meshcore-patches

Patches and automated builds for MeshCore firmware.

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Patches

#	Patch	Role	Description	Docs
01	firmware-retry	Companion	Keeps retrying DM and group messages in the background until they go through	Details
02	motion-detect	Repeater	Motion detection via nRF52840 LPCOMP — sends channel alert + reports telemetry presence	Details

Both patches are independent and can be combined.

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Pre-built Firmware

Pre-built firmware for all supported boards is available on the Releases page.

Flashing

1. Download the firmware file for your board from Releases
2. Go to MeshCore Flasher
3. Select Custom Firmware at the bottom
4. Upload your firmware file and flash

For more details, see the upstream MeshCore documentation.

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Building

Full release (all boards)

1. Go to Actions > Build Patched Release
2. Select a role (companion / repeater / both)
3. Check which patches to include
4. Optionally specify an upstream tag (auto-detects latest)
5. Run — firmware files appear as a GitHub release

Single board

1. Go to Actions > Build Single Board
2. Select your board, role (companion / repeater), and connection type
3. Check which patches to include
4. Optionally specify an upstream tag
5. Run — download the firmware artifact from the completed run

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Applying Patches Manually

git clone https://github.com/meshcore-dev/MeshCore
cd MeshCore
git checkout repeater-v1.14.1  # or any release tag

# Apply whichever patches you need
git apply /path/to/patches/01-firmware-retry.patch
git apply /path/to/patches/02-motion-detect.patch

# For patch 02, add the build flag:
export PLATFORMIO_BUILD_FLAGS="-DMOTION_DETECT_ENABLED"