Meshtastic ATAK Plugin
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- čas přidán 26. 03. 2024
- 📢 Getting started with the official Meshtastic ATAK Plugin! 🎥
github.com/meshtastic/ATAK-Pl...
Take your ATAK experience off-grid with the new official Meshtastic ATAK Plugin featuring Meshtastic native wire-optimized packets for faster than ever PLI and GeoChat communication.
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All of this all of the time please. Thank you.
Excellent.
Very cool. I'm loving Meshtastic. Thanks.
Thanks for this huge effort!
Thanks! I love these radios!
Thank you!! Great video, and fantastic explanation!!
Thanks for all the hard work
Excited for marker support. This is one thing that plugins like HAMMER and Plugnix have over Meshtastic when it comes to sending data between EUDs over radio.
Great work and thank you !
Does new plug also have the position feature or tracker features also? very good work thanks
Have you seen the new analog chip sets that are using capacitors for processing to digital? Interesting for radio tech and software defined radios.
Awesome!!!!
HI Ben Tanks much I knew how but there id nothing better than to hear the latest gjidance with alpha release bug alpha is like s good beta
Can these be used to see the position of the device on the map?
Thank you for the info ! Excellent video. Can you please link the green box case for the device ? I am looking for such a case where I can install ISM band antenna.
Search "Meshtastic" on Printables and look for TonyG. He has numerous case options available for the majority of supported hardware.
I’ve gotta try this. I’m curious, it’s not an issue if some are in client mode while some are in atak mode? They’ll still all mesh and communicate?
Yes, they will still mesh.
Awesome! I was waiting for this video!
Quick question - If I want to add repeaters to my mesh network for my group of ATAK-Meshtastic guys, what setting do I have to set them to?
Should they be set to "REPEATER" or should they also be "TAK"?
Cheers!
Repeaters will rebroadcast TAK packets as well, so that should work fine.
@@Meshtastic Cheers, thanks!
Btw you guys are doing absolutely phenomenal work and I just wanted to thank you.
When I first heard about LoRa and bought my first ESP32 boards years ago I immediately wanted to build some kind of mesh chat network but I knew I could never get a proper product off the ground because I'm really not much of a programmer.
And then I heard about you guys and now the project is so far beyond everything I could have wanted from it and more.
Seriously impressive stuff guys!
Fern Strategic Easter Egg 👀👀
This is great!
What device is that on the far right and what's that case?
Thanks in advance
Meshtatic Swarm Node on Etsy.
THANK TOU I LOVE YOU
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I've had a difficult time getting location sharing working this way. Everything else seems to work like chat and basic COT sharing. Any advice?
Me too
Sorry to hear that! If you join the discord you can ask in our #atak channel for assistance, they'll get you squared away.
Are the 2 OD Green devices build components listed on a forum somewhere?
They are aHeltec Wireless Tracker and a Heltec V3 in TonyG cases. You can search "meshtastic" on Printables to find his cases. He has build guides for them for the different devices.
@@Meshtastic Thank you so much for the valuable information!!! 🙏🏻🙇🏻♂
Followed all the steps and am able to succesfully broadcast markers between devices. Chat and live position sharing doesnt work tho. Any ideas? Thanks. Would love more in depth info on the integration with ATAK, since its my specific usecase for SAR. Could "non-live" voice communication in by sending audio files become a possibility?
You can join the discord and post your issue in our #atak channel for further assistance. The great folks there should be able to get your squared away.
We'll have more videos on ATAK in the near future.
There's already very limited support for audio messages via Meshtastic. See here: meshtastic.org/docs/configuration/module/audio/
One of our developers recently purchased some hardware for this and has plans to make a video on it in the near future as well.
So what role should we set our radios to? TAK? Are their disadvantages to this role as far as making contact with other "outside" nodes?
Yes, you will want to use either TAK or TAK TRACKER depending on the use. There are no disadvantages.
Will this plugin also send location data? or for now only text? Thanks
Yes, PLI is sent as well.
Can we expect a wintak plug in for meshtastic nodes? I've been looking around and there doesn't seem to be any support for it.
Unlikely at this time.
Great work! Can you do same video about Standalone TAK Tracker ?
We'll have a vide on it in the near future!
Please get markers working 😢 Thanks for the plug-in though!!
is the chat atak to atak or can the messages be viewed on mesh also ?
ATAK to ATAK only currently. Not sure if that will change or not.
Will this allow me to see the position of the two devices on the same map in atak if both are part of the same squad?
You should be able to see any Meshtastic device with one of the recent updates. Check the release history for notes.
Could you please link to the antennas you are using?
You can find them here: meshtastic.org/docs/hardware/antennas/
Type of android phone and case in use in video ? Thanks!
The phone is a Galaxy Note 10+ but not sure about the case. Just something purchased from eBay years ago.
What case is that on the heltec at top left of video?
TonyG/Tropho case. You can find it on Printables.
