Firmware
Pick your board.
Connect it. Flash.
Private mesh texting and location. No cell. No internet.
Your Private Off-Grid Mesh
Blackout Comms is a private off-grid mesh-based texting & tracking system that runs on LoRa hardware from Lilygo, Heltec, and Altware.
- Quick start guide: Flash your first device, it will be the root (admin), then onboard additional devices.
- Tracking Demo | Onboarding / Texting Demo
- User Guide
T-Deck PlusMost common type of T-Deck, fully built and assembled by Lilygo.
LilyGO PagerLilygo's pocket-sized pager. Small screen and keypad.
Heltec v4 R8 touchHeltec's newest touchscreen kit (R8).
Heltec v4 OLDER touchHeltec's previous touchscreen kit.
Altware PagerAltware's pocket-sized pager.
Rokland Cypher M8KPrebuilt T-Deck from Rokland.
Heltec v4 (older)OLED node. Relay and range extender.
T-Beam SupremeGPS link with strong radio.
Heltec E290Vision Master E290 link.
T-Beam 1W1W amplified link for more range.
AltwareAltware link hardware.
T3S3 E-PaperLow-power e-paper link.
T3S3 OLEDT3S3 with OLED screen.
T-Deck PlusConfirm this matches the board in your hand.
By connecting you agree to the terms. Use a data cable. Chrome or Edge.
Your cluster is ready.
Name this device. Then open the second board and flash it the same way. They will find each other.
Stuck? The 15-minute guide · or get the ready pair.
Don’t want to flash it? Let us build it.
Versions, SD cards, and device notes
Current communicator firmware 3.7.8. Link firmware 3.7.6. SD cards are recommended. These boards are picky about cards — a known-good card avoids most failures.
- T-Deck and T-Deck Plus use the communicator build.
- Heltec v4 touchscreen uses the expansion-kit build.
- Nodes and links use the link build.
Terms
By downloading this firmware you agree to abide by applicable laws while using it, and you agree to hold harmless Altware Development LLC. This is experimental software for private mesh use.
Direct binary downloads
If you prefer a different flashing tool, download the pre-built binary. Use the same region for every device in a cluster.