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Nordic nRF525 projects

Nordic nRF52 Preparedness Projects

Builds for power, internet and phone outages: off-grid LoRa texting to people nearby, power-cut alerts, UPS monitoring and a freezer alarm. Built with Nordic nRF52.

Meshtastic: off-grid LoRa mesh messaging on ESP32 and nRF52
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ESP32
Open firmware that makes cheap LoRa boards into an off-grid encrypted text mesh, paired with your phone.
Beginner·Code
4 parts listed
MeshCore-BitChat: bridge Bitchat phone chats onto a MeshCore LoRa mesh
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ESP32ESP32-S3
Firmware for a cheap ESP32 LoRa board that relays the #mesh channel between Bitchat's Bluetooth phone mesh and a MeshCore LoRa network, both ways.
Beginner
4 parts listed
Trail Mate: offline Meshtastic and MeshCore handheld for the LilyGO T-Deck and T-Lora Pager
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ESP32ESP32-S3
Open-source firmware that turns a LilyGO T-Lora Pager or T-Deck into an offline handheld for LoRa chat, offline maps, walking routes and team awareness, with no phone needed.
Intermediate
4 parts listed
MeshCore: off-grid LoRa text messaging with repeaters and room servers
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ESP32ESP32-S3
Free MIT firmware that turns cheap LoRa boards into an off-grid text mesh: phone-paired companions, high-placed repeaters and BBS-style room servers.
Beginner
8 parts listed
RNode firmware: turn a LoRa board into a Reticulum radio that works without the internet
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ESP32
Open firmware that turns supported LoRa boards into RNodes for Reticulum, Sideband and Nomad Network. Flash it yourself, and buy only from honest makers.
Intermediate
5 parts listed