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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">RNode</span></h1>

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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><img alt="RNode" src="./_assets_/645c0875d8d4af6b8c85c39512036405/Unsigned-rnode.png" decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="300" height="190" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="788" data-file-height="498"><figcaption>The original RNode v2 by Mark Qvist</figcaption></figure>

<p>RNode is an open source digital radio transceiver platform that is especially well suited for use with Reticulum. RNodes are typically used to provide <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LoRa" class="extiw external" title="wikipedia:LoRa">LoRa</a> connectivity to Reticulum <a href="Instance" title="Instance">instances</a>, but the firmware is versatile and capable of much more.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>RNodes can be built from readily available <a href="Hardware" title="Hardware">hardware</a>, and can be made in many different configurations. They can be used as a general-purpose long-range data radio on many different bands, but will generally operate in the 433 MHz, 868 MHz, 915 MHZ and 2.4 GHz bands.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>RNodes communicate with a host <a href="Instance" title="Instance">instance</a> over USB or Bluetooth. With <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/attermann/microReticulum_Firmware">microReticulum_Firmware</a>, they can also run as fully self-contained <a href="Node" title="Node">nodes</a>.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Firmware">Firmware</h2></div>

<p>A supported board must be flashed with an RNode firmware. There are several firmwares to choose from:

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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/markqvist/RNode_Firmware">RNode_Firmware</a> – The official firmware by Mark Qvist (reference, only receives bug/security fixes).</li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://git.rns.moscow/deuxyeux/RNode_Firmware">deuxyeux/RNode_Firmware</a> – Community fork with support for additional DIY hardware (MeshAdventurer-S3, MeshPoE-S3, Aethernode, and others), wired Ethernet support, OTA updates, an on-screen settings menu and much more.</li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/liberatedsystems/RNode_Firmware_CE">RNode_Firmware_CE</a> – Community maintained fork by Liberated Embedded Systems with support for more boards (less active).</li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/buildwithparallel/reticulum-rnodes">RNode Firmware — NeoPixel Edition</a> – A fork of RNode Firmware CE with added NeoPixel status indicator support for ESP32-based boards.</li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/attermann/microReticulum_Firmware">microReticulum_Firmware</a> – RNode with <a href="MicroReticulum" title="MicroReticulum">microReticulum</a>, enabling a fully self-contained <a href="Node" title="Node">node</a>.</li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/cobraPA/RNode_Firmware_iOS/wiki">RNode_Firmware_iOS</a> – RNode firmware with BLE support for Apple devices (iOS and iPadOS).</li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/idan2025/Rnode_Firmware">RNode Firmware — Seeed SenseCAP T1000-E</a> - Turn the tiny Seeed SenseCAP T1000-E tracker card into a fully working RNode for Reticulum.</li>

<li>See <a href="Awesome_Reticulum#Custom_Firmware" title="Awesome Reticulum">Awesome Reticulum › Custom Firmware</a> for more.</li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Flashing">Flashing</h3></div>

<p>Flashing can either be done with <code><a href="Rnodeconf" title="Rnodeconf">rnodeconf</a></code> from a terminal or with a web-based RNode flasher such as <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://liamcottle.github.io/rnode-flasher/">Liam Cottle's</a> or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://flasher.rns.moscow/">RNS Moscow's</a> (requires a browser with <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://caniuse.com/?search=Web+serial">support for Web Serial</a>, currently only Firefox and Chromium based browsers have that).

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Configuration">Configuration</h2></div>

<p>See <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://reticulum.network/manual/interfaces.html#rnode-lora-interface">RNode LoRa Interface</a> in the manual and <a href="LoRa_parameters" title="LoRa parameters">LoRa parameters</a> for choosing its settings.

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<ul><li><a href="Popular_RNode_settings" title="Popular RNode settings">Popular RNode settings</a></li>

<li><a href="LoRa_parameters" title="LoRa parameters">LoRa parameters</a></li>

<li><a href="FAQ#RNode" title="FAQ">FAQ › RNode</a></li>

<li><a href="RNode_recipes" title="RNode recipes">RNode recipes</a></li>

<li><a href="RNode_EEPROM" title="RNode EEPROM">RNode EEPROM</a></li>

<li><a href="Awesome_Reticulum#Custom_Firmware" title="Awesome Reticulum">Awesome Reticulum › Custom Firmware</a></li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div>

<li id="cite_note-:0-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-0">1.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-1">1.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://unsigned.io/rnode/">RNode</a>". unsigned.io.</span>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2></div>

<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://unsigned.io/rnode_firmware/">RNode Firmware</a></li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://unsigned.io/rnodeconf/">RNode Configuration Utility</a></li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://unsigned.io/guides/2022_01_26_how-to-make-your-own-rnodes.html">How To Make Your Own RNodes</a></li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://unsigned.io/guides/2022_01_25_installing-rnode-firmware-on-supported-devices.html">Installing RNode Firmware on Supported Devices</a></li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://reticulum.betweentheborders.com/articles/2022_05_05_understanding-lora-parameters.html">LoRa Bitrate & Sensitivity Calculator</a></li></ul></div><div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks">Categories: <ul><li><a href="Category%3AOfficial" title="Category:Official">Official</a></li><li><a href="Category%3AHardware" title="Category:Hardware">Hardware</a></li><li><a href="Category%3ARNode" title="Category:RNode">RNode</a></li></ul></div></div><div><div class="zim-footer">

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