BuffLink
FrameBuff's mesh device and software. Internet first, mesh when the internet is gone.
In development. No BuffLink hardware is for sale yet. See Status.
Internet first, mesh as the fallback
BuffLink uses the best link it can find. While the internet works, you use the internet. When it drops, you keep going over the mesh on the same identity, with the same contacts and messages. Things just get slower:
- Video freezes to a still while voice carries on.
- Clear voice, even on slow links.
- Websites open as light saved copies.
- Big files show "waiting for a faster link", and sync quietly when it comes back.
Your phone vibrates when you switch to the backup, and a computer plays a soft sound. Going down and coming back feel different. You can turn these off.
The phone idea
You keep your phone. BuffLink adds the radios a phone does not have. One core board does the radio work, and it pairs with your phone as its screen and keyboard. If the phone dies, the board still works on its own, with push-to-talk and a tiny screen.
When your phone has no internet, it can ask "turn on mesh?". You can switch that question off.
The devices
- Basic Dongle. A small LoRa radio with a secure key chip. Plugs into your computer or phone, and FrameBuff on that machine does the thinking.
- Handheld. The one core board with radios, battery and push-to-talk, in different shells: handheld, puck or phone case. An AI-capable version is planned.
- Base. A home box with a roof antenna, AI chip, storage and solar or battery backup. It is your home hub and internet gateway. Scan a QR code and it joins your family ring.
Your keys stay inside the secure chip. Lose a device, and you can shut it out from any of your others.
BuffLink runs on BuffNet.