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The <a class="reference internal" href="interfaces.html#interfaces-main"><span class="std std-ref">interface types</span></a> 228 available for configuration in Reticulum are flexible enough to cover the use 229 of most wired and wireless communications hardware available, from decades-old 230 packet radio modems to modern millimeter-wave backhaul systems.</p> 231 <p>If you already have or operate some kind of communications hardware, there is a 232 very good chance that it will work with Reticulum out of the box. In case it does 233 not, it is possible to provide the necessary glue with very little effort using 234 for example the <a class="reference internal" href="interfaces.html#interfaces-pipe"><span class="std std-ref">PipeInterface</span></a> or the <a class="reference internal" href="interfaces.html#interfaces-tcpc"><span class="std std-ref">TCPClientInterface</span></a> 235 in combination with code like <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/simplyequipped/tcpkissserver">TCP KISS Server</a> 236 by <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/simplyequipped">simplyequipped</a>.</p> 237 <p>While this broad support and flexibility is very useful, an abundance of options 238 can sometimes make it difficult to know where to begin, especially when you are 239 starting from scratch.</p> 240 <p>This chapter will outline a few different sensible starting paths to get 241 real-world functional wireless communications up and running with minimal cost 242 and effort. Two fundamental devices categories will be covered, <em>RNodes</em> and 243 <em>WiFi-based radios</em>. Additionally, other common options will be briefly described.</p> 244 <p>Knowing how to employ just a few different types of hardware will make it possible 245 to build a wide range of useful networks with little effort.</p> 246 <section id="combining-hardware-types"> 247 <h2>Combining Hardware Types<a class="headerlink" href="#combining-hardware-types" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h2> 248 <p>It is useful to combine different link and hardware types when designing and 249 building a network. One useful design pattern is to employ high-capacity point-to-point 250 links based on WiFi or millimeter-wave radios (with high-gain directional antennas) 251 for the network backbone, and using LoRa-based RNodes for covering large areas with 252 connectivity for client devices.</p> 253 </section> 254 <section id="rnode"> 255 <span id="rnode-main"></span><h2>RNode<a class="headerlink" href="#rnode" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h2> 256 <p>Reliable and general-purpose long-range digital radio transceiver systems are 257 commonly either very expensive, difficult to set up and operate, hard to source, 258 power-hungry, or all of the above at the same time. In an attempt to alleviate 259 this situation, the transceiver system <em>RNode</em> was designed. It is important to 260 note that RNode is not one specific device, from one particular vendor, but 261 <em>an open plaform</em> that anyone can use to build interoperable digital transceivers 262 suited to their needs and particular situations.</p> 263 <p>An RNode is a general purpose, interoperable, low-power and long-range, reliable, 264 open and flexible radio communications device. Depending on its components, it can 265 operate on many different frequency bands, and use many different modulation 266 schemes, but most commonly, and for the purposes of this chapter, we will limit 267 the discussion to RNodes using <em>LoRa</em> modulation in common ISM bands.</p> 268 <p><strong>Avoid Confusion!</strong> RNodes can use LoRa as a <em>physical-layer modulation</em>, but it 269 does not use, and has nothing to do with the <em>LoRaWAN</em> protocol and standard, commonly 270 used for centrally controlled IoT devices. RNodes use <em>raw LoRa modulation</em>, without 271 any additional protocol overhead. All high-level protocol functionality is handled 272 directly by Reticulum.