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Latest MeshCom 4.0 MC Firmware 4.23 & RAK Gateway Firmware 4.23

2023-06-20

  • Firmware MC 4.23
  • new there is only one firmware which can run as client or gateway. Only for RAK modules, which have an ETH socket as module, there is an own gateway firmware
    • How to activate a gateway?
      • first set the callsign -setcall xx0xxx-12
      • dann den SSID-Code des erreichbaren WLAN-Netzes setzen  — setssid <WlanSSID>
      • dann das Password für den WLAN-Zugriff setzen ..setpwd <WlanPWD>
      • after approx. 10 sec. the module restarts automatically
    • Which new commands (see also Command list) are there?
      • -gps on/off (please set again after a firmware flash)
      • -button on/off activates the request for a user button. If none is available please leave disabled
      • -setinfo on/off by default the display of received and transmitted LoRa packets is not active. This makes it easier to edit the basic configuration.
      • -wx if BME280/BMP280 chip is present, -wx displays the current values
      • -track on The display shows in detail the GPS data (module must be present).
        • New is the display of#
          • Indication whether a "fix" has been reached. The values become usable only after a fix
          • Number of visible satellites
          • HDOP gibt die Genauigkeit der empfangenen GPS-Daten an eine Zahl < 500 ist anzustreben
          • The direction and distance traveled since the last GPS O point detected.
    • BME/BMP208 with
      • -bme on or bmp on enable
      • -bmx off disables the module
    • New function flow for better detection of MeshCom packet collisions
    • Various minor firmware improvements
    • Instructions for activating new hardware add-ons

 

2023-06-06

  • Firmware CL 4.21
  • new GPS with external module now also at:
    • HELTEC V2 and V3 and EBYTE_E22 prepared.
    • HELTEC V2/V3 RX of UBLOX connected to PIN 36 and TX connected to PIN 37.
    • E22 with TX 17 and RX 16
    • Hint: Please activate the UBLOX module with "- - gps on".

2023-05-30

  • Firmware CL 4.20
    • new GPS SmartBeaconing
      • The default repetition rate for GPS positions is 30 minutes.
      • When the location changes, the repetition rate is changed. The repetition rate in minutes for a distance traveled of:
        • 1 minute - up to 120 m in 10 sec
        • 2 minutes - up to 420 m in 10 sec
        • 3 minutes - up to 1100 m in 10 sec
        • 5 minutes above
      • Furthermore, an additional position message is sent if the direction changes by more than 15°.
    • new Display positions
      • Direction in ° to the displayed callsign
      • Distance in km to the displayed callsign
    • new User button on the T-Beam. The display shows up to four stored text messages per button operation. If no message is stored, the display is shown with its own information. Another button operation switches the display off (but is not stored permanently). If you leave a displayed message or the own information, the display of the incoming positions will be shown again after 30 seconds.
      • activate with -button on
      • disable with -button off

 

2023-05-27

  • Firmware CL 4.19
    • new CL
      • TBEAM User Button
        After a short press on the middle button first

        • the last (up to three) text messages (most recent first) are displayed
        • after the last (stored) message the display is set to off
      • Time is shown second by second in the display as top line.
        The time is sent from MeshCom server to the mesh cloud every 5 minutes.
        Until the first reception of the server time is started at 00:00:00.
        When GPS is received, the time is synchronized to the GPS signal
    • fixed CL
      • TBEAM Battery Volt/Proz improved

2023-05-24

  • Firmware CL 4.18 and GW 4.20
    • fixed GW
      • display off is automatically set to off again after displaying a message
    • fixed CL
      • Time indication in seconds on the display

2023-05-21

  • Firmware CL 4.17 and GW 4.19
    • new CL & GW:
      • All LAT/LON only with 4 digits after the decimal point (also at DashBoard)
      • DM (Direct Message) !Important! CL & GW only from this version
    • fixed GW:
      • Volt display
        • -info command
        • Display
      • Date/Time as CEST
      • -volt in flash memory
    • fixed CL:
      • -display off into the flash memory
      • Start info remains on display for 5sec
      • Node parameters always on display at startup

2023-05-18

  • Firmware CL 4.16 and GW 4.17
    • fixed:
      • BLE set to +9dBm again
      • TX Delay Variation BETA Test
      • Remove ACK from text

2023-05-17

  • Firmware CL 4.15 and GW 4.16
    • fixed:
      • Time is continuously shown on displays with position info. The time is synchronized either via on-board GPS or according to a time message sent by the MeshCom server at 10-minute intervals.
      • REBOOT hold from
        • -display settings
        • -volt or -proz
      • FAVOR
        • -volt for display of the ACCU voltage in volts.
        • -proz additionally to show the indication of the ACCU charge in percent.
        • -help was supplemented with new commands
        • -maxv This can be used to enter the system-specific final landing voltage in volts. Thus the percentage calculation is referred to this value.
      • Display of -info adjusted for CL and GW.
      • Position is sent after reboot or power on after approx. 10 seconds so that the CL appears immediately in the dashboard.
    • new:
      • Support of HELTEC-V3
      • Direct messages (DM) are acknowledged by the destination node in accordance with APRS (ACK). Messages to All (*) are acknowledged by the next gateway (ACK).
      • User Button
        • T-BEAM, HELTEC-V3 currently the function toggle display on/off (but is not stored in the flash). More functions in the next version.

