The PS Thermo is a smart thermostat project developed by me, consisting of a control hub (that also acts as a gateway) and various sub-GHz RF wireless sensors/actuators. In essence, it is a much more advanced version of the BBoilRF…
While delivering on the promise of streamlined efficiencies and operational insights, smart IoT devices also present a new and more widespread threat to users and personal data. No one really needs reminding of the security implications of IoT. Think of…
Artificial Intelligence is quickly becoming an important ingredient for IoT projects’ success, a requirement for unlocking its full potential and providing a competitive edge to those that embrace it. AI naturally integrates into existing connected sensor/actuator networks and immediately adds…
I’ve mentioned my plans for this project during the IoT hangout session few months ago, it has finally materialized as working prototype. The blocker so far was the lack of ESP8266 RFM69 driver and free time on my end, so I’ve…
I’ve been unhappy with my old MQTT topic tree structure for quite some time now and did some thinking/research on how to improve it. Google pointed me to Tinkerman’s article on a similar subject, and I started planning on improvements. I will repeat…