MeshCore: compatible boards, battery life and real builds
Lightweight mesh firmware with dedicated repeaters and efficient routing, built for large networks.
19 boards from 5 manufacturers in the catalog are compatible with MeshCore. The lowest-power one is the Heltec Mesh Node T114 (~12 mA): on a 3000 mAh battery it lasts about 10.4 days.
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Boards compatible with MeshCore
Sorted from lowest to highest power draw. Battery life estimated on a 3000 mAh battery, no solar.
- Heltec Mesh Node T114nRF52840 · SX1262 · ~12 mA · fixed~10.4 days on 3000 mAh
- T-EchonRF52840 · SX1262 · ~12 mA · handheld~10.4 days on 3000 mAh
- RAK19003 + RAK4631nRF52840 · SX1262 · ~12 mA · development board~10.4 days on 3000 mAh
- RAK4631 WisBlocknRF52840 · SX1262 · ~12 mA · development board~10.4 days on 3000 mAh
- RAK4631-RnRF52840 · SX1262 · ~12 mA · development board~10.4 days on 3000 mAh
- WisBlock Starter KitnRF52840 · SX1262 · ~12 mA · development board~10.4 days on 3000 mAh
- SenseCAP T1000-EnRF52840 · LR1110 · ~12 mA · tracker~10.4 days on 3000 mAh
- XIAO nRF52840 + LoRanRF52840 · SX1262 · ~12 mA · development board~10.4 days on 3000 mAh
- T-Beam v1.2ESP32 · SX1262 · ~90 mA · tracker~1.4 days on 3000 mAh
- Heltec LoRa32 V3ESP32-S3 · SX1262 · ~110 mA · development board~1.1 days on 3000 mAh
- Heltec V4ESP32-S3 · SX1262 · ~110 mA · development board~1.1 days on 3000 mAh
- Heltec Wireless PaperESP32-S3 · SX1262 · ~110 mA · handheld~1.1 days on 3000 mAh
- Heltec Wireless TrackerESP32-S3 · SX1262 · ~110 mA · tracker~1.1 days on 3000 mAh
- T-Beam S3 CoreESP32-S3 · SX1262 · ~110 mA · tracker~1.1 days on 3000 mAh
- T-DeckESP32-S3 · SX1262 · ~110 mA · handheld~1.1 days on 3000 mAh
- T-Deck PlusESP32-S3 · SX1262 · ~110 mA · handheld~1.1 days on 3000 mAh
- T3-S3 v1.0ESP32-S3 · SX1262 · ~110 mA · development board~1.1 days on 3000 mAh
- XIAO ESP32-S3 + LoRaESP32-S3 · SX1262 · ~110 mA · development board~1.1 days on 3000 mAh
- Station G2ESP32-S3 · SX1268 · ~110 mA · fixed~1.1 days on 3000 mAh
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What is MeshCore?
Lightweight mesh firmware with dedicated repeaters and efficient routing, built for large networks.
Which boards are compatible with MeshCore?
ShareMyMesh lists 19 boards compatible with MeshCore, including Heltec LoRa32 V3, T-Beam S3 Core, RAK19003 + RAK4631, SenseCAP T1000-E, and Station G2. The full list, with power draw, battery life and range, is on this page.
What is the lowest-power MeshCore board?
The Heltec Mesh Node T114 by Heltec, at about 12 mA average draw: roughly 10.4 days on a 3000 mAh battery. It is the best pick for solar or battery-powered nodes.