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MeshToad

Meet MeshToad 🐸 A Meshtastic-compatible LoRa radio for your (Linux) computer.

MeshToad v1.2 picture

Designed by MtnMesh community organizers wehooper4 and vid (Austin).

Warning

This board draws up to 900mA (peak) during transmit, exceeding the USB 1.0/2.0 spec, please provide supplemental power in these cases, or reduce TX power.

Features:

  • Use with meshtasticd to turn any Linux computer into a Meshtastic node.
  • 1W (30 dBm) TX
  • LNA for increased RX sensitivity
  • Onboard EEPROM for automatic configuration (meshtasticd 2.6.5+)
  • USB-C interface

MeshToad v1.x is Open Hardware (CERN Open Hardware Licence Version 2 - Strongly Reciprocal)

Flashing

Note

MeshToads purchased from the creators (wehooper4 / vid) are pre-flashed 👍

You can flash the onboard EEPROM on the MeshToad to support plug and play operation with meshtasticd 2.6.5+.

See MtnMesh/ch341eeprom-factory.

When flashing, set the PRODUCT string to MESHTOAD to enable autoconf.