parisbutterfield
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6 years ago Hey @kianrafiee ! The hardware requirements are pretty flexible. The Pi Zero W I used is just an example.
You can definitely use the Pi 3.
You should be able to use any external USB hub. I'd caution against using a USB 3.0 hub because of the interference between bluetooth and USB 3. When I was developing on my Mac (Mac -> USB 3 Hub -> USB Bluetooth adapter) I noticed really bad interference. Shouldn't happen on the Pi, but I'd plug directly into the Pi first.
I can't find much about that Bluetooth adapter. I would buy one from this list https://elinux.org/RPi_USB_Bluetooth_adapters
And thank you for the kind words. Hope to get you up and running soon.
kianrafiee
Hi @parisbutterfield !
I am excited to try out your code. I was trying to use the official Switchmate Power Outlet to act as a hub for my Switchmate Toggle Switches but it just does not work. It's a complete mess and the company seems like they don't have a clue at the moment.
Anyway, I have a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B that I have Pi-Hole running on and thought I'd use it for restswitchmate as well.
So I was wondering, is there any flexibility with the hardware requirements? Can I use my Pi 3?
Also, can I use an external USB hub? Like this one and just hook it up to a usb port on the Pi 3 and have the bluetooth adapters hooked up to the USB hub?
And can I use this usb bluetooth adapter?
Thank you so much for your work on this project. I'm not sure why it doesn't have more exposure(or does it?) because I found it on a reddit thread. Believe me if this works for me you saved me some bucks and a lot of headaches.