Meshtastic
Sign in to saveMeshtastic is a decentralized wireless off-grid mesh networking LoRa protocol. The main goal of the project is enabling low-power, long-range communication over ISM radio bands. It transmits at power levels which do not require a license to use. It is designed around exchanging text messages and data in off-grid environments, with potential applications in IoT projects where a decentralized communication system is needed without existing infrastructure.
Key facts
- Protocol.image
- Meshtastic T-Beam.jpg
- Protocol.caption
- A LILYGO TTGO T-Beam running in client mode on battery power.
- Protocol.standard
- Based on LoRa, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
- Protocol.range
- Typically , upwards of possible via mesh. Community range record.
- Protocol.hardware
- Supports ESP32, nRF52840 and others
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- open hardware
- Platform
- Android
- Official website
- meshtastic.org
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- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- uses
- LoRaWAN
- contact page URL
- smartlink.metricool.com/public/smartlink/meshtastic
- distributed by
- Google Play
- input device
- touchscreen
- review score
- 4.809999942779541/5
- hashtag
- meshtastic
- described at URL
- appadvice.com/app/meshtastic/1586432531
- source code repository URL
- github.com/meshtastic/firmware
- social media followers
- 18500
- Commons category
- Meshtastic
- copyright license
- GNU General Public License, version 3.0
- software version identifier
- 1.0.0
- inception
- 2020-02-20
Sources (11)
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Use cases and applications
- Limitations
- Hardware
- References
- External links
Meshtastic is a decentralized wireless off-grid mesh networking LoRa protocol. The main goal of the project is enabling low-power, long-range communication over ISM radio bands. It transmits at power levels which do not require a license to use. It is designed around exchanging text messages and data in off-grid environments, with potential applications in IoT projects where a decentralized communication system is needed without existing infrastructure.
Meshtastic uses LoRa peer to peer (P2P), a long-range radio protocol, to form a mesh network by rebroadcasting messages to extend communication reach. Each device can connect with a single phone, enabling messaging in off-grid areas, making it useful for not only messages, but also data transmissions.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Meshtastic” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.