https://github.com/alexghr/pinger

This project aims to monitor your internet connection using a cheap Raspberry Pi with an attached display
https://github.com/alexghr/pinger

monitoring network ping python3 raspberrypi st7789

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This project aims to monitor your internet connection using a cheap Raspberry Pi with an attached display

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/alexghr/pinger
• Owner: alexghr
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-07-25T17:43:06.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-10-03T22:09:58.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-03-02T02:38:12.470Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: monitoring, network, ping, python3, raspberrypi, st7789
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 83 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 3
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# pinger

This project aims to monitor your internet connection using a cheap

Raspberry Pi with an attached display (ST7789).

![raspi](./pictures/raspi.jpg)

## Background

During the first lockdown my ISP had trouble holding a stable connection so I

wrote this script just to keep an eye on things. I could quickly tell if my

connection dropped just by looking at the Raspberry PI instead of having to

manually open up Google to check.

## Hardware used

- [Raspberry Pi]. I've used a Raspberry Pi 4 but older generations should work

just as well.

- [Pimoroni Pirate Audio HAT]. This HAT has a speaker and a display.

[Raspberry Pi]: https://amzn.to/3pX3a9D

[Pimoroni Pirate Audio HAT]: https://amzn.to/3EWlupV

## Software used

Python 3.4+. Needs to have support for `asyncio`. For libraries used, see [requirements.txt].

## Running it

Just copy everything on your Raspberry Pi, create a virtual env, install

dependencies with pip and run with

```sh

python3 -m pinger

```

[requirements.txt]: ./requirements.txt