If you have multiple houses and want to remote control the electrical devices from anywhere on this earth with a decent UI then this article is for you. When we need to control just few bulbs or motors then we can use ready to use smart sockets. A DIY alternative to it is using IBM IoT and ESP32 to control the AC powered appliances. These ways are cost-effective, commercial solution provides a … [Read more...]
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How to Protect IP Cameras From Hackers
Wireless home security cameras can be very easy to hack, giving criminals the real-time surveillance footage of your home at home. Perhaps you have noticed the sentence in our article on C6CN - "EZVIZ C6CN provides enough security as long as you can patch the common exploits deployed by the intruders". This article talks about some of the common exploits and the way to patch them. Commonly, … [Read more...]
What You Can Control with a Smartwatch and ESP32
To build a robust automated home, our smartwatches will certainly act as a good device to trigger intended actions. Presently there are certain areas where various brands are pushing their products. The areas are Smart Lights, Security Cameras, Smart Thermostat, Automobile Automation and Smart Locks. Almost everything in the smart things and IoT stuffs market can be built completely at home. … [Read more...]
How Are the Cheap Projectors (Under $200)
China manufactured products made an entry of all types of things to almost anyone's home. Our readers are intelligent, some know DIY works but their budget to buy any luxury product is less. A good, branded projector will cost no less than $1500 and will produce video near equivalent to a modern movie theatre. These cheap projectors are good as a secondary display device or second home or for … [Read more...]
Wi-Fi for Old House With Thick Walls
Residents of old houses with 2 to 3ft thick limestone exterior walls and some load-bearing interior walls often face problem while deploying Wi-Fi to their houses. Most of these walls were insulated and it is super difficult for any radio-wave to penetrate. While these buildings are good for health while deploying solutions related to the Internet of Things invite a lot of problems. Height of most … [Read more...]
What is Inertial Navigation System?
An inertial navigation system (INS) is a 3-D measurement system with an inertial measurement unit as a central sensor unit with several accelerations and rotational rate sensors. By integrating the accelerations and rotation rates measured, the spatial movement and the respective geographical position is continuously determined. The main advantage is that it can be operated without reference, i.e. … [Read more...]
What is Miniaturization?
Miniaturization is a process for shrinking structures while maintaining the function and possibly also the shape. In technology, this means the continuous reduction of various components of technical devices. It has been a target of many developments in science and technology for about three decades. As driving moments, desires for increasing performance and speed are most important, as well as … [Read more...]
Arduino : Independently Blink Multiple LED
A practical question which comes up every day is how to blink two LEDs at different rates? That simply means an independent control on each LED. That small wish is a big jump to visual animation. In real life, the multi-coloured Christmas lights (aka Dewali lights) blinks in that fashion to give us a great feel. Problem to most of the beginners is with the usual "blink" tutorial program … [Read more...]
What is SoftAP Mode?
SoftAP is the abbreviation for "software-enabled access point". A softAP is a virtual router made by software which enables the user to configure the headless device by the user. SoftAP is a common way to set up Wi-Fi devices without the need to enter data/credentials directly, such as a security camera, smart socket and other smart home appliance or any other IoT devices. This process can work … [Read more...]
What is Narrowband IoT?
Narrowband IoT is a radio technology standard with a focus on the coverage of enclosed spaces, low cost, long battery life, and high connection densities. NarrowBand-IoT - also known as LTE Cat NB1 - is a standard-based wireless technology that originates from the family of Low Power Wide Area Networks(LPWAN). NB-IoT is a type of Low Power Broadband Network which uses a standard LTE network … [Read more...]
DIY Smart Plug vs Commercial Smart Plug
IoT stuffs changed the management of our country houses. Today, we can control the external lights from other house and can view the live videos via connected security cameras. Thieves and animals avoid houses which seem to be under control under human. Light-dependent resistor control and motion sensors alone are not great to exert the effect of human control of the house from a different house. … [Read more...]