I have successfully built a local Meshtastic network in my area using the Pico H and the SX1262 LoRa Node, with mobile nodes on android phones, as iPhone was not able to sync, but i would like to add the Adafruit LoRa to the network via Meshtastic, it is on a PI 5. I still have to setup the SX1303 lora gateways. i have looked at the videos, but i haven’t found any specific to the PI 4 / 5 and LoRa?
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Sounds like your project is really coming along.
Adafruit have a guide on setting up their LoRa modules with the Raspbery Pi: https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/downloads/pdf/lora-and-lorawan-radio-for-raspberry-pi.pdf. It looks like they use circuit python.
Are you trying to connect the LoRa Gateways into the Meshtastic network or having them seperate from the network? Because according to their website, SX1303 LoRa Gateways can’t be added into Meshtastic due to not possessing SPI Radio devices:
The comment about the SX1262 is also interesting considering the issues you were having getting the two way text chat going between the nodes.
Good afternoon Jane
I have installed circuit python, I also set up a network with ChirpStack, I will have to buy some more Meshtastic compatible devices.
What are the best devices for this?
Kindest regards
Dr Scott
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The SX1303 is a Semtech chip used typically in multi-channel LoRaWAN gateways (handling many LoRaWAN channels, etc.). Meshtastic is more of a single radio peer-to-peer / mesh protocol: nodes rebroadcast, etc.The docs clearly state that SPI radio hats are required. The SX1303 gateway HATs often use different architectures and are not typical “SPI radio” HATs in the sense Meshtastic expects. This is why the forum reply said SX1303 gateways can’t be added into Meshtastic in the normal way
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The Meshtastic site does have its own gateway architecture for configuring with the Meshtastic network.
It also is seems to designed as interface with MQTT first and foremost.
It’s not something sold at Core Electronics unfortunately, but it might be worthwhile having a look into.
