Fix MAX_ADVERT_DATA_SIZE and MAX_PACKET_PAYLOAD#34
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Fix MAX_ADVERT_DATA_SIZE and MAX_PACKET_PAYLOAD#34Nikotine1 wants to merge 2 commits intorightup:devfrom
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MAX_PACKET_PAYLOAD must be 184, see (https://github.com/meshcore-dev/MeshCore/blob/main/docs/packet_structure.md).
MAX_ADVERT_DATA_SIZE must be 32. Even though the protocol isn't clear (https://github.com/meshcore-dev/MeshCore/blob/main/docs/payloads.md), Meshcore imposes a limit of 32 bytes (https://github.com/meshcore-dev/MeshCore/blob/main/src/MeshCore.h).
This fixes pyMC_core sending adverts longer than 32 bytes which get silently (!) dropped by other repeaters, the Companion App or Letsmesh.
With the current limits, the following situations will lead to this event: