AWS IoT provides a registry that helps you manage things. A thing is a representation of a specific device or logical entity. It can be a physical device or sensor (for example, a light bulb or a switch on a … Continue reading →

If you are connecting to AWS IoT using MQTT, each of your connections must be associated with an identifier known as a client ID. MQTT client IDs uniquely identify MQTT connections.Your use case (for example, the data your devices send … Continue reading →

Connectivity: Enabling a seamless flow of information to and from a device, infrastructure, cloud and applications, is a top IoT challenge because wireless connectivity is highly complex, and dense device deployments further complicate operations. What are the challenges faced in … Continue reading →

While this makes the IoT vastly different from traditional interactive Internet applications like email and web browsing, many IoT devices will use the domain name system (DNS) to look up the IP addresses of the remote services they need, for … Continue reading →

1) Open the Azure IoT Hub NB sketch in the Arduino IDE using File -> Examples -> Arduino Cloud Provider Examples -> AzureIoTHub-> Azure_IoT_Hub_NB. 2) In the arduino_secrets. h tab, fill in the pin (if required) for the SIM card. … Continue reading →

When you get a provisioning failure error code from your smart plug, it basically means that this device is unable to connect to the assigned WiFi network: Amazon Smart Plug provisioning error. That’s it. What is a provisional failure? A … Continue reading →

Aqara smart accessories – Siri & HomeKit With this Aqara Hub, you can enjoy the whole home automation experience in the Home app.For example, you can use an Aqara wireless mini switch to turn on Philips Hue bulbs or August … Continue reading →

the greyed out location is because the location is an old or outdated location and is not being refeshed anymore. this is because the person who shared the location with you either turned off their phone or manually stopped sharing … Continue reading →

The SmartThings Arrival Sensor can be used in a child’s bag, a car or around a pet’s collar to monitor when they arrive or leave home. It can also emit a beeping noise to help you find your keys.It requires … Continue reading →

The NSA is the U.S. National Security Agency. Although it ostensibly works to protect U.S. citizens and interests, the NSA monitors every American and the people of many allied countries—all with the backing of the U.S. government and large portions … Continue reading →

Aqara has announced a pair of new smart home hubs that are compatible with Apple HomeKit and feature the newest generation of the Zigbee wireless protocol.The introduction of the Zigbee 3.0 standard means the Hub M2 can support up to … Continue reading →

Simply access the Host Network Manager from VirtualBox’s main window (File… Host Network Manager) and click on that “Create” button. You should now see an entry, probably named “vboxnet0“. Since we will assign static IP addresses to those instances, you … Continue reading →

It is impossible. The RAM on the Raspberry Pi is soldered in, and can’t be replaced. Even if you somehow could, the Videocore IV architecture (which powers the Raspberry Pi) does not support 4GB of RAM. (Edit: the Raspberry Pi … Continue reading →

Table of Contents Use protections against DDoS attacks. Update the passwords. Ban auto-connection. Use security as a part of the buying process. Dig into documentation. Perform secure endpoint hardening. Apply all updates to devices as they are released. Partition off … Continue reading →

October 4th, 2011. At an Apple Special Event on October 4th, 2011, Siri was born. When was Siri born? Siri What happens when you tell Siri it’s your birthday? Even Siri wants to make you feel special. If you tell … Continue reading →