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Zigbee network intermittent issues

My Zigbee network connection seems to be intermittent. Suddenly all routers will lose connection, for example unable to ping any of the routers. After awhile (e.g overnight or a period of a few days) the network will be up again. Set up: 1x…
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Testing a telemetry and telecommand interface

I am currently writing a generic telecommand and telemetry library which I plan to use on Zephyr RTOS. Given an input CSV file, it generates some C++ code which can then easily be integrated in the rest of the project. Specifically, it generates a…
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Can the Amazon Echo and Google Home interact and be used together?

Can an Amazon Echo and Google Home coexist and interact? We have an Amazon Echo which we use for simple on-off control at home. We want to also get a Google Home for another room to test out. Can they both be used to control the same devices or…
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Do Belkin Wemo switches integrate with Apple HomeKit?

In March of 2016, Belkin announced that they would not be supporting Apple HomeKit any time in the near future. This meant that integration was basically impossible across Apple devices. However, that article was over a year ago now. Has the…
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What is the nature of the partnership between LightwaveRF and Google Home / Amazon Echo?

I read an article recently from ft.com (dated May 21, 2017) which details the progress of the IoT company LightwaveRF. One thing I found very interesting in the article, and that is that they claim that: Last week, LightwaveRF’s shares rose 40 per…
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Secure access to IoT small device

I'm building a small server at home, and I'd like to have a sort of "smart" board to control its power. This board will have, at the beginning, to simply turn it on or off (more features will be added later). This device will be sort of Arduino…
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Read and Send Orientation Sensor Values from Android to Arduino

I'm trying to read orientation sensor values from android and send them to an Arduino. The android will send valueX, valueY and valueZ in bytes. Each value will end with x,y and z character at end of value (from.java). String valueX = xPosition +…
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Is TechCrunch's definition of "IoT 2.0" significantly different to current best practices?

TechCrunch recently ran an article on the "Internet of Things 2.0", and seem to say that it will be a major architectural change from what currently goes on. Some examples of what they consider "IoT 2.0": “Most IoT devices will require a…
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Is a 'chain reaction' of ZigBee bulbs being hacked feasible?

I recently saw this video, in which some students attached an 'attack kit' to a drone and flew it near office blocks. According to their paper: We managed to tie a fully autonomous attack kit below a standard drone, and performed war-flying in…
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How do I switch between users with my Google Home?

A new card in the Google Home app says that multiple users are now supported: Multiple users now supported Now, you and others in your home can get a personalized experience from your Assistant on Google Home. How does my Google Home plan to tell…
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Programming of change of keys on full numbering of CSR bluecore chips

Who can tell how you can change the key values for the full numbering of SCR bluecore chips. The built-in function only modifies the user keys from 0 to 49. I tried to change the first digit of the pincode with the help of address arithmetic. uint16…
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Implementing Personal Metrics into Dubli - Bootstrapping responsive Admin Web applications with AngularJS

I am building a website to monitor my personal metrics using Dubli - Bootstrapping responsive Admin Web applications with AngularJS. However I have issue figure out how can I change some of the pre existing widgets to add my own to monitor/track my…
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How can IoT cloud services be made more reliable without excessive cost?

In one of my previous answers, I mentioned that when designing a cloud service to connect to IoT devices, it would be best to make the servers redundant in some way so that if one data centre or server fails, the whole system still works. Sean…
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How to modify Mosquitto's Windows Firewall Inbound Rule to only allow connections from specific IP addresses?

I am trying to set up IP whitelisting for my Mosquitto broker on Windows 7. To do so I have performed the following steps, based on this article: How to Whitelist Your IP - Windows Dedicated. Open Windows Firewall With Advanced Security from…
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How does the Roost Smart Battery connect?

I've been reading about the Roost Smart Battery. Essentially, it's a battery you can install in your smoke detector which is supposed to notify you on your phone if your smoke detector goes off. It also gives you the capability of silencing your…
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