====== New TFT GUI for Meshtastic ======


There's an improved GUI for Meshtastic that is actually designed for larger touchscreen devices.

(FIXME add some screenshots and pictures)

Targeted devices:

  * Lilygo T-Deck/[[https://www.lilygo.cc/products/t-deck-plus|T-Deck Plus]]
  * Lilygo T-Watch
  * [[https://unphone.net/|unPhone]]
  * [[http://www.pemi.technology/ARMACHAT|ARMACHAT]]

Unfortunately, it takes over the channel used for the Bluetooth/Web UI so Bluetooth functionality is lost.

Here's how to obtain and flash it:

  - You must be logged in on [[https://github.com/|GitHub]] for the download link to appear
  - [[https://github.com/meshtastic/firmware/pull/3259/checks|fancy T-Deck / T-Watch / unPhone / PICOmputer-S3 TFT screen #3259 → Checks]]
  - On the left sidebar, click **CI**
  - Scroll down to the **Artifacts (Produced during runtime)** section
  - Find the zip file for your particular device and click the download symbol to the right of it (if you don't see the download symbol, check that you are logged in)
  - Use the [[https://www.espressif.com/en/support/download/other-tools|Espressif Flash Download Tools]] to flash the extracted ''.bin'' file (not the ''-update.bin'')
    * ChipType: ESP32-S3, WorkMode: Develop, LoadMode: (any, I used USB)
    * First line is the .bin file, address @ 0x0
    * SPI SPEED: 80MHz; SPI MODE: QIO, BAUD: 921600 and don't forget to select the correct COM port