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| id | title | sidebar_label |
|---|---|---|
| meshtastic-flasher | Using Meshtastic Flasher GUI | Meshtastic Flasher GUI |
import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs'; import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';
Prerequisites
Install Meshtastic Flasher by either downloading the executable file or installing using pip. The following operating systems are: Windows, Mac, and Ubuntu.
Install using pip
<Tabs groupId="operating-system" defaultValue="linux" values={[ {label: 'Linux', value: 'linux'}, {label: 'macOS', value: 'macos'}, {label: 'Windows', value: 'windows'}, ]}>
pip install meshtastic-flasher
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pip install meshtastic-flasher
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pip install meshtastic-flasher
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Flashing the Device
The Meshtastic Flasher will flash the latest firmware to esp32 and nrf52 devices. This is a newly developed application (as of February 1, 2022), so there may be some issues discovered as it is tested by users.
There are three steps:
- Click the "GET VERSIONS" button to get the versions available (from GitHub).
- Click the "DETECT DEVICE" button to determine the port and device variant connected.
- Click the "FLASH" button to flash the version selected, using the port selected to the device.
Issues?
If you run into an issue, please create a ticket here: Flasher Issues
The code can be found at the Meshtastic-gui-installer repo
Known limitations
The following are known limitations:
- Raspberry Pi is not available, since it is arm-based and there are no pre-built libraries for PySide
- Ubuntu 20.04 is the version used for testing, it may work with other versions