</p> 273 <section id="creating-rnodes"> 274 <span id="rnode-creating"></span><h3>Creating RNodes<a class="headerlink" href="#creating-rnodes" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h3> 275 <p>RNode has been designed as a system that is easy to replicate across time and 276 space. You can put together a functioning transceiver using commonly available 277 components, and a few open source software tools. While you can design and build RNodes 278 completely from scratch, to your exact desired specifications, this chapter 279 will explain the easiest possible approach to creating RNodes: Using common 280 LoRa development boards. This approach can be boiled down to two simple steps:</p> 281 <ol class="arabic simple"> 282 <li><p>Obtain one or more <a class="reference internal" href="#rnode-supported"><span class="std std-ref">supported development boards</span></a></p></li> 283 <li><p>Install the RNode firmware with the <a class="reference internal" href="#rnode-installation"><span class="std std-ref">automated installer</span></a></p></li> 284 </ol> 285 <p>Once the firmware has been installed and provisioned by the install script, it 286 is ready to use with any software that supports RNodes, including Reticulum. 287 The device can be used with Reticulum by adding an <a class="reference internal" href="interfaces.html#interfaces-rnode"><span class="std std-ref">RNodeInterface</span></a> 288 to the configuration.</p> 289 </section> 290 <section id="supported-boards-and-devices"> 291 <span id="rnode-supported"></span><h3>Supported Boards and Devices<a class="headerlink" href="#supported-boards-and-devices" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h3> 292 <p>To create one or more RNodes, you will need to obtain supported development 293 boards or completed devices. The following boards and devices are supported 294 by the auto-installer.</p> 295 <hr class="docutils" /> 296 <a class="reference internal image-reference" href="_images/board_tbeam_supreme.png"><img alt="_images/board_tbeam_supreme.png" class="align-center" src="_images/board_tbeam_supreme.png" style="width: 75%;" /> 297 </a> 298 <section id="lilygo-t-beam-supreme"> 299 <h4>LilyGO T-Beam Supreme<a class="headerlink" href="#lilygo-t-beam-supreme" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h4> 300 <ul class="simple"> 301 <li><p><strong>Transceiver IC</strong> Semtech SX1262 or SX1268</p></li> 302 <li><p><strong>Device Platform</strong> ESP32</p></li> 303 <li><p><strong>Manufacturer</strong> <a class="reference external" href="https://lilygo.cn">LilyGO</a></p></li> 304 </ul> 305 <hr class="docutils" /> 306 <a class="reference internal image-reference" href="_images/board_tbeam.png"><img alt="_images/board_tbeam.png" class="align-center" src="_images/board_tbeam.png" style="width: 75%;" /> 307 </a> 308 </section> 309 <section id="lilygo-t-beam"> 310 <h4>LilyGO T-Beam<a class="headerlink" href="#lilygo-t-beam" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h4> 311 <ul class="simple"> 312 <li><p><strong>Transceiver IC</strong> Semtech SX1262, SX1268, SX1276 or SX1278</p></li> 313 <li><p><strong>Device Platform</strong> ESP32</p></li> 314 <li><p><strong>Manufacturer</strong> <a class="reference external" href="https://lilygo.cn">LilyGO</a></p></li> 315 </ul> 316 <hr class="docutils" /> 317 <a class="reference internal image-reference" href="_images/board_t3s3.png"><img alt="_images/board_t3s3.png" class="align-center" src="_images/board_t3s3.png" style="width: 50%;" /> 318 </a> 319 </section> 320 <section id="lilygo-t3s3"> 321 <h4>LilyGO T3S3<a class="headerlink" href="#lilygo-t3s3" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h4> 322 <ul class="simple"> 323 <li><p><strong>Transceiver IC</strong> Semtech SX1262, SX1268, SX1276 or SX1278</p></li> 324 <li><p><strong>Device Platform</strong> ESP32</p></li> 325 <li><p><strong>Manufacturer</strong> <a class="reference external" href="https://lilygo.cn">LilyGO</a></p></li> 326 </ul> 327 <hr class="docutils" /> 328 <a class="reference internal image-reference" href="_images/board_rak4631.png"><img alt="_images/board_rak4631.png" class="align-center" src="_images/board_rak4631.png" style="width: 45%;" /> 329 </a> 330 </section> 331 <section id="rak4631-based-boards"> 332 <h4>RAK4631-based Boards<a class="headerlink" href="#rak4631-based-boards" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h4> 333 <ul class="simple"> 334 <li><p><strong>Transceiver IC</strong> Semtech SX1262 or SX1268</p></li> 335 <li><p><strong>Device Platform</strong> nRF52</p></li> 336 <li><p><strong>Manufacturer</strong> <a class="reference external" href="https://www.rakwireless.com">RAK Wireless</a></p></li> 337 </ul> 338 <hr class="docutils" /> 339 <a class="reference internal image-reference" href="_images/board_opencomxl.png"><img alt="_images/board_opencomxl.png" class="align-center" src="_images/board_opencomxl.png" style="width: 45%;" /> 340 </a> 341 </section> 342 <section id="opencom-xl"> 343 <h4>OpenCom XL<a