Seeed Studio has introduced a 3rd variant of its Wio Tracker 1110 LoRa-connected improvement board, this time as a part of a bundle that provides every thing you could start experimenting with the Meshtastic mesh networking venture: the Wio Tracker 110 Dev Equipment for Meshtastic.
“You would possibly discover that we already made numerous variations of the Wio Tracker 1110 Dev Board accessible for LoRaWAN and Sidewalk (two standard protocols based mostly on LoRa modulation),” Seeed’s Zero Zhang writes of the most recent entry within the household. “Nonetheless, Meshtastic, as an rising community protocol with LoRa as its spine, covers a variety of use circumstances because of its open supply, decentralized, encrypted communication, and cost-effectiveness. That is why we’re now releasing this Meshtastic model.”
The brand new bundle combiners the Wio Tracker 1110 improvement board, constructed across the Semtech LR1110 LoRa transceiver and a Nordic nRF52840 system-on-chip, with Grove-connected breakouts for a 0.96″ OLED show and a World Navigation Satellite tv for pc System (GNSS) receiver. With the Meshtastic firmware working on the Wio Tracker, it is every thing you could experiment with peer-to-peer LoRa mesh networking — until you haven’t any close by Meshtastic nodes, by which case you’d want a second bundle too.
Whereas the package has been finalized and is out there to order now, Seeed continues to be soliciting suggestions for one additional accent that may very well be included in future variations of the bundle: a case. “Our product crew has made two totally different enclosures for the package, accessible at no cost obtain on our product web page so that you can fabricate,” Zhang explains. “They’re a 3D-printed model and an acrylic laser-cut model.”
The package features a Wio Tracker 1110 board, GNSS receiver, show, and battery, with downloadable 3D-printable and laser-cut case choices. (📷: Seeed Studio)
For individuals who already personal a Wio Tracker 1110 board, there is not any want to purchase a complete new bundle: Seeed has printed directions on changing the default firmware with the Meshtastic firmware — although you will nonetheless want a GPS receiver and a show.
The Wio Tracker 1110 Dev Equipment for Meshtastic is out there to order on the Seeed Studio retailer at $49.90; the primary 100 orders can obtain a 20 per cent low cost utilizing the voucher code “Meshtastic.”