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Factory For Materializing Dreams

ARMACHAT
long range radio messenger

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Freedom of communication without borders,
operators, networks, fees !
Your own network, your own rules !
Long range radio communicator

AWARDS

  • PCBWay 3rd PCB Design Contest 2nd place BEST DESIGN !
  • Hackaday Prize Community Vote (Bootstrap Award 1.place)

 

Articles about project:

 

I am alive THANKS to Patreon support
 www.patreon.com/bobricius

Hardware features :

  • Only single module Rasbery pi PICO
  • QWERTY keyboard - 36 keys (6x6 matrix)
  • LCD on HW SPI:
    -  2.8" IPS LCD display 320x240 ST7789
  • RFM95 long range radio module - 2 freq. by your country
  • Beeper
  • 18650 Battery charging
  • native HW USB  ....

Working software features:

  • Send message ... compose and send message to specified recipient
  • Receive message ... message is received on background and stored in memory.
  • Message editor ... write message about +/- 80 characters long ...  80 is now best readable on full display ....
  • Message memory ... all send/received messages are stored in memory
  • Display memory ... display memory content
  • Battery ... display voltage
  • Config ... user radio configuration spread factor / power
  • check message delivery confirmation
  •  

PROJECT PAGE:

armawatch-armachat-long-range-radio-messengers

SOURCE CODE:

https://github.com/bobricius/Armachat-circuitpython

FACEBOOK GROUP:

facebook.com/groups/armachat/

QUESTIONS?

CONTACTS ...

 

 

 


Carefully read please !

Frequency for LoRa long range radio module:

  • 868Mhz is for EU
    You can select in setup 915Mhz for US but you can decrease performance,
    I do not know how much, there is no universal module (I asked in HopeRF)

    On my quick outdoor test I am not see difference.
  • 915Mhz is for USA
  • 433Mhz not available.
  • Check LoRa frequency in your country,
    thethingsnetwork.org/docs/lorawan/frequencies-by-country

Armachat have no radio device certification, use on your resposibility.

Important notes:

  • FOR ADVANCED USER !!!
  • NOT FOR BEGINNERS !!!
  • Firmware is now very basic CHECK WORKING SOFTWARE FEATURES

MSD Bootloader:

  • Armachat is now detected as disk drive,
    just copy new firmware as simple uf2 file.

Communication distance:

  • Hard to say ... there is lot variables, antenna, settings, obstacles
    ( Standard RFM95 20dB output, spread factor 12, 2dB antenna )
  • 700m unit on garden desk
  • 1500m unit in window
  • 4300m unit on attic window, but not reliable

Shipping:

  • worldwide flat 19eur with tracking number

  • maybe I send your order in more packages
    (To reduce complete package lost)

  • sending from Slovakia (Heart of Europe) no Custom fees inside EU.

 

Package content:

  • Assembled Armachat unit without battery

After order:

  • Your payment is protected by PAYPAL

  • There is no automatic order confirmation
    (I write you personal email with tracking number)

PCB integration

The age of the rectangular PCBs is already far away,

now PCB is not just be a carrier, it is device, enclosure or sensor

Factory for Materializing dreams

One day is it dream, but it's not just a dream, it's just a vision of the near future ...

Finding new solutions

Make simple and reliable circuit

Continuous improvement

Firmware updates
Modularity

Advanced procedures

SMT assembly

Reflow
Rapid prototyping