class="headerlink" href="#opencom-xl" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h4> 344 <ul class="simple"> 345 <li><p><strong>Transceiver ICs</strong> Semtech SX1262 and SX1280 (dual transceiver)</p></li> 346 <li><p><strong>Device Platform</strong> nRF52</p></li> 347 <li><p><strong>Manufacturer</strong> <a class="reference external" href="https://liberatedsystems.co.uk/">RAK Wireless</a></p></li> 348 </ul> 349 <hr class="docutils" /> 350 <a class="reference internal image-reference" href="_images/board_rnodev2.png"><img alt="_images/board_rnodev2.png" class="align-center" src="_images/board_rnodev2.png" style="width: 68%;" /> 351 </a> 352 </section> 353 <section id="unsigned-rnode-v2-x"> 354 <h4>Unsigned RNode v2.x<a class="headerlink" href="#unsigned-rnode-v2-x" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h4> 355 <ul class="simple"> 356 <li><p><strong>Transceiver IC</strong> Semtech SX1276 or SX1278</p></li> 357 <li><p><strong>Device Platform</strong> ESP32</p></li> 358 <li><p><strong>Manufacturer</strong> <a class="reference external" href="https://unsigned.io">unsigned.io</a></p></li> 359 </ul> 360 <hr class="docutils" /> 361 <a class="reference internal image-reference" href="_images/board_t3v21.png"><img alt="_images/board_t3v21.png" class="align-center" src="_images/board_t3v21.png" style="width: 46%;" /> 362 </a> 363 </section> 364 <section id="lilygo-lora32-v2-1"> 365 <h4>LilyGO LoRa32 v2.1<a class="headerlink" href="#lilygo-lora32-v2-1" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h4> 366 <ul class="simple"> 367 <li><p><strong>Transceiver IC</strong> Semtech SX1276 or SX1278</p></li> 368 <li><p><strong>Device Platform</strong> ESP32</p></li> 369 <li><p><strong>Manufacturer</strong> <a class="reference external" href="https://lilygo.cn">LilyGO</a></p></li> 370 </ul> 371 <hr class="docutils" /> 372 <a class="reference internal image-reference" href="_images/board_t3v20.png"><img alt="_images/board_t3v20.png" class="align-center" src="_images/board_t3v20.png" style="width: 46%;" /> 373 </a> 374 </section> 375 <section id="lilygo-lora32-v2-0"> 376 <h4>LilyGO LoRa32 v2.0<a class="headerlink" href="#lilygo-lora32-v2-0" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h4> 377 <ul class="simple"> 378 <li><p><strong>Transceiver IC</strong> Semtech SX1276 or SX1278</p></li> 379 <li><p><strong>Device Platform</strong> ESP32</p></li> 380 <li><p><strong>Manufacturer</strong> <a class="reference external" href="https://lilygo.cn">LilyGO</a></p></li> 381 </ul> 382 <hr class="docutils" /> 383 <a class="reference internal image-reference" href="_images/board_t3v10.png"><img alt="_images/board_t3v10.png" class="align-center" src="_images/board_t3v10.png" style="width: 46%;" /> 384 </a> 385 </section> 386 <section id="lilygo-lora32-v1-0"> 387 <h4>LilyGO LoRa32 v1.0<a class="headerlink" href="#lilygo-lora32-v1-0" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h4> 388 <ul class="simple"> 389 <li><p><strong>Transceiver IC</strong> Semtech SX1276 or SX1278</p></li> 390 <li><p><strong>Device Platform</strong> ESP32</p></li> 391 <li><p><strong>Manufacturer</strong> <a class="reference external" href="https://lilygo.cn">LilyGO</a></p></li> 392 </ul> 393 <hr class="docutils" /> 394 <a class="reference internal image-reference" href="_images/board_tdeck.png"><img alt="_images/board_tdeck.png" class="align-center" src="_images/board_tdeck.png" style="width: 45%;" /> 395 </a> 396 </section> 397 <section id="lilygo-t-deck"> 398 <h4>LilyGO T-Deck<a class="headerlink" href="#lilygo-t-deck" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h4> 399 <ul class="simple"> 400 <li><p><strong>Transceiver IC</strong> Semtech SX1262 or SX1268</p></li> 401 <li><p><strong>Device Platform</strong> ESP32</p></li> 402 <li><p><strong>Manufacturer</strong> <a class="reference external" href="https://lilygo.cn">LilyGO</a></p></li> 403 </ul> 404 <hr class="docutils" /> 405 <a class="reference internal image-reference" href="_images/board_techo.png"><img alt="_images/board_techo.png" class="align-center" src="_images/board_techo.png" style="width: 45%;" /> 406 </a> 407 </section> 408 <section id="lilygo-t-echo"> 409 <h4>LilyGO T-Echo<a class="headerlink" href="#lilygo-t-echo" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h4> 410 <ul class="simple"> 411 <li><p><strong>Transceiver IC</strong> Semtech SX1262 or SX1268</p></li> 412 <li><p><strong>Device Platform</strong> nRF52</p></li> 413 <li><p><strong>Manufacturer</strong> <a class="reference external" href="https://lilygo.cn">LilyGO</a></p></li> 414 </ul> 415 <hr