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 the whole lot you’ll want to start experimenting with the Meshtastic mesh networking mission: the Wio Tracker 110 Dev Equipment for Meshtastic.
“You may discover that we already made varied variations of the Wio Tracker 1110 Dev Board accessible for LoRaWAN and Sidewalk (two fashionable protocols primarily based on LoRa modulation),” Seeed’s Zero Zhang writes of the newest entry within the household. “Nonetheless, Meshtastic, as an rising community protocol with LoRa as its spine, covers a variety of use instances due to 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 International Navigation Satellite tv for pc System (GNSS) receiver. With the Meshtastic firmware working on the Wio Tracker, it is the whole lot you’ll want to 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 remains to be soliciting suggestions for one additional accent that might be included in future variations of the bundle: a case. “Our product staff 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 many who already personal a Wio Tracker 1110 board, there is not any want to purchase a complete new bundle: Seeed has revealed 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.”