Node Matrix¶
SIXTY BOARDS · MCU · RADIO · PERIPHERALS · PRICE
Every device the MeshCore web flasher offers, side by side on platform family, memory, radio, peripherals and price. This chapter is a reference table, not a buying guide: why the platform matters is in MeshCore Platforms, and what each family puts inside the chip is in The Four Platform Families.
Note
Source. The device list comes from config.json in
meshcore-dev/flasher.meshcore.io, commit b84f889,
9 September 2026 — the source repository of the web flasher, MIT
licensed. It supplies the name, manufacturer, platform family and the
firmware the flasher offers per device; reproduce it with
tools/platform-overview.py using
--flasher-config. For the four devices MeshCore v1.17.1 adds, the core,
RAM, clock speed, radio, display and GPS come from the firmware itself,
commit d929643, 14 August 2026: boards/*.json and the build_flags
of variants/*/platformio.ini, which
tools/variant-pins.py walks through. For the
remaining devices, RAM, clock speed and link options follow from the SoC
and are in the datasheets; battery, enclosure and price come from
manufacturer and community sources. Provenance per column is listed under
Sources.
What is in the list¶
Sixty-five devices across three platform families: 35 with an ESP32, 29 with an nRF52840 and one with an RP2040. The flasher offers nothing for STM32WL. Why the split looks like this is explained in MeshCore Platforms.
One device has no LoRa radio at all. The LilyGo T-Display Pro appears in
the flasher as an ESP-NOW board; ESP-NOW works on 2.4 GHz and is not LoRa.
It is still listed below, with n/a in the TX power column.
Two firmware projects in one flasher¶
Not every device in the list can run MeshCore. Each firmware block in
config.json carries a class: community for MeshCore and ripple for
the Ripple firmware, a separate project that uses the same flasher. Nine of
the sixty-five devices have ripple builds only. They are still listed
below, with a † after the name:
T-Deck Max · T-Deck Pro · T-Deck Pro v1.1 · T5 E-Paper S3 Pro (H752-XX) · T-Lora Pager · T-Display Pro · T-Watch S3 Plus · T-Watch Ultra · ThinkNode M9
The ThinkNode M9 is the awkward one. The firmware repo has carried a
thinknode_m9 variant with six build targets since v1.17.1, but the
flasher offers only Ripple for it. Anyone who wants MeshCore on that board
builds it themselves.
How to read these tables¶
The four tables describe the same sixty-five devices in the same order, keyed on the node name.
°after the name — at least one value for this device is still unconfirmed. Which one is listed under To be confirmed. Thirty of the sixty-five devices carry the mark.†after the name — the flasher offers no MeshCore firmware for this device, only Ripple. Nine devices carry this mark; see Two firmware projects in one flasher.- The names are normalised.
config.jsonputs the maker in the device name (LilyGo T-Echo Lite,Elecrow ThinkNode M7); here the maker sits in a column of its own and has been taken out of the name. The spelling of chip names is regularised too:nrf52becomesnRF52,esp32becomesESP32. That holds for all sixty-five devices. One departure goes beyond spelling:config.jsongives the ProMicro nRF52 the makerpromicro, where this table says DIY. That is an editorial choice — there is no maker called ProMicro; it is a board format made by several parties and sold as a self-build. —in a cell — the sources used say nothing about it.- yes · option · no in the GPS, WiFi, BLE and USB columns. Option means: depends on the version, the revision or a separate module.
- Prices are indicative street prices in euros, excluding shipping and VAT.
Companion, standalone and repeater¶
MeshCore splits its firmware into roles, and the role decides whether you need a phone. A companion node is a radio without an interface of its own: you operate it with the MeshCore app, over BLE, USB or WiFi. Boards with both a display and a keyboard run standalone firmware and work without a phone. Repeaters and room servers need no app while running either — only while being set up.
