{"id":15439,"date":"2016-09-13T15:00:04","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T14:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15439"},"modified":"2016-09-13T12:23:29","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T11:23:29","slug":"monitoring-and-controlling-lawn-lights-using-a-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15439","title":{"rendered":"Monitoring and controlling lawn lights using a Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drkmsmithjr.github.io\/LConnect\/blockdiagram.png?resize=560%2C211&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"211\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/drkmsmithjr\" target=\"_blank\">Dr Mark Smith<\/a> has developed a system that allows him to control and program the lights on his lawn. In this very site-specific project, Smith uses a Raspberry Pi to give him a web interface to program timings and settings into the lighting system. The most impressive aspect is that the system will text him, via Twillo, when one of the lights burns out! You can <a href=\"https:\/\/drkmsmithjr.github.io\/LConnect\/\" target=\"_blank\">read more and see things like a schematic here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Mark Smith has developed a system that allows him to control and program the lights on his lawn. 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