I might be able to do that.  I’ll see what Monday brings! Thanks
   Tadd

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> On Nov 11, 2018, at 9:26 PM, Glen Smith via TriEmbed <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> I ordered a 5 pack of the sonoff switches from here: 
> https://www.itead.cc/sonoff-wifi-wireless-switch.html 
> <https://www.itead.cc/sonoff-wifi-wireless-switch.html>
> 
> For about 6 buck each. I've not had the chance to do anything with them, I 
> might make Mondays meeting, and I'll try to bring one that you can play with. 
> 
> Glen
> 
> On Sun, Nov 11, 2018, 9:20 PM Mike Lisanke via TriEmbed 
> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Actually, there are many IOT devices that include Internet (wired or 
> wireless) and a RGB LED or many ... and many of them are less than $30.
> 
> To make you app, all you need is an Internet App which pulls or gets push 
> data and changes it's color. Cool Packages cost money But some of the 
> Adafruit Playground have LED and Sensors and Internet and programming for 
> non-programmers etc. 
> 
> There are also RGB LED WiFi lightbulb but you'll likely have to add an 
> external Internet compute to drive it... I think something like IFTTT can 
> drive it but you'll be putting your Intranet at risk dropping a light bulb on 
> the Internet :-p
> 
> On Sun, Nov 11, 2018 at 7:48 PM Pete Soper via TriEmbed 
> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Right. You can buy a smaller number for even less. The instructable below 
> shows how to control it with a Raspberry Pi.
> 
>   https://www.instructables.com/id/Control-Sonoff-From-Raspberry-Pi/ 
> <https://www.instructables.com/id/Control-Sonoff-From-Raspberry-Pi/>
> 
> But you're still going to need invention, and that's the magic that bridges 
> between what your packet program is doing on the Raspberry Pi and the actions 
> necessary to invoke the program to turn on the Sonoff. You won't find that at 
> Amazon Prime, but if you come to the meeting tomorrow somebody might be able 
> to find out more about how the packet radio code works and suggest an 
> approach. 
> 
> -Pete
> 
> On 11/11/18 7:40 PM, Tadd Torborg via TriEmbed wrote:
>> Hmm.. Very pretty.   Perhaps wishful thinking, but I was looking for 
>> something closer to $50 that didn’t require new invention.  
>> I like what you came up with.  Nice shopping list too. 
>> 
>> Have you ever seen a Sonoff WiFi Switch ?   Amazon has 6 of these for $65.  
>>   
>> 
>> Tadd / KA2DEW
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>> Raleigh NC  FM05pv
>> 
>> “Packet networking over ham radio": 
>> http://tarpn.net/t/packet_radio_networking.html 
>> <http://tarpn.net/t/packet_radio_networking.html>
>> Local Raleigh ham radio info: http://torborg.com/a <http://torborg.com/a>
>> 
>> "When you don't know what you're doing, you might as well do it quickly"   - 
>> Jase Robertson
>> 
>>> On Nov 11, 2018, at 2:52 PM, Brian Chamberlain <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hey Tadd,
>>> If you’re talking 10 years ago time frame I’m guessing you’re referring to 
>>> the AmbientOrb. It was a device from an MIT group/project that signaled the 
>>> state of the weather, stock markets, etc... Here’s an article about that 
>>> device.
>>> 
>>> http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4758931/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/new-technology-relies-human-visual-system/
>>>  
>>> <http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4758931/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/new-technology-relies-human-visual-system/>
>>> 
>>> There have been many of these types of devices launched as 
>>> products/kickstarters/DIY projects since then, in various incarnations. I’m 
>>> sure you can find examples on Hackster.io <http://hackster.io/>. Here’s one 
>>> I built: 
>>> https://www.hackster.io/breakpointer/ambient-web-connected-color-orb-91b9fd 
>>> <https://www.hackster.io/breakpointer/ambient-web-connected-color-orb-91b9fd>
>>> 
>>> Also, here’s a more complete Rpi based tutorial: 
>>> https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/cheerlights-orb-a-node-red-tutorial/ 
>>> <https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/cheerlights-orb-a-node-red-tutorial/>
>>> 
>>> The neopixel from Adafruit is great for this type of thing. 
>>> https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixels-on-raspberry-pi/overview 
>>> <https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixels-on-raspberry-pi/overview>
>>> 
>>> Hope this helps.
>>> Cheers!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Nov 11, 2018 at 9:32 AM Tadd Torborg via TriEmbed 
>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> Once upon a time, possibly 10 years ago, I remember a device which looked 
>>> like a light fixture that sat on a desk.  It lit up in color, after it 
>>> found some token or cue on the Internet.  You could use it to show a 
>>> weather alert, or i a certain web page did or did not responded to pings. 
>>> I never bought one.  Now I need it for a ham radio project. 
>>> 
>>> What I want to do is have a Raspberry PI that is doing ham radio stuff 
>>> (TARPN network communications, in this case) and have a light, possibly a 
>>> blinking LED, in the living room of my house, that would indicate a message 
>>> has been received via the ham radio TARPN network.  The Raspberry PI can 
>>> have a file that is present or missing, or filled with some value or 
>>> another, and the blinking light needs to use FTP or Telnet via WiFi to the 
>>> Raspberry PI and query the file.  Alternatively I could have the Raspberry 
>>> PI issue a telnet message to turn the light on or off.  
>>> 
>>> Something like this already exists.  Does anybody know where to get one?  
>>> 
>>> Thanks!
>>>    Tadd
>>> 
>>> Tadd / KA2DEW
>>> http://tarpn.net <http://tarpn.net/>
>>> Raleigh NC
>>> 
>>> 
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