Hermes

Hermes is a simple ESP32 Arduino library that enables seamless message exchange over WiFi and LoRa. If you prefer to use the ESP-IDF framework library, have a look at multi_esp_net.

Table of Contents

1. About the Project
2. Project Status
3. Getting Started
   1. Dependencies
   2. Usage
4. Authors
5. Acknowledgements

About the Project

The primary objective of this library is to offer a user-friendly API for programmers seeking to incorporate WiFi and LoRa networks into their IoT projects. The library facilitates the creation of a mesh network and enables seamless message exchange between nodes.

Currently, the library provides support for the following technologies:

• ESP Now
• WiFi Mesh
• LoRa Mesh

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Getting Started

Dependencies

The library leverages the industry-standard Espressif IoT Development Framework ESP-IDF and LoRaMesher. Refer to library.json for a detailed list of dependencies.

If you are using PlatformIO, simply add this library as a dependency in your platformio.ini file. PlatformIO will automatically resolve and install all necessary dependencies during compilation.

Usage

To facilitate understanding of the library, it may be helpful to refer to the provided examples:

• ESP NOW Examples
• WiFi Mesh Examples
• LoRa Mesh Examples

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Authors

• Davide Carnemolla - University of Catania
• Fabrizio Messina - University of Catania
• Corrado Santoro - University of Catania
• Federico Fausto Santoro - University of Catania

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Acknowledgments

This work is supported by the MIUR project "T-LADIES" under grant PRIN 2020TL3X8X.

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