SlunseCore repeater builds are based on MeshCore v1.15.0 with some extra features and tweaks.
Upstream release: MeshCore v1.15.0 — 19 Apr 2026
SlunseCore changes
- SenseCap Solar: Fixed remapped LEDs (LoRa TX = blue); PWR and USR buttons enabled — PWR holds to power off, USR taps for advert/GPS.
- GPS saver (repeaters with GPS): Extra CLI commands to configure GPS power-save behaviour on repeaters (see
docs/cli_commands.mdon this branch).
New GPS CLI commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
gps saver [off|bootonly|periodic]
| Get or set power-save mode |
gps hold [5–240]
| Get or set GPS hold time (seconds) after fix |
gps timeout [1–15]
| Get or set how long (minutes) to search for a GPS fix before giving up and powering down the GPS |
gps interval [Nm|Nh|Nd|sec]
| Get or set periodic wake interval (e.g. 30m, 4h, 1d) — only applies when gps saver is periodic
|
gps telem [deny|allow|always]
| Get or set whether GPS coords are included in telemetry responses — deny: nobody, allow: trusted users only, always: everybody
|
Flashing
Download the firmware from the release assets below, go to flasher.meshcore.io, choose Custom firmware (at the bottom of the page), and flash the downloaded bin or zip.
Full SlunseCore features
- SenseCap Solar headless:
- LoRa TX LED remapped to pin 12 (blue)
- Button actions:
- USR double-tap: sends advert
- USR triple-tap: toggles GPS on/off
- PWR 1.5 s hold: powers off the device
- LED feedback:
- Power-on: white + blue solid 5 s
- GPS searching: white slow blink
- GPS fix acquired: white solid 3 s then off
- GPS powered on: white 2 fast blinks
- GPS powered off: white 3 fast blinks then off
- Power-off: white + blue 5× fast blink
- GPS power-save boot-only mode: GPS stays on after boot until a fix is obtained or timeout elapses, then powers down
- GPS power-save periodic mode: powers GPS up at a configurable interval to refresh the fix (and clock sync)
- GPS prefs sanitization: hold/timeout/interval clamped to valid ranges on first boot after upgrade
- Telemetry location policy: control whether GPS coordinates are shared in telemetry responses (
gps telem)