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What Messaging Type can be used for Cellular Network Oriented IoT Protocols?
This came to my attention recently when I found an amazing video on Youtube by:
Micheal E. Anderson: Comparing Messaging Techniques for the IoT, OpenIoTSummit, Linux Foundation.
The slides for his talk are Available Here
On Slide 26 and 41 minutes…
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How do I protect my home from IoT devices being compromised and being used for DDoS attacks?
I am trying to understand the vulnerability of my home IoT devices. From what I understand, the big DDoS last year was caused by compromised IoT devices with generic or default usernames and passwords.
All my IoT devices are behind my firewall (like…
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Temperature sensors affected by rain
I am not sure if this is the best place to ask a question like this.
I am working with a wireless sensor network that measure temperature, humidity and illuminance. I have read that outside sensors, should be located in a place where rain does not…
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Which microcontroller and programming language should I use for an Internet-enabled weather display?
I am a newbie in IoT and want to start my career in IoT. As I search on Google for startups in IoT, I found many blogs. And I found the languages used in IoT like C#, Java, Node.js, and the microcontrollers like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Intel,…
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Connect to device at home network remotely
I am trying to figure out if it is possible in any way for me to remotely connect to a device on my home network, but remotely.
Scenario:
My entertainment system is connected to the home network, and every now and then when I'm at work (50 km away)…
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Why do most smart assistants offer little, if any, customisation of the wake word?
The majority of smart assistant brands, such as the Amazon Echo and Google Home, offer very little in the way of customisation for the wake word (the phrase you use to wake up the device so it listens to you).
For example, Alexa only offers three…
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Internet controlled garage door
Basically wanting to start off with by controlling garage door through Internet and then add things like smart lights and door alarms over time. I just heard about Z-Wave and Google Weave on this site - they might be of some help. Also wanting to be…
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Is it possible to use Amazon Echo as a normal bluetooth microphone for a PC?
Amazon Echo contains multiple good microphones. Is it possible to link them to my PC so that I can use the microphone with software like Skype?
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Will alarms set on one Amazon Echo be shared with all other devices in the same home?
With the Amazon Echo, it's easy to set an alarm that will be triggered on the same device that the alarm was created, however it isn't always useful if you're not going to remain in the same room when you expect the alarm to fire (e.g. if you set an…
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How to select simple light weight IoT server for development?
We are exploring the different IoT use cases and solutions. In order to facilitate the exploration, experimentation, design, development and testing of possible solution, I am investigating the possibility of locally setting up a simple IoT server.…
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Can the Wink Hub 2 "listen" for away status from the Nest Thermostat v3?
I know that I can control a Nest thermostat from a Wink Hub (and app) by "pushing" commands to the thermostat (e.g. "turn up the temperature"). However can the Wink hub be notified when the Nest thermostat detects that I'm away? I want to use the…
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How to stop these toys from sending what my kids say to the cloud?
As reported by several news outlets like the Verge or ConsumerAffairs, the connected toys My Friend Cayla and the i-Que record what the kids say and send it back to a server to help answer kids' questions. The toys seem so insecure and the practice…
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How to detect a presence (not motion) of anyone in a room?
I'd like to monitor a state of rooms in my apartment and turn off heating/cooling/lights when nobody is there.
I see there is a bunch of PIR sensors on the market, however I don't understand why some of them are labeled as "motion sensors" and some…
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European Union Regulations for Smart Plugs
If I want my smart plug design to be a commercial product in the EU it must surely meet some requirements, regulations or directives.
I know about the CE (Conformité Européenne) marking, which is mandatory in the European Economic Area. It means, if…
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Use cases of the "Release Event" on a smart switch
I have a Nodon Z-Wave remote (user guide). It has 4 buttons which can react to 4 events :
Single press
Double press
Long press
Release
The three first are pretty straightforward. But the "release" part is very particular : it will always fire…
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