NekuSoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoPhilips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloudwww.home-assistant.ioexternal-linkmessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1574arrow-down15cross-posted to: smarthomes@feddit.ukstallmanwasright@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.worldhomeassistant@lemmy.worldhomeassistant@lemmit.online
arrow-up1569arrow-down1external-linkPhilips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloudwww.home-assistant.ioNekuSoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square94fedilinkcross-posted to: smarthomes@feddit.ukstallmanwasright@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.worldhomeassistant@lemmy.worldhomeassistant@lemmit.online
minus-squareBaroqueInMind@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down5·edit-21 year agoWhy do I need a RaspberryPi? I can’t use my regular Linux PC? What is a Zigbee dongle and why is it mandatory? What do I do if he device is cloud based?
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·edit-21 year agoYou can use your regular PC if you want, but having an always-on server (the pi) makes it more convenient to use from, say, your phone. Zigbee is a popular wireless communication protocol used by iot devices. Without the dongle you won’t have any way to talk to them. If it’s cloud based, buy something else that isn’t.
Why do I need a RaspberryPi? I can’t use my regular Linux PC? What is a Zigbee dongle and why is it mandatory? What do I do if he device is cloud based?
You can use your regular PC if you want, but having an always-on server (the pi) makes it more convenient to use from, say, your phone.
Zigbee is a popular wireless communication protocol used by iot devices. Without the dongle you won’t have any way to talk to them.
If it’s cloud based, buy something else that isn’t.