1.74

WARNING! Currently this release is tested on six boards, the RAK4631, the LoRa32 v2.1, the Heltec32 V3, the Heltec T114, the T3S3 SX1280 (w/ PA) and the Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32 (w/ WIO SX1262). For those who are able, please compile manually for your own boards and open issues if there are any, or if they run fine, please email me at [email protected] and I will add the release binary for that board. This notice will be updated as more boards are verified to function well.

Changes:

• Included all upstream changes up to v1.81 from RNode_Firmware (including the new CSMA algorithm, etc.)
• Finished T3S3 SX1280 (w/ PA) support
• Added basic logging functionality for use in future releases
• Fixed console compilation
• Added the RNode Bluetooth ID to the display
• Changed the nRF52 pairing process to resemble the ESP32 (put into pairing mode, then the key is given immediately)
• Added robust modem hang detection
• Refactored multi-interface serial spec to use less command bytes
• Added openCom XL target
• Updated CONTRIBUTING.md with better instructions @nathmo
• Added Ebyte E22 900M30S board support @tomuk5
• Started T-Echo support (WIP) @jeremybox
• Makefile revamp @qbit
• Added XIAO ESP32 support (works with WIO SX1262 and with / without Expansion Base)

1.73

WARNING! Currently this release is only tested on two boards, the RAK4631 and the Heltec32 V3. For those who are able, please compile manually for your own boards and open issues if there are any, or if they run fine, please email me at [email protected] and I will add the release binary for that board.

Changes:

• Added multiple interface support - for supported boards you may now use more than one radio modem at once! Currently the only supported board is the RAK4631 with the right hardware.
• Fixes for various issues with the SX1280 - data rates are now at expected speeds overall.
• Added PA calculations for the LoRa1280F27 - this allows for the TX power to be set accurately for this modem.
• Fixes for OLED compilation errors as a result of commit 055083f.
• Added switching graphics to the display - shows statistics from up to 2 modems simultaneously.
• Fix TNC EEPROM settings not being saved - courtesy of @attermann
• Fix ESP32 linker errors - BSP version is now fixed at 2.0.17, using the older crosstool-ng linker from previous versions (2021r1)
• Added SX1280 support to RAK4631
• Added start of support for T3S3 with SX1280
• Added freeNode target for those who have purchased a freeNode from Liberated Embedded Systems.