bandwidth-monitor

Using a raspberry pi to monitor continously the bandwidth of wifi at home.

Hardware connection

E ink connection

Raspberry pi pinout

General connection

Installation

1. Install Raspberry Pi OS (RPO)
2. Connect the raspberry pi to the home WIFI
3. Update and Upgrade RPO
   • sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
4. Clone this repo
   • git clone https://github.com/sven-borden/bandwidth-monitor.git
5. Install dependencies
   • pip3 install -r requirements.txt
   • sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
   • Follow instruction on this page : https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/Pioneer600#Libraries_Installation_for_RPi
6. From sudo raspi-config
   • Enable SSH
   • Enable SPI
   • Enable I2C
7. Make python files and scripts executable
   • sudo chmod +x src/*.py
   • sudo chmod +x speedtest-cron.sh
8. Open crontab -e and add following lines
   • @reboot /usr/bin/python /home/pi/bandwidth_monitor/post_restart_message.py &
   • @reboot sleep 30 && /usr/bin/python /home/pi/bandwidth_monitor/poll_test_now_button.py
   • */30 * * * * /usr/bin/python3 /home/pi/bandwidth_monitor/src/bandwidth_monitor_0_4.py
   • */3 * * * * /usr/bin/python /home/pi/bandwidth_monitor/poll_killswitch.py
   • 13 03 * * * /usr/bin/python /home/pi/bandwidth_monitor/refresh_display.py