diff --git a/docs/radio-settings.md b/docs/radio-settings.md index e45ea387c..122dcc01d 100644 --- a/docs/radio-settings.md +++ b/docs/radio-settings.md @@ -55,12 +55,14 @@ Considerations: We have four predefined channels. These are the most common settings and have been proven to work well: -| Channel setting | Alt Channel Name | Data-rate | SF / Symbols | Coding Rate | Bandwidth | -|:---------------------------|:-----------------|:---------------------|:-------------|:------------|:----------| -| Short range (but fast) | Short Fast | 21.875 kbps | 7 / 128 | 4/5 | 125 | -| Medium range (but fast) | Medium | 5.469 kbps | 7 / 512 | 4/5 | 500 | -| Long range (but slower) | Long Alt | 0.275 kbps | 9 / 512 | 4/8 | 31 | -| Very long range (but slow) | Long Slow | 0.183 kbps (default) | 12 / 4096 | 4/8 | 125 | +| Channel setting | Alt Channel Name | Data-rate | SF / Symbols | Coding Rate | Bandwidth | Link Budget | +|:---------------------------|:-----------------|:---------------------|:-------------|:------------|:----------|:------------| +| Short range (but fast) | Short Fast | 21.875 kbps | 7 / 128 | 4/5 | 125 | 134dB | +| Medium range (but fast) | Medium | 5.469 kbps | 7 / 128 | 4/5 | 500 | 140dB | +| Long range (but slower) | Long Alt | 0.275 kbps | 9 / 512 | 4/8 | 31 | 153dB | +| Very long range (but slow) | Long Slow | 0.183 kbps (default) | 12 / 4096 | 4/8 | 125 | 154dB | + +The link budget used by these calculations assumes a transmit power of 17dBm. Adjust your link budget assumptions based on your actual devices. ### Custom Settings @@ -68,19 +70,24 @@ You may want to select other channels for your usage. The other settings can be > meshtastic --setchan spread_factor 10 --setchan coding_rate 8 --setchan bandwidth 125 +After applying the settings, you will need to restart the device. After your device is restarted, it will generate a new crypto key and you will need to share the newly generated QR Code or URL to all your other devices. + Some example settings: -| Data-rate | SF / Symbols | Coding Rate | Bandwidth | Note | -|:---------------------|:-------------|:------------|:----------|:-----| -| 3.125 kbps | 8 / 256 | 4/5 | 125 | | -| 1.953 kbps | 8 / 256 | 4/8 | 125 | | -| 1.343 kbps | 11 / 2048 | 4/8 | 512 | | -| 1.099 kbps | 9 / 512 | 4/8 | 125 | | -| 0.814 kbps | 10 / 1024 | 4/6 | 125 | | -| 0.610 kbps | 10 / 1024 | 4/8 | 125 | | -| 0.488 kbps | 11 / 2048 | 4/6 | 125 | | -| 0.336 kbps | 11 / 2048 | 4/8 | 125 | | -| 0.092 kbps | 12 / 4096 | 4/8 | 62 | | -| 0.046 kbps | 12 / 4096 | 4/8 | 31 | Twice the range of "Long Slow" | +| Data-rate | SF / Symbols | Coding Rate | Bandwidth | Link Budget | Note | +|:---------------------|:-------------|:------------|:----------|:------------|:-----| +| 37.50 kbps | 6 / 64 | 4/5 | 500 | 129dB | Fastest possible speed | +| 3.125 kbps | 8 / 256 | 4/5 | 125 | 143dB | | +| 1.953 kbps | 8 / 256 | 4/8 | 125 | 143dB | | +| 1.343 kbps | 11 / 2048 | 4/8 | 500 | 145dB | | +| 1.099 kbps | 9 / 512 | 4/8 | 125 | 146dB | | +| 0.814 kbps | 10 / 1024 | 4/6 | 125 | 149dB | | +| 0.610 kbps | 10 / 1024 | 4/8 | 125 | 149dB | | +| 0.488 kbps | 11 / 2048 | 4/6 | 125 | 152dB | | +| 0.336 kbps | 11 / 2048 | 4/8 | 125 | 152dB | | +| 0.073 kbps | 12 / 4096 | 4/5 | 31 | 160dB | Twice the range of "Long Slow", low resliance to noise | +| 0.046 kbps | 12 / 4096 | 4/8 | 31 | 160dB | Twice the range of "Long Slow", high resliance to noise | +The link budget used by these calculations assumes a transmit power of 17dBm. Adjust your link budget assumptions based on your actual devices. +These channel settings may have not been tested. Use at your own discression. Share on https://meshtastic.discourse.group with your successes or failure.