Pi Pico W with Waveshare - struggling!

Meshtastic
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Hi all,

Here’s a request I posted on the Meshtastic support forum that’s getting lots of reads, but no replies yet! Anyone got any ideas?

I have a Pi Pico W and a Waveshare 1262 that I’m trying to get working, to no avail.

I have:

  • Successfully flashed the device with both stable and alpha firmwares
  • Attempted to configure the device using a USB serial connection to my laptop using the webclient (client.meshtastic.org)
  • Attempted to connect to the device via a USB cable to my Android app

Problems:

  • When using the webclient, the SAVE button doesn’t work reliably. I’ve managed to get some things to stick - device name, country code, wifi details etc, but I can’t set a static IP, as the SAVE button doesn’t work. It never remembers the configuration.
  • When using the Android app and a USB cable, the app cannot detect the Pi running Meshtastic. I’ve put the phone in developer mode and tried all the USB connection methods - file transfer, PTP etc, but it is never recognised.

Does anyone have any ideas or tips on moving forward? I’ve been at this for hours and am losing the will!

Thanks,
Adam

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Tagging @Mike as he’s our local Meshtastic guru. I’m not sure he has any experience with this hardware though. He’s never mentioned anything similar to this configuration to me.

Welcome, by the way!

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Adam, is there any chance that you could bring all the components to the OTC one Saturday. I’m assuming that you have connected a non-pi version already and that you are following the same setup process? The first step must be to set the device ‘Location’ (US) before many other settings can be saved. I’m guessing that this was done and the issue lies elsewhere. If you’re available on a Saturday, we can go through it end-to-end.

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Hi Mike, I’d love for you to take a look with me and do some fault-finding. I’m not sure when I’ll be at the OTC next. If you email me: ve7zal@gmail.com it’ll be easier than communicating via the forum. Maybe we can set up a time to meet?

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Guys, just remember the OTC is closed for exams on the 30th.