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How do I stop the Fitbit Surge from storing GPS data?
I was reading about the privacy of Fitbit devices, and this Huffington Post article has a rather concerning point with regard to GPS-enabled fitness trackers:
In certain cases, the government or legal institution could request your fitness tracker…
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How can we get messages from an MQTT broker and put them into the ZeroMQ queue?
I am trying to get messages from an MQTT broker and insert that messages into ZeroMQ. What do I need to do to connect an MQTT broker to ZeroMQ in java?
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Is Amazon AWS IoT recognised as being compliant with oneM2M standards?
I would like to know if Amazon AWS IoT are acknowledged as being compliant with the standards published by oneM2M. Specifically, the Functional Architecture standard seems relevant to the layer that AWS IoT provides.
Is this something which Amazon…
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Can I run Home Assistant natively on an old macbook?
I have an old macbook, that I don't use for anything. It sits on a shelf. It occurred to me that I could maybe run Home Assistant on it? But when I look at the install guide, and see they point to installing it in a vm, and I google it to see if…
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Is it possible to use LG's ThinQ without internet access?
For obvious reasons I do not want my home appliances to be on the Internet. It boggles the mind why manufactures think this is okay, and even more boggling that people seem to accept it.
Anyway...
The setup process for LG's ThinQ app demands that I…
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Is Matter, the unified protocol for IoT, usable for hobbyists?
I am a domotics enthusiast and I use some ESP8266 chips for various uses, mostly with HomeAssistant on my RPi. I recently bought some Zigbee devices and the benefits seem very interesting for IoT compared to WiFi.
However, it seems that Zigbee will…
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Mylek heater on Tuya app - online/offline
I've been using the Tuya app on iPhone for a couple of months, first with a Devola heater which broke down in a month so I sent it back, now with a Mylek.
I didn't realise until I got the Mylek that the UI for Tuya is driven by the device…
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ESP32 CAM unable to use micropython and connect to the esp
I am trying to install micropython on my esp32 cam.
I tried 3 differents ways to do it.
First one command and putty
I installed python and esptool with pip install esptool.
Then I looked wich COM was my esp32 (In my case COM5), then I ereased the…
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How do I open the blinds in this room?
I have the following rooms in my house
Room A
Room B
Room C
In those rooms, I have the following Ikea smart blinds.
Room A: "Room A Blind"
Room B: "Room B Blind"
Room C: "Room C Blind"
Each room also has an Amazon Echo Dot. All devices are in…
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LoRaWAN backhaul overheads over satellite or cellular
LoRaWAN is optimized for the constrained LoRa physical layer, however the gateways add their own overheads when relaying LoRaWAN frames to/from the network servers, and there is also trafic related to the operations and maintenance of the…
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Standalone NFC/RFID with WiFi/ethernet network connection
I spent many hours looking for a device for my iot project. So far, everything I find does not meet my expectations. I prepared two prototypes - one based on rpi zero and one based on esp32, but I need something from mass production for my customers…
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LoRaWAN roaming for overlapping networks
Why shall we consider having a LoRaWAN roaming agreement with another LoRaWAN network operator that has partly overlapping network coverage with our network? Our end devices are fixed (e.g.: water meters, temperature sensors, etc.) and our network…
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How to do directional finding with Bluetooth and UWB
Just jumped into the ocean of IoT and found myself drowning....
I am trying to make my small toy car(with remote) being able to follow me.
Have discussed with my hardware friend and was told to get
UWB to detecting the distance
Bluetooth 5.1 for…
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What automation platform should I choose for simplifying a commercial building?
Problem:
I have an Airbnb type resort that I'm trying to upgrade. Whoever designed the lighting clearly wanted as much customizability as possible. Instead of having a single switch controlling all the lights in a room, there are multiple circuits.…
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What type of server would be better for embedded TCP/IP communication?
We want to setup a server in the Azure cloud. But we have no idea what type server would be best for working with the devices which uses embedded TCP/IP protocol. Device is a 4G based OBD-II Diagnose and GPS tracker. Mostly, device will send the…
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