diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
index 4fc84fa78..080e70d08 100644
--- a/.vscode/extensions.json
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
     // See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=827846
     // for the documentation about the extensions.json format
     "recommendations": [
-        "ms-vscode.cpptools",
-        "platformio.platformio-ide",
-        "trunk.io"
+        "platformio.platformio-ide"
     ],
+    "unwantedRecommendations": [
+        "ms-vscode.cpptools-extension-pack"
+    ]
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/esp32/architecture.h b/src/platform/esp32/architecture.h
index 90c016dae..edd16ebbd 100644
--- a/src/platform/esp32/architecture.h
+++ b/src/platform/esp32/architecture.h
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@
 #define HW_VENDOR meshtastic_HardwareModel_TLORA_T3_S3
 #elif defined(BETAFPV_2400_TX)
 #define HW_VENDOR meshtastic_HardwareModel_BETAFPV_2400_TX
+#elif defined(NANO_G1_EXPLORER)
+#define HW_VENDOR meshtastic_HardwareModel_NANO_G1_EXPLORER
 #endif
 
 //
diff --git a/variants/nano-g1-explorer/platformio.ini b/variants/nano-g1-explorer/platformio.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22037cbc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/variants/nano-g1-explorer/platformio.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+; The 1.0 release of the nano-g1-explorer board 
+[env:nano-g1-explorer]
+extends = esp32_base
+board = ttgo-t-beam
+lib_deps =
+  ${esp32_base.lib_deps}
+build_flags = 
+  ${esp32_base.build_flags} -D NANO_G1_EXPLORER  -I variants/nano-g1-explorer
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diff --git a/variants/nano-g1-explorer/variant.h b/variants/nano-g1-explorer/variant.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df8a0aad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/variants/nano-g1-explorer/variant.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// #define BUTTON_NEED_PULLUP // if set we need to turn on the internal CPU pullup during sleep
+
+#define I2C_SDA 21
+#define I2C_SCL 22
+
+#define BUTTON_PIN 36 // The user button (information button) GPIO on the Nano G1 explorer
+//#define BUTTON_PIN_ALT 13 // Alternate GPIO for an external button if needed. Does anyone use this? It is not documented
+// anywhere.
+#define EXT_NOTIFY_OUT 13 // Default pin to use for Ext Notify Module.
+
+// common pinout for their SX1262 vs RF95 modules - both can be enabled and we will probe at runtime for RF95 and if
+// not found then probe for SX1262
+#define USE_RF95
+#define USE_SX1262
+
+#define LORA_DIO0 26 // a No connect on the SX1262 module
+#define LORA_RESET 23
+#define LORA_DIO1 33 // SX1262 IRQ
+#define LORA_DIO2 32 // SX1262 BUSY
+#define LORA_DIO3    // Not connected on PCB
+
+#ifdef USE_SX1262
+#define SX126X_CS RF95_NSS // FIXME - we really should define LORA_CS instead
+#define SX126X_DIO1 LORA_DIO1
+#define SX126X_BUSY LORA_DIO2
+#define SX126X_RESET LORA_RESET
+#define SX126X_E22 // Not really an E22
+// Internally the module hooks the SX1262-DIO2 in to control the TX/RX switch (which is the default for the sx1262interface
+// code)
+#endif
+
+#define BATTERY_PIN 35           // A battery voltage measurement pin, voltage divider connected here to measure battery voltage
+#define BATTERY_SENSE_SAMPLES 15 // Set the number of samples, It has an effect of increasing sensitivity.
+#define ADC_MULTIPLIER 2
+
+//#define USE_SH1107    // Finally we will use SH1107 128x64 resolution driver, because SH1106 will shift the screen by 2 lines.
+#define USE_SH1106
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