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Instructables user\u00a0talk2bruce<\/a>\u00a0has created a truly great tutorial. In it, he shows you how to build a highly visible internet monitor. The Raspberry Pi is used to ping a site on the internet and then, based on the response, switches the lights in a light tower from red to amber to green. The Instructable is very long, very comprehensive and covers both the hardware build (including a laser-cut wooden case) and the software, virtually line-by-line. Read the Instructable here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Instructables user\u00a0talk2bruce\u00a0has created a truly great tutorial. In it, he shows you how to build a highly visible internet monitor. The Raspberry Pi is used to ping a site on the internet and then, based on the response, switches the…<\/p>\n

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