Table 1 — identity and MCU¶
RAM and clock speed follow from the SoC, not from the board. Two devices with the same chip therefore carry the same figures here, however different they are otherwise.
| Node | Vendor | Platform family | Core | RAM | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThinkNode M1 | Elecrow | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| ThinkNode M2 | Elecrow | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB | 240 MHz |
| ThinkNode M3° | Elecrow | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| ThinkNode M5 | Elecrow | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB | 240 MHz |
| ThinkNode M6 | Elecrow | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| ThinkNode M7° | Elecrow | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB | 240 MHz |
| ThinkNode M9†° | Elecrow | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB | 240 MHz |
| GAT562 30s | GAT-IoT | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| GAT562 Tracker° | GAT-IoT | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| Wireless Paper | Heltec | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB | 240 MHz |
| Mesh Node T096 | Heltec | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| Mesh Node T1° | Heltec | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| MeshPocket° | Heltec | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| MeshSolar / MeshTower | Heltec | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| MeshTower V2° | Heltec | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| T114 | Heltec | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| WiFi LoRa 32 v2 | Heltec | ESP32 | ESP32 · 2× Xtensa LX6 | 520 KB | 240 MHz |
| WiFi LoRa 32 v3 | Heltec | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB | 240 MHz |
| WiFi LoRa 32 v4° | Heltec | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB | 240 MHz |
| v4 + Expansion Kit (Touch)° | Heltec | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB | 240 MHz |
| Vision Master E213 | Heltec | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB | 240 MHz |
| Vision Master E290 | Heltec | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB | 240 MHz |
| Wireless Tracker | Heltec | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB | 240 MHz |
| Wireless Tracker v2° | Heltec | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB | 240 MHz |
| Wireless Stick Lite v3 | Heltec | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB | 240 MHz |
| Nano° | Ikoka | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F (XIAO) | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| Stick° | Ikoka | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F (XIAO) | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| LT1° | Keepteen | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| LoRa32 v2.1_1.6 | LilyGo | ESP32 | ESP32 · 2× Xtensa LX6 | 520 KB | 240 MHz |
| T-Beam (SX1262) | LilyGo | ESP32 | ESP32 · 2× Xtensa LX6 | 520 KB | 240 MHz |
| T-Beam 1.2 (SX1276) | LilyGo | ESP32 | ESP32 · 2× Xtensa LX6 | 520 KB | 240 MHz |
| T-Beam 1W° | LilyGo | ESP32 | ESP32 · 2× Xtensa LX6 | 520 KB | 240 MHz |
| T-Beam Supreme (SX1262) | LilyGo | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB + 8 MB PSRAM | 240 MHz |
| T-Deck | LilyGo | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB + 8 MB PSRAM | 240 MHz |
| T-Deck Max†° | LilyGo | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB + PSRAM | 240 MHz |
| T-Deck Pro†° | LilyGo | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB + 8 MB PSRAM | 240 MHz |
| T-Deck Pro v1.1†° | LilyGo | ESP32 | — | — | — |
| T-Display Pro†° | LilyGo | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB + PSRAM | 240 MHz |
| T-Echo | LilyGo | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| T-Echo Card° | LilyGo | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| T-Echo Lite° | LilyGo | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| T-Lora Pager†° | LilyGo | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB + 8 MB PSRAM | 240 MHz |
| T-Watch S3 Plus† | LilyGo | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB + 8 MB PSRAM | 240 MHz |
| T-Watch Ultra†° | LilyGo | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB + PSRAM | 240 MHz |
| T3 S3 (SX126x) | LilyGo | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB | 240 MHz |
| T3 S3 (SX127x) | LilyGo | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB | 240 MHz |
| T5 E-Paper S3 Pro (H752-XX)†° | LilyGo | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB + PSRAM | 240 MHz |
| R1 Neo | Muzi Works | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F (RAK4631) | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| ProMicro nRF52 (faketec)° | DIY | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| WisBlock / WisMesh RAK4631 | RAK | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| WisBlock 3112 | RAK | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB | 240 MHz |
| WisMesh 1W Booster | RAK | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| WisMesh Tag° | RAK | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| Pico 2040 + WaveShare SX1262° | Raspberry Pi | RP2040 | RP2040 · 2× Cortex-M0+ | 264 KB | 133 MHz |
| SenseCAP Solar | Seeed | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F (XIAO Plus) | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| SenseCAP T1000-E | Seeed | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F (WM1110) | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| SenseCAP MeshTracker X1° | Seeed | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| Wio Tracker L1 EINK° | Seeed | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| Wio Tracker L1 Pro° | Seeed | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| Xiao C3 | Seeed | ESP32 | ESP32-C3 · RISC-V single-core | 400 KB | 160 MHz |
| Xiao nRF52 WIO | Seeed | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| Xiao S3 WIO | Seeed | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB + 8 MB PSRAM | 240 MHz |
| Nano G2 Ultra | UnitEng | nRF52 | nRF52840 · Cortex-M4F | 256 KB | 64 MHz |
| Station G2 | UnitEng | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB | 240 MHz |
| Voyage Station G3° | UnitEng / B&Q | ESP32 | ESP32-S3 · 2× Xtensa LX7 | 512 KB | 240 MHz |
Table 2 — radio and TX power¶
Warning
TX power is not permission. The value in this table is the power of the radio or of the power amplifier, not the power you are legally allowed to use. On 868 MHz the EU limit is far lower. Deliberately turn boards above 22 dBm back down, and read Regulations & Duty Cycle before switching on a power amplifier.
