A lightweight Meshtastic packet‑rate monitor for detecting when a radio appears "deaf" (receiving few or no packets).

python3 meshpulse.py
python3 meshpulse.py --window 300 --interval 5

Options:

• --window — rolling window size in seconds (default 30)
• --interval — print/report interval in seconds (default 1)
• --dead-seconds — mark DEAF if no packets for this long
• --csv — optional CSV log file path
• --no-plot — disable live Matplotlib chart

Connection type and BLE address are configured at the top of meshpulse.py.

Python 3.10+
Libraries: meshtastic, matplotlib