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Z-Wave Hub that works with Google Home in Australia
Does anyone know of any hubs that support Australian Z-Wave and also can be controlled by the Google Assistant. Things such as SmartThings and Wink hub are not available in Australia due to not being able to run on certain frequencies. Are there any…
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Protocol for over 300 metres and minimum of 20 kbytes datarate?
We are trying to choose the most suitable connection protocol for wearable devices, with the following constraints:
300 - 500 devices will simultaneously connect
About 1 km2 site area—coverage is needed throughout the site.
Devices are moving …
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SSH into an Orange Pi connected to the internet via 2G GSM module
I wanted to SSH into my Orange Pi remotely. It will be connected to the Internet via a 2G GSM module. How should I go about it? Usually it's ssh username@ip address. The setup isn't implemented yet so wanted to know if such access is possible. Also…
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Wi-Fi Plug uses IPDC (Internet Protocol Device Control) for controlling via App?
I'm struggling at the moment with reversing the commands between a Wi-Fi Plug ( Amazon-Link for Wi-Fi Plug) and the associated phone app. It looks like the app controls the plug via a IPDC (IP device control) packet. This protocol seems to be used…
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What's the Name for a load control switch that is hidden in the ceiling?
Dumb Question about Smart Switches
I have been reading about smart switches, this article
mentions load control switches (master, should be one per light) and add-on switches (non-load controlling switches).
Let's say I want to put the load control…
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Website on a microcontroller
I want to create a simple web server on a SAM4E.
I have found a example but I would like to change the website. Now it's just plain html code:
if(( NULL != pcRxString)
&& ( !strncmp( pcRxString, "GET", 3 ) ))
{
/* Update…
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Is there a way to create WiFi with one Access Point, which should cover a big building?
I need to create a WiFi network(or other types e.g. LoRa) for IoT devices, inside a building. The Building has three floors, each about 250 square meters.
The main constraint is that I can't use any cables, I can use only one AP. I read about WiFi…
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How to ask Multiple questions to Google Home
I would like to set up the assistant so that I can have a conversation with it.
Right now, it gives :
"Hey Google, what is the weather forecast for tomorrow in HongKong?"
"Tomorrow in Hong Kong, it will be rainy with a max of 35°C and a min
of…
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Creating a Tor 'hidden service' on Windows IoT Core
The Background
I'm prototyping some basic home automation software using Windows IoT Core and Azure.
I have built a Windows Universal Application that sends data to a Web App hosted in Azure via Web API. (token based auth)
The Problem
I don't want…
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What's the difference between Z-Wave and Z-Wave Plus?
What are the technical differences between Z-Wave and its Plus alternative? Is Plus just a stronger signal?
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As a software developer, is there a way I can restrict Google Home to only play certain music?
I have a Google Home. As a joke, I would like to program mine to answer any requests to play music with something like "Sorry, I can only play music by Taylor Swift" or some artist or playlist of my choice. I have Spotify premium as my music…
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Call home network IP from anywhere
I'm trying to connect with my NodeMCU through internet using a web app developed by me, what I already achieved was to control it through wifi in the same network using a static IP (which still wasn't very stable), but what I need this time is to be…
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Mobile network on Android Things SoM?
I want to build an Android Things device that can report its location via mobile network (4G LTE, LTE-M if possible, 3G & 2G).
How can I plug such a mobile modem and connect it properly down to the Android Things OS?
Which Android Things boards are…
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Does Apache Kylo support IoT data consumption?
I manually setup a Kylo on my linux recently and tried some data pipelines on it including raw data and real-time streams. Results were as expected!
Curious about IoT support of Kylo
Did anyone successfully consume streaming data coming from an…
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Why is AWS Greengrass region specific?
When I try to go through the AWS Greengrass functionalities it gives me a message saying;
"Region Unsupported. AWS Greengrass is not available in US... Please
select another region. "
Of course they allowed me to change the region and try out…
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