In the early days of networking splitting a network into segments required a router. VLANS or Virtual LANS is a
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Smart Homes and MQTT
Because the HTTP protocol is most common protocol on the Internet it has become the main protocol for controlling first
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Mosquitto is a very lightweight broker and a Raspberry Pi can easily cope with MQTT traffic on clients on a
Continue readingSmart Home Thermostats- How They Work
Smart home thermostats are probably one of the most common smart home devices. In this tutorial we will look at
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There are a number of common requirements that require configuration. They are: Static IP address DNS settings Gateway Settings Wi-Fi
Continue readingIntroducing the Smart Home Simulator
If you are looking at: Getting Familiar with Smart Home APis Learning how to control smart home devices Developing dashboards
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How reliable is your internet connection? Do you often experience drop outs? In this node-red project we will create a
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A smart home device can be considered to be made up of three major Components. Connectivity Control Protocol Control App
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How do you control your smart home device? Well regardless of the wireless technology (Wi-Fi,ZigBee etc) or the application protocol
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Speedtest-cli is a command line tool by Ookia which is available for Windows,Linux and Mac. The install instructions are available
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