Hi @gewissj! I’m not too familiar with the Reticulum protocol, but after looking into it a bit, it seems really interesting, and it definitely looks like there’s a lot you can do with it. I’ll see if I can give it a try at some point-thanks for bringing it up!
Hi @@ViVSoftLLC , thanks that will be much apprechiated. Also if you are a developer, maybe it could be integrated as a plugin into Tauri 2.0, because then we could easily use it with p2p shipyard and create incredible crossplatform LoRa Apps. Because p2p shipyard is already available for Tauri 2.0.
How's the range on your Xiao node? I received two of these a couple weeks ago, and they hardly work. If I don't have my Heltec V3 nodes turned on, the Xiao nodes won't pick up any nodes other than themselves. There are at least 100 nodes active in my area. My Heltec's usually have 80 to 100 nodes in their list.
Hi @altitude1039, I can't say I've had any issues with the range on my Xiao nodes, but with the default antenna, I'd expect the range to be quite limited. Keep in mind that while the Xiao uses the same SX1262 radio as the Heltec nodes, the antenna plays a critical role in performance. What kind of antenna are you using with your Xiao nodes? It might be worth trying a higher-quality external antenna to see if it improves your range.
@@ViVSoftLLCThanks for your reply. I've tried four different antennas. Same ones I've been using on my Heltec nodes that commonly connect with 100 nodes. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Maybe I've got some bad LoRa modules. I'm still waiting for some help from Seeed, but it's Chinese New Year.
@@ViVSoftLLC I still haven't had any luck with my node. Still has limited range. And now I've found another bug. Everytime I set a gpio up for my LED notification, the Xiao freezes and I have to reflash the firmware. Without even connecting the LED. . . How did you happen to chose GPIO 6 for your buzzer? GPIO 6 is SCL, I'm using I2C for my BME280 and my OLED display. 🤔 No help from Seeed yet, they are on holidays still.
@@altitude1039 For the GPIO pins, I looked at the diagram on this page (www.seeedstudio.com/Wio-SX1262-with-XIAO-ESP32S3-p-5982.html) I soldered to the ESP32 board at the bottom, not the SX1262 Radio board. You will see D5 but its also called GPIO6 ... I assume I could have also used GPIO1-5, you are correct GPIO6 is shared with SCL, so if I wanted to add a I2C display or something, I would need to choose another pin.
That’s a cool.
Would you do that with the reticulum protocol as well?
Hi @gewissj! I’m not too familiar with the Reticulum protocol, but after looking into it a bit, it seems really interesting, and it definitely looks like there’s a lot you can do with it. I’ll see if I can give it a try at some point-thanks for bringing it up!
Hi @@ViVSoftLLC , thanks that will be much apprechiated.
Also if you are a developer, maybe it could be integrated as a plugin into Tauri 2.0, because then we could easily use it with p2p shipyard and create incredible crossplatform LoRa Apps.
Because p2p shipyard is already available for Tauri 2.0.
How's the range on your Xiao node?
I received two of these a couple weeks ago, and they hardly work. If I don't have my Heltec V3 nodes turned on, the Xiao nodes won't pick up any nodes other than themselves. There are at least 100 nodes active in my area. My Heltec's usually have 80 to 100 nodes in their list.
Hi @altitude1039, I can't say I've had any issues with the range on my Xiao nodes, but with the default antenna, I'd expect the range to be quite limited. Keep in mind that while the Xiao uses the same SX1262 radio as the Heltec nodes, the antenna plays a critical role in performance. What kind of antenna are you using with your Xiao nodes? It might be worth trying a higher-quality external antenna to see if it improves your range.
@@ViVSoftLLCThanks for your reply.
I've tried four different antennas. Same ones I've been using on my Heltec nodes that commonly connect with 100 nodes. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Maybe I've got some bad LoRa modules. I'm still waiting for some help from Seeed, but it's Chinese New Year.
@@altitude1039 Great. Let me know if you figure it out, would be interesting to hear.
@@ViVSoftLLC
I still haven't had any luck with my node. Still has limited range. And now I've found another bug. Everytime I set a gpio up for my LED notification, the Xiao freezes and I have to reflash the firmware. Without even connecting the LED. . . How did you happen to chose GPIO 6 for your buzzer? GPIO 6 is SCL, I'm using I2C for my BME280 and my OLED display. 🤔 No help from Seeed yet, they are on holidays still.
@@altitude1039 For the GPIO pins, I looked at the diagram on this page (www.seeedstudio.com/Wio-SX1262-with-XIAO-ESP32S3-p-5982.html)
I soldered to the ESP32 board at the bottom, not the SX1262 Radio board. You will see D5 but its also called GPIO6 ... I assume I could have also used GPIO1-5, you are correct GPIO6 is shared with SCL, so if I wanted to add a I2C display or something, I would need to choose another pin.