2026-06-01T03:53:53Z https://yabu.me John Poole https://yabu.me/npub1dvt7hwa9tv2ep56jx0nnu5lhs3z3g5qsmsu5lp0swfwt6tcktsxstwtmtk https://files.mastodon.online/accounts/avatars/110/615/704/224/625/537/original/b9279d9069f63ec6.jpg https://files.mastodon.online/accounts/avatars/110/615/704/224/625/537/original/b9279d9069f63ec6.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0glh5erz97964kxyxcjpzdv3kvcj0322fxkzw5p9rhr3qwcvufyczyp4306am54d3tyxn2ge7w0jn77zy29zszrwrjnu97pe9e0f0zewq6yfh7lz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx8d8vnl6rjnjkpmcw4u3d65esdup4yerp2n5l4uglnz7xt3hl28ge30jgs'>nevent1q…0jgs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Your explanation is excellent. This kind of high level description ought to help people new to #Reticulum. It would be ideal to tie this into a real specification -- a project I&#39;m about to undertake using thatSFguy&#39;s project.<br/><br/>I am at a disadvantage here because I&#39;ve never heard of <a href="https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Overview_of_the_NixOS_Linux_distribution">https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Overview_of_the_NixOS_Linux_distribution</a>, I&#39;ve just focused on Gentoo and whatever other systems I&#39;ve needed when Gentoo did not have a package for something I wanted to install. 2026-06-07T16:46:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdazpjl72rd7v2y7mf3y22elz7mlmfnwljturnra709vzwcr2wetgzyp4306am54d3tyxn2ge7w0jn77zy29zszrwrjnu97pe9e0f0zewq6ma7te4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8rc92fxynrcc03prq57kjxjvzyn385cd9kddvps03fjx24ltlhegejdkxe'>nevent1q…dkxe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No wonder you&#39;re getting 5 km range with LoRa. Nice clear line of sight. 2026-06-07T00:15:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswgf4anclrumwjc3u88qa4jd3td0jlz8mrx5hlwzjn96l5darwudgzyp4306am54d3tyxn2ge7w0jn77zy29zszrwrjnu97pe9e0f0zewq6lmr04z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdw9vvkf3hage3d9mr7cmcpqqmaxvgkkrdh7mju6h2u25vnu4staqd50j37'>nevent1q…0j37</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, but having a conversation about such a pure protocol as you are considering will lead to a more informed discussion if it can be parsed and a specification formulated from your code. Consideration of a protocol is best had when your have the terms of the specification defined, using AI to extract them ought to be very helpful. 2026-06-06T23:44:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxkwnstg8mrr44hr6ucdjdp2r78pjle9k5c4rrdpgs0vq8fn5e9vgzyp4306am54d3tyxn2ge7w0jn77zy29zszrwrjnu97pe9e0f0zewq6hnkj9a A house is not a building code.<br/><br/>I wrote about using ChatGPT + Codex to derive a protocol specification for Reticulum/LXMF from its Python implementation—turning “look at the source” into something closer to a language-neutral contract, with test vectors to follow.<br/><br/><a href="https://salemdata.net/johnpress/?p=812">https://salemdata.net/johnpress/?p=812</a><br/><br/>#Reticulum #LXMF #Codex #AIcoding #ProtocolDesign #EmbeddedSystems #TBeamSupreme #ESP32<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/705/192/844/983/060/original/4f86334b08866ef9.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/705/193/949/277/064/original/8a84355b674fdaf6.png"> <br/> 2026-06-06T21:07:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd7lc3ctukpkwp5268qhuu4efrvxmnla2jkkf6jxcqh7xkm4y4m7gzyp4306am54d3tyxn2ge7w0jn77zy29zszrwrjnu97pe9e0f0zewq64cclte In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfzjdh68d2pkev7hchma5sm6amasnrhxs4mypsepqzc7vgkn979yc786es0'>nevent1q…6es0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This conversation compels me to try and document the cycle of the protocol in a visual form. I find understanding who sends what to whom difficult to digest and retrain without a visual diagram. <br/><br/>Creating a visual diagram of what gets sent and peek into its encryption structure has been something I&#39;ve wanted to do from the outset of my introduction to Reticulum. 2026-06-01T14:58:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf6qx6swwj7yfaqtqsthsheu8ylpgq86n9y64ggylt999swcjxwwszyp4306am54d3tyxn2ge7w0jn77zy29zszrwrjnu97pe9e0f0zewq6vmhzj4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsytg9wcw92jr709r7mx8f5z3jm9jygdpw7hdvg2rlyu2yrpcylq8gzzu20y'>nevent1q…u20y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have BOB&lt;-&gt;CY via DAN. Links are getting established, but then die at CY&#39;s end. I&#39;ve saturated microReticulum with debugging wraps and it&#39;s looking like the problem is at CY&#39;s processing, not DAN&#39;s. 2026-06-01T14:28:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfzy50ktpatkjkklut9sjrzqgqt40yxmt52206pqtcl3j06dzkwrszyp4306am54d3tyxn2ge7w0jn77zy29zszrwrjnu97pe9e0f0zewq6dm5t56 Herding T-Beam Cats: my practical test bench for running 7 LilyGo T-Beam SUPREMEs with PlatformIO, synchronized clocks, serial monitors, structured logs, and Codex-assisted debugging bounded by actual evidence.