Interesting article on Hackster.io today about the Spec5 Nomad:
https://www.hackster.io/news/spec5-s-nomad-lora-handheld-packs-a-raspberry-pi-5-for-meshtastic-compatible-computing-and-comms-e55d2f1cecff
BTW, had my first QSO tonight on NOMAD via MQTT. So at least that much is working properly. Once I receive my RANGER I should be able to perform some Range checks.
'sig
Appreciate your interest in the Nomad, and your diligence in documenting things.
SpecFive is not trying to be a DIY company. We think the biggest service we can provide is in making these devices simple, more packaged, more ready to go and easier for people to use to solve real problems. We want to expand coverage, build out the infrastructure and make both fun and useful software which accelerates adoption.
We do sell pre-made cases primarily because a lot of people have bought LoRa boards, but do not intend to sell all our devices as kits, nor do we intend to sell designs of any kind, or STLs.
If we are to succeed as a business, we have to add value - build a lot of stuff, write a lot of software. That requires people and resources. We simply wouldn't be able to exist as a business or support our employees if we sold .STL files for a few dollars and tried to make it up "on volume". There isn't enough volume in the entire Mesh networking space quite just yet! We'd much rather focus on building the best devices we can build, fill out all the use-case niches. We know that talented DIYers like you will have no trouble designing or printing a case in any case (pun intended!)
On a different note, there is a LOT going on at SpecFive right now. New devices. New software. More content and videos (check out our new short which just came out today on YouTube!). Regular drone flights. More balloon launches for regional S&F connectivity. Much more. We hope you'll enjoy it all as it all comes available.
@Sigmund can you expand on the bit about "building a 64Gb SDRAM from scratch using the Meshtastic guide" and "adding a 1TB NVMe?" is there already support in there for an NVMe drive? and is that giga BIT (hence the lowercase B) so 8GB?
/boot/firmware/config.txt file:@TX Programmer Understood.
If you notice, I haven't published any part #s. Because it could undermine your sales. I figure I paid my $399 for my parts list and others are welcome to do the same (if they're "crazy" enuf to crack theirs open).
;-)
'sig
@Sigmund this is a HUGE help -- hadn't read this yet before replying in the other thread, will give this a shot tomorrow! thanks!!
@J Glad to be of help. You might take a look at the Bench LoRa post in "Comments". Adding a Nooelec NESDR Mini and a good outdoor vertical would make a "fun" Base Unit with built in Spectrum Analyzer (gqrx).
@J SO were you able to get a fresh image installed?
@Sigmund not yet but now that the kmod problem is fixed(!) that's next on my list.
