Once your Companion is configured and connected, the next step is learning how to use MeshCore effectively. This section explains how contacts, channels, messages, paths, and other everyday features work as you communicate across the mesh.
What You’ll Learn
1. Understanding Contacts and Channels
Learn how your Companion discovers other MeshCore nodes, how to understand the Contacts list, and how Public, hashtag, and private channels are used for communication.
2. Understanding Direct, Flooded Messages, Paths and Hops
Learn how messages travel through the mesh, the difference between direct and flooded communication, and how paths and hop counts describe how stations are reached.
3. Sending and Receiving Your First MeshCore Messages
Learn how to send and reply to Channel messages and Direct Messages, understand delivery confirmation, and recognize the difference between path information and successful message delivery.
4. Understanding What Your Companion Is Showing You
Learn how to interpret the information your Companion displays about nearby MeshCore activity, including Contacts, signal information, paths, hop counts, and other details that help you understand what is happening around you on the mesh.
5. Using the MeshCore Maps
Learn how to use the Map and Internet Map to explore MeshCore stations, understand what their locations represent, and recognize the important difference between seeing a station on a map and being able to reach it by radio.
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6. Using the MeshCore Tools
Learn how to use MeshCore’s built-in tools to discover nearby nodes, examine communication paths, and gather useful information about the mesh around you.
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