| Node | Platform family | Chip (radio) | TX power |
|---|---|---|---|
| ThinkNode M1 | nRF52 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| ThinkNode M2 | ESP32 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| ThinkNode M3° | nRF52 | LR1110 | 22 dBm |
| ThinkNode M5 | ESP32 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| ThinkNode M6 | nRF52 | SX1262 (nRFLR1262) | 22 dBm |
| ThinkNode M7° | ESP32 | LR1110 | 22 dBm |
| ThinkNode M9†° | ESP32 | LR1110 | 22 dBm |
| GAT562 30s | nRF52 | SX1262 + 30 dBm PA | 30 dBm |
| GAT562 Tracker° | nRF52 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| Wireless Paper | ESP32 | SX1262 | 21 dBm |
| Mesh Node T096 | nRF52 | SX1262 + 28 dBm PA | 28 dBm |
| Mesh Node T1° | nRF52 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| MeshPocket° | nRF52 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| MeshSolar / MeshTower | nRF52 | SX1262 + PA up to 1 W | 30 dBm |
| MeshTower V2° | nRF52 | SX1262 + PA (KCT8103L) | 22 dBm |
| T114 | nRF52 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| WiFi LoRa 32 v2 | ESP32 | SX1276 | 20 dBm |
| WiFi LoRa 32 v3 | ESP32 | SX1262 | 21 dBm |
| WiFi LoRa 32 v4° | ESP32 | SX1262 + PA | 27 dBm |
| v4 + Expansion Kit (Touch)° | ESP32 | SX1262 + PA | 27 dBm |
| Vision Master E213 | ESP32 | SX1262 | 21 dBm |
| Vision Master E290 | ESP32 | SX1262 | 21 dBm |
| Wireless Tracker | ESP32 | SX1262 | 21 dBm |
| Wireless Tracker v2° | ESP32 | SX1262 | 21 dBm |
| Wireless Stick Lite v3 | ESP32 | SX1262 | 21 dBm |
| Nano° | nRF52 | SX1262 (EBYTE E22) | 22 dBm |
| Stick° | nRF52 | SX1262 (E22-900M30S/33S) | 33 dBm |
| LT1° | nRF52 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| LoRa32 v2.1_1.6 | ESP32 | SX1276 | 20 dBm |
| T-Beam (SX1262) | ESP32 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| T-Beam 1.2 (SX1276) | ESP32 | SX1276 | 20 dBm |
| T-Beam 1W° | ESP32 | SX1262 + 1 W PA | 30 dBm |
| T-Beam Supreme (SX1262) | ESP32 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| T-Deck | ESP32 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| T-Deck Max†° | ESP32 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| T-Deck Pro†° | ESP32 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| T-Deck Pro v1.1†° | ESP32 | — | — |
| T-Display Pro†° | ESP32 | no LoRa · ESP-NOW | n/a |
| T-Echo | nRF52 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| T-Echo Card° | nRF52 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| T-Echo Lite° | nRF52 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| T-Lora Pager†° | ESP32 | SX1262 (SX1280 option) | 22 dBm |
| T-Watch S3 Plus† | ESP32 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| T-Watch Ultra†° | ESP32 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| T3 S3 (SX126x) | ESP32 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| T3 S3 (SX127x) | ESP32 | SX1276 | 20 dBm |
| T5 E-Paper S3 Pro (H752-XX)†° | ESP32 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| R1 Neo | nRF52 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| ProMicro nRF52 (faketec)° | nRF52 | SX1262 / E22 | 22 dBm |
| WisBlock / WisMesh RAK4631 | nRF52 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| WisBlock 3112 | ESP32 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| WisMesh 1W Booster | nRF52 | SX1262 + 1 W PA | 30 dBm |
| WisMesh Tag° | nRF52 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| Pico 2040 + WaveShare SX1262° | RP2040 | SX1262 (WaveShare HAT) | 22 dBm |
| SenseCAP Solar | nRF52 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| SenseCAP T1000-E | nRF52 | LR1110 | 22 dBm |
| SenseCAP MeshTracker X1° | nRF52 | LR2021 | 22 dBm |
| Wio Tracker L1 EINK° | nRF52 | LR1110 | 22 dBm |
| Wio Tracker L1 Pro° | nRF52 | LR1110 | 22 dBm |
| Xiao C3 | ESP32 | SX1262 (Wio module) | 22 dBm |
| Xiao nRF52 WIO | nRF52 | SX1262 (Wio module) | 22 dBm |
| Xiao S3 WIO | ESP32 | SX1262 (Wio module) | 22 dBm |
