Mesh Car Node w/ XL Battery and External Antennas
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Solar mesh car node with 10000mah LiPo battery and external antennas for LoRa, GPS, and Bluetooth
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Here is the parts list I used:
ALFA 915mhz Antenna: https://www.amazon.com/Network-AOA-915-5ACM-Outdoor-802-11ah-Application/dp/B08H8J6ZV6/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1
Bluetooth Antenna: https://www.amazon.com/BOOBRIE-Antenna-802-11b-Aerial-Wireless/dp/B0991PKTDL/ref=sr_1_3?sr=8-3
GPS Antenna: https://www.amazon.com/Precision-Positioning-Four-Star-Multi-Frequency-Slinkdsco/dp/B0FPKPBW7G/ref=sr_1_2?sr=8-2
Solar Panel Alternative: https://www.amazon.com/Monocrystalline-Waterproof-Lightweight-Backpack-Cellphone/dp/B0C4L1L1BD/ref=sr_1_6?sr=8-6
Magnetic Feet: https://www.amazon.com/DIYMAG-Anti-Scratch-Mounting-Neodymium-Studs%EF%BC%8CStrong/dp/B0CW5ZVMF6/ref=sr_1_6?sr=8-6
N-Type to UFL
SMA to UFL (x2)
M3x8 (x11)
I configured my setup with a RAK 1W unit in the XL side for Meshtastic and a RAK19003 in the Small side for Meshcore. I made a splitter for the battery that runs to both RAK's. Solar panel just plugs into the RAK 1W. I have had 0 issues with the battery charging, and with the solar plugged directly into the RAK, meshtastic correctly reports battery charge and state.
Assembly should be straight forward. I ended up printing the shell outside down at a 40deg angle with the solar mount lip toward the bottom. The support issues I had with the grey print turned out to be the filament. I got Elegoo ASA in white, and the results were much better. I got better results with normal supports than with tree supports.
While the machine screws show a little surface rust, the inside has been perfectly dry through several hard showers without using any sort of gasket or sealing material.