they agree.

Atomozero

scotty https://www.meshcore.pt/en/mesh/map Here you can find some information. 🙂

scotty

I've looked at that map but there isn't anything nearby for over 1500 km 🙁. I would need some serious tropospheric ducting to get that far! 😆 The Portugal Meshcore website in is a trove of information!

Shaka444

What hardware would you recommend for Meshcore on Haiku? I want to setup a node in Long Island NY

Atomozero

Shaka444 Heltec v3