This repository contains helpful information for installation and code examples for the NodeBots IoT session. There are some workshop slides that accompany this repository.
The objective of this session is to achieve the following:
- Develop an understanding of the nodebots / johnny-five hardware stack.
- Have a dev environment fully capable of running that stack.
- Develop a network enabled device that can interact with a web service and actuate back in the real world.
There is a kit available for $20 that has been designed for this session which includes:
- 1x Arduino Uno clone (CH340g USB-serial board).
- 1x USB cable
- 1x LM355 or LM35 temperature sensor.
- 1x mini breadboard
- 10x jumper wires.
- Standard Servo.
- 1x RGB LED
- 2x Red LED, 2x Blue LED, 2x Green LED, 2x White LED, 2x Yellow LED
- 5x 220Ω, 5x 1KΩ 5x 10KΩ Resistors
- 1x photoresistor
- 1x 9g mini-servo
- Kit box
Before the session ensure you install the following:
Clone this repo and install node dependencies:
git clone [email protected]:ajfisher/jsiot-explorer.git && cd jsiot-explorer
npm install
If you're on Mac or Windows, you'll need to install the drivers for the arduino board. They are in the drivers folder. On Mac you may get a prompt about opening up the CodeBender site at one point. You can safely ignore this, however in the future if you're interested in programming and managing devices from a browser, the CodeBender project is really interesting.
If you're on Linux, you don't need to do anything - the kernel drivers are already there if you're using any kernal from the last several years.
You can use Interchange - which is like a package manager for arduino. Make sure
./node_modules/.bin
is on your PATH
so you can execute binaries locally. Then
simply plug in the arduino and do the following:
interchange install StandardFirmata -a uno
Assuming no errors, you're ready to start getting your code working.
In this repository are several examples that compliment the workshop. There are three major areas:
Each of these folders contains sections underneath them specific to the example being used as illustrated below;
|--- 1_hello_world
|
|--- 2_info_radiator
| |--- twitter
| |--- gmail
| |--- weather
| |--- offline
|
|--- 3_sensors
| |--- temperature
| |--- light
Within each example is a README
file which will contain the steps you need
to follow to replicate the example including the circuit diagram. From there
you can then run the appropriate example code as indicated in the README
- Get more API details about johnny five
- Discover more about electronics via Node ARDX
- If you got a Scientist Kit (the big one) there is a dedicated repo