<br/><br/><a href="https://salemdata.net/johnpress/?p=777">https://salemdata.net/johnpress/?p=777</a><br/><br/>#TBeamSupreme #ESP32 #PlatformIO #Reticulum #microReticulum #EmbeddedSystems #Gentoo #AIcoding #Codex #HardwareHacking 2026-05-31T22:35:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9x0ndsuxmgqxpdk05uxy7kpg5g908rkhkj0fs6a922e0a6fdn38szyp4306am54d3tyxn2ge7w0jn77zy29zszrwrjnu97pe9e0f0zewq6xmhpcy I used #Bluetooth / #BLE as a short-range stand-in for #LoRa to test #Reticulum mesh behavior with #TBeamSupreme units.<br/><br/>The RSSI graph worked: carry two units away from a base pair, watch signal strength decay, disappear, then recover on return.<br/><br/>The GPS trace? Woeful. Useful lesson: RSSI test succeeded; urban T-Beam GPS precision did not.<br/><br/><a href="https://salemdata.net/johnpress/?p=757">https://salemdata.net/johnpress/?p=757</a><br/><br/>#MeshNetworking #ESP32 #FieldTesting #OpenSource<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/649/527/272/770/768/original/98b6ff981237e28d.png"> <br/> 2026-05-27T22:28:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8a7hrvtppz7rt4eqmkcwtam75ztwhhwnlft0t6d8qevjuydrpyvqzyp4306am54d3tyxn2ge7w0jn77zy29zszrwrjnu97pe9e0f0zewq6rddzcp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszdv5kds45a5yg7dg0sl8j2wsgj8d8tm6l6jd4ycglnxs5dayqwsqv84hvn'>nevent1q…4hvn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How about some statistics? I checked your GitHub, do you have a blog or some place that might have more details on your fascinating project(s)? 2026-05-25T00:18:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqgnurzcj83ec77j8p9yv48kwswk40vr8d8l4ml5c6na9lk93yvkqzyp4306am54d3tyxn2ge7w0jn77zy29zszrwrjnu97pe9e0f0zewq6zt826c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv98mn4qyzsax8v6rmmyy6zm7hv5tdqwll8vthpy8lma5xy3dmhms7hg0vu'>nevent1q…g0vu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I sent a reply email and have not heard back 2026-05-23T18:24:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq8l3z495t933dv8rkmrfwjl94kwgkqg063j4ln0f6wel764tyx2qzyp4306am54d3tyxn2ge7w0jn77zy29zszrwrjnu97pe9e0f0zewq6supxd2 Two $17 Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W boards exchanging encrypted poems over #Reticulum using Bluetooth only -- no LoRa hat, no extra radio, no carrier network.<br/><br/>A small-board demo of #microReticulum in C++ with BLE as the link layer. Cheap hardware, built-in radios, real packets, real timing, real tinkering.<br/><br/><a href="https://salemdata.net/johnpress/?p=720">https://salemdata.net/johnpress/?p=720</a><br/><br/>#RaspberryPi #PiZero2W #Bluetooth #BLE #Linux #SBC #Maker #SmallBoardComputers<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/624/811/309/950/332/original/cc41003e3f0103d6.webp"> <br/> 2026-05-23T16:24:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvphe0paeaqzwsmvrulzqg7w9uz4pm383v5745a9mp9dg05mdl9aczyp4306am54d3tyxn2ge7w0jn77zy29zszrwrjnu97pe9e0f0zewq6eafp8x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvevk8tyqw5psl6yq07x34jcw9qm6q4du8kz4lu9cmle5m4a0ytlg5urdyl'>nevent1q…rdyl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Skipping the #TBeamSupreme for this test: two bare #RaspberryPiZero2W boards running #microReticulum with my BLE interface, each sending poetry to the other over their built-in Bluetooth radios.<br/><br/>Two $17 SBCs, 8.8 MB builds, fully secure Reticulum link, and ambidextrous roles: start both, and they decide who is client/server.<br/><br/>#Bluetooth #BLE #Reticulum #RaspberryPi #MeshNetworking<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/615/516/915/395/611/original/db6268bc803be592.png"> <br/> 2026-05-22T01:08:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvevk8tyqw5psl6yq07x34jcw9qm6q4du8kz4lu9cmle5m4a0ytlgzyp4306am54d3tyxn2ge7w0jn77zy29zszrwrjnu97pe9e0f0zewq6qfqrs8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0zej0klr9u7v4aev9043qm5s2550uzk4mj2fs3w83l2cktjwyyjqm5a2ev'>nevent1q…a2ev</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve successfully compiled and run builds on:<br/>Intel (Gentoo, hardware: 2012) workstation<br/>AMD laptop (Gentoo: System 76 Pangolin)<br/>Raspberry Pi 4B (Raspbian Trixie: built &amp; run)<br/>Raspberry Pi Zero 2W (just run using image built on 4B)<br/><br/>Each of the above successfully paired with the T-Beam DAN and using Reticulum exchanged poetry. What could be nicer?