Applications

This guide describes some applications of the FoBE Quill ESP32-S3 Mesh.

Meshtastic

Meshtastic is a popular open-source project that allows you to create an off-grid, decentralized mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices.

The FoBE Quill ESP32-S3 Mesh is compatible with Meshtastic, allowing you to build your own mesh network using this development board.

Flashing firmware

This tutorial will guide users to flash the FoBE Quill ESP32-S3 Mesh to the Meshtastic version, for those who want to use the Meshtastic network.

Preparation

• FoBE Quill ESP32-S3 Mesh Board x 1
• USB-C cable x 1
• Computer with Python 3 installed

Wiring

Connect the FoBE Quill ESP32-S3 Mesh to your computer using a USB-C cable.

Flash Meshtastic firmware

Download the latest firmware from the FoBE Meshtastic Index.

UF2

Double click the Reset button, there should be a FoBE Boot drive on your PC.

Drag the firmware-fobe_quill_esp32s3_mesh-2.7.3.cf574c7.uf2 file to the driver. The download will run automatically, then the driver will log out.

Hex

This is recommended method, to install latest version:

pip3 install --user adafruit-nrfutil

To flash the firmware, run the following command:

adafruit-nrfutil --verbose dfu serial --package firmware-fobe_quill_nrf52840_mesh-2.7.3.cf574c7.zip \
--port <your_device_port> -b 115200

That your can use the FoBE Quill ESP32-S3 Mesh with the Meshtastic network, you can now use the Meshtastic app to configure your device and start using it.

More information can be found in the Meshtastic documentation.