HowTo: Node Red – Show internet connection information in the dashboard

The following article explains how you can view information about your Internet connection. The current Internet IP address is retrieved every hour and a speed test is carried out to show you the download and upload speed.

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Requirements

Helpful articles:
So that you can install new nodes, NodeRed should of course already be installed.
How to prepare a RaspberryPi and then install NodeRed on it is described in the following articles.

The following three articles describe what needs to be done to prepare the RaspberryPi:
RaspberryPi – setup for nerdiys!
RaspberryPi – The first configuration!
RaspberryPi – Control the RaspberryPi via SSH
NodeRed – Installing NodeRed on the RaspberryPi
NodeRed – Install new nodes
NodeRed - Create a user interface with dashboard nodes

Required tool:
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Required material:

In the following list you will find all the parts you need to implement this article.

Log into the NodeRed configuration interface

Before you can edit your NodeRed configuration, you must - if activated - first log into the NodeRed configuration interface.

Install Speedtest Node

First you need to install the node that will perform the speed test for you.
To do this, install the node "node-red-contrib-speedtest".
How to install nodes is described in this article:
NodeRed – Install new nodes

Node code for speed test display

After you have inserted the node code below, you only need to position the dashboard elements correctly on your dashboard. You can also find information on this in the article NodeRed - Create a user interface with dashboard nodes.

You can run the speed test manually using the "Run speed test" inject node. Don't be surprised if you don't get an immediate evaluation, the speed test takes a few seconds.
You can also set the query interval for the Internet data in the inject node. I would not choose a query interval that is too short, as the test server may block too frequent queries at some point. In addition, you would also "block" your own Internet connection with the frequent speed tests.

The following node code contains the configuration shown above.

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Have fun with the project

I hope everything worked as described for you. If not or you have questions or suggestions please let me know in the comments. I will then add this to the article if necessary.
Ideas for new projects are always welcome. 🙂

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