| Nano G2 Ultra | nRF52 | SX1262 | 22 dBm |
| Station G2 | ESP32 | SX1262 + 37 dBm PA | 37 dBm |
| Voyage Station G3° | ESP32 | SX1262 + PA | 37 dBm |
Table 3 — peripherals¶
The WiFi, BLE and USB columns say by which route the MeshCore app can talk to the node. On the single RP2040 device that is USB only in practice: the Pico W does have the hardware for BLE and WiFi, but the firmware leaves both out of the build — hence option rather than yes.
| Node | Display | GPS | Companion app | WiFi | BLE | USB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThinkNode M1 | 1.54″ e-ink 200×200 | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| ThinkNode M2 | 1.3″ OLED | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| ThinkNode M3° | none | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| ThinkNode M5 | 1.54″ e-ink | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| ThinkNode M6 | none | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| ThinkNode M7° | none | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| ThinkNode M9†° | TFT (ST7789) | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| GAT562 30s | 1.3″ OLED | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| GAT562 Tracker° | 1.3″ OLED | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Wireless Paper | 2.13″ e-ink | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Mesh Node T096 | 0.96″ OLED | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Mesh Node T1° | OLED | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| MeshPocket° | none (LED) | no | yes | no | yes | yes |
| MeshSolar / MeshTower | none | option | no (repeater) | no | yes | yes |
| MeshTower V2° | none | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| T114 | 1.14″ TFT (option) | option | yes | no | yes | yes |
| WiFi LoRa 32 v2 | 0.96″ OLED | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| WiFi LoRa 32 v3 | 0.96″ OLED | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| WiFi LoRa 32 v4° | 0.96″ OLED (option) | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| v4 + Expansion Kit (Touch)° | touch-TFT | no | no (standalone) | yes | yes | yes |
| Vision Master E213 | 2.13″ e-ink | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Vision Master E290 | 2.9″ e-ink | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Wireless Tracker | 0.96″ TFT | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Wireless Tracker v2° | 0.96″ TFT | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Wireless Stick Lite v3 | none | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Nano° | none | no | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Stick° | SSD1306 OLED (option) | no | yes | no | yes | yes |
| LT1° | 1.3″ display | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| LoRa32 v2.1_1.6 | 0.96″ OLED | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| T-Beam (SX1262) | 0.96″ OLED | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| T-Beam 1.2 (SX1276) | 0.96″ OLED | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| T-Beam 1W° | 0.96″ OLED | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| T-Beam Supreme (SX1262) | 0.96″ OLED | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| T-Deck | 2.8″ IPS touch + QWERTY | option | no (standalone) | yes | yes | yes |
| T-Deck Max†° | large IPS touch + QWERTY | yes | no (standalone) | yes | yes | yes |
| T-Deck Pro†° | 3.1″ e-ink touch + QWERTY | yes | no (standalone) | yes | yes | yes |
| T-Deck Pro v1.1†° | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| T-Display Pro†° | IPS touch | no | no (standalone) | yes | yes | yes |
| T-Echo | 1.54″ e-ink | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| T-Echo Card° | e-ink | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| T-Echo Lite° | e-ink | option | yes | no | yes | yes |
| T-Lora Pager†° | 2.33″ IPS + QWERTY | yes | no (standalone) | yes | yes | yes |
