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Internet Access in Building
That is literally thinking outside of the box. I hadn't paid much attention to where the extension lead originated from so I might investigate that. Having investigated the link that WTFH posted, tech support at Eve Home confirmed that the features/plug is iOS only so I have now discounted that... -
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Internet Access in Building
Thanks again. Unfortunately, this is the case for one of the lights as there is no light whatsoever above the ceiling. As above, the light (and plug) are mounted in the ceiling which is very difficult to access. It's a 3-man job to get there otherwise I'd just suck it up and change the timer... -
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Internet Access in Building
Thanks all - more detail required I think. We have two light sources in the lobby of our building that I'd like to come on at 5pm in the winter (when people are starting to return from work) and then gradually later as the days get longer using sunset times or similar. The lights themselves... -
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Internet Access in Building
Hi all, thanks for the replies. I should have mentioned that the lights are a combination of various form factors in a location that gets very little daylight so not sure if a sensor would work. It would also have to be a single sensor connected to multiple light sources. I'll investigate that... -
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Internet Access in Building
Hi, I would like to be able to set some lights in my building to come on a dusk throughout the year, From my research it seems difficult to be able to do this offline cheaply and simply. One possible option is to have a smart plug that doesn't require a hub to turn the lights on and off but... -
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Smart / Wifi Light switches
They have a very small list of compatible bulbs which can be found here: https://support.lightwaverf.com/hc/en-us/articles/360007303911-LED-Compatibility-Charts My bulbs weren't on that list so I contacted them to see if it was worth pursuing. They basically said that they can't keep track of... -
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Smart / Wifi Light switches
Avoid Lightwave if you are going down that route. -
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Azure
You could add a knowledge of azure storage to your CV. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/services/storage/ We use a standard azure sql database for generic relational data but we now store files in blob storage, log and audit data in table storage and we make a lot of use of queues. We then...