<br/><br/>The problem I feared was the variance in Bluetooth chips and interaction with the OS. 2026-05-22T00:19:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0zej0klr9u7v4aev9043qm5s2550uzk4mj2fs3w83l2cktjwyyjqzyp4306am54d3tyxn2ge7w0jn77zy29zszrwrjnu97pe9e0f0zewq6asykww In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfyflqqs9j5hhrc4fz04ykcf8sctdf274yguykz9m7mkxruz0pfncpcjfp0'>nevent1q…jfp0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The voyage of discovery expands: I&#39;ve compiled the microReticulum + BLE interface for my Intel workstation (binary is 8.8M -- ouch!) and have succeeded in having my Intel workstation sends poetry to a T-Beam over Bluetooth and vice-versa. Using a KIVO low quality bluetooth on the Intel. I&#39;m having each unit have its own poem so it&#39;s clear where the source is coming from. Next: compile for ARM64 (Rpi4 &amp; then RpiZero2w) and AMD64 (System76 Pangolin)<br/><br/>#TBeamSupreme #Reticulum<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/614/787/418/709/265/original/c3743b32c7430e10.webp"> <br/> 2026-05-21T21:19:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfyflqqs9j5hhrc4fz04ykcf8sctdf274yguykz9m7mkxruz0pfnczyp4306am54d3tyxn2ge7w0jn77zy29zszrwrjnu97pe9e0f0zewq6rsw884 AI coding agents get much more interesting when they can touch real hardware. I used Codex to compile, upload, monitor serial consoles, analyze failures, and iterate on two ESP32-based T-Beam boards until a BLE file-transfer bug in fresh C++ #Reticulum interface was fixed.<br/><br/>Hardware-in-the-loop debugging feels like a real shift and shifts the development cycle into 6th gear.<br/> <br/><a href="https://salemdata.net/johnpress/?p=710">https://salemdata.net/johnpress/?p=710</a><br/><br/>#AI #EmbeddedSystems #ESP32 #Bluetooth #IoT #HardwareHacking<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/608/086/160/818/318/original/d8bc9cb85f0bc55b.webp"> <br/> 2026-05-20T17:30:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0vffs7hvuurxhk8xatdwtrp27leh75u74l2lcxvnx9dx8sq0xzjgzyp4306am54d3tyxn2ge7w0jn77zy29zszrwrjnu97pe9e0f0zewq6wv7kj4 Two $17 Raspberry Pi Zero 2Ws successfully exchanged the full 44k text of the U.S. Constitution over a Reticulum Bluetooth interface: 100% completeness simultaneously.<br/><br/>Can BLE become a viable Reticulum interface for projects like microReticulum on the LilyGO T-Beam SUPREME? Includes synchronized timing analysis, latency metrics, and Perl-based log analytics.<br/><br/><a href="https://salemdata.net/johnpress/?p=687">https://salemdata.net/johnpress/?p=687</a><br/><br/>#Reticulum #Bluetooth #BLE #PiZero2W #LoRa #TBeamSupreme #OpenSource 2026-05-16T20:26:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfqsjz5hygaw70mws7stulf0jzkcea5yfgv2u9qj0zg4x3nnxcxzczyp4306am54d3tyxn2ge7w0jn77zy29zszrwrjnu97pe9e0f0zewq6mwrsqg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszdv5kds45a5yg7dg0sl8j2wsgj8d8tm6l6jd4ycglnxs5dayqwsqv84hvn'>nevent1q…4hvn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>where are you posting your code? 2026-05-16T10:58:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsykp8z9veajvnl520z5uh7h9mumdcr9zjxgdrl9s7xmq3yvfqg9gczyp4306am54d3tyxn2ge7w0jn77zy29zszrwrjnu97pe9e0f0zewq6pa4x98 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq2s9gjtvnme6ylm5vl9r0at7wu6sxjsdczjn4apkuj58w22emwaskhcl0m'>nevent1q…cl0m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>gardenia Thunbergia? 2026-05-10T15:49:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqps9tydhwsx7ytx77l4wags5txhps42tqjkudgnu3j7vp3pfklwgzyp4306am54d3tyxn2ge7w0jn77zy29zszrwrjnu97pe9e0f0zewq6h23twv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2yks0mhzlsvhrjke0zx57admuph32jtlyttetc7y29uuqhu7a56cncewj8'>nevent1q…ewj8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been doing a deep dive on the #LilyGOT-BeamSUPREME and I am creating C++ exercises for all the components to fully understand and learn how to manipulate them. Both run on #ESP32S3. Goals: #Reticulum only. <a href="https://salemdata.net/repo/jlpoole/microReticulumTbeam/src/branch/feature/fieldtest-beacon-sd-provision">https://salemdata.net/repo/jlpoole/microReticulumTbeam/src/branch/feature/fieldtest-beacon-sd-provision</a> and SD card cache + precise time synchronization for any unit 2026-02-15T16:32:50Z