| T-Watch S3 Plus† | 1.54″ touch | no | no (standalone) | yes | yes | yes |
| T-Watch Ultra†° | AMOLED touch | no | no (standalone) | yes | yes | yes |
| T3 S3 (SX126x) | 0.96″ OLED | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| T3 S3 (SX127x) | 0.96″ OLED | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| T5 E-Paper S3 Pro (H752-XX)†° | 4.7″ e-paper touch | no | no (standalone) | yes | yes | yes |
| R1 Neo | none | no | yes | no | yes | yes |
| ProMicro nRF52 (faketec)° | OLED (option) | option | yes | no | yes | yes |
| WisBlock / WisMesh RAK4631 | OLED (option) | option | yes | no | yes | yes |
| WisBlock 3112 | none | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| WisMesh 1W Booster | none | no | no (repeater) | no | yes | yes |
| WisMesh Tag° | none | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Pico 2040 + WaveShare SX1262° | none | no | yes (over USB) | option | option | yes |
| SenseCAP Solar | none | yes | no (repeater) | no | yes | yes |
| SenseCAP T1000-E | none | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| SenseCAP MeshTracker X1° | none | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Wio Tracker L1 EINK° | e-ink | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Wio Tracker L1 Pro° | 1.3″ LCD | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Xiao C3 | none | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Xiao nRF52 WIO | none | no | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Xiao S3 WIO | none | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Nano G2 Ultra | 1.3″ OLED | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Station G2 | none | no | no (repeater) | yes | yes | yes |
| Voyage Station G3° | none | no | no (repeater) | yes | yes | yes |
Table 4 — power, enclosure and price¶
Battery and enclosure are the weakest columns of this matrix. Manufacturers change them per revision and many sources say nothing about them; see About the figures.
| Node | Battery | Enclosure | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| ThinkNode M1 | 1200 mAh internal | plastic, optional case | €38–55 |
| ThinkNode M2 | 1000 mAh internal | plastic, optional case | €22–42 |
| ThinkNode M3° | internal, small | weatherproof, lanyard eyelet | €38–42 |
| ThinkNode M5 | 1200 mAh internal | plastic, optional case | €48–58 |
| ThinkNode M6 | 7000 mAh + 6 W solar | IP65 outdoor enclosure | €70–82 |
| ThinkNode M7° | — | — | — |
| ThinkNode M9†° | — | — | — |
| GAT562 30s | external | bare board, case optional | €65–75 |
| GAT562 Tracker° | internal | bare board, case optional | €60–88 |
| Wireless Paper | external (JST) | bare board | €20–25 |
| Mesh Node T096 | external (JST) | bare board | €30–40 |
| Mesh Node T1° | internal | plastic enclosure | €35–50 |
| MeshPocket° | 6000 mAh power bank | plastic, Qi2 magnet | €45–55 |
| MeshSolar / MeshTower | 3× 18650 + 10 W solar | outdoor enclosure, weatherproof | €95–120 |
| MeshTower V2° | — | — | — |
| T114 | external (JST) | bare board, case optional | €25–45 |
| WiFi LoRa 32 v2 | external (JST) | bare board | €14–24 |
| WiFi LoRa 32 v3 | external (JST) | bare board | €16–32 |
| WiFi LoRa 32 v4° | external (JST) | bare board | €16–28 |
| v4 + Expansion Kit (Touch)° | external (JST) | bare board + touch module | €35–55 |
| Vision Master E213 | external (JST) | bare board | €17–28 |
| Vision Master E290 | external (JST) | bare board | €27–37 |
| Wireless Tracker | external (JST) | bare board | €21–31 |
| Wireless Tracker v2° | external (JST) | bare board | €25–35 |
| Wireless Stick Lite v3 | external (JST) | bare board | €13–30 |
| Nano° | external (LiPo) | DIY, no case | €23–37 |
| Stick° | external (LiPo) | DIY, no case | €32–50 |
| LT1° | internal | plastic enclosure | €45–55 |
| LoRa32 v2.1_1.6 | external (JST) | bare board | €18–28 |
| T-Beam (SX1262) | 18650 holder | bare board | €28–38 |
