📖 Start Here — MeshCore Guide

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🚀 New to MeshCore? Start Here

1. MeshCore Protocol Overview - What makes MeshCore different
2. MeshCore Firmware Types - REPEATER,Companion, ROOMRepeater, CLIENT,Room ROOMServer, SERVERSensor - which do you need?
3. MeshCore Setup Guide - Step-by-step first setup
4. Getting Started with the MeshCore App

📚 What's In This Book

Understanding MeshCore

• Path Discovery and Route Learning - How pathMeshCore discovery/acknowledgmentfloods routingthe worksfirst message then routes directly afterward (flood-first, direct-route-after)
• Why MeshCore Scales Better Than Flooding
• MeshCore Routing Architecture
• MeshCore Encryption Overview - AES-128 in ECB mode with HMAC-SHA256a +2-byte ECDH(truncated) cipher MAC for integrity; key agreement via Ed25519 keys transposed to X25519 (ECDH). SHA-256 is used for channel-key hashing.

Hardware for MeshCore

• Supported Hardware for MeshCore
• Choosing Hardware for MeshCore vs Meshtastic
• RAK WisBlock System for MeshCore - The preferred hardware platform

Firmware

• MeshCore Firmware Variants Explained
• Flashing MeshCore Firmware
• Keeping MeshCore Firmware Updated
• Firmware Governance and Canonical Sources

Using the App

• MeshCore App: Messaging and Contacts
• MeshCore App: Radio Settings and Position

CLI and Advanced Configuration

• Connecting to Your Device (CLI)
• Full CLI Command Reference
• Key Repeater Settings

Security and Encryption

• Understanding ECDH Key Exchange in MeshCore
• Channel Security and Private Networks

Developer and Protocol Reference

• MeshCore Python API
• MeshCore Packet Format Reference
• MeshCore Companion Protocol (BLE API)
• MeshCore Path Discovery Deep Dive

Troubleshooting

• Common Issues and Fixes
• MeshCore Network Troubleshooting Reference

➡️ Related Books

• MeshCore Repeaters - Setting up MeshCore infrastructure nodes
• Room Servers & Gateways - MeshCore room server setup and administration
• Hardware Guide - Choosing and buying the right hardware