T-Beam SUPREME Meshtastic LoRa Radio Build Guide | PARTS | ASSEMBLY |FIRMWARE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ค. 2024
- This is a complete beginner's Meshtastic build guide for assembling a Lilygo T-Beam Supreme LoRa radio. The Supreme is the most feature-rich T-Beam model currently available. With this radio, you can connect your phone via Bluetooth to the free Meshtastic app and communicate on your own off-grid, encrypted text channel. You can transmit GPS and other data too!
🎇Buy a T-Beam Supreme: geni.us/TBeamSupreme
(MAKE SURE you select the correct frequency 915Mhz in the US. Also, you might notice two versions (SoftRF/Meshtastic), it doesn't matter which one you get because the only difference is the default firmware, and we'll be flashing new firmware anyways so it doesn't matter.)
🎇Buy an 18650 Battery: www.18650batterystore.com/
(MAKE SURE it's a flat top battery)
📌3D Printable Case: www.printables.com/model/6166...
🎇Buy a case: store.rokland.com/collections...
📌Case assembly Guide: acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid...
🎇Buy a Hardware Kit: geni.us/dp1wI
(I've confirmed this includes everything you need)
📌Meshtastic Flasher (Use Chrome): flasher.meshtastic.org/
T-Beam Supreme Specifications: meshtastic.org/docs/hardware/...
📌Lilygo® T-Beam Comparison: meshtastic.org/docs/hardware/...
📌Meshtastic Devices: meshtastic.org/docs/hardware/...
📌Meshtastic Drivers: meshtastic.org/docs/getting-s...
📌SoftRF: github.com/lyusupov/SoftRF
00:00 Overview
01:02 T-Beam Supreme Unboxing
02:12 Meshtastic Devices
02:40 T-Beam Sourcing
03:59 18650 Battery
04:40 3D Download
05:16 Case Overview
06:26 Printing a Case
07:58 Hardware
08:18 Assembly Overview
08:34 Disconnect Antennas
08:58 Unscrew frame
09:05 Remove Core
09:22 Reroute Wires
11:25 Install Buttons
11:44 Mount SMA
12:51 Mount GPS
13:11 Mount Radio
15:13 Install Front
16:14 Install Battery/Antenna
16:51 Install Back
18:23 Flash Firmware
21:30 Connect Meshtastic App
22:27 Test Message
22:53 Summary
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Just got my radio and followed your tutorial. I printed the same case but with tree support. It made the print super clean.
Thank you for the detailed and thorough walkthrough including parts list. This video was extremely helpful.
Wow! Good video!!!
Always choose the Panasonic battery ! These units really chew up the power and for 90c more you're getting an extra 25% battery capacity.
Matt, this video is fantastic, the clarity, camera work and chapters make it instructional PERFECTION 😁
PS : Lock washers always go between the nut and the flat washer. Your G/F's nail polish makes good locktite 👍
And avoid like the *PLAQUE* any of those Chinese batteries with *_"Fire"_* in the name. _(UltraFire,_ etc.) First of all, for most of those, they are rated in what I call _"Chinese mAhs"._ Those are like regular milliamp hours *MULTIPLIED BY 10!* (Just like _"Chinese lumens"_ on flashlights!) Given the relative hazards of lithium ion batteries, I don't know why you'd want one with _"FIRE"_ in the name.
What I'd like to see is a version of this that uses LiFePO4 batteries. They're a bit lower in voltage, but last for many more charge/discharge cycles, plus are less prone to *CATCHING FIRE!*
@@ChaplainDaveSparks I think you mean "Plague"... Plaque is what coats your teeth... LoL
Totally agree about the battery ratings, especially considering most of them come from recycling facilities ! They aren't even new cells !!
Another way to tell which USB port to use is to not plug in the USB cord at all first click full install and erasure it's going to pop up that window and say pick your USB device now plug in the USB cable using the boot button and whichever new device pops up that's what you just plugged in
That makes a lot more sense! Thanks for the tip
Tony's cases are really nice. Except for those supports LOL. I used a very small flat headed screwdriver and kind of chiseled out those last bits of supports. Fortunately they are on the inside so it doesn't really matter. I've got an order from RAK I'm waiting for so I've got plenty of time for support removal. Great video.
Yeah, I tend to avoid supports whenever possible. It's a little annoying to require it because of how it was designed. But overall, it's a nice case.
The battery life of the RAK WisBlock is CRAZY, It's like 8X better !
@@edwardfletcher7790 yes! My RAK order was delivered and with the GPS off the battery lasts for a week!
Vape shops are also a good source of flat top 18650 batteries with good capacity.
Do you know max current the T-Beam Supreme draws?
I had to get a usb-c data/power cable. My pc wouldn't recognize it with what wound up being a power only cable.
if you want a easy place to get 18650s go to the local vape store not the gas station that sells vapes but a actual vape store theyll most likley have 18650s in stock and decent high quality samsung and sony ones to boot as there may have been some situations in the 2010s that made us religously serious about using only the best genuine batterys
youll pay around 4-6 bucks per cell
brands Sony and Samsung Cells are some of the best on the market although you do not and will not need the top of the line cells the really high end ones are mainly for people who need a high power draw cell for example being able to draw 30-40 amps of current out of them for high end vape rigs
10a would be PLENTY especially considering youll be drawing half a amp at best
capacity (the mah or Ah number) get as big as you can afford thats your battery life the more of it the longer its gonna last
as long as its sony or samsung and in your budget youll be fine (ive not uses panasonics but ive heard no complaints about them)
although i will say that panasonic 10a 3450mah is a good price given its capacity
Thanks for the insight!
This comment saved me a headache, you're the man!
@@andrewb576 your most welcome btw if you see disposable vapes laying around on the floor or have freinds that use them just know the batteries in those are actually rechargable lithium cells usually around 350-600mah
i use them on my heltec v3 which has a charging circuit onboard and they work quite nice especially for being something free that would have gone in the trash
word of warning though whilst disposable vapes are not ultra toxic waste they have been in someones mouth and they do contain potent nicotine liquid so wear some gloves when taking them apart and wash your hands afterwards
This supreme version looks great, but I could not find any reason to pay almost 100€ for it. Only benefit i know is great GPS chip. Are there any other benefits Im missing (comparing it with 54€ version of lower t-beam)?
i think power consumption is much less, so the battery holds longer
I picked up the 'M' version. I just think I will be able to skip the SoftRF step.
Yeah, although you’ll probably want the latest firmware anyways.
Local hardware store stocks a huge variety of every random fastener and you're annoyed that you had to pay a couple bucks for them. Silly.
What do you think the markup is on one of those bolts? 8,000%?
@@mattreviewsit Considering the overhead for an entire isle dedicated to random fasteners that only ever get sold in small quantities after sitting for months - years, I'd wager quite a bit less than 8000%. Then add in the thievery that seems to be rampant these days and expect Ace isn't getting filthy rich off random 40cent fasteners.
T-Echo would be much cheaper.
I’m going to collect them all!
Cool cad files, but you aren't "building" anything. You are putting a complete Lora into a case. Click bait
Yeah, I told my General Contractor the same thing because he's just taking already complete nails and boards and just putting them together. He's not building anything new.
Build - _construct (something) by putting _*_parts or material_*_ together._
@@MyTube4Utoo Again, he "built" the case, not the LoRa. Title said "LoRa Radio Build Guide". Still click bait. I say that because building the actual radio using actual components is common, thus drawing in the clicks.