Category: Software

esp8266 self OTA update firmware in HTTPS SSL TLS with trusted self signed certificate 0

esp8266 self OTA update in HTTPS (SSL/TLS) with trusted self signed certificate – 3

OTA (Over the Air) update is the process of uploading firmware to an ESP module using a Wi-Fi connection rather than a serial port.
In this article we are going to explain OTA update via HTTPS secure connection, and with a valid self signed certificate trusted from the client.

Amazon AWS Smart Home Skill test and manage log 0

AWS Alexa Smart Home Skill: test your skill in dev and manage log – 7

I bought an Alexa device and since then I don’t want to press a button anymore and I want to turn all my devices into voice control.
We have reached the last phase, now we have to go and test our smart home skill on a device, this must first be enabled and linked to your Amazon developer account.

Amazon AWS Smart Home Skill deploy code and test lambda 0

AWS Alexa Smart Home Skill: load sample code and test Lambda – 6

I bought an Alexa device and since then I don’t want to press a button anymore and I want to turn all my devices into voice control. So I start this tutorial to explain how to create a simple custom Smart Home Skill.
In this article we upload the Lambda sample code, it must first be packaged and then uploaded to AWS as a function code.

Amazon AWS Smart Home Skill setup DynamoDB database 0

AWS Alexa Smart Home Skill: setup the DynamoDB database – 5

I bought an Alexa device and since then I don’t want to press a button anymore and I want to turn all my devices into voice control. So I start this tutorial to explain how to create a simple custom Smart Home Skill.
Now It’s time to create a new Amazon DynamoDB Table that will hold the state of the virtual switch.

esp8266 OTA update with Arduino IDE: filesystem, signed and password 0

esp8266 OTA updates with Arduino IDE: filesystem, signed and password

OTA (Over the Air) update is the process of uploading firmware to an ESP module using a Wi-Fi connection rather than a serial port. Such functionality becomes extremely useful in case of limited or no physical access to the module.
In this article we are going to see the OTA updates with the Arduino IDE, firmware, filesystem, signed and unsigned.

Amazon AWS Smart Home Skill configure lambda for the skill 0

AWS Alexa Smart Home Skill: configure lambda for the skill – 4

I bought an Alexa device and since then I don’t want to press a button anymore and I want to turn all my devices into voice control. So I start this tutorial to explain how to create a simple custom Smart Home Skill.
In this article we are going to connect our Skill to the Lambda.

Amazon AWS Smart Home Skill setup and security of a lambda function 0

AWS Alexa Smart Home Skill: create lambda and manage security – 3

I bought an Alexa device and since then I don’t want to press a button anymore and I want to turn all my devices into voice control. So I start this tutorial to explain how to create a simple custom Smart Home Skill.
In this article we are going to create and configure the lambda function for our Smart Home Skill.