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IoT Projects
Removing an IoT Fan from its Cloud
We’re seeing more and more of these types of projects where a user wants to “free” a commercially available smart device from its proprietary network. This writeup, posted by GitHub user Ouaibe, outlines their process of reverse engineering a Dreo “Smart Fan” to free it from its commercial servers. – GitHub
Water Tank Level With Node-RED Dashboard and InfluxDB on Synology NAS
MichaelH3777 needed a way to check the level of their underground water tank to manage water usage. A Raspberry Pi monitors the water level using a submersed 4-20ma sensor and sends MQTT messages over WiFi to Node-RED which is running on a Synology NAS. – Adafruit Blog
Turning a 10-year-old tablet into a digital photo frame for Google Photos
Last weekend, Pankaj Tanwar built a digital photo frame, from a decade-old tablet. It cycles through photos from a shared Google Photos album, switching up the display every hour. – Pankaj Tanwar’s Blog
IoT News and More!
Adafruit is Moving to Brooklyn!
That’s right folks – we’re heading to Brooklyn! Orders will take approximately 7-10 business days to ship while we get our factory set up in Industry City. Please note, delivery estimates provided at checkout are not delivery guarantees. The Adafruit team thanks our customers and community for all their orders and patience. – Adafruit Blog
Is Matter The One Smart Home Standard to Rule Them All?
Ovyl’s Michael Eatherly writes about the Matter smart home standard. – ovyl.io
5 ways IoT Consumer Devices Are Disappointing Users
Survey results from Memfault found the five ways consumer IoT devices are disappointing users are: Slow or bad connectivity issues, lost connectivity issues, battery charge issues, lack of trust in the parent company, and bad user interfaces (mobile, web, and/or embedded). globalspec