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Fix hardcoded urls to relational urls
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### What is a Secondary Channel?
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### What is a Secondary Channel?
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As this is a new feature, secondary channels work on the device and the Python Script. Support for secondary channels by other clients is pending. For more information: https://meshtastic.org/docs/software/device/device-channels#how-to-use-secondary-channels
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As this is a new feature, secondary channels work on the device and the Python Script. Support for secondary channels by other clients is pending. [See further details here](/docs/software/device/device-channels#how-to-use-secondary-channels).
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### How do I find out more about installing (and using) Meshtastic via command line?
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### How do I find out more about installing (and using) Meshtastic via command line?
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See https://meshtastic.org/docs/software/python/python-installation
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[See our guide here](/docs/software/python/python-installation).
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### How do I find out more about using python to interact?
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### How do I find out more about using python to interact?
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See https://meshtastic.org/docs/software/python/python-uses
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[See our guide here](/docs/software/python/python-uses).
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### I have my hardware. How do I install the firmware and any required drivers?
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### I have my hardware. How do I install the firmware and any required drivers?
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See: https://meshtastic.org/docs/getting-started/flashing-esp32
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[See our guide here](/docs/getting-started/flashing-firmware).
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### How do I update the firmware to the latest version?
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### How do I update the firmware to the latest version?
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### How do I turn on the WiFI radio?
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### How do I turn on the WiFI radio?
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See: https://meshtastic.org/docs/software/device/device-wifi
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[See our guide here](/docs/settings/wifi).
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### When I turn on WiFi, Bluetooth turns off. Why is this?
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### When I turn on WiFi, Bluetooth turns off. Why is this?
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Initial Requirements:
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Initial Requirements:
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- Must be installed on a router node.
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- Must be installed on a router node.
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- - This is an artificial limitation, but is in place to enforce best practices.
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- This is an artificial limitation, but is in place to enforce best practices.
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- - Router nodes are intended to be always online. If this module misses any messages, the reliability of the stored messages will be reduced.
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- Router nodes are intended to be always online. If this module misses any messages, the reliability of the stored messages will be reduced.
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- Esp32 Processor based device with external PSRAM. (tbeam v1.0 and tbeamv1.1, and maybe others)
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- Esp32 Processor based device with external PSRAM. (tbeam v1.0 and tbeamv1.1, and maybe others)
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## Usage Overview
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## Usage Overview
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- To use / test this you will want at least 3 devices
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To use / test this you will want at least 3 devices
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- - One device will (currently) need be a tbeam v1.0 and tbeamv1.1 configured as a Meshtastic router. Other devices with built in PSRAM will be supported at some point.
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- One device will (currently) need be a tbeam v1.0 and tbeamv1.1 configured as a Meshtastic router. Other devices with built in PSRAM will be supported at some point.
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- - Two others will be regular clients. Nothing special required.
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- Two others will be regular clients. Nothing special required.
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### Meshtastic channel configuration
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### Meshtastic channel configuration
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### Router setup
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- Configure your device as a meshtastic router.
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- Configure your device as a [Meshtastic router](/docs/settings/router).
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- - https://meshtastic.org/docs/software/settings/router
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- Configure the Store and Forward Module
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- Configure the Store and Forward Module
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- - Required configuration
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- Required configuration
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- - - store_forward_module_enabled - Set this to true to enable the module. False to disable the module.
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- `store_forward_module_enabled` - Set this to true to enable the module. False to disable the module.
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- - Optional configuration
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- Optional configuration
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- - - store_forward_module_records - Set this to the maximum number of records to save. Best to leave this at the default (0) where the module will use 2/3 of your device's available PSRAM. This is about 11,000 records.
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- `store_forward_module_records` - Set this to the maximum number of records to save. Best to leave this at the default (0) where the module will use 2/3 of your device's available PSRAM. This is about 11,000 records.
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- Name your router node something that makes it easily identifiable, aka "Router".
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- Name your router node something that makes it easily identifiable, aka "Router".
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Don't enable the Store and Forward module on multiple routers!
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Don't enable the Store and Forward module on multiple routers!
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Story: Carol has been away from the mesh with device turned off. She would like to get a replay of what she has missed. The router will return the messages.
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Story: Carol has been away from the mesh with device turned off. She would like to get a replay of what she has missed. The router will return the messages.
