Author Archives: Ralf

(Deutsch) Lost Places: Glaswerk Ilmenau, Teil 2, Neubau

Posted on 22nd of January 2020 by Ralf

Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch. Wie der Name Neubau schon etwas suggeriert, ist das ein später erbauter Teil und vor allem war dieser länger in Betrieb. Die letzte Glaslinie wurde geschätzt erst ca. 6 Monate vor unserem … Continue reading →

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Lost places: Glaswerk Ilmenau, Teil 1: Übersicht

Posted on 9th of January 2020 by Ralf

Lost places ist eine Kategorie in der Fotografie, bei der “vom Menschen verlassene Orte” fotografisch in Szene gesetzt werden. Dabei wird dokumentiert, was ist. Es wird nichts verändert oder arrangiert. Mein fotografisches Projekt für 2019 ordnet sich hier ein. Neben … Continue reading →

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WiFi power plug with temperature sensor

Posted on 23rd of January 2019 by Ralf

In the first part I’ve shown how a WiFi-power plug from Amazon can be easiely equipped with an own firmware to connect it via MQTT to the own home automation server. The manufacturer cloud is no longer needed in this … Continue reading →

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Arrinew / SWA1 WiFi power switch

Posted on 9th of November 2018 by Ralf

With home automation more early than later this cheap WiFi power switches come into the game. I use (and build up continuously) a home automation system based on Home assistant (hass) and was looking for a possibility to switch on … Continue reading →

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Nightly visitors in the garden

Posted on 24th of June 2018 by Ralf

For some month we have observed that one time a week someone opens the heavy cover of our composter, in which we deposit our organic kitchen waste. The cover is not so lightwight and it realy needs some power to … Continue reading →

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