
If you have Wi-Fi in your home you’ve
probably experienced this, and the solution is to
simply restart the cable modem and router by
unplugging them from power for a few seconds
and then plugging them back in. Unfortunately, it
takes a person in the condominium in Florida to
do this — while half the year we’re in Michigan!
Enter the Router Restarter. This device simply
restarts the cable modem and router by removing
AC power to them for 1 minute in the middle of
the night, every night. If there’s ever a hangup, it
gets corrected within a day.
RELAYS AND REAL TIME
The microcontroller used for this project is the
Arduino Nano, an easy-to-use ...