class="docutils" /> 416 <a class="reference internal image-reference" href="_images/board_t114.png"><img alt="_images/board_t114.png" class="align-center" src="_images/board_t114.png" style="width: 58%;" /> 417 </a> 418 </section> 419 <section id="heltec-t114"> 420 <h4>Heltec T114<a class="headerlink" href="#heltec-t114" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h4> 421 <ul class="simple"> 422 <li><p><strong>Transceiver IC</strong> Semtech SX1262 or SX1268</p></li> 423 <li><p><strong>Device Platform</strong> ESP32</p></li> 424 <li><p><strong>Manufacturer</strong> <a class="reference external" href="https://heltec.org">Heltec Automation</a></p></li> 425 </ul> 426 <hr class="docutils" /> 427 <a class="reference internal image-reference" href="_images/board_heltec32v30.png"><img alt="_images/board_heltec32v30.png" class="align-center" src="_images/board_heltec32v30.png" style="width: 58%;" /> 428 </a> 429 </section> 430 <section id="heltec-lora32-v3-0"> 431 <h4>Heltec LoRa32 v3.0<a class="headerlink" href="#heltec-lora32-v3-0" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h4> 432 <ul class="simple"> 433 <li><p><strong>Transceiver IC</strong> Semtech SX1262 or SX1268</p></li> 434 <li><p><strong>Device Platform</strong> ESP32</p></li> 435 <li><p><strong>Manufacturer</strong> <a class="reference external" href="https://heltec.org">Heltec Automation</a></p></li> 436 </ul> 437 <hr class="docutils" /> 438 <a class="reference internal image-reference" href="_images/board_heltec32v20.png"><img alt="_images/board_heltec32v20.png" class="align-center" src="_images/board_heltec32v20.png" style="width: 58%;" /> 439 </a> 440 </section> 441 <section id="heltec-lora32-v2-0"> 442 <h4>Heltec LoRa32 v2.0<a class="headerlink" href="#heltec-lora32-v2-0" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h4> 443 <ul class="simple"> 444 <li><p><strong>Transceiver IC</strong> Semtech SX1276 or SX1278</p></li> 445 <li><p><strong>Device Platform</strong> ESP32</p></li> 446 <li><p><strong>Manufacturer</strong> <a class="reference external" href="https://heltec.org">Heltec Automation</a></p></li> 447 </ul> 448 <hr class="docutils" /> 449 </section> 450 </section> 451 <section id="installation"> 452 <span id="rnode-installation"></span><h3>Installation<a class="headerlink" href="#installation" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h3> 453 <p>Once you have obtained compatible boards, you can install the <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/markqvist/RNode_Firmware">RNode Firmware</a> 454 using the <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/markqvist/rnodeconfigutil">RNode Configuration Utility</a>. 455 If you have installed Reticulum on your system, the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rnodeconf</span></code> program will already be 456 available. If not, make sure that <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Python3</span></code> and <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pip</span></code> is installed on your system, and 457 then install Reticulum with with <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pip</span></code>:</p> 458 <div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">pip</span> <span class="n">install</span> <span class="n">rns</span> 459 </pre></div> 460 </div> 461 <p>Once installation has completed, it is time to start installing the firmware on your 462 devices. Run <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rnodeconf</span></code> in auto-install mode like so:</p> 463 <div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">rnodeconf</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">autoinstall</span> 464 </pre></div> 465 </div> 466 <p>The utility will guide you through the installation process by asking a series of 467 questions about your hardware. Simply follow the guide, and the utility will 468 auto-install and configure your devices.</p> 469 </section> 470 <section id="usage-with-reticulum"> 471 <span id="rnode-usage"></span><h3>Usage with Reticulum<a class="headerlink" href="#usage-with-reticulum" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h3> 472 <p>When the devices have been installed and provisioned, you can use them with Reticulum 473 by adding the <a class="reference internal" href="interfaces.html#interfaces-rnode"><span class="std std-ref">relevant interface section</span></a> to the configuration 474 file of Reticulum. In the configuraion you can specify all interface parameters, 475 such as serial port and on-air parameters.