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Error Handling Fallbacks In IoT Software

When one designs software for remote devices and IoT, one has to consider how the system manages various failures, be it software or hardware. If the system recognizes a SW bug, it may notify the cloud and revert to a boot loader. If the system…
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The Things Network AWS IoT integration

I have followed the tutorial for the AWS integration but cannot get the MQTT messages to display in the AWS IoT Core. I assume bridging is not working since I can get the messages in an external client from the TTN MQTT broker. I have followed the…
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Which certificate to embed into ESP32?

I'm reading very different things about certificates in IoT. I'm struggling to make a choice on how to manage this. Here's the situation: I'm using ESP32 I don't have much storage available I need to send data to a server through HTTPS I need to…
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Communicate with MQTT over LoRa

I have two Raspberry Pis with a LoRa module each (Microchip RN2483, connected over serial). How do I tell MQTT (in Python) to use the LoRa motes (/dev/ttyAMC0) instead of Ethernet or Wi-Fi?
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Cellular Base station from ethernet

Does anyone know of any devices that can take an ethernet connection and turn it into 4g to act as a base station? I am trying to find a solution to test data connection for a significant amount of devices without using data on a real cellular…
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SmartThings Zigbee Devices won't connect

I upgraded my v1 SmartThings Hub to the v2 SmartThings Hub. According to some online forums, I made sure to properly reset and remove all of my devices from my previous hub. Next, I installed my new hub (v2) and removed my old hub (v1) via the…
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Alexa for Business

I'm interested in Alexa for Business, and I'm wondering if the Drop-In feature that is present in the Regular Alexa implementation is available in the business implementation? I have not been able to find any Amazon Documents referencing this…
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mosquitto_pub succeeds but ThingsBoard device telemetry not updated

I'm using ThingsBoard demo, with a throw-away test device: Name: Test Device ID: 779e65d0-366f-11e9-b411-fdd6fdf5c064 Access Token: DdqzgX0Q4QLBbveiuY8e I set up a subscriber: mosquitto_sub -h demo.thingsboard.io -u DdqzgX0Q4QLBbveiuY8e -t…
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Connect MQTT to cloud

I installed mosquitto 1.5.7 on Windows 7 and made it subscribe and publish successfully on a local host but mosquitto failed to make connection to ubidot the publish mosquitto_pub -h "things.api.ubidots.com" -t "/v1.6/devices/plc" -u "token user"…
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How to prevent a nest thermostat from auto updating its firmware

I am having a problem where my nest thermostat doesn’t pre-heat until someone is home because we are using the home/away assist feature that sets the heat level to an “eco” temperature when no one is home. I want to take advantage of home/away…
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Are underlying commands language-agnostic between smart speakers and IoT devices?

I'm an American who lives in Japan. I can speak Japanese reasonably well, but I normally keep my Google Home speakers and Google Assistant app set to U.S. English for ease of use. Now I'm thinking of buying Google-compatible smart ceiling lights for…
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Quick questions about MQTT of a beginner

I'm new to MQTT so I'll try to explain my situation first and then ask some questions about MQTT. Basically what I'm trying to do is set up some sensors in two houses, A and B, and be able to manage those sensors from my home, C, people from both A…
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How to send data collected by two different sensors simultaneously?

I have two different sensors connected to my Raspberry pi and I have to send the data to other device. The transmission of data is through wireless network. I have been asked to send the data in synchronization (i.e. data collected together from…
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How can I set the clock of my smart watch using my Windows 10 computer?

I bought a smart watch (MS1020). I would like to set the date and time but I do not have a smartphone or an android device on which to install the associated app (Yoho Sport). Is there a way to set the clock of my smart watch using my Windows 10…
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How do I store data on iot device with only occasional access to the internet?

We are in the planning phase for a telemetry iot device with only occasional access to the internet. I found a lot of information online on how to store iot data in the cloud, what databases to use, how to calculate space requirements etc. what I'm…
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