| T-Beam 1.2 (SX1276) | 18650 holder | bare board | €28–34 |
| T-Beam 1W° | 18650 holder | bare board | €45–60 |
| T-Beam Supreme (SX1262) | 18650 holder | bare board | €44–62 |
| T-Deck | 2000 mAh (Plus) | plastic, metal on the Plus | €40–90 |
| T-Deck Max†° | internal | plastic/metal | €95–130 |
| T-Deck Pro†° | internal | plastic enclosure | €75–90 |
| T-Deck Pro v1.1†° | — | — | — |
| T-Display Pro†° | internal | plastic enclosure | €45–65 |
| T-Echo | 850 mAh internal | plastic enclosure | €50–62 |
| T-Echo Card° | internal | card-format enclosure | €55–70 |
| T-Echo Lite° | internal | plastic enclosure | €40–55 |
| T-Lora Pager†° | internal (18650) | plastic enclosure | €80–105 |
| T-Watch S3 Plus† | approx. 300 mAh internal | watch case | €55–70 |
| T-Watch Ultra†° | internal | watch case | €85–110 |
| T3 S3 (SX126x) | external (JST) | bare board | €22–28 |
| T3 S3 (SX127x) | external (JST) | bare board | €20–26 |
| T5 E-Paper S3 Pro (H752-XX)†° | internal | plastic enclosure | €75–100 |
| R1 Neo | internal | weatherproof, SMA | €80–90 |
| ProMicro nRF52 (faketec)° | external | DIY, no case | €12–25 |
| WisBlock / WisMesh RAK4631 | external (JST) | bare board, case optional | €26–38 |
| WisBlock 3112 | external (JST) | bare board | €25–40 |
| WisMesh 1W Booster | external | bare board | €35–50 |
| WisMesh Tag° | internal | waterproof, card format | €27–45 |
| Pico 2040 + WaveShare SX1262° | via USB | DIY, no case | €12–25 |
| SenseCAP Solar | internal + 5 W solar | IPX5 outdoor enclosure | €70–130 |
| SenseCAP T1000-E | 700 mAh internal | IP65 card format | €32–42 |
| SenseCAP MeshTracker X1° | — | — | — |
| Wio Tracker L1 EINK° | external | bare board | €28–38 |
| Wio Tracker L1 Pro° | internal | plastic enclosure | €37–45 |
| Xiao C3 | external | bare board | €10–18 |
| Xiao nRF52 WIO | external | bare board | €12–19 |
| Xiao S3 WIO | external | bare board | €10–19 |
| Nano G2 Ultra | internal, approx. 3.5 days | plastic enclosure | €80–95 |
| Station G2 | USB-PD powered | plastic enclosure | €100–115 |
| Voyage Station G3° | USB-PD powered | plastic enclosure | €110–140 |
New in v1.17.1¶
Four devices arrived with this release, each with its own variant in the firmware repo. The drawings come from the source repository of the web flasher, MIT licensed, Copyright (c) 2025 Rastislav Vysoky.
Heltec MeshTower V2 — nRF52840 with an SX1262 and a KCT8103L power
amplifier. GPS on board, no screen. In
variants/heltec_tower_v2/platformio.ini line 15 the firmware author notes
that the amplifier reaches roughly 29 dBm at the antenna; that is his
remark, not a measurement.
Seeed SenseCAP MeshTracker X1 — nRF52840 with an LR2021, the first variant in the repo to use that transceiver. GPS on board, no screen.
Elecrow ThinkNode M7 — ESP32-S3 with an LR1110. The only new board with
ETHERNET_ENABLED; what that gives you is described in
Ethernet.
Elecrow ThinkNode M9 — ESP32-S3 with an LR1110 and an ST7789 screen, GPS on board. The flasher offers no MeshCore firmware for it; see Two firmware projects in one flasher.
Quick filters¶
Six cross-sections through the same sixty-five devices.
With GPS (35) — including devices where GPS is optional or depends on the version.
ThinkNode M1 · ThinkNode M3 · ThinkNode M5 · ThinkNode M6 · GAT562 30s · GAT562 Tracker · Mesh Node T096 · Mesh Node T1 · MeshSolar / MeshTower · T114 · Wireless Tracker · Wireless Tracker v2 · LT1 · T-Beam (SX1262) · T-Beam 1.2 (SX1276) · T-Beam 1W · T-Beam Supreme (SX1262) · T-Deck · T-Deck Max · T-Deck Pro · T-Echo · T-Echo Card · T-Echo Lite · T-Lora Pager · ProMicro nRF52 (faketec) · WisBlock / WisMesh RAK4631 · WisMesh Tag · SenseCAP Solar · SenseCAP T1000-E · Wio Tracker L1 EINK · Wio Tracker L1 Pro · Nano G2 Ultra · MeshTower V2 · SenseCAP MeshTracker X1 · ThinkNode M9
With a display (43) — including optional display modules. The MeshPocket does not count here: it only has an LED.