</p> 476 </section> 477 </section> 478 <section id="wifi-based-hardware"> 479 <h2>WiFi-based Hardware<a class="headerlink" href="#wifi-based-hardware" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h2> 480 <p>It is possible to use all kinds of both short- and long-range WiFi-based hardware 481 with Reticulum. Any kind of hardware that fully supports bridged Ethernet over the 482 WiFi interface will work with the <a class="reference internal" href="interfaces.html#interfaces-auto"><span class="std std-ref">AutoInterface</span></a> in Reticulum. 483 Most devices will behave like this by default, or allow it via configuration options.</p> 484 <p>This means that you can simply configure the physical links of the WiFi based devices, 485 and start communicating over them using Reticulum. It is not necessary to enable any IP 486 infrastructure such as DHCP servers, DNS or similar, as long as at least Ethernet is 487 available, and packets are passed transparently over the physical WiFi-based devices.</p> 488 <a class="reference internal image-reference" href="_images/radio_rblhg5.png"><img alt="_images/radio_rblhg5.png" src="_images/radio_rblhg5.png" style="width: 49%;" /> 489 </a> 490 <a class="reference internal image-reference" href="_images/radio_is5ac.png"><img alt="_images/radio_is5ac.png" src="_images/radio_is5ac.png" style="width: 49%;" /> 491 </a> 492 <p>Below is a list of example WiFi (and similar) radios that work well for high capacity 493 Reticulum links over long distances:</p> 494 <ul class="simple"> 495 <li><p><a class="reference external" href="https://store.ui.com/collections/operator-airmax-devices">Ubiquiti airMAX radios</a></p></li> 496 <li><p><a class="reference external" href="https://store.ui.com/collections/operator-ltu">Ubiquiti LTU radios</a></p></li> 497 <li><p><a class="reference external" href="https://mikrotik.com/products/group/wireless-systems">MikroTik radios</a></p></li> 498 </ul> 499 <p>This list is by no means exhaustive, and only serves as a few examples of radio hardware 500 that is relatively cheap while providing long range and high capacity for Reticulum 501 networks. As in all other cases, it is also possible for Reticulum to co-exist with IP 502 networks running concurrently on such devices.</p> 503 </section> 504 <section id="ethernet-based-hardware"> 505 <h2>Ethernet-based Hardware<a class="headerlink" href="#ethernet-based-hardware" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h2> 506 <p>Reticulum can run over any kind of hardware that can provide a switched Ethernet-based 507 medium. This means that anything from a plain Ethernet switch, to fiber-optic systems, 508 to data radios with Ethernet interfaces can be used by Reticulum.</p> 509 <p>The Ethernet medium does not need to have any IP infrastructure such as DHCP servers 510 or routing set up, but in case such infrastructure does exist, Reticulum will simply 511 co-exist with.</p> 512 <p>To use Reticulum over Ethernet-based mediums, it is generally enough to use the included 513 <a class="reference internal" href="interfaces.html#interfaces-auto"><span class="std std-ref">AutoInterface</span></a>. This interface also works over any kind of 514 virtual networking adapter, such as <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">tun</span></code> and <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">tap</span></code> devices in Linux.</p> 515 </section> 516 <section id="serial-lines-devices"> 517 <h2>Serial Lines & Devices<a class="headerlink" href="#serial-lines-devices" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h2> 518 <p>Using Reticulum over any kind of raw serial line is also possible with the 519 <a class="reference internal" href="interfaces.html#interfaces-serial"><span class="std std-ref">SerialInterface</span></a>. This interface type is also useful for 520 using Reticulum over communications hardware that provides a serial port interface.</p> 521 </section> 522 <section id="packet-radio-modems"> 523 <h2>Packet Radio Modems<a class="headerlink" href="#packet-radio-modems" title="Permalink to this heading">#</a></h2> 524 <p>Any packet radio modem that provides a standard KISS interface over USB, serial or TCP 525 can be used with Reticulum. This includes virtual software modems such as 526 <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/xssfox/freedv-tnc">FreeDV TNC</a> and <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf">Dire Wolf</a>.