LILYGO LORA32 T-Beam ESP32 SoftRF Development Board WiFi BLE CH9102F Chip TTGO OLED Module

Nifty little device. Seems solid. Documentation could be better, but it's a sufficient pointer to online stuff. Need an enclosure. Reasonably priced for what it is. Nice and small too! Comes plug and play so its easy to get going.

Super easy to setup, I'd call it easy mode. Solid build quality and has been happily running since setup. good value for low effort entry, but it's almost too easy so if you're looking for a fun day project, this probably isn't it. took minutes to setup.

This board worked out of the box. I was surprised that it came preloaded with firmware appropriate for use in gliders.

If you use this board (firmware 2.0.10) with the current version of meshtastic Android app it will not work properly. Mostly Bluetooth configs and messages will fail with the occasional success when you cycle the connection. That said its easy to correct but the meshtastic website will lead you wrong. If you update the firmware with the web installer the device will be dead (but not bricked). As someone mentioned in the Q&A you'll need to do this firmware upgrade with the python cli firmware instructions (esptool) it's fairly straight forward. Just follow the meshtastic website instructions. Note: if you are on Linux you may need to gain access to the serial port. Most distros make the group dialout owner so you can just add yourself to the group. Or run it all with sudo. Esptool will run several times but once it finishes the devices will work very well. I purchased 3 with oled soldered and all worked well after successfully updating the firmware. Just wish I hadn't wasted hours trying to figure out why the installed firmware had issues and why the meshtastic web updater kept leaving me with dead devices.

A little pricy to buy but a lot faster shipping compared to ALI. Flashing worked fine, and the node is up.

Programmed well, good condition on delivery, in service for months. This was exactly what I ordered and in good condition.

These units do work on Meshtastic (make sure you order the right one if it is the way you go or you will need to reflash it). However, they are cheap and Lord forbid if you want to put it in some type of case or before you get it n the case something brushes up against the cheaply soldered on components. Person setup for got bottom switch barely tangled on sweater, fell off board didn't even pull on it. The only reason I am ordering a 2nd is because the person who wanted me to get this setup for them is adamant this is what they wanted. I prefer my Wisblock stuff to this by leaps and bounds.

Lilygo t-beam just works. Easy set. Works well. Note: you need thebuttonless type of battery.. additionally the longer antenna for better reception. Just remember they are line-of-sight. Recommended