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Week_11: Networking and communication

  individual assignment:
      • design, build, and connect wired or wireless node(s)
         with network or bus addresses and local input &/or
         output device(s)
   group assignment:
      • send a message between two projects

Heltec HTIT Tracker:

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I want to create a Lora wan network between two of these and connect my Xiao Cia via bluetooth and send a message from the Xiao to Heltec A via bluetooth and relay the message from Heltec A to Heltec B via LoRa wan.

Step 1 set up and test the Heltec HTIT Trackers:

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  • Start by attaching the LoRa Antennae
  • Open up Arduino IDE
  • Select Heltec Wireless Tracker under boards

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  • go to the libraries manager and search Adafruit ST7735 and ST7789 Library &Adafruit GFX Library It should look like this. Click install

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  • add this URL to Arduino IDE preferences under Additional Boards Manager URLs:

https://resource.heltec.cn/download/package_heltec_esp32_index.json

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