{
 "id": "t114-meshcore-i2c-sensor-scans-wire1-not-primary-sda-scl",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "Fix for I2C sensor not detected on Heltec T114 running MeshCore \u2014 firmware scans Wire1 (P0.07/P0.08), needs 0x76, and never powers the Ve rail",
 "symptom": "I2C sensor wired to the pins Heltec's docs call SDA/SCL is never auto-detected by MeshCore; self_telemetry shows only supply voltage",
 "hw": [
  "heltec-t114",
  "nrf52840",
  "sx1262",
  "bme280"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "meshcore@1.16.0",
  "meshcore-cli"
 ],
 "intent": "attach an I2C environmental sensor (BME280) to a MeshCore node for remote telemetry",
 "date": "2026-07-26",
 "status": "provisional",
 "confidence": "medium",
 "cost": "avoided in advance by reading the firmware source instead of trusting Heltec's generic pinout docs",
 "author": "sarg",
 "handle": "sarg",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "body"
 ],
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}