Tags
A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for others to find and answer your question.
For questions about the Philips Hue smart light bulbs and the software/hardware required to run them. Questions about the Philips Hue bridge and the switches provided are also within the scope of this…
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For general questions about lighting in a smart-home context.
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For questions relating to the Android mobile OS when and where the usage of the OS used for IoT purposes. If your question does not have a specific IoT part please consider asking on the Android Stack…
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For questions relating to Microsoft's Azure cloud platform and its pertinence to the Internet of Things. Use this tag for platform specific questions. If the question is referring to a generic platfor…
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For questions about Windows 10 IoT Core and Enterprise, a version of Windows optimized for smaller devices with or without a display, and that runs on both ARM and x86/x64 devices.
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For questions about IFTTT ("If This Then That"), a service that allows simple conditional actions. Use [ifttt] if your question concerns the web service or an application of it. Consider asking at Web…
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For questions where a mobile (or cellular) data connection is used as part of the network connectivity. Only use the tag when the question relates to aspects of the data connection.
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For questions about networking devices that forward data packets between computer networks. For general networking questions, consider asking at Super User.
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For questions about HTTPS, the secure version of the hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) that uses SSL/TLS to encrypt data.
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For questions about cameras, especially those that are connected to the Internet in some way (such as motion-sensing cameras). For questions about photography, ask at Photography Stack Exchange instea…
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For questions about the Z-Wave protocol and its usage in IoT devices. Use only when Z-Wave is central to your question, not just because an IoT device uses Z-Wave.
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For questions related to standards applicable to IoT devices. Use this tag for questions about interpreting standards, selecting the most appropriate standard to follow and understanding why standards…
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For questions regarding the use and/or implementation of web services. For general questions about web services, consider asking at Web Applications Stack Exchange.
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For questions about IoT devices or services using the Global Positioning System (GPS). Only include this tag if the GPS functionality is essential to your question not just if the device in question h…
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For questions regarding Eclipse Paho project, that provides open-source client implementations of MQTT and MQTT-SN messaging protocols aimed at applications for the IoT.
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For questions about the software used on networked devices connected to the Internet of Things. Consider using more specific tags for the program you are referring to if possible.
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For questions regarding communicating with IoT devices from outside the immediate network. For example via the internet from a remote location.
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For questions about devices used to track the location of something; typically a device containing a GPS receiver and a cellular modem. Also for inverse tracking of objects as they move, but not for g…
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For questions about the mesh network topology and its connection to the Internet of Things. Use this tag where the question specifically relates to the topology (e.g. why you might use this topology o…
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For questions relating to mobile IoT applications running on tablets smartphones and the like no matter their OS. Please make sure that the IoT component of the question is paramount otherwise conside…
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For questions related to surveillance video cameras that are connected to internet and are primarily used for purpose of security.
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For questions related to use of RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) technology in IoT devices. For questions about the electronics aspect, consider asking at Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange.
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For questions relating to cloud-computing and its pertinence to the Internet of Things. Use this tag for generic questions. If the question is referring to a specific platform consider using tags AWS …
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Python is a widely used interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language with many excellent libraries to extend its core functionality.
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For questions about IoT devices powered by or controlling of AC power (mains electricity). This includes devices like smart plugs, smart sockets or smart power switches. Only use when the smart aspect…
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For questions concerning privacy issues associated with IoT development, management, and deployment.
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For questions about a specific term or definition that is used in the IoT domain. Use this to ask for clarifications of said term.
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For questions about the Apple HomeKit home automation system, accessories compatible with the system and controllers for the HomeKit framework. This tag may also be used for questions about any HomeKi…
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For questions regarding the distribution and presentation of sound in an IoT environment.
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For questions related to Node-RED, a programming tool used in the Internet of Things based on Node.js.
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For questions about the IKEA Trådfri smart bulbs and gateway, which communicates through CoAP. Use this tag if asking about a feature of the bulbs, gateway or other accessories in the Trådfri range.
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For questions relating to IoT networking questions when employing the IEEE 802.3 ethernet standard.
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For questions about the WebSocket protocol, as defined by the W3C. Do not use this tag for questions regarding normal TCP sockets - consider using [sockets] instead.
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For questions about IoT devices that help establishing home security. If the question is about the security of the device itself use the [security] tag.
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For questions based on the publish-subscribe design pattern, especially when referring to questions about any protocol that implements this pattern. If your question is about a specific protocol (e.g.…
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