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@skickar skickar released this 11 Aug 05:29
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First public release of the Newsheen board — an ESP32-S3 LED controller + 3D-printed base
that turns a translucent silicone lamp into an RGB light.

3D files — board models (STL) and the v4 3D-printed base (base, button, retaining ring).

Firmware — pick one

Simple LED Remote (newsheen-simple-led-remote.factory.bin): point the 21-key IR remote
to drive the 8 LEDs (colors, white, brightness, effects, on/off).

Meshtastic (newsheen-meshtastic.factory.bin): turns the Newsheen into a LoRa mesh node on
its Wio-SX1262 radio. Incoming mesh text messages animate the 8 NeoPixels, and the lamp glows
a node-color at boot; an optional piezo on the buzzer pad beeps on message. Set your region in a
Meshtastic client first (phone app over Bluetooth, or the web client) — the radio stays off until
you do. Bench-verified on real hardware (region US, LoRa text RX → NeoPixel animation).
Built from RetiaLLC/ScriptkittyMeshtastic
(Meshtastic 2.7.23). sha256 f71264d3a1a26a0d19efd9d725140d00e27ee007e68d7ab2355cebb1ecf2f618

Flash either factory image at 0x0:

esptool --chip esp32s3 write-flash 0x0 <firmware>.factory.bin

Or flash from the browser (no tools) at https://scriptkitty.sh/#newsheen — the flasher
auto-detects the Newsheen and offers the verified Meshtastic build.

See hardware/pinout.md for the GPIO map and build notes. KiCad design sources are not included.

MeshCore (meshcore-newsheen-ble.factory.bin = pairs to the MeshCore phone app over Bluetooth;
meshcore-newsheen-usb.factory.bin = Web-Serial client): a second LoRa mesh option on the Wio-SX1262.
Incoming mesh messages flash the 8 NeoPixels (the wireless mesh-lamp). Built from
RetiaLLC/MeshCore (v1.16.0). Also flashable at
https://scriptkitty.sh/#newsheen.

Matter (newsheen-matter-light.factory.bin): a Matter-over-WiFi RGB color light — commission it
into Apple Home / Google Home / Alexa / Home Assistant (scan the QR from the serial log or enter the
11-digit pairing code, then give it Wi-Fi) and the 8 LEDs become a standard smart bulb. Built with
arduino-esp32 3.1.3.

Buzzer: the mesh firmwares beep an optional piezo on the J3 header pin 37 (GPIO37) on incoming
messages (hardware-confirmed).

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