2023-05-13

  • Firmware CL 4.14 and GW 4.15
    • fixed:
      • HELTEC ESP32 GPS pins prepared for external connection
      • APRS protocol adapted for battery% and sea level in feet
      • Messages in aprs.fi complete again
      • Display on dashboard also complete again

2023-05-11

  • Firmware CL 4.12 and GW 4.13
    • new:
      • Timer with sync via server timer message and/or sync from GPS
      • Display off GW node (--display off) switches the display off permanently
      • Display off CL-Node (--display off) switches the display off. Messages are displayed but after 30 seconds the display switches off automatically.
      •  New commands:
        • --volt toggle display Batt-% or Batt-Volt on OLED display
        • --mheard (short --mh) Gives a list of LoRa nodes heard directly via HF.
        • --setdate so that the timer can be set to manual
          (Example: --setdate 2023-05-11 15:25:02)
        • --setnoinfo is used to import multiple command lines at once.
        • After entering --setcall, --setssid, --setpwd, --sethamnet and --setinet the autom. reboot is delayed (approx. 5 seconds).
    • fixed:
      • New way of battery measurement
      • Various length checks
        • max. LoRa message with Path, Type, Message and FCS 255 byte
        • max. CallSign length 14 bytes
        • max. SSID, PWD 40 bytes))

Version history

2023-05-07

Firmware CL 4.11 and GW 4.12 in download:
- MAC address error (OE5ERN) fixed
- IPhone display in general CL-xxxx-OE1KBC-99
-Android display of RAK modules CL-xxxx-OE1KBC-99
-Android display of ESP modules CL-xxxx- (Rainer and I will try to trick the standard lib later)
-ESP32 BLE power adapted to RAK +9 dBM

2023-05-05

fixed:
BLE name length max. 8 chars - delete pairing entry once

2023-05-04

fixed:
ESP32 Client & Gateways ready for IPhone APP now with PINCODE 000000
New command "- -display off" ... display on client is switched off. But with the next text message it will be activated automatically
New command "- -display on" ... display on client will be switched on.
new:
Store&Forward to the APP - if the APP is not connected to the client, (only) the text messages are collected and will be delivered at the next CONNECT.

2023-05-03

- fixed
ESP32 client & gateways ready for IPhone APP
GPS repetition CL&GW set to 30 minutes (dynamic follows)
New command "- -reboot

2023-04-27

- new Time is now displayed as CEST
- fixed GPS module support for various UBLOX modules

2023-04-24

- new
Client FW version is sent in the log

2023-04-22

- Fixed
BLE name shorter
minor adjustments

 

History client firmware

2023-05-07
Firmware CL 4.11 and GW 4.12 in download:
- MAC address error (OE5ERN) fixed
- IPhone display in general CL-xxxx-OE1KBC-99
-Android display of RAK modules CL-xxxx-OE1KBC-99
-Android display of ESP modules CL-xxxx- (Rainer and I will try to trick the standard lib later)
-ESP32 BLE power adapted to RAK +9 dBM

2023-05-05
fixed: BLE max. 8 chars - delete pairing entry once
new: - -display on/off

2023-05-03
- fixed
ESP32 client & gateways ready for IPhone APP
GPS retry CL&GW set to 30 minutes (dynamically follows)
ESP32 WiFi auto reconnect time in 5 wait time levels 30,60,90,120,150 seconds therefore max. wait time for a reconnect 150 seconds
New command "- -reboot

2023-04-29
- new get SSID &b PWD via APP
- fixed DHCP now stable in slow switches

2023-04-28:
- new Settings:
-reboot to restart the gateway
-all to show text and position messages on the display
-msg only text messages are shown on the display
- fixed restart after -setssid and -setpwd but without autom. change of settings

2023-04-27:
- new Time is now displayed as CEST
- fixed GPS module support for various UBLOX modules
- fixed restart after -setssid command does not hang anymore

2023-04-24:
- new
Gateway FW version is sent in the log

2023-04-23
- fixed
GW now also sends messages received from the server to the SmartPhone APP

2023-04-23:
- Fixed
All UDP, LoRa RX,TX messages are shown on the display, no hold time for TX messages.
Firmware version is shown on display and transmitted to DashBoard
Erroneous double transmissions to LoRa removed

2023-04-22:
- Fixed
ESP32 receiving messages now correct
ALL If gateway is used as node. Display of server transmission (cloud with hackerl) now OK.

- new commands
"- -sethamnet" uses HAMNET IP for the server
"- -setinet" uses I-NET IP for the server (default)