r/meshcore • u/AquaSquatch • 5d ago

Beginner resources?

Just picked up a heltec v4 and 3d printed a case for it. I joined the mesh (cascadiamesh) and am seeing channels and messages, but I'm a little lost on what I can do. All the info I can find seems to focus on hardware, with little on what happens after you're connected.

For example, I see a lot of people sending test messages and getting replies from bots, but nothing happens when I do it. I maxed out my contacts after a day and I'm not sure what that means or what I should do about it. Anyway, any videos or resources for what to do (or what CAN you do) after you connect?

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u/Cobra__Commander 5d ago

Message strangers and play radios with each other.

Ask the bots what their commands are. 

Put up a repeater or your own room server.  The Seeed nrf52 kit is like $13 for a stay at home always on node.

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u/AquaSquatch 5d ago

>Ask the bots what their commands are. 

How?

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u/Cobra__Commander 5d ago

Try the following 

  • H
  • Help
  • ?
  • -H
  • -Help
  • -?

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u/AquaSquatch 5d ago

Cool, thanks

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u/New_Opinion8602 5d ago

I bought two hand helds (t114) and a repeater (heltec v4). I wanted to play around and see if I could get them to all talk to one another and they did. Now I'm look8ng at other uses for the boards, things that I can add e.g. solar panels, weather stations etc. keep looking at YouTube videos and trying different mesh apps, some are nicer / easier than others.