Quick update for anyone else searching the forum: silly little things I learned
I used an arduino nano serial output to pin 46 & 45 on the Heltec V3 at a baud rate of 38400.
meshtastic --set serial.rxd 45
meshtastic --set serial.txd 46
meshtastic --set serial.mode SIMPLE
this sends text to the primary channel on the mesh with the result of the arduino’s action.
at 165m away I can read the cistern level on my laptop via the G1 meshLAN or on my phone with another Heltec device.