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Node-RED Messages Node

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This is a community project maintained by @danpeig. Development can be followed on GitHub. Support should be sought from the respective authors.

Overview​

This Node-RED node allows sending and receiving packets to a Meshtastic mesh network thru a device connected via HTTP, HTTPS or serial port It is based on Meshtastic Web library.

Features​

  • Send and receive text messages to/from any device in the mesh
  • Supervise/monitor device status
  • Subscribe and receive all types of events supported by [Meshtastic Web (examples: Atak, Position, Range Test, Map Report, Store and Forward, etc...)
  • Send packets to any Meshtastic APP (port num)
  • Plug and Play: no additional servers, no containers, no CLI, no binary files, super simple configuration
  • Indirect support to MQTT via uplink/downlink channels
  • HTTP, HTTPS and serial connections supported

Limitations​

  • Connect directly to the MQTT server: this is not supported by Meshtastic Web
  • Connecting to a device via Bluetooth is not supported by Meshtastic Web

Instructions​

For installation and usage instructions, please visit the project page at GitHub.

Screenshot​

Node-RED Meshtastic Messages node