1. Getting started with RNodes

This video is a introduction to RNodes. RNodes are radio transceivers running open source, custom firmware designed to work with the Reticulum Network Stack https://reticulum.network

The RNode firmware https://github.com/markqvist/RNode\_Firmware/ supports a wide array of LoRa hardware. You can find a full list of supported devices here: https://reticulum.network/manual/hardware.html#rnode, https://unsigned.io/rnode\_firmware/

In this video, the LoRa32 v2.1 board from LilyGO is used as an example. https://github.com/markqvist/Reticulum/wiki/RNode-Recipes#lilygo-lora32-v21-rnode---simple-case

The simplest way to flash the RNode firmware is by using the web flasher developed by Liam Cottle.
https://github.com/liamcottle/rnode-flasher
This runs entirely in your browser and is supported on Linux, Mac, and Windows

You will need a Chrome based browser for this. If you use Firefox, you can install the https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/webserial-for-firefox/ WebSerial extension.

RNodes can also be flashed using the rnodeconf command line tool provided by the Reticulum python package. Running "rnodeconf -a" will bring up the autoinstaller.

Once the firmware is flashed, you can use your RNode as an interface with Reticulum https://markqvist.github.io/Reticulum/manual/interfaces.html#rnode-lora-interface

You can use RNodes with any LXMF program like MeshChat https://github.com/liamcottle/reticulum-meshchat, Sideband https://github.com/markqvist/Sideband and NomadNet https://github.com/markqvist/NomadNet

Attributions:
"RNode with anything" image provided by unsigned.io, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Music: "Light Years" by Stellardrone, CC BY 4.0 https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/track/light-years

You can support markqvist and the development of Reticulum and the RNode firmware by visiting https://unsigned.io/donate.html