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GAT562

Pinouts

GAT562 Solar EVB

  • USB - closest to LEDs
    1. +5V (RD) (square pad)
    2. USBD- (WH)
    3. USBD+ (GN)
    4. GND (BK)
  • SWD/J-Link - closest to BT ANT
    1. GND (square pad)
    2. SWCLK
    3. SWDIO
    4. +3V3
  • RST pad - short to GND (e.g. metal shield on module to reset
    • Reset twice within 500 ms to enter DFU mode (USB disk UF2 upload and CDC serial upload with nrfutil)
  • S-, S+ - ≤6 V solar panel
  • B-, B+ - 4.2V lithium cell (or multiple cells in parallel)

Meshtastic Firmware

RAK4631 firmware natively works on GAT562-based boards. Pinout and peripherals are mostly identical.

There is currently no official Meshtastic support for GAT562 products, however there are DIY variants (i.e. you have to compile them yourself) upstream for:

Vendor Firmware Binaries

File Applicable Product(s) Flashing Method Date Version Number Commit Notes
gat562_mesh_solar_relay_2.7.16_1124.uf2 GAT562 Mesh Solar Relay USB (Disk) 2.7.16 Untested

Bootloaders

File Applicable Product(s) Flashing Method Date Version Number Commit SoftDevice Model BLE OTA Notes
(None) GAT562 Module
GAT562 Mesh Solar Relay
GAT562 Solar EVB
N/A Jun 10 2025 0.4.3 S140 SoftDevice v6.1.1 WisBlock RAK4631 Board
gat562_bootloader-geb397aa_s140_6.1.1_0713.hex GAT562 Module
GAT562 Mesh Solar Relay
GAT562 Solar EVB
SWD (J-Link) Nov 8 2025 0.4.5 S140 SoftDevice v6.1.1 GAT562 BOARD Untested
update-gat562_board_bootloader-0.4.5_nosd.uf2 GAT562 Module
GAT562 Mesh Solar Relay
GAT562 Solar EVB
USB (Disk) Nov 8 2025 0.4.5 None GAT562 BOARD ✅ Fast Tested on GAT562 Solar EVB
projects/amateur_radio/meshtastic/components/gat562.txt · Last modified: by Andrew Yong