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Why do I need hubs for some devices when automating my home?

When you get started with automating your home, you quickly find out that many devices need a hub or bridge to function correctly. For example, the Philips Hue bulbs need a bridge, August Smart Locks ...

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user avatar asked by Aurora0001 Score of 15
user avatar answered by Simon Munro Score of 13

How to use the onboard LED on the ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02

I just bought an ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02 from Espressif, which features an onboard color LED. I'm a bit of a newbie in this space, so I thought I'd start by trying to get a simple "blink" ...

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user avatar asked by Denise Draper Score of 4
user avatar answered by jcaron Score of 5

Set up Yeelight (Color) in both Yeelight an MiHome app

I have recently purchased a Xiaomi Gateway with body motion sensors for automating lights in my house. I already had a couple of Yeelight Led Bulb (YLDP02YL) set up with the Yeelight app, in which I ...

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user avatar asked by makeMonday Score of 6
user avatar answered by makeMonday Score of 3

How can I change Alexa's pronunciation of a specific word in a skill?

Sometimes, when developing an Alexa skill and programming the responses from my service, Alexa mispronounces one of the words in my reply, confusing the user. For example, if I wanted Alexa to say a ...

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user avatar asked by Aurora0001 Score of 8
user avatar answered by Aurora0001 Score of 4

How to start Mosquitto broker service on Windows 7 from command prompt?

I have set up Mosquitto MQTT on my Windows 7 laptop. I have performed the installation process according to this step by step guide. Installation was alright and I could start the Mosquitto Broker's ...

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user avatar asked by Bence Kaulics Score of 8
user avatar answered by Bence Kaulics Score of 9

Why doesn't the Amazon Echo respond to advertisements or reports about Alexa?

I previously asked about what you can do if Alexa is triggered by a television programme, but recently I realised something strange: The Echo does not respond to the voices in adverts for the Echo, ...

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user avatar asked by Aurora0001 Score of 24
user avatar answered by Sean Houlihane Score of 17

What's the difference between the Pelco D and Pelco P protocols?

Pelco uses 2 different protocols to send PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom) commands to cameras: Pelco D and Pelco P. I'd like to understand the difference from a high-level perspective. Are they meant for ...

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user avatar asked by Fabio says Reinstate Monica Score of 7
user avatar answered by Paranoid Score of 4
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