</p> 527 </section> 528 </section> 529 530 </article> 531 </div> 532 <footer> 533 534 <div class="related-pages"> 535 <a class="next-page" href="interfaces.html"> 536 <div class="page-info"> 537 <div class="context"> 538 <span>Next</span> 539 </div> 540 <div class="title">Configuring Interfaces</div> 541 </div> 542 <svg class="furo-related-icon"><use href="#svg-arrow-right"></use></svg> 543 </a> 544 <a class="prev-page" href="understanding.html"> 545 <svg class="furo-related-icon"><use href="#svg-arrow-right"></use></svg> 546 <div class="page-info"> 547 <div class="context"> 548 <span>Previous</span> 549 </div> 550 551 <div class="title">Understanding Reticulum</div> 552 553 </div> 554 </a> 555 </div> 556 <div class="bottom-of-page"> 557 <div class="left-details"> 558 <div class="copyright"> 559 Copyright © 2023, Mark Qvist 560 </div> 561 Generated with <a href="https://www.sphinx-doc.org/">Sphinx</a> and 562 <a href="https://github.com/pradyunsg/furo">Furo</a> 563 564 </div> 565 <div class="right-details"> 566 <div class="icons"> 567 568 </div> 569 </div> 570 </div> 571 572 </footer> 573 </div> 574 <aside class="toc-drawer"> 575 576 577 <div class="toc-sticky toc-scroll"> 578 <div class="toc-title-container"> 579 <span class="toc-title"> 580 On this page 581 </span> 582 </div> 583 <div class="toc-tree-container"> 584 <div class="toc-tree"> 585 <ul> 586 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#">Communications Hardware</a><ul> 587 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#combining-hardware-types">Combining Hardware Types</a></li> 588 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#rnode">RNode</a><ul> 589 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#creating-rnodes">Creating RNodes</a></li> 590 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#supported-boards-and-devices">Supported Boards and Devices</a><ul> 591 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#lilygo-t-beam-supreme">LilyGO T-Beam Supreme</a></li> 592 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#lilygo-t-beam">LilyGO T-Beam</a></li> 593 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#lilygo-t3s3">LilyGO T3S3</a></li> 594 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#rak4631-based-boards">RAK4631-based Boards</a></li> 595 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#opencom-xl">OpenCom XL</a></li> 596 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#unsigned-rnode-v2-x">Unsigned RNode v2.x</a></li> 597 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#lilygo-lora32-v2-1">LilyGO LoRa32 v2.1</a></li> 598 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#lilygo-lora32-v2-0">LilyGO LoRa32 v2.0</a></li> 599 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#lilygo-lora32-v1-0">LilyGO LoRa32 v1.0</a></li> 600 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#lilygo-t-deck">LilyGO T-Deck</a></li> 601 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#lilygo-t-echo">LilyGO T-Echo</a></li> 602 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#heltec-t114">Heltec T114</a></li> 603 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#heltec-lora32-v3-0">Heltec LoRa32 v3.0</a></li> 604 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#heltec-lora32-v2-0">Heltec LoRa32 v2.0</a></li> 605 </ul> 606 </li> 607 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#installation">Installation</a></li> 608 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#usage-with-reticulum">Usage with Reticulum</a></li> 609 </ul> 610 </li> 611 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#wifi-based-hardware">WiFi-based Hardware</a></li> 612 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#ethernet-based-hardware">Ethernet-based Hardware</a></li> 613 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#serial-lines-devices">Serial Lines & Devices</a></li> 614 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#packet-radio-modems">Packet Radio Modems</a></li> 615 </ul> 616 </li> 617 </ul> 618 619 </div> 620 </div> 621 </div> 622 623 624 </aside> 625 </div> 626 </div><script data-url_root="./" id="documentation_options" src="_static/documentation_options.js"></script> 627 <script src="_static/jquery.js"></script> 628 <script src="_static/underscore.js"></script> 629 <script src="_static/_sphinx_javascript_frameworks_compat.js"></script> 630 <script src="_static/doctools.js"></script> 631 <script src="_static/sphinx_highlight.js"></script> 632 <script src="_static/scripts/furo.js"></script> 633 <script src="_static/clipboard.min.js"></script> 634 <script src="_static/copybutton.js"></script> 635 </body> 636 </html>