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hi I'm Burke from make sometimes you need to monitor your network performance like with LAN parties or streaming media most operating systems provide utilities to track all the bits and bytes that pass over a network connection but typically these tools lack obvious visualization that's where the internet speedometer by John carve and Tyler Ormond can really help it uses a BeagleBone black to monitor network speeds and it's programmable real time units or PR use to control a string of tri-colored LEDs now your network speeds are displayed as bright and colourful string of Lights that everyone can see you will need the following parts for this project most of which can be either picked up at your local Radio Shack or purchase online and the only tool you'll need is a computer for programming the BeagleBone this isn't a very difficult project to build however multiple steps are required f