A warm hello to all those interested in the MeshCom 4.0 project,
The MeshCom team has released a new version of the firmware. Rainer OE1KFR has created and published the corresponding SmartPhone/tablet APP (version 4.13).
A major innovation is in the gateway firmware. This is now integrated into the common firmware for RAK modules with ETH hardware.
It should be noted that all ESP32-based modules only allow a gateway to the MeshCom server via a WiFi connection. Such a connection via a wired interface is only possible using RAK modules with ETH hardware. However, this RAK hardware is not equipped with a WiFi interface.
Important: The new APP version 4.13 also requires firmware 4.30a or higher
- Current MeshCom 4.0 MC firmware 4.30 Changes and enhancements
2024-03-17- Merging the gateway function for RAK modules with ETH hardware
- Automatic RECONNECT of RAK modules with gateways via ETH hardware after server failure
- Messages from the node to the APP are provided with a timestamp of the creation
- The APP can then display these messages at the correct time when called up later
- MHeard of the own node is no longer sent to the APP
- MHeard calculates the distance of the node neighbors heard to your own node and displays it
- MHeard is passed on to the APP when connecting for the first time to display current information
- UTC offset was introduced so that the time display on the node is local time (LT)
- The current time is sent from the smartphone to the node after a connect. This means that the timestamp is immediately available
- The first messages after a reconnect of the APP to the node are transmitted by the node with a slight delay so that the BT stack is fully established
- The information from the node to the APP is transferred in JSON format and sent with a time delay
- APRS/EMAIL using WLNK-1 commands (documentation on winlink.org) can be sent via LoRa
- with WLNK-1 registration, mail retrieval, SMS short messages and email sending are possible
- From 4.30, the message ID consists of 10-bit MAC (LSB) + 6-bit sequential number 0-999
- LoRa position does not send stable weather values from the sensors so that the telemetry graphic display is not disturbed
- If no TRACK is activated, the node module also sends the POS at least every 3 minutes via the MeshCom frequency (if this has changed)
- APP: The smartphone/tablet time is sent when connecting to the node during reconnect
- ESP32 DisplayWaitTimer adjusted for a text message
- Display of own IP address in info call if gateway is activated
Die Firmware steht im Downloadbereich von https://icssw.org und auf dem WEB-Flasher https://esptool.oevsv.at unter Release 4.30 zum Download bereit.
Wir hoffen die neue Version stoßt auf großes Interesse und empfehlen auf diese Version umzusteigen. Die Meldungen älterer Firmware-Versionen sind auf der HF-Schnittstelle kompatibel. Die APP mit Version 4.13 läuft jedoch mit älterer Firmware nicht mehr.
The development team