meshtastic-cli-chat

Meshtastic interactive command-line chat

Installation

• git clone https://github.com/brad28b/meshtastic-cli-chat.git
• cd meshtastic-cli-chat
• python3 -m venv myvenv
• pip3 install -r requirements.txt

If using Windows, you will need to install curses with:

• pip3 install windows-curses

Configuration

• Decide if you will be connecting to your node via TCP or Serial. If using TCP, edit 'meshchat_tcp.py', and configure both your Nodes IP address, and the channel index you want to operate on (normally 0). If using Serial, edit 'meshchat_serial.py', and configure both your serial port address for your node (usually either /dev/ttyUSB0 or /dev/ttyACM0), and the channel index you want to operate on (normally 0). If using Windows, set your serial port like this: "COM4". You can find the COM# in Device Manager.

Usage

• If using Serial: python meshchat_serial.py
• If using Tcp: python meshchat_tcp.py
• Use the /help command for, funnily enough, help!

TODO

• Handle screen resizes gracefully
• Handle message acknowledgements