ThinkNode M1 · ThinkNode M2 · ThinkNode M5 · GAT562 30s · GAT562 Tracker · Wireless Paper · Mesh Node T096 · Mesh Node T1 · T114 · WiFi LoRa 32 v2 · WiFi LoRa 32 v3 · WiFi LoRa 32 v4 · v4 + Expansion Kit (Touch) · Vision Master E213 · Vision Master E290 · Wireless Tracker · Wireless Tracker v2 · Stick · LT1 · LoRa32 v2.1_1.6 · T-Beam (SX1262) · T-Beam 1.2 (SX1276) · T-Beam 1W · T-Beam Supreme (SX1262) · T-Deck · T-Deck Max · T-Deck Pro · T-Display Pro · T-Echo · T-Echo Card · T-Echo Lite · T-Lora Pager · T-Watch S3 Plus · T-Watch Ultra · T3 S3 (SX126x) · T3 S3 (SX127x) · T5 E-Paper S3 Pro (H752-XX) · ProMicro nRF52 (faketec) · WisBlock / WisMesh RAK4631 · Wio Tracker L1 EINK · Wio Tracker L1 Pro · Nano G2 Ultra · ThinkNode M9
Works without a phone app (14) — standalone boards, repeaters and room servers.
MeshSolar / MeshTower · v4 + Expansion Kit (Touch) · T-Deck · T-Deck Max · T-Deck Pro · T-Display Pro · T-Lora Pager · T-Watch S3 Plus · T-Watch Ultra · T5 E-Paper S3 Pro (H752-XX) · WisMesh 1W Booster · SenseCAP Solar · Station G2 · Voyage Station G3
With WiFi (34) — all ESP32; the Pico W drops out because MeshCore does not build WiFi for it.
ThinkNode M2 · ThinkNode M5 · Wireless Paper · WiFi LoRa 32 v2 · WiFi LoRa 32 v3 · WiFi LoRa 32 v4 · v4 + Expansion Kit (Touch) · Vision Master E213 · Vision Master E290 · Wireless Tracker · Wireless Tracker v2 · Wireless Stick Lite v3 · LoRa32 v2.1_1.6 · T-Beam (SX1262) · T-Beam 1.2 (SX1276) · T-Beam 1W · T-Beam Supreme (SX1262) · T-Deck · T-Deck Max · T-Deck Pro · T-Display Pro · T-Lora Pager · T-Watch S3 Plus · T-Watch Ultra · T3 S3 (SX126x) · T3 S3 (SX127x) · T5 E-Paper S3 Pro (H752-XX) · WisBlock 3112 · Xiao C3 · Xiao S3 WIO · Station G2 · Voyage Station G3 · ThinkNode M7 · ThinkNode M9
28 dBm or more (8) — read the warning at table 2 first.
GAT562 30s · Mesh Node T096 · MeshSolar / MeshTower · Stick · T-Beam 1W · WisMesh 1W Booster · Station G2 · Voyage Station G3
With an onboard battery (31) — a cell or holder on the board, not a bare JST connector.
ThinkNode M1 · ThinkNode M2 · ThinkNode M3 · ThinkNode M5 · ThinkNode M6 · GAT562 Tracker · Mesh Node T1 · MeshPocket · MeshSolar / MeshTower · LT1 · T-Beam (SX1262) · T-Beam 1.2 (SX1276) · T-Beam 1W · T-Beam Supreme (SX1262) · T-Deck · T-Deck Max · T-Deck Pro · T-Display Pro · T-Echo · T-Echo Card · T-Echo Lite · T-Lora Pager · T-Watch S3 Plus · T-Watch Ultra · T5 E-Paper S3 Pro (H752-XX) · R1 Neo · WisMesh Tag · SenseCAP Solar · SenseCAP T1000-E · Wio Tracker L1 Pro · Nano G2 Ultra
To be confirmed¶
Thirty devices carry a °. What is unconfirmed per device is listed
below, in the wording of the source.
