Devices | Supported Hardware Overview
Supported Devices
Meshtastic firmware can be installed on a wide range of development boards. The list below provides a brief comparison of currently supported hardware.
Which board should I choose?
While all the boards listed on this page will run Meshtastic and mesh with each other, some current community favorites are:
- RAK Meshtastic Start Kit: RAK19007+RAK4631
- HELTEC LoRa V3
- Nano G2 Ultra
- Station G2
- LILYGO LoRa T3-S3
Please do your research and choose the board that meets your needs (or maybe already have in a bin somewhere).
- We strongly recommend choosing devices equipped with the newer Semtech SX126x or LR11xx series, as they offer improved performance and better compatibility compared to the SX127x series.
- nRF52-based devices use a fraction of the power compared to ESP32-based devices and are therefore generally preferred for solar and handset applications.
- ESP32-based devices require more power to operate but are typically lower-cost alternatives that do perform well when using house power, or for handsets that only require a day or two of runtime, and for applications that require WiFi connectivity.
RAK®
Wisblock
Modular hardware system with Base, Core and Peripheral modules including the low-power and solar ready nRF52840-based Meshtastic Starter Kit (19007 & 4631).
Name | MCU | Radio | WiFi | BT | GPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RAK4631 | nRF52840 | SX1262 | NO | 5.0 | add-on |
RAK11200 | ESP32 | add-on | 2.4GHz b/g/n | 4.2 | add-on |
RAK11310 | RP2040 | SX1262 | NO | NO | add-on |
Base Boards
RAK5005-O
RAK19007
RAK19003
RAK19001
WisBlock Displays
RAK1921
RAK1400
WisBlock Peripherals
RAK1910 GPS
RAK12500 GPS
RAK18001 Buzzer
RAK13002 IO
RAK14001 RGB LED
RAK12002 RTC
RAK1901 Temperature and Humidity Sensor
RAK1902 Barometric Pressure Sensor
RAK1906 Environment Sensor
RAK12013 Radar Sensor
RAK13800 Ethernet Module