JakubandClaude Opus 5.5
e822242660
Short pages by feature (getting started, messages, contacts, navigation,
tools, settings, lock, hardware) instead of one page per OLED screen, with
Wio Tracker L2 differences as notes; facts checked against the code
(keyboard scripts vs. hold-for-accents, {batt}/{dist}, L2 limits and
settings layout). Developer guides and build flags under docs/solo/developer.
Old docs/solo_features and its ~50 screenshots removed; a hero banner and
three simulator screenshots added; links updated.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
MeshCore Solo
Solo is a MeshCore companion firmware that works on its own: messages, contacts, GPS navigation and tools right on the device, no phone needed. The phone app still connects as with the stock firmware, over Bluetooth or USB.
Try it in your browser: solo.marekzegarek.com
What it does
- Messages without a phone: channels, direct messages and rooms, with
quick replies, live placeholders (
{loc},{time}, sensor readings) and keyboards for Latin, Cyrillic, Greek and European diacritics. - GPS navigation: trail recording with GPX export, waypoints, a compass, navigate to any node, waypoint or shared location, live location sharing and a geofence alert (Locator).
- Nearby nodes: who's around, signal and distance, ping, and remote admin of your repeaters and rooms.
- Tools: clock with alarm, timer and stopwatch, a remote bot that answers commands over the mesh, repeater mode, a ringtone editor, diagnostics.
- Screen lock with an optional PIN.
- On the Wio Tracker L2: an offline map, message history on the SD card, the SD card as a USB drive, updates over WiFi.
Devices
The firmware is the same everywhere; how you drive it depends on the device. These docs mark the differences with notes like this:
Note
Wio Tracker L2: what's different on the touch screen.
| Group | Devices | Controls |
|---|---|---|
| Joystick | Wio Tracker L1 (OLED / e-ink), GAT562 30S, GAT562 Watch13, Heltec V3/V4 with a joystick | Four directions, Enter, Back |
| Keyboard | M5Stack Cardputer ADV, T-Echo Lite + KeyShield, any board with a CardKB | Keys; arrows or their Fn combinations for the directions |
| Touch | Wio Tracker L2 | Taps, swipes and holds; two side buttons |
| OLED / e-ink | Wio Tracker L2 | |
|---|---|---|
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The joystick and keyboard devices share one interface, sized for small OLED and e-ink screens. The Wio Tracker L2 has its own, built for a 320 × 240 colour touch screen, with extras its hardware allows: an offline map, message history on the SD card and updates over WiFi.
Pages
- Getting started: controls, the home screen, the phone app, updates
- Messages: channels, direct messages, rooms, typing
- Contacts: nearby nodes, favourites, remote admin
- Navigation: GPS, trail, waypoints, compass, sharing your location, the map
- Tools: clock tools, bot, repeater, ringtones, diagnostics
- Settings: what is where
- Screen lock: locking, auto-lock, PIN
- Hardware: external keyboards and joysticks, e-ink, SD card, WiFi
For developers: UI Core, UI framework, build flags.
Contributors
Big thanks to the people who contributed to Solo: vanous, marczykm, tchellow and 3urobeat.