Zigbee2MQTT is a nodejs Gateway application that connects Zigbee networks to MQTT networks. It is run from the command line
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Using HTTP To Control Smart Home Devices
HTTP is currently probably the most widely used control protocol on home networks. To troubleshoot control problems, and to develop
Continue readingSmart Homes and MQTT
Because the HTTP protocol is most common protocol on the Internet it has become the main protocol for controlling first
Continue readingHow to Install Mosquitto on The Raspberry Pi
Mosquitto is a very lightweight broker and a Raspberry Pi can easily cope with MQTT traffic on clients on a
Continue readingSmart Home Thermostats and How They Work
Smart home thermostats are probably one of the most common smart home devices. In this tutorial we will look at
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
Continue readingMonitoring Your Internet Connection With Node-Red
How reliable is your internet connection? Do you often experience drop outs? In this node-red project we will create a
Continue readingControlling Smart Home Devices
A smart home device can be considered to be made up of three major Components. Connectivity Control Protocol Control App
Continue readingUnderstanding Smart Home APIs
How do you control your smart home device? Well regardless of the wireless technology (Wi-Fi,ZigBee etc) or the application protocol
Continue readingControlling the Tasmota SonOff Switch with Node-Red
The tasmota firmware supports both the http and the MQTT protocol and you can use either protocol to control the
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