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Three lights hanging from the ceiling

Smart lights for home controlled by a Linux laptop

As we’ve learned in the previous article, I’ve purchased smart lights for home and trying to control them in different ways. The smart lights for home support Bluetooth (specifically Bluetooth Low Energy device) and they come with a bundled app that you can use to control them. In the previous article I used nRF Connect …

light bulbs with a book case in the background

Controlling smart lights in home with your phone

My wife recently bought a new set of living room lights. When they arrived, I noticed a nice Bluetooth icon on the box. As an engineer, I thrive on automation but I haven’t had the change to play with it in the past. Of course, I had to see how smart home lights actually work. …