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+# PoolTimer
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+
+Android App to run custom pool timer and pump relay
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+Initial version of the app is designed to run on Android 6.0 and higher.
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+It uses aws-iot-device-sdk to connect to a thing shadow.
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+You must have a valid thing device thing shadow in your AWS IOT platform, and configure your IAM user profile with the right policies.
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+It uses accessKeyId and secretKey provided in an aws credential file. This should be located in ./aws/credentials.