A #rnode build for #reticulum using a #raspberrypi5 and #geekwormx1206 #ups for a #carnode or #solarnode
https://www.loramesh.org/subpages/upsrnode/upsrnode.html
Running #meshchat , four #liion #21700 5000 mAh batteries seem to run the #rak4631 and Pi for at least 24 hours. The device can be re-charged using #usbc or 9 to 18 V DC at up to 3 A via a jack or other connector. The rnode shuts down cleanly when batteries run out & re-starts when power is back, whereupon the batteries charge at the same time in #passthroughcharging

#reticulum #loramesh #solarnode #solarrnode #rnode #lora #radio up a pole #spiderbeam , build details here:
https://www.loramesh.org/subpages/solarspiderbeam/spiderbeam.html

Link below is for step by step instructions for installing #reticulum #meshchat on #RaspberryPi using #commandline ( e.g. with #remote #headless #ssh ) with automatic #restart of #radio #rnode #service on pi power-on or #reboot . Suitable for restart of pi+rnode after #brownout of #SolarNode following period of little sun, or for rnode in car #carnode to start automatically when car starts, or battery powered node --->
http://loramesh.org/subpages/pi_install.html

#reticulummeshchat
#nodes like #meshtastic nodes

Single board computer #sbc for #lora #mesh

Installation of #reticulum #meschchat on #RaspberryPi #raspberrypi4 following https://github.com/liamcottle/reticulum-meshchat/blob/master/docs/meshchat_on_raspberry_pi.md
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzq_imh79DM
Shows how you can use a raspberry pi #headless i.e. without screen keyboard etc. and run it via a #browser interface, absolutely ideal for running a #radio #lora #rnode that is placed out of reach and for #solarnode #solarrnode projects in the long-run. Step by step guide following Liam Cottle's instructions above.

With N = at least 2 #meshtastic alternatives sprouting e.g.
#meshcore and
#rnodes using #reticulum
it seems that a #solarnode setup is going to need a solar power source and N power outputs from that to N nodes, each one running the #firmware for each protocol.
Now we need a protocol with in-built #ota #overtheairupdate please!

Anyone have a #solar #lora #radio #rnode using #reticulum ?

* Reticulum info https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8ltLt5SK6A & https://markqvist.github.io/Reticulum/manual/gettingstartedfast.html

* rnode e.g. https://youtu.be/GS5HWSzQwqQ?si=0cUvdQJQ_XpD3Q16 on #EndeavourOSLinux #endeavour cites https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBt56UpaQ0E

* #solarpower #raspberrypi https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/run-your-raspberry-pi-off-grid-with-solar-power-heres-what-you-need/
https://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/4k25rg/ive_created_a_100_solar_powered_rpi_web_server/

@gafu Thanks. This is a problem also for the RAK boards using the #MeshtasticFirmware #meshtastic
I will try #reticulum #rnode with #RasperryPiZero #RaspberryPiPico , or similar, setup to see if those reboot on #brownout , in which case that alone would be a reason to swap for making a #solarnode

I am hearing that the #heltec #t114 v2 as a #solarnode can show critical error 12 and permanently illuminated green leb with flash corruption, perhaps due to under voltage when battery in low charge state in some #solarnode setups. Anyone get this error or behaviour also? Any firmwear or other fixes known or required? Thanks. #meshtastic

I venture to post an oddity here
https://meshtastic.discourse.group/t/solar-store-forward-pole-node-testing-24-7-operation/14956
concerning the use of #usbc to #usba adapters and the effect that can have. The section in question is "Testing using USB C input via USB A output from solar panel to prevent drain of battery by the panel" in this #meshtastic #solarnode build test. If anyone can predict if my tests will fail, that would save me time and make me learn even more than I think I have. #usbc4 #usb #usb3

Solar node on a 9 m pole trying to run store and forward for #meshtastic #solarnode #storeandforward
see details here https://meshtastic.discourse.group/t/solar-store-forward-pole-node-test/14956

I am testing an open-source circuit design (https://meshtastic.discourse.group/t/rak-4631-solar-repeater/7694/83) for solar charging a RAK node, the aim of the circuit being to make the node re-start automatically if the battery is re-charged by the sun after having been flat (#brownout). Build details here https://meshtastic.discourse.group/t/rak-4631-solar-repeater/7694/86 with test results not in yet.... takes time to drain the battery and see if it re-starts. For now, it is just nice and compact. #meshtastic #solarnode #pcb #rak

#meshtastic #solarnode After several fails I managed to build a solar node that starts up again if it runs out of juice. Long-term test is in progress. The node reports the solar panel voltage and current, as well as the temperature and humidity in the box. It can be carried around in a small bag. Build details here https://meshtastic.discourse.group/t/solar-carry-around-node/14995

#meshtastic #solarnode #storeandforward on a 9 m telescopic pole, details see https://meshtastic.discourse.group/t/solar-store-forward-pole-node/14956

#meshtastic #solarnode I want to get store and forward (S&F) in a solar node but the nodes that have that functionality are power hungry. Anyone manage to get an S&F solar node that works 24/7 ?

This link says more https://meshtastic.discourse.group/t/solar-node-providing-store-and-forward-24-7-anyone-built-deployed-one/14847

#meshtastic PCB #solarnode
https://meshtastic.discourse.group/t/meshtastic-router-based-on-the-heltec-ht-ct62-and-ti-bq25185/14308