Hello yall! I (and @oatmilk!) are working on getting one of my wismesh 1w kits running rnode. ive been trying to find anything pre-existing that isn't vibecoded and nonfunctional but im not having much luck. i was reading through this documentation [https://github.com/liberatedsystems/RNode_Firmware_CE/blob/master/Documentation/CONTRIBUTING.md] along with the datasheets for the 4630 [https://docs.rakwireless.com/product-categories/wisblock/rak4631/datasheet/] and the 3400 [https://docs.rakwireless.com/product-categories/wisblock/rak3401/datasheet/] and realized that the footprint, pinout, chipset, transceiver, etc. is all the same. the only big difference is that the SX1262 is built into the 4630 and in the 1w board it is in a module with a SKY66122 FEM booster and RF filter. There isn't even a software config in the documentation for the 1w booster (rak13302), just some example code. [https://docs.rakwireless.com/product-categories/wisblock/rak13302/quickstart/#set-up-rak13302-as-the-receiver-with-the-rak3401].
Some of the earlier attempts included running microRNS [https://github.com/attermann/microReticulum_Firmware] with one of my 4630s as this build includes a 3400 config and i am less worried about bricking the cheaper one. It switched between not exiting DFU mode, changing its port during flashing, and failed to start. This was attempted over python over powershell, a windows install of meshchatx, and the same python script but on linux. We could not do it on meshchat on linux due to UI issues when trying to use serial support [see image 1].
I also tried using this [https://github.com/thatSFguy/reticulum-lora-repeater/tree/master] which i later realized is not made for client use and is vibecoded. The 4630 did work using the standard firmware [https://github.com/liberatedsystems/RNode_Firmware_CE] while the heltec esp32 lora v3 cooked itself alive dropping packets everywhere. however that still leaves me trying to figure out the following; Can I either run the 4630 config on the 3400 as-is, has anyone made a config that actually works, or do i need to figure out writing a new config? and if so, how would one do that?
