LILYGO T-BeamSUPREME Meshtastic 915Mhz ESP32-S3 LoRa L76K GPS WiFi Bluetooth Module TTGO Development Board with 1.3inch SH1106 OLED

Excellent, premium meshtastic experience. Came preloaded with an old meshtastic firmware (2.3 I think) but flashing it to a new one worked perfectly. The GNSS for GPS worked immediately for me, it didn't take a while to find satellites like other brands I've used. Buy a nice li-on 18650 from a reputable site to use with it. Great device all-around.

My first (not a heltec) Meshtastic. Love it works great.

I have several Meshtastic devices from several different manufacturers. This unit is easy to configure and having the GPS built in makes it easier to configure that other units that have add-on GPS modules if you want that capability.Maybe it is just me but the Lilygo devices seem to be more stable and easier to flash than some of the Heltec devices that I have. I also like having the SMA antenna connector, that makes it easier to use other antennas. Overall, nice unit that I do recommend to others.

What genius put the USB port in front of the screen? Absolutely idiotic.The screen is nice, and the fixed antenna connector seems beneficial. But if you want to 3d-print a case for this I can’t really imagine a way to keep the USB port accessible. If it’s in a case, this is how you’d charge the battery.

I have spent countless hours working with these in building mesh firmware for T-Deck, T-Beam supreme, and other devices. These T-Beam supremes are my go-to for mobile nodes, tracker nodes, and base stations.For my home base station, I have one of these combined with a 48" signal plus antenna and a 1 watt amp from sunhaus. Wow...is all I can say. My T-Deck plus, with internal antenna, can get a signal from 6 miles away to the T-Beam with this setup.L76k and ublox are both good. Supposedly I think ublox uses a little less power, but I'm getting >24 hour battery life with a cheap rechargeable using either. I leave mine plugged in or on solar constantly though.The real-time clock is something that's missing from most similar devices, and it's quite important for security purposes, and not being dependent on GPS for time.This has an SD card reader, which is required for my firmware (storing encrypted packets, public keys, etc). I'm not sure how other mesh systems get by with just flash, id expect wear leveling, but I use the SD extensively.The LoRa radio works flawlessly, as does the WiFi. I don't use BLE for my system, so I can't speak to thatMy base station has been running for months.I don't know how well other systems work with it, but it is really a fantastic fit for ChatterBox.Highly recommend!

Was easy and stress free to setup.Updated it then set it up via android app.

Works Great

Rock solid. On 24/7 for months and months without issue.