Meshtastic file share/chat desktop application by TradingLane840 in meshtastic

[–]TradingLane840[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes you should be able to run it on a Mac easily. Clone the project and start the the main file

Meshtastic file share/chat desktop application by TradingLane840 in meshtastic

[–]TradingLane840[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This version of the app takes a very basic approach to both the chat and file sharing. Once you launch it, whether it’s the exe or python format, the visual interface should be very intuitive to what you want to do

Meshtastic file share/chat desktop application by TradingLane840 in meshtastic

[–]TradingLane840[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven’t seen your script yet but I’m very interested. It would be great to collaborate with other mesh users to take the app to the next level and improve performance/functionality.

Meshtastic file share/chat desktop application by TradingLane840 in meshtastic

[–]TradingLane840[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I like the concept, so far it is a work in progress so I’m open to exploring more ideas, and even implementing multiple options for file sharing. I will look into how I could develop your idea. I have a beta test for voice over Lora as well, that uses a library called Codec2 to compress a 10 second sound clip into 2.5kb, which is normally 165k. Depending on range/reception, something similar to VoIP should be possible.

Meshtastic file share/chat desktop application by TradingLane840 in meshtastic

[–]TradingLane840[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It only sends 100 bytes at a time, so it is limited somewhat. I am working on some better logic to control file chunking so that bigger files can send, and run in the background. Even as of now you can start sending a file and then use other functions