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Get Started with Indicator for Meshtastic

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SenseCAP Indicator is a 4-inch touch screen driven by ESP32-S3 and RP2040 Dual-MCU, it supports Meshtastic network now!

Flash Firmware

Video Instruction

Visit Meshtastic Web Flasher.

Select the target device to Seeed SenseCAP Indicator and choose the latest firmware, then click Flash.

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Press and hold the button while plugging in the USB cable.

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Enable the Full Erase and Install, and click Erase Flash and Install.

There will show 2 ports, select the USB serial port and click Connect.

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Please select the USB Serial one, not the INDICATOR RP2040.

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Get Started

Download Meshtastic App:

Connect via App

  • Power on the device, the device page will display the mac address of the current device.

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  • Select the target device on the Bluetooth panel.

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  • Enter the code and then click Pair to connect the device.

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Configure the Parameters

In order to start communicating over the mesh, you must set your region. This setting controls which frequency range your device uses and should be set according to your regional location.

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Region List

Region CodeDescriptionFrequency Range (MHz)Duty Cycle (%)Power Limit (dBm)
UNSETUnsetN/AN/AN/A
USUnited States902.0 - 928.010030
EU_868European Union 868MHz869.4 - 869.651027

Refer to LoRa Region by Country for a more comprehensive list.

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EU_868 has to adhere to an hourly duty cycle limitation of 10%, calculated every minute on a rolling 1-hour basis. Your device will stop transmitting if you reach it, until it is allowed again.

Now that you have set the LoRa region on your device, you can continue with configuring any LoRa Configs to suit your needs.

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