Serial - Meshtastic Month of Modules

📢 The first installment of our "Month of Modules" series! 🎥 This video will provide a basic overview of the Serial module and how it's used to integrate other devices and peripherals with Meshtastic. #Meshtastic #MonthOfModules #SerialModule #connectivity #serial #lora #meshnetworking #offgrid

0:00 - Intro
0:43 - Serial module
2:00 - Configuring Serial Module
5:21 - Serial modes
7:56 - Serial text message example setup
10:40 - GPIO pin mapping for serial
13:04 - NMEA and CalTopo modes

What is Serial / UART?! - Check out: https://www.embedded.com/understanding-the-uart/

T-Echo settings in this video:
meshtastic --set serial.enabled true --set serial.baud BAUD_9600 --set serial.mode NMEA --set serial.override_console_serial_port true

T-Beam settings in this video:
meshtastic --set serial.enabled true --set serial.mode TEXTMSG --set serial.baud BAUD_115200 --set serial.rxd 13 --set serial.txd 14

⬇️ Below are links to some of the items discussed in the video and places to buy devices ⬇️

Serial module configuration docs:
https://meshtastic.org/docs/settings/moduleconfig/serial

Serial NMEA mode thread:
https://meshtastic.discourse.group/t/how-to-on-the-serial-modules-mode-nmea/6785/7

CalTopo - https://caltopo.com

T-Beam case by Yukon featured in this video - https://www.printables.com/model/485729-t-beam-enclosure-urban-meshtastic

Where to buy Meshtastic hardware:
Neil Hao's Nano and high-powered Station devices - https://www.tindie.com/stores/neilhao/
@RoklandSuperTech store - https://store.rokland.com/pages/meshtastic-hardware-rak-lilygo
Meshtastic Starter Kit from RAK - https://store.rakwireless.com/products/wisblock-meshtastic-starter-kit
LilyGo Store - https://www.lilygo.cc/collections/lora-or-gps

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