”Amend mymesh.h to Meck v0.3 || ‘target.h’ - Added #include "variant.h" at the top to ensure HAS_GPS is always defined before the conditional includes || target.cpp - Added debug output to verify HAS_GPS is defined at compile and runtime || ‘TDeckBoard.h’ - Added #include "variant.h" for pin definitions || Added #include "variant.h" to ‘main.cpp’ to ensure HAS_GPS is defined || Added code to ‘main.cpp’ to enable GPS by default after sensors.begin() as longpress not currently functional for gps toggle || Changed battery icon size in ‘uitask.cpp’ from 24 to 22 width and 10 to 8 height.”

examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.h

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef FIRMWARE_VERSION
-#define FIRMWARE_VERSION "Meck v0.2"
+#define FIRMWARE_VERSION "Meck v0.3"
 #endif
 
 #if defined(NRF52_PLATFORM) || defined(STM32_PLATFORM)

examples/companion_radio/main.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include <Arduino.h>   // needed for PlatformIO
 #include <Mesh.h>
 #include "MyMesh.h"
+#include "variant.h"   // Board-specific defines (HAS_GPS, etc.)
+#include "target.h"    // For sensors, board, etc.
 
 // Believe it or not, this std C function is busted on some platforms!
 static uint32_t _atoi(const char* sp) {
@@ -287,12 +289,29 @@ void setup() {
   sensors.begin();
   Serial.println("setup() - sensors.begin() done");
 
+  // IMPORTANT: sensors.begin() calls initBasicGPS() which steals the GPS pins for Serial1
+  // We need to reinitialize Serial2 to reclaim them
+  #if HAS_GPS
+    Serial2.end();  // Close any existing Serial2
+    Serial2.begin(GPS_BAUDRATE, SERIAL_8N1, GPS_RX_PIN, GPS_TX_PIN);
+    Serial.println("setup() - Reinitialized Serial2 for GPS after sensors.begin()");
+  #endif
+
 #ifdef DISPLAY_CLASS
   Serial.println("setup() - about to call ui_task.begin()");
   ui_task.begin(disp, &sensors, the_mesh.getNodePrefs());
   Serial.println("setup() - ui_task.begin() done");
 #endif
 
+  // Enable GPS by default on T-Deck Pro
+  #if HAS_GPS
+    // Set GPS enabled in both sensor manager and node prefs
+    sensors.setSettingValue("gps", "1");
+    the_mesh.getNodePrefs()->gps_enabled = 1;
+    the_mesh.savePrefs();
+    Serial.println("setup() - GPS enabled by default");
+  #endif
+
   Serial.println("=== setup() - COMPLETE ===");
 }
 
@@ -303,4 +322,24 @@ void loop() {
   ui_task.loop();
 #endif
   rtc_clock.tick();
-}
+
+  // Debug: Check for GPS data on Serial2
+  #if HAS_GPS
+  static unsigned long lastGpsDebug = 0;
+  if (millis() - lastGpsDebug > 5000) {  // Every 5 seconds
+    lastGpsDebug = millis();
+    Serial.print("GPS Debug - Serial2 available: ");
+    Serial.print(Serial2.available());
+    Serial.print(" bytes");
+    LocationProvider* loc = sensors.getLocationProvider();
+    if (loc) {
+      Serial.print(", valid: ");
+      Serial.print(loc->isValid() ? "YES" : "NO");
+      Serial.print(", sats: ");
+      Serial.println(loc->satellitesCount());
+    } else {
+      Serial.println(", LocationProvider: NULL");
+    }
+  }
+  #endif
+}

examples/companion_radio/ui-new/UITask.cpp

@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ class HomeScreen : public UIScreen {
     if (batteryPercentage > 100) batteryPercentage = 100; // Clamp to 100%
 
     // battery icon
-    int iconWidth = 24;
-    int iconHeight = 10;
+    int iconWidth = 22;
+    int iconHeight = 8;
     int iconX = display.width() - iconWidth - 5; // Position the icon near the top-right corner
     int iconY = 0;
     display.setColor(DisplayDriver::GREEN);

variants/lilygo_tdeck_pro/TDeckBoard.cpp

@@ -31,6 +31,22 @@ void TDeckBoard::begin() {
     Serial.println("TDeckBoard::begin() - LoRa power enabled");
   #endif
 
