Do I need the Moteino bootloader?

[dave_sausages]

Hi,

So I've got a nice little Moteino network coming together (2 x Moteino's and a Moteino Mega), and I'm trying to add a forth and final node. the problem is the 4th node is an already assembled and running 1284p arduino past project of mine. The 1284p is a SMT device on a custom pcb already wired to all of its sensors, and I want to add a LoRa RFM95 radio to it and get it to talk to my other 3 Moteino's.

Do I need to reflash my existing 1284p with the Moteino bootloader to get it to work with my LoRa RFM95 module, or can I simply use the current standard Arduino Bootloader that's on it. I'm not too sure about bootloaders as all my Moteino's (and my 1284p) came with them preinstalled), but I'll tackle that on my own. I'm just wondering if I need to reflash my 1284p to get it Moteino compatible?

Oh and as I'm using LoRa I don't need the OTA programming facilities of course.

Many thanks

Dave

[Felix]

Dave,
You don't really need to reflash the bootloader. So you're good to go.

[TomWS]

I'll add to Felix's comment, you don't need the Moteino bootloader if you're not planning on using the LPL WirelessProgramming software.  The standard AVR bootloader will work fine for Arduino serial code updates.

Tom