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Can a Bluetooth tag (iOS and Android) send a push notification without the device being connected to the internet?

I have several Bluetooth tags, model "Onyx Beacon One". They can be controlled via the company's CMS. I can also switch them between Eddystone UID&URL and iBeacon. I can simply place two of them next to each other to send messages to both iOS and…
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Input signal for Tasker on an external network

I have a standard Android smartphone connected to 4G (yes it can connect to my house's WIFI but the point of this question is to work from outside). I would like to trigger a task on demand for an external source (website click on my server, mail,…
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Does 6LowPAN stack helps in requirement of gateway?

After 6LowPAN stack. Every node can have the different internet IPv6 address. So, Is 6LOWPAN stack is present in GATEWAY or sensor mote as well? In a case of sensor mote, is a GATEWAY required? Can't 6LOWPAN enable sensor to directly connect to…
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Instant Status with Vera / ZWP-WS-100

I have a light switch that I would like to control a Z-Wave outlet (GE) that is not on the load circuit for that switch (Old house, outlets aren't directly wired) I've got a Vera Lite home control unit and have purchased a number of switches (GE /…
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Looking for direction to find a specific hardware

I am struggling finding a specific hardware, here is what I need : Bluetooth Low Energy Beacon good range Button on it to send a signal to my iOS/Android app Possibility to switch off/on (not mandatory) LED on it : It should receive signal from…
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Can I use Google Home in countries where it is not officially available?

I want to know if it works in countries where it's not sold. It's the same Internet, so it should work. Right?
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Routing Echo Dot through my computer to my speakers

I am thinking about purchasing an Amazon Echo Dot. I currently have a computer which is hooked up to external speakers via auxiliary. I would like to hook up the Dot to my computer via a second auxiliary port. This way I can use Alexa to play music…
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Traffic Shaping and MQTT

There are two MQTT Brokers, the connection between them should enable traffic shaping. Broker A has multiple clients who publish data, Broker B has multiple subscriptions. Is there a possibility to enable traffic shaping on the connection to ensure…
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Connecting your Pi to the internet when mobile

So I am working on a project where I have torn away all the RC related parts of an older 1/10 scale Racing Buggy I had as a kid and replacing said parts with some Arduinos and a GPS to create a super rudimentary autonomous vehicle. I want to add in…
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BLE only partially connected in iPhone?

I am trying to use BLE to send strings of data from a CSR8675 chip to an iPhone I am having problems pairing the chip with the iPhone for BLE communication, and need some ideas on how to proceed with troubleshooting Normally if a bluetooth…
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Wifi wall volume "dimmer" switch to control chromecast audio volume

I want to develop a wifi enabled wall volume "dimmer" switch that can control the volume on a chromecast audio. I was thinking of using a Lutron Caseta switch and trapping the changes with a RasPi that would then control the chromecast. I am new…
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Prevent ping logging in Mosquitto server

Is there any way to prevent PINGREQ and PINGRESP to be logged, keeping all other log_type(s) active? I'm looking for a way to prevent only ping entries to be logged. Here is my mosquitto.conf: pid_file /var/run/mosquitto.pid persistence…
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Does Amazon Echo work in countries where Amazon is yet to launch Echo officially?

I am considering to get an Echo Dot in UK but will use in it a country where Amazon is yet to launch officially. Will Echo even work? If anyone from community has tried something similar can you please list what features on Echo are limited in…
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Getting status from WeMo device using Alexa

I am using an ESP8266 to emulate a WeMo device with wemos and fauxmoESP arduino code found on the internet. Now that I understand the basic interaction of on and off commands, I'd like to add a status response for the state of some pins on the…
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How to write/post files to website server through ESP 8266

I want to know if there is a way to send files to a website with sm ESP 8266 or any other IoT device. I intend that the IoT device will be the client. A PHP or scripting file on the website will act as the server. It will look like the IoT device is…
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