+  // Enable GPS module power and initialize Serial2
+  #if HAS_GPS
+    #ifdef PIN_GPS_EN
+      pinMode(PIN_GPS_EN, OUTPUT);
+      digitalWrite(PIN_GPS_EN, GPS_EN_ACTIVE);  // GPS_EN_ACTIVE is 1 (HIGH)
+      delay(100);  // Allow GPS to power up
+      Serial.println("TDeckBoard::begin() - GPS power enabled");
+    #endif
+    
+    // Initialize Serial2 for GPS with correct pins
+    Serial2.begin(GPS_BAUDRATE, SERIAL_8N1, GPS_RX_PIN, GPS_TX_PIN);
+    Serial.print("TDeckBoard::begin() - GPS Serial2 initialized at ");
+    Serial.print(GPS_BAUDRATE);
+    Serial.println(" baud");
+  #endif
+
   // Configure user button
   pinMode(PIN_USER_BTN, INPUT);
 

variants/lilygo_tdeck_pro/TDeckBoard.h

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "variant.h"  // Board-specific pin definitions
 #include <Wire.h>
 #include <Arduino.h>
 #include "helpers/ESP32Board.h"

variants/lilygo_tdeck_pro/platformio.ini

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ build_flags =
   -D P_LORA_MOSI=33
   -D P_LORA_EN=46
   -D ENV_INCLUDE_GPS=1
+  -D ENV_SKIP_GPS_DETECT=1
   -D PIN_GPS_RX=44
   -D PIN_GPS_TX=43
   -D GPS_BAUD_RATE=38400
@@ -112,9 +113,9 @@ extends = LilyGo_TDeck_Pro
 build_flags =
   ${LilyGo_TDeck_Pro.build_flags}
   -I examples/companion_radio/ui-new
-  -D MAX_CONTACTS=400
-  -D MAX_GROUP_CHANNELS=20
-  -D BLE_PIN_CODE=123456
+  -D MAX_CONTACTS=350
+  -D MAX_GROUP_CHANNELS=40
+  -D BLE_PIN_CODE=234567
   -D OFFLINE_QUEUE_SIZE=256
 build_src_filter = ${LilyGo_TDeck_Pro.build_src_filter}
   +<helpers/esp32/*.cpp>

variants/lilygo_tdeck_pro/target.cpp

@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ AutoDiscoverRTCClock rtc_clock(fallback_clock);
 #if HAS_GPS
   MicroNMEALocationProvider gps(Serial2, &rtc_clock);
   EnvironmentSensorManager sensors(gps);
+  #pragma message "GPS enabled - using EnvironmentSensorManager with MicroNMEALocationProvider"
 #else
   SensorManager sensors;
+  #pragma message "GPS disabled - using basic SensorManager"
 #endif
 
 #ifdef DISPLAY_CLASS
@@ -41,6 +43,15 @@ bool radio_init() {
   rtc_clock.begin(Wire);
   Serial.println("radio_init() - rtc_clock started");
 
+  // Debug GPS status
+  #if HAS_GPS
+    Serial.println("radio_init() - HAS_GPS is defined");
+    Serial.print("radio_init() - gps object address: ");
+    Serial.println((uint32_t)&gps, HEX);
+  #else
+    Serial.println("radio_init() - HAS_GPS is NOT defined");
+  #endif
+
 #if defined(P_LORA_SCLK)
   Serial.println("radio_init() - initializing LoRa SPI...");
   loraSpi.begin(P_LORA_SCLK, P_LORA_MISO, P_LORA_MOSI, P_LORA_NSS);

variants/lilygo_tdeck_pro/target.h

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
+// Include variant.h first to ensure all board-specific defines are available
+#include "variant.h"
+
 #define RADIOLIB_STATIC_ONLY 1
 #include <RadioLib.h>
 #include <helpers/radiolib/RadioLibWrappers.h>