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How to limit SmartThings Lock to prevent accidental unlock?

I have a Schlage Connect Z-Wave door lock. I can control it via my SmartThings App but I do not feel secure knowing that someone who hacked my account or my phone can easily gain access to my home. In addition, the lock/unlock button can be pressed…
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How to trigger updates to the yaml-files?

I'm a web developer with 10 years' experience who just started looking into home automation. I'm trying to figure out how to shorten the feedback loop while setting up my system. Currently, the best thing I got for updating is rebooting my Raspberry…
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How does the Amazon Echo Look determine your 'style rating'?

Amazon's recently released its new Echo Look device, which is a modified Amazon Echo device with a camera added. One of the new features is a 'style check'. From TechCrunch: The device also works with the company’s Style Check, a feature of the…
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How reliable is location tracking of shipments?

I was reading about the tracking of parcels and other shipments, being a primary example of IoT applications. But I'm wondering about how reliable and precise the positioning would be. I have the impression that those tracking devices would not get…
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Music content for my IoT device

I'm building my own device based on Android. I want it to play music without having to connect to Spotify or SoundCloud. Any one know of a service provider I can use for this (at minimum cost)? I'd like to stream it from something like Spotify - but…
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Can I control Philips Hue lights locally using Samsung SmartThings?

SmartThings v2 Hubs can process some automations locally: Some preconfigured automations can run locally. Manual, on-demand control of a device or SmartApp through the SmartThings mobile app always requires an internet connection to the cloud and…
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Will disabling my network's SSID broadcast cause my WPA encryption to be disabled?

I encountered this message when I tried to disable the SSID broadcast of my home network. Does this mean that my router's Wi-Fi connection will no longer be encrypted? Sorry I'm pretty new to networking but any help/guidance or further reading is…
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How do I add VLANs to my existing home network?

I currently am configuring my home for a HomeAssistant + Apple HomeKit setup. I have disparte devices that I want to bring together in an eco system. One of the things that I read is that I should setup a VLAN to isolate IOT devices for better…
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IoT SIM platform

I'm looking into building a location tracker. It will contain a GNSS module and a GSM module, the former for getting location coordinates and the latter for transmitting them over to my backend. I'm looking into IoT SIM providers and was considering…
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Esp32-c3 not able to connect to home router

I have bought 2 ESP32-C3 from Waveshare and tried many tutorials on how to connect them to the home router. None of the code I used worked including the micropython example, Arduino example and not even the the ones from the ESP-IDF example…
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How to use multiple characteristics when implementing Bluetooth Low Energy on HM-10?

I am implementing BLE with a HM-10 connected to an arduino UNO. I have encountered an issue where attempting to add another characteristic results in the overwrite of the first one, leaving me with only one characteristic. Is it possible to…
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LoRaWAN Mesh Protocol

I'm interested in building a network that is based on the LoRaWAN networking protocols. I've seen multiple references to LoRaWAN supporting a mesh configuration (instead of the standard star network topology), where there might be multiple hops…
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Smart bulbs do not turn on when mounted in a spot bar

I have bought 4 Philips Hue smart bulbs with an E14 socket. I have tested each of the 4 Philips bulbs separately in a single socket fixture, and each bulb individually is working, detected by/connected to the Hue bridge and controllable. On my…
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Eclipse Mosquitto Dynamic Security Plugin

One question I can't seem to find any docs about. I have made a PHP API that uses the Dynamic Security Plugin. Is there any way I can map the pub with the response in the sub topic? As of now it returns in the response topic something like…
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How to set up Google TV without remote

I have lost the remote for a Google TV device and after a factory reset I can't connect to it with the Google Home app on my phone. How do I make it work?
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