51 lines
1.2 KiB
Markdown
51 lines
1.2 KiB
Markdown
# SOLAR POWERED LORA MESH NODE
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## REQUIREMENTS
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### CORE
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* support 915MHz LoRA
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* meshtastic FW
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* interchangable antenna
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### ENVIRONMENT
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* outdoor-tolerant
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* precipitation-proof (incl. hail)
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* temperature-tolerant (-20F +120F ambient)
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* outdoor-mounted
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### POWER
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* solar-powered
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* battery-backed
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* minimize standard operation power-consumption
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* default operational state should use as little power as possible
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### MISC
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* remote admin
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* radio fault-tolerant
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* low-cost
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* easy construction
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* maximize self-manufacture
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* 3d-printed enclosure
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* telemetry output
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* PHT (pressure, humidity, temp)
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* internal + external
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* battery stats
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* current + voltage
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* panel voltage
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* TUI :3
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## SYSTEM
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Denver Mesh solar repeater: <https://denvermesh.org/more-info/solar>
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Austin Mesh solar repeater: <https://www.austinmesh.org/devices/#solar>
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YYC Mesh cold climate solar repeater: <https://yycmesh.com/2025/04/19/cold-weather-charging-of-lithium-ion-batteries-real-world-lessons-from-the-meshtastic-community/>
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Denver Mesh recomments 10+ W solar panel, 5+ Ah battery.
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### ENCLOSURE (?)
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### POWER (?)
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### ANTENNA (?)
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## DOCUMENTATION
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Meshtastic protocol: <https://meshtastic.org/docs/overview/mesh-algo/>
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