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Got a lot more attention on the prototype post than i expected. Figured i'd share a bit more about the original idea; the idea for Bitle came to me while i was out in the middle of nowhere in Vermont surrounded by fireflies- no cell, no wifi. I did have Bitchat, yet, no one close enough to chat with.
A solar powered autonomous bluetooth node seemed ideal; something small that can pick up the packets from bitchat and relay them along the chain - the ideal setup, i imagined, would be a tiny drone with a solar cell and ~48hrs of battery charge, that would relocate where it was needed, and retire to the sun to recharge when needed. There seems to be few, if any, technological hurdles to make such a product - yet it doesn't exist. Kind of weird, to be honest.
The notion of a foundational, ambient node mesh that is just there, ready, able and willing to rearrange, optimize and forward information along seems essential - why don't we have it? We should have it.
That was the initial spark for Bitle - even though right now it is a pretty ugly circuit box that is extremely dumb (it just forwards encrypted packets along), it does the job. We should, as a society, have robust, optimized and high bandwidth networks - that's the job of the centralized organizations with massive capital that can lay cables, dig tunnels, etc. But for the people, the notion of an ambient net, as pervasive and essential as air, is what interests me.
29.7.2025
Took a bit of effort but Bitle v.01 is operational; Bitle is a self powered, standalone ESP32-based mesh relay node for @jack's bitchat, a decentralized messaging protocol; it can operate indefinitely on solar, or ~25-50 days on the battery; the case is weatherproof and meant to be installed in adverse conditions. It should extend the range of bluetooth outdoors anywhere from 300-500ft.
Bitle implements the bitchat binary protocol over Bluetooth LE, establishing GATT server connections with bitchat devices and acts as an intermediate node to extend the mesh network range. Bitle handles noise protocol handshakes for secure communication, processes encrypted user messages, and forwards them through the mesh network.
It's designed as a professional mesh relay that enhances bitchat's decentralized architecture by providing additional routing nodes without requiring user interaction or appearing as a peer in the messaging interface.
I envisioned its utility as a ground node for remote areas, like hiking trails, camping grounds etc (hence the name Bitle - "Biddle" or "beetle") where signal may be weak and communication critical. Most importantly, although signal/wifi may be abundant, bitchat isn't really about being a failsafe to online comms - it's about choosing to communicate without centralized infrastructure; peer to peer - a device like Bitle seems instrumental to this. It should be possible to make a grid of these quite cheaply and establish an ambient mesh network that anyone can communicate through while being offline. The bulk of the size of the device is in the battery/solar/case/power board - it would be significantly smaller if it was built into a lightbulb or any plug-in device.
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