Feb 25, 2014

Telegram on two devices...

After trying Whatsapp on 2 devices without success, i tried the same thing with telegram. Telegram says about multiple devices:


So let's see...
Registering the mobile phone was straight forward: a SMS with a verification code and that's it.
Registering was easy: just another SMS
And after entering the code on the tablet i got the following message on my mobile phone:
After that every conversation or more precise: every unsecure conversation is broadcasted to all of your devices. That means, you can switch over from phone to tablet without loosing your context... really cool!




Feb 18, 2014

Smart Meter@Home: Fritz!Powerline 546E - really smart?

Everyone is talking about Smart Meter - is it possible to get in touch with this topic by buying a Fritz!Powerline 546E?

The key points of Smart Meters according to wikipedia are:
  • real-time or near real-time sensors
  • power outage notification
  • power quality monitoring 
  • collect, and analyze energy usage
What is supported by the 546E?
  • power outage notification: no way without a battery ;-)
  • real-time or near real-time sensors: one measurement per minute
  • power quality monitoring: voltage monitoring
  • collect and analyze: 


and
 
But there are some shortcomings:
  • graphs and data only local on 546E, no integration to any central server, not even to a Fritz!Box (because of a missing DECT interface)
  • configuration as WLAN repeater not described in the manual (only powerline)
  • export via web frontend limited to 5 minute-intervals only 24 hours
  • automated export only via E-Mail and limited to this: