{"id":7896,"date":"2014-02-14T11:04:52","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T11:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=7896"},"modified":"2014-02-14T11:04:52","modified_gmt":"2014-02-14T11:04:52","slug":"a-sleeping-cycle-and-light-alarm-clock-using-a-raspberrypi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7896","title":{"rendered":"A sleeping cycle and light alarm clock using a #RaspberryPi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.instructables.com\/FL6\/YZDT\/HR3EIFAB\/FL6YZDTHR3EIFAB.MEDIUM.jpg?resize=560%2C374\" width=\"560\" height=\"374\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Instructables user <em>derwassi<\/em>\u00a0has written an extensive tutorial on hooking up a Pi to a lamp and having it act as a timer to wake you up gently in the morning. He&#8217;s called it the WeggUp (because of the shape). 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