I have 3 meshtastic devices updated and communicating in the meshtastic app, when I pull up atak and load the plugin I get the green Meshtastic Icon but I still cant send messages within the atak app. Any ideas? All the devices are set as the TAK currently from Client. Still nothing. Thanks in advance.
I would recommend you join the discord and post your question in the #atak channel and someone could help troubleshoot your issue with you.
Hello, I followed all the steps but when I go to load the plug in in fails.
Join the discord and post in our #atak channel. There should be someone there to help get you squared away.
I don't get it. what is TAC? What is ATAC?
What value does it add to Meshtastic, as this video only shows sending text messages, which Meshtastic already provides out of the box.
Is it relevant for people outside of the USA (I guess ATAC is US American because of the domain name shown)?
tdeck stand alone map download would be cool
Does it also support sharing of CoT points?
Did you ever find an answer? I need to know
@@johntack1049 it works with the ATAK Forwarder, idk about this plugin
By "CoT points" I'm assuming means markers (our equivalent of waypoints)? If so, then yes. They're not optimized though
I got mine set up with atak, and 3 nodes. They message and show location of the different devices. When anything else sends the node its attached to gets a fatal error #11 and has to be reset. Any icons, points etc cause this. I was just wondering if this is normal with where the development is at or if I am doing something wrong.
I'd recommend getting a serial log when it crashes and sharing that in our discord.
How can I check which firmware version my Heltec is running?
You can see in the iOS app on the node details page, in the Android app on the connection page, or using `--info` with the CLI.
Is there a version of atak similar programs that aren't gov run?
Possibly, but whether they're useful/usable is another thing. A lot of "alternatives" still use TAK Server on the backend too.
Is there a video explaining what ATAK is? I had a look and it seems to be made for the Gravy Seals crowd from what popped up :P
ATAK (or CivTAK) is an app to communicate and coordinate with other people in the field. Originally developed for the US Military, it is used by many people across the globe. From Law Enforcement, Fire Fighters, to Airsoft Players. ATAK is a very powerful tool that allows you to integrate a lot of different capabilities into one app.
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Cringe attempt at being funny... you probably never leave your basement.
Will Meshtastic work with ITAK?
Sorry, there is no iTAK support.
Are you using WiFi on Lora or Bluetooth?
LoRa is separate from WiFi and Bluetooth. Connection with your devices via the client apps on your phone is typically done via BLE, but esp32 also has WiFi support. But packets are sent out over the mesh via LoRa.
@@Meshtastic so your using bluetooth.
@@Meshtastic so, your using bluetooth setting to connect to atak, not wifi setting. That's where my confusion was.
Will this work with iTAK as well?
No, there's no support for iTAK.
@@Meshtastic we need ITAK support
Unfortunately, it's not possible.
has this worked with ITAK?
No iTAK support.
Where are the case designs? This is heltec v3?
You can find them on Printables. Search for "Meshtastic" and look for "TonyG". He has cases for most of our supported hardware.
I didn't find it on the Google play store
ATAK needs to be downloaded from tak.gov, the plugin can be downloaded from github.com/meshtastic/ATAK-Plugin/releases
My bad, I thought you were saying that the plug-in was on the atak website.
Will this work with iOS?
No, ATAK is Android only. There is no iTAK support currently.
why do some claim that only 1 certain version of atak works with meshtastic? Or has that issue been resolved.
You should be able to use 4.10.0, 5.0.0, or 5.1.0. You do need to download from Tak.gov though.
@@Meshtastic Ok thanks so much for the tip.
So the playstore version doesnt work even if it has the right number on it?
Run ATAK and run wireshark.
Oh you’re a lefty. Word.
Good video but the whole challenge is totally missed. No Meshtastic or plugin even shown on the plugin screen. Import, no joy. Listing, no joy. My S8 plugin screen blank. S20 shows some. Another video shows import method, also doesn't work. Another user disaster!
Sounds like you're having issues specific to your setup. If you'd like assistance, you're welcome to join our Discord and ask for help in the #atak channel. Or you can even join the ATAK discord and ask for help in the #lora-meshtastic channel.
Would have been so nice of people to START a video with a one-sentence description of what it is they will be talking about, but...well...I guess I'm too naieve. 🤔
The opening sentence states what the video will be about. Is there something more specific you had in mind? We're happy to hear constructive feedback.
What I meant was "ATAK". I vaguely remember hearing about it before, but the video would have been so much more accessible if you'd have added: "the Android smartphone geospatial infrastructure and situational awareness app". I might be a n00b for not knowing what ATAK was, but if you want Meshtastic to grow there are probably thousands of people like me who might be interested in starting with the right accessible videos.@@Meshtastic
Thanks for the feedback.
@@Meshtastichandled like a true gentleman
Can the plugin send the PLI of the mesh device as well? Looking to slap it on a drone and having a redundant way to track it in ATAK
If you use a standalone tracker device which is equipped with GPS, yes. You can use the "TAK TRACKER" role. We'll have a video on that role soon.