[DisasterRadio] TTGO boards with Disaster Radio now on Aliexpress

Thu Dec 5 14:24:43 PST 2019

Hi all

This would be awesome. Sadly it says:

Sorry, this item is no longer available!

Am Do., 5. Dez. 2019 um 22:26 Uhr schrieb <samuk at disroot.org>:

> Brilliant, thanks Grant, can't wait to try it..
>
> In the absence of any concerns raised I'll share this with Lilygo so they
> can pre-flash boards.
>
> If anyone does raise objections we can still ask them to stop pre-flashing.
>
> Thanks
>
> Sam
>
> November 30, 2019 3:15 AM, "grant" <ggallo102 at gmail.com
> <ggallo102 at gmail.com?to=%22grant%22%20%3Cggallo102 at gmail.com%3E>> wrote:
>
> fyi...
> https://github.com/sudomesh/disaster-radio/releases/tag/0.1.0
> The aforementioned workflow is now a reality, just download
> `disaster-radio-0.1.0.zip` from the releases page and follow the
> instructions in the README.
> I encourage anyone with an ESP32 TTGO board to give it a try and let me
> know if there are any issues.
> Good luck!
> -grant
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 3:55 PM grant <ggallo102 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It is not difficult to create binaries, I have to create them every time I
> test a change to the firmware. And yes, providing binaries could make it
> easier. It means that you wouldn't have to install the entire toolchain and
> compile the firmware from scratch. You would just need to install esptool
> (or another serial flashing tool) and upload the binary to the ESP.
> You are correct that the `web/static` files created are the same every
> time (assuming that you did not make local changes before creating them).
> However, it is not typical to track `bundle.js` in github commits because
> it is an auto-generated file and would dirty the commit history will lots
> of redundant, unreadable diffs.
> The proper way of providing a both the binaries and the `web/static` files
> is to upload them with a release. Then someone who purchases a TGGO board
> (or LILYGO before they ship the boards) would download the latest realease
> as a zip file containing the necessary files and a README with easy to
> follow instructions of how to put them on your ESP.
> I'll work on making this work flow a reality.
> And, I like the idea of a message ticker. Or at least some sort of
> notification when a message is received?
> -grant
> On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 5:37 PM <samuk at disroot.org> wrote:
>
> Thanks Grant
>
> > I would like to tag a release (0.0.1?) and provide them binaries so that
> they are shipping it with firmware from a
> > particular commit. They should also be able to flash the SPIFFs with the
> web app, we could provide
> > binaries for that as well. Then, you wouldn't necessarily need an SD
> card.
>
> Sounds great, would it be a lot of work to create the binaries? Would make
> for an easier install whether or not we decide to allow Lilygo to sell
> directly.
>
> > then copy the contents of
> > web/static (`index.htm` and `bundle.js`) to the SD card. It's a fairly
> straightforward process, but
> > I should create instructions.
>
> Presumably these files are the same each time they are created? So we
> could just upload the compiled versions to Github for users to drag/drop
> onto a SD?
>
> > This group generally operates on a consensus basis, so I'd be interested
> to hear what other people
> > who have been involved in its development think.
>
> Great, would be good to hear from anyone who has concerns. The way I see
> it is that this wouldn't slow down or hinder efforts to create open
> hardware, but I realise others may have a different view.
>
> > p.s. I would also be cool to display something on the OLED screen when
> it ships, haven't gotten
> > around to that idea though.
>
> A scrolling ticker of the most recent messages would make the device
> usable without an additional device. Probably over complicated for now
> though..
>
> 2p
>
> Sam
>
>
>
> >
> > -grant
> > On Sun, Nov 24, 2019 at 9:23 AM <samuk at disroot.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all
> >>
> >> Yesterday I emailed TTGO/ Lily to see if in principle they could
> install the disaster radio boards
> >> they ship. After a bit of linguistic miscommunication they went ahead
> and did it.
> >>
> >> So it's now possible to order the boards pre-flashed here:
> >>
> >> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000396836096.html
> >>
> >> I didn't intend to do this without asking the list, so apologies if
> I've overstepped.
> >>
> >> If you really don't want to do this, then I can ask them to remove the
> listing. I realise that
> >> fully open hardware is needed in the medium term.
> >>
> >> They are willing to donate a $1 for every board sold:
> >> https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/H856d5793d514415187b910e3fd4a3139w.jpg
> >>
> >> Assuming you're happy to leave the listing up, where should we send
> this trickle of donations? Do
> >> you have a bank?
> >>
> >> This does leave the task for the users to configure their SD card, is
> that as easy as formatting to
> >> ext2 and copying index.html to it?
> >> https://github.com/sudomesh/disaster-radio/tree/master/web/static or
> is it more involved than that?
> >>
> >> Let me know what you want to do about the listing, and if it stays up,
> where to send the money.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Sam
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