Hi,
Main Question:
Is my list complete of radios that can do mavlink telemetry in a mesh network and is there any that standout as ones to choose/ ones to avoid? (I noticed that Xbee was listed as not recommended in the ardupilot documentation, but I do not know why)
915/868 MHz Frequency
RF Design 900x radios with mesh or asynchronous firmware
Holybro Microhard Telemetry Radio
XBee XR 900/868 or 900HP radios
Meshtastic radios?
2.4 Ghz
XBee 802.15.4 or DigiMesh radios
Meshtastic radios?
433Mhz
Meshtastic radios?
Not very certain on the meshtastic telemetry. From my beginner standpoint it seems all the requirements are there to do mavlink comms. And meshtastic seems like a hot topic right now. Someone please tell me if I am wrong!
Background information
I have been playing around with mesh networks for mavlink telemetry for swarms.
These are the options I have come across so far. I am thinking of having a primary and secondary swarm connection on my vehicles. I was thinking a god way to do that would be to have them on different frequencies right? like have one mesh network at 915MHz and another at 2.4 GHz? That seems the easiest route to avoid interference
I have come across the doodle lab mesh rider radios (but… that is very pricey, outside of my personal budget)
I also came across mLRS radios - but my understanding is that those are just point to point. Someone please correct me if I am wrong!