# Particle Mesh local toolchain **URL:** \ **Category:** BLE // NFC\ **Created:** [April 9, 2018, 3:11am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-mesh-local-toolchain/40938 "2018-04-09T03:11:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nrobinson2000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/nrobinson2000/32/15624_2.png) [@nrobinson2000](https://community.particle.io/u/nrobinson2000)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 3:11am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-mesh-local-toolchain/40938/1 "2018-04-09T03:11:05Z")
Will the new Particle mesh boards use the same gcc arm toolchain the core, photon, P1, electron, and duo use? I am dreaming of seamlessly adding support for Particle mesh to [po](https://github.com/nrobinson2000/po). ---
**Author:** ![jberi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/jberi/32/19613_2.png) [@jberi](https://community.particle.io/u/jberi)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 4:50am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-mesh-local-toolchain/40938/3 "2018-04-10T04:50:06Z")
> [@nrobinson2000](#): > > Will the new Particle mesh boards use the same gcc arm toolchain the core, photon, P1, electron, and duo use? Yup! Same Firmware/Device OS and most notably, build system. ---
**Author:** ![nrobinson2000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/nrobinson2000/32/15624_2.png) [@nrobinson2000](https://community.particle.io/u/nrobinson2000)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-mesh-local-toolchain/40938/4 "2018-08-12T02:39:17Z")
@jberi Is the mesh firmware live (or in alpha) yet on GitHub? I’d like po to have mesh support by the time mesh begins shipping. ---
**Author:** ![jberi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/jberi/32/19613_2.png) [@jberi](https://community.particle.io/u/jberi)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2018, 5:37am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-mesh-local-toolchain/40938/5 "2018-08-12T05:37:08Z")
Hi @nrobinson2000, The Mesh-related firmware will be released at [https://github.com/particle-iot/firmware](https://github.com/particle-iot/firmware) once the hardware starts shipping. So while it isn’t available in alpha it should be relatively easy to integrate into your tool when it goes live. ---
**Author:** ![nrobinson2000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/nrobinson2000/32/15624_2.png) [@nrobinson2000](https://community.particle.io/u/nrobinson2000)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2018, 6:25am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-mesh-local-toolchain/40938/6 "2018-08-12T06:25:43Z")
Excellent. ---
**Author:** ![nrobinson2000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/nrobinson2000/32/15624_2.png) [@nrobinson2000](https://community.particle.io/u/nrobinson2000)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-mesh-local-toolchain/40938/7 "2018-09-19T16:02:17Z")
It still looks like the firmware development is being done in secret. I can’t seem to find it on GitHub. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![peekay123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/peekay123/32/810_2.png) [@peekay123](https://community.particle.io/u/peekay123)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-mesh-local-toolchain/40938/8 "2018-09-19T16:24:46Z")
@nrobinson2000, not so much “in secret” as being ready for release! ---
**Author:** ![nrobinson2000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/nrobinson2000/32/15624_2.png) [@nrobinson2000](https://community.particle.io/u/nrobinson2000)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-mesh-local-toolchain/40938/9 "2018-09-19T17:40:40Z")
I guess I’ve never seen this branch you mention. ---
**Author:** ![peekay123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/peekay123/32/810_2.png) [@peekay123](https://community.particle.io/u/peekay123)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-mesh-local-toolchain/40938/10 "2018-09-19T17:54:33Z")
@nrobinson2000, the “branch” is private until it is ready to release… soon! ---
**Author:** ![nrobinson2000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/nrobinson2000/32/15624_2.png) [@nrobinson2000](https://community.particle.io/u/nrobinson2000)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-mesh-local-toolchain/40938/11 "2018-09-19T17:55:27Z")
Hence it being “in secret” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![peekay123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/peekay123/32/810_2.png) [@peekay123](https://community.particle.io/u/peekay123)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-mesh-local-toolchain/40938/12 "2018-09-19T17:58:12Z")
Secret makes it sound like they are doing it without anyone’s knowledge. Not ready for release means they haven’t put the spit and polish on it to make it nice and perty for release to the masses. Semantics perhaps but an important nuance 😉