Unanswered Questions
123 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Android things create Wi-Fi access point to configure device
I need to send Wi-Fi credentials to my Android Things headless device via a mobile app. As it is right now, the device advertises on Bluetooth, the mobile app connects to device and sends Wi-Fi ...
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Mosquito MQTT Thingsboard and Thingsboard IoT-gateway on same server
It would be much appreciated if someone could tell me the settings to run Mosquito MQTT and Thingsboard with Thingsboard IoT-gateway on the same server.
Mosquito is receiving on port 1883 which is ...
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Alexa for Business - Using Alexa for conference room
I am trying to configure the newly released Alexa for Business module for my Echo Device.
I followed all the steps suggested in the videos released by Alexa. However I keep running into the problem "...
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Running Philips Hue Entertainment with 3rd-party lightbulbs?
I bought this innr light bulb for my Hue system and it works just fine except for the fact that it isn't compatible with Hue Entertainment. As it turns out, no 3rd-party light bulbs are supported by ...
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Wi-Fi Line Voltage Thermostat for Baseboard Heaters
Background
A house has a handful of line voltage electric baseboard heaters (240V, 3600W).
Problem
Control the schedule and current temperature without connecting beyond a local area network.
Hard ...
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Can Alexa routines run arbitrary commands?
I have some skills that require quite a long phrase to activate (eg. "Alexa, tell Smart Remote to turn on my TV"), but it seems quite redundant for me to repeat this, when I'll be using the same skill ...
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Can't connect Philips Hue Bridge with network
I have installed the Philips Hue Light Starter Kit (Bridge + 2 White Lamps). Yesterday this worked well and I could control it via App or Alexa. Today the Hue Bridge disconnected from network and I'm ...
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How can I free MEMB memory in Contiki programs?
In Contiki I declared a linked list like this:
MEMB(recv_memb, struct record, MAX_RECORD);
LIST(recv_list);
After using the linked list I free the allocated memory like this:
for(n = list_head(...
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Z-Wave Device ID changes in Domoticz when battery is changed
When my Z-Wave door sensor's battery ran out, I changed it and checked if it still appeared in my Domoticz interface. The problem is that my device changed its ID and I had to redo all the trigger ...
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Requirement for a mesh network using Zigbee or similar technology
I have a requirement to design a proprietary monitoring system. (There's some intellectual property involved so I'll describe the system with a slightly altered purpose.) Imagine a large factory ...
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Connecting air conditioner to Apple's HomeKit
I'm planning to connect my air conditioner to Apple's HomeKit app. At first I searched for ways to do it, but I couldn't find a solution that would work for that project.
As I've found, Apple ...
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Google Home won't respond, waits 30s to a minute and then says “something went wrong” or “there was a glitch”
I had a power surge (could have been a 2-second outage but I don't know) and ever since none of my Google homes have been able to respond to any command. The Assistant just keeps listening (the white ...
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Tasker MQTT to adafruit.io unreliable, how do I troubleshoot?
Overview
I'm running Tasker on my Android phone in an attempt to control lights in my apartment through MQTT via adafruit.io. It works, sometimes. I want to make it work every time, but I don't know ...
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Connect NodeMCU 0.9 to WPA2 Enterprise
Is there a way to connect to a NodeMCU 0.9 to WPA2 Enterprise like Eduroam?
Now I'm using the Arduino IDE 1.8.5 with the library: ESP8266WiFi.h
In this way I simply connect to a personal WPA2 with ...
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How to get Google Home assistant to read a value from the Internet?
Using IFTTT, I am able to send POST REST requests, which then it is able to flip the lights on/off on my Raspberry Pi.
I can make a GET REST request (using postman) to get the value of the light, ...
