LWC Meshtastic "TAMAMESHI" portable Faketec Node

UPFRONT!

I created a Discord channel for  my Thermal vision builds but will add a #meshtastic  channel there as well in case you have questions or problems. Please remain to the meshtastic channel for all sort of questions as all the other channels are ONLY for my thermal builds! 

https://discord.gg/Ce9BJ2DK3j

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Introduction | Meshtastic

Firs up, YES this is a very very niche product as it needs a FakeTec  Node which itself is already a lot of effort to order parts for and  building, so dont feel bad for me if this design of mine wont see a lot of downloads, its ok ;) 

Once you got the parts and your FakeTec board its an easy build rreally,  that does not take to much effort, no extra buzzer, rumble motor, notification LED this time, just a plain small portable node with decent runtime side mounted buttons a HORIZONTAL screen yeah that is indeed unusual when you think on heltec devices xD  and a physical ON/OFF switch, because I do not like software shutdown  a lot. ( the ON/OFF switch is optional and not needed if you are ok with the software shutdown!)

A bit of double sided tape, some kapton tape, super glue or UV hardening resin/ moldable epoxy, bit of soldering and your petty much done.

Check the timelaps video below, its fast but you get the idea. 

For the buttons you simply connect the reset button to  RST and Ground 

for the Prog button Ive chosen GPIO  pin 8 that sits exactly opposite of the RST pinout

Dont forget to set it up in the app ( Device/ Pin button)

Also dont forget to bridge the BOOST contact on the NRF dev board, otherwise you will charge your battery only with 100mAh instead of 300mAh, which is painfully slow! 

FakeTec DIY Meshtastic Node:

gargomoma/fakeTec_pcb: A low-cost nrf52 device.

1100mAh Lipo battery: 

4 Stück 3,7V 1100mAh Lithium Batterie 1S 1C LiPo Akku mit Schutzplatine, Isolierband und Micro JST 1.25-Stecker für Arduino Node MCU ESP32-Entwicklungsplatine: Amazon.de: Elektronik & Foto

Wiring cable 0.3mm:

https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005009585784235.html

Main power Switch: (optional)

https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005005681747094.html?

Oled display: ( I2C 4 color white)

Original 0,96" OLED SPI/IIC I2C weiß/blau/gelb blau 0,96 Zoll OLED Modul 128X64 OLED LCD LED Display Modul für ARDUINO - AliExpress 502

 SMA F to IPEX1 F   7.5 cm

https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005009315616018.html?

Gizont antenna: choose 868/915 etc depending on what you need.

- AliExpress 

Prog and Reset button: H3.2mm 50pcs

https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005004651276227.html?