Questions tagged [aws]
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Queries regarding send data to adafruit.io rest api using http post using Alexa skills
I have a custom ESP8266 & Arduino based home automation system that is subscribed to a MQTT topic & turns on/off multiple relays or adjusts fan speed. The data format in that feed is for ...
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What is the difference between using CreateCertificateFromCsr and CreateKeysAndCertificate?
When doing fleet registration of IoT devices on AWS' IoT, what is the difference between using CreateCertificateFromCsr and CreateKeysAndCertificate? They seem similar enough to where both are not ...
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Connecting cellular module SIM7070G to AWS MQTT
I have troubles connecting SIM7070G (SIM7000 family) to AWS over built-in MQTT using AWS certificates. I've succeeded previously using the module only as a cellular gateway, but running FreeRTOS+...
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MQTT disconnects from AWS when publishing a message
Please look at this sketch for ESP32. It does nothing but: connects to WiFi connects to AWS MQTT subscribes to the /get/accepted topic every 5 s publish an empty message to the /get topic to retrieve ...
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How to programmatically retrieve the public key for a Thing in AWS IoT Core?
I am building a system where I would like to send an encrypted message from AWS Lambda (via an AWS IoT Core rule) to a device. Ideally I would like to encrypt this message using the device's public ...
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What is the maximum number of IOT things of topic per AWS account?
What is the maximum number of AWS IOT Things that can be concurrently connected to the IOT broker? Or what is the maximum number of topics that can be created per AWS account? So for example is it ...
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Create and manage thousands of "things"
I'm working on a project that might grow up to several thousands of things. The management is on AWS. My lack of knowledge is about practical operations, like the creation of the things. Currently we ...
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Project IoT backend for monitoring sensor data
I'm newbie to cloud-iot services. I was challenged by my lecturer to build a backend system where it can send sensor data to cloud, store it, and host a website page. Its about monitoring microclimate ...
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Do I need different certificates for every thing?
I'm learning AWS and I created a new thing with the required certificates to access it via MQTT: root-CA.crt .private.key .cert.pem If I'm not wrong the root-CA.crt file will be the same for all the ...
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Why some IoT devices cannot connect to MQTT broker
We have an IoT company and we shipped more than 10.000 products around the world. We have some of our customers (around 5%) that cannot connect their product to MQTT. Our infrastructure is really easy....
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Mosquitto does not connect to AWS
I'm new to AWS services, I'm still studying the docs. I received a quite long (working) Python code that exchange data with the Cloud. Now I want to pub/sub messages with mosquitto. Basically I'm ...
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Best way to store the data received from aws iot core
What I am trying to achieve is that I have an Arduino base which periodically uploads data to AWS IoT-Core. But I am looking for a way to store that data and make it accessible to my web application ...
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What are the best practises AWS IoT thing registration process?
What are the best practises AWS IoT thing registration process? How can the process of making devices available to the users be streamlined? I need to know how can this be done in a viable way. ...
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Why one should choose GraphQL instead of MQTT for an IOT project?
Just got assigned to the IoT Project. It is regarding a simple IoT cellular device that pretty much acts as a garage door control. The device can be called using the phone and then opens the gate, ...
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Third party IOT Device, traffic through AWS. No local access. Proper way to sniff traffic?
I have a climate monitor/controller that is closed source, has an app for android and ios. all traffic goes through AWS. No open port on device, no local webpage, no local access from app.. Very ...
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