MeshCore Observer Node · Zelhem, Gelderland

NL-ZEM-OBSERVER

Netherlands · EU868 · 868 MHz

Role: Observer  ·  RX-only

51.9167° N  /  6.3833° E  ·  Heltec V4.3 + Raspberry Pi 4

Packets
Uptime
Last SNR
Nodes seen
RSSI · last 60 packets
Connecting…

Real-time

Packet Log

All packets received from the MeshCore mesh via the observer node.

meshcore/ZEM/#
📡 Waiting for packets…

Coverage

Nearby Repeaters & Nodes

The observer location is fixed (green). Nodes advertising coordinates via the mesh appear automatically as packets arrive.

NL-ZEM-OBSERVER (this node)
Repeater / room server
Other node
No nodes plotted yet — waiting for coordinate data…

Hardware

The Build

A Heltec V4.3 listens on LoRa 868 MHz running MeshCore observer firmware. A Raspberry Pi 4 acts as companion — forwarding packets to both DutchMeshCore collectors and the LetsMesh analyzer via MQTT/WSS.

Radio Node
Heltec WiFi LoRa 32 V3

ESP32-S3 board with SX1262 LoRa transceiver and 0.96" OLED. Runs MeshCore observer firmware and forwards packets to the Pi via USB serial.

MCUESP32-S3 @ 240 MHz
LoRa chipSX1262
Frequency868 MHz · EU868
Display0.96" OLED
ConnectivityWi-Fi · BT5 · USB-C
VersionV4.3
FirmwareMeshCore Observer
Companion
Raspberry Pi 4

Runs the MeshCore companion app. Receives packets from the Heltec over USB serial, then forwards to collector1 + collector2.dutchmeshcore.nl and the LetsMesh analyzer over MQTT/WSS.

CPUARM Cortex-A72 @ 1.8 GHz
RAM4 GB LPDDR4
OSRaspberry Pi OS Lite
To HeltecUSB serial
Pushes tocollector1 + collector2
Also pushes toLetsMesh analyzer
NetworkEthernet + Wi-Fi

System

Architecture

The Heltec listens on LoRa, forwards over USB serial to the Pi, which pushes to both DutchMeshCore collectors and LetsMesh. This page connects directly to the DutchMeshCore subscriber endpoint to display live data.

📡
Mesh
LoRa 868 MHz
RF
🔌
Heltec V4.3
Observer firmware
USB serial
🖥
Raspberry Pi 4
Companion + MQTT
WSS 443
🇳🇱
DutchMeshCore
collector1 + collector2
🌐
LetsMesh
analyzer.letsmesh.net
WSS 443
🌍
This page
subscriber endpoint

Configuration

Node Details

Node name
NL-ZEM-OBSERVER
Role
Observer (RX-only)
Location
Zelhem, Gelderland, NL
Frequency
868 MHz · EU868
Radio
Heltec V4.3 / SX1262
Companion
Raspberry Pi 4
Collector 1
collector1.dutchmeshcore.nl
Collector 2
collector2.dutchmeshcore.nl