After running node-red on Ubuntu lts 16.04 for a while it was time for an update with Ubuntu 18.04 being released. Unfortunately I was not able to get Node-Red installed with the tutorials that could be found for Ubuntu 16.04. The installation always gets stuck...
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April 27, 2018 peter
Internet of Things, automation & electronics
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If you want to get into digital photography with a DSLR camera but dont want to spend to much money on a camera you should defenitaly look to the second hand market. But don’t just buy by looking at the camera type, functionalities and price...
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February 2, 2018 peter
Digital Photography
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Installing mosquitto MQTT broker on Ubuntu MQTT is a very handy and lightweight subscribe/publish system. It creates some kind of universal language set up communications between multiple applications. Those applications can run on a mobile phone, on a desktop PC or even microprocessors. Mosquitto is...
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January 20, 2018 peter
Internet of Things, automation & electronics
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To host all required services and applications for my home automation system I created a virtual machine running Ubuntu. By doing so I can play around and roll back to an earlier backup when things go wrong. What you need to get started: Host with...
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January 20, 2018 peter
Internet of Things, automation & electronics
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For my IoT home automation project I’ve chosen to use a Siemens LOGO!. This smart relay makes it possible to create a system that works on its own but can interact with the IoT world. Typical applications of the LOGO! are automatic doors, traffic lights,...
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January 9, 2018 peter
Internet of Things, automation & electronics
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Two years ago my wife an I bought a house that needed some refreshment. After two years of breaking out walls, building walls, installing all utilities -including the electrical installation- time has come to switch on the light. As an automation engineer and enthusiast it...
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January 8, 2018 peter
Internet of Things, automation & electronics
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I’ve been hesitating to buy a Nest thermostat for a long time since I wasn’t sure it would work with my already installed Junkers boiler. The Junkers boiler is equipped with modulation so it would be unwise to simply use an ON/OFF temperature control. Unfortunatly...
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November 20, 2017 peter
Internet of Things, automation & electronics
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