https://sudoroom.org/mediawiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=ArborealSudo Room - User contributions [en]2026-07-10T11:22:58ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.37.2https://sudoroom.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Roofnode&diff=13151Roofnode2026-04-03T06:49:51Z<p>Arboreal: /* Setup Log */</p>
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<div>Raspberry Pi 3 Model B with Power-Over-Ethernet hat, plugged in via ethernet cable directly to our router, which supplies 48v. <br />
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Then a meshcore device and a meshtastic device are plugged into the Pi using USB cables. <br />
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hostname: roofnode<br />
user: pi<br />
ip: 100.64.64.229<br />
os: raspbian lite 64-bit (trixie)<br />
microsd card: 16gb<br />
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== Setup Log ==<br />
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Info<br />
* ssh pi@roofnode.local<br />
* https://github.com/meshcore-dev/meshcore_py<br />
* https://pypi.org/project/meshcore-cli/<br />
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Install things<br />
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sudo apt update<br />
sudo apt install socat<br />
sudo apt install python3 # got a message saying it was already installed<br />
sudo apt install python3-pip<br />
mkdir mcore # i was in the home directory<br />
cd mcore<br />
python3 -m venv .venv<br />
source .venv/bin/activate # this puts me into the virtual environment i just made<br />
pip install meshcore<br />
pip install meshcore-cli # this depends on meshcore i guess?<br />
sudo apt install bluetooth bluez pi-bluetooth # haha install the stuff the pi needs for bluetooth<br />
sudo systemctl enable bluetooth<br />
sudo systemctl start bluetooth<br />
pip3 install --upgrade pytap2 <br />
pip3 install --upgrade "meshtastic[cli]" # this line and the above to install the meshtastic cli (in the same venv)<br />
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Connect to a meshcore device<br />
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* go into the virtual environment<br />
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cd mcore<br />
source .venv/bin/activate<br />
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<pre></div>Arboreal