- ThinkNode M3 — Tracker; GNSS via the LR1110, no display — to be confirmed · battery capacity and TX unconfirmed
- GAT562 Tracker — battery capacity unconfirmed
- Mesh Node T1 — New model — display size and GPS variant to be confirmed · TX and battery unconfirmed
- MeshPocket — TX unconfirmed
- WiFi LoRa 32 v4 — exact TX power of the PA unconfirmed
- v4 + Expansion Kit (Touch) — Standalone role depends on the firmware build · TX unconfirmed
- Wireless Tracker v2 — Revised version — specifications to be confirmed
- Nano — TX depends on the E22 module
- Stick — 30 dBm with the E22-900M30S, 33 dBm with the M33S
- LT1 — battery capacity unconfirmed
- T-Beam 1W — Price varies widely per seller
- T-Deck Max — New model — display size and GPS to be confirmed · TX and battery unconfirmed
- T-Deck Pro — battery capacity unconfirmed
- T-Display Pro — The flasher marks this board as ESP-NOW, not LoRa · no LoRa radio; ESP-NOW works on 2.4 GHz
- T-Echo Card — Card format — display size to be confirmed · battery capacity unconfirmed
- T-Echo Lite — GPS depends on the version · GPS and battery vary per version
- T-Lora Pager — battery type varies per version
- T-Watch Ultra — New model — GPS and display size to be confirmed · TX, GPS and battery unconfirmed
- T5 E-Paper S3 Pro (H752-XX) — Radio module and GPS differ per version · radio module, GPS and battery vary per version
- ProMicro nRF52 (faketec) — TX depends on the radio module chosen (22-33 dBm)
- WisMesh Tag — battery capacity unconfirmed
- Pico 2040 + WaveShare SX1262 — WiFi/BLE only on the Pico W; the MeshCore link runs over USB · WiFi/BLE only on the Pico W; the link runs over USB
- Wio Tracker L1 EINK — Radio IC differs per revision — to be confirmed · radio IC differs per revision
- Wio Tracker L1 Pro — Radio IC differs per revision — to be confirmed · radio IC differs per revision
- Voyage Station G3 — New model — power and equipment to be confirmed · TX and equipment unconfirmed
- MeshTower V2 — battery, enclosure and price unconfirmed
- SenseCAP MeshTracker X1 — battery, enclosure and price unconfirmed
- ThinkNode M7 — battery, enclosure and price unconfirmed
- ThinkNode M9 — screen size, battery, enclosure and price unconfirmed
- T-Deck Pro v1.1 — no variant in the firmware repo and no data of its
own in
config.json; only name, manufacturer and family are established
About the figures¶
RAM, clock speed and link options follow from the SoC itself; those are hard and can be looked up in the datasheets from Nordic, Espressif and Raspberry Pi. Radio, display and GPS come from manufacturer and community sources and were checked per board, though not in every case against a primary manufacturer source.
Battery and enclosure are the least reliable. Manufacturers change them
per revision, sellers copy each other's specifications and many product
pages are silent about them. Where the source hesitates, there is a °.
Prices are indicative street prices in euros at European sellers, excluding shipping and VAT, sampled in July 2026. They move faster than the rest of this table.
Which concrete board suits which role is covered in Hardware Overview.
Sources¶
Device list: config.json from
meshcore-dev/flasher.meshcore.io, commit b84f889,
9 September 2026, 66 entries for 65 devices — the LilyGo T-Lora Pager
appears twice, once per firmware project.
From meshcore-dev/MeshCore,
commit d929643: core, RAM, clock speed, radio, display and GPS of the
four devices v1.17.1 adds. Every other column comes from outside the
firmware repo.
Not from the firmware repo:
- RAM, clock speed, cores and link options — datasheets from Nordic Semiconductor (nRF52840), Espressif (ESP32, ESP32-S3, ESP32-C3) and Raspberry Pi (RP2040)
- Radio chip, TX power, display, GPS, battery and enclosure — product pages from Elecrow, GAT-IoT, Heltec, Ikoka, Keepteen, LilyGo, Muzi Works, RAK, Seeed Studio and UnitEng, supplemented with community sources
- Prices — indicative street prices at European sellers, excluding shipping and VAT, July 2026
Related in this documentation:
- MeshCore Platforms — why the platform matters, and how these sixty-five devices divide across the four families
- The Four Platform Families — what each family puts inside the chip
- Hardware Overview — four devices discussed at length
- Regulations & Duty Cycle — what you may actually transmit on 868 MHz
Translated from Dutch by Anthropic Claude