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- Carol
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- Carol
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- - Packet (Port: STORE_FORWARD_APP)
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- Packet (Port: STORE_FORWARD_APP)
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- - - To: Broadcast (Optionally, direct to router)
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- To: Broadcast (Optionally, direct to router)
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- - - StoreAndForward.rr.CLIENT_HISTORY
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- StoreAndForward.rr.CLIENT_HISTORY
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- Router
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- Router
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- - Packet (Port: STORE_FORWARD_APP)
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- Packet (Port: STORE_FORWARD_APP)
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- - - To: Carol
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- To: Carol
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- - - StoreAndForward.rr.ROUTER_HISTORY
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- StoreAndForward.rr.ROUTER_HISTORY
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- - - StoreAndForward.history.HistoryMessages = 42 // Router has 42 messages that will be sent to Carol.
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- StoreAndForward.history.HistoryMessages = 42 // Router has 42 messages that will be sent to Carol.
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- - - StoreAndForward.history.Window = 120 // Router searched for messages over the last two hours.
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- StoreAndForward.history.Window = 120 // Router searched for messages over the last two hours.
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- - - StoreAndForward.history.LastRequest = 0 // Carol has never asked for the history.
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- StoreAndForward.history.LastRequest = 0 // Carol has never asked for the history.
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- - Packet (Port: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP)
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- Packet (Port: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP)
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- - - ... a series of 42 text messages
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- ... a series of 42 text messages
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### Request History (No history available)
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### Request History (No history available)
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Story: Carol has been away from the mesh with device turned off. She would like to get a replay of what she has missed but the router indicates there are no messages available.
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Story: Carol has been away from the mesh with device turned off. She would like to get a replay of what she has missed but the router indicates there are no messages available.
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- Carol
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- Carol
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- - Packet (Port: STORE_FORWARD_APP)
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- Packet (Port: STORE_FORWARD_APP)
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- To: Broadcast (Optionally, direct to router)
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- StoreAndForward.rr.CLIENT_HISTORY
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- Router
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- - Packet (Port: STORE_FORWARD_APP)
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- Packet (Port: STORE_FORWARD_APP)
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- - - To: Carol
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- To: Carol
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- - - StoreAndForward.rr.ROUTER_HISTORY
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- StoreAndForward.rr.ROUTER_HISTORY
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- - - StoreAndForward.history.HistoryMessages = 0 // Router has no messages to be sent to Carol.
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- StoreAndForward.history.HistoryMessages = 0 // Router has no messages to be sent to Carol.
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- - - StoreAndForward.history.Window = 120 // Router searched for messages over the last two hours.
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- StoreAndForward.history.Window = 120 // Router searched for messages over the last two hours.
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- - - StoreAndForward.history.LastRequest = (timestamp) // Last time carol requested the history.
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- StoreAndForward.history.LastRequest = (timestamp) // Last time carol requested the history.
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### Store & Forward Router Heartbeat
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Story: The Store & Forward Router sends a periodic message onto the network. This allows connected devices to know that a router is in range and listening to received messages. Client will not respond to network but (optionally) indicate to the user that a S&F router is available or not available.
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Story: The Store & Forward Router sends a periodic message onto the network. This allows connected devices to know that a router is in range and listening to received messages. Client will not respond to network but (optionally) indicate to the user that a S&F router is available or not available.
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- Router
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- Packet (Port: STORE_FORWARD_APP)
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- StoreAndForward.heartbeat.Period = 120 // Expect a heartbeat every 2 minutes.
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- - - StoreAndForward.heartbeat.Secondary = false // If true, this is a secondary "backup" S&F node. Will be (eventually) used for router election in the event there are multiple S&F Routers.
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- StoreAndForward.heartbeat.Secondary = false // If true, this is a secondary "backup" S&F node. Will be (eventually) used for router election in the event there are multiple S&F Routers.
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Example Cases:
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- Real time :: BROADCAST
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- Delayed = MeshPacket_Delayed_NO_DELAY
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- - From: Ann
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- From: Ann
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- To: BROADCAST
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- Real time :: Direct
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- Real time :: Direct
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- Delayed = MeshPacket_Delayed_NO_DELAY
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- - From: Ann
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- From: Ann
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- - To: Bob
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- To: Bob
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- Delayed :: BROADCAST
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- Delayed = MeshPacket_Delayed_DELAYED_BROADCAST
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- From: Ann
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- To: Bob
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- Delayed :: Direct
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- Delayed = MeshPacket_Delayed_DELAYED_DIRECT
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- From: Ann
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