NODEBOT Control arduino board from computer

This post show how to control arduino from computer (Include installation process)

And also this is the first step for beginners to learn arduinobots.

First You need to install following softwares.

  STEP 1

•  Node.js
• Microsoft visual studio
• Python 2.7

               x86 are preferred.


STEP 2

• after installation above 3 applications you need to install jhonny-five library.
• To do that get the command prompt and type following command

                         npm install johnny-five

 Note:- To do that you need connect computer to the internet

• after you enter the command it will get some packages from the internet and installed in your current directory

• When you go to your current directory in windows explorer you can see folder called node_modules   in that folder you can see johnny-five  folder.

To resolve errors please refer STEP 2 errors in this page


STEP 3

• So get the wordpad and enter the following code in it.

THIS CODE IS GET FROM THE JOHNNY-FIVE GIT REPOSITORY.

var five = require("johnny-five"), // or "./lib/johnny-five" when running from the source board = new five.Board(); board.on("ready", function() { // Create an Led on pin 13 and strobe it on/off // Optionally set the speed; defaults to 100ms (new five.Led(13)).strobe(); });



STEP 4

• Then save it in C:\Users\User1\node_modules\johnny-five as test.js

Note:- User1 is your username.

• If a message popup press ok button or yes button.

To resolve errors please refer STEP 4 errors in this page


STEP 5

• Then goto commnad line and go to the above folder (which file saved) by using this command

cd C:\Users\NRV\node_modules\johnny-five

• then Connect arduino borad and type

node test.js

To resolve errors please refer STEP 5 errors in this page


Now you will see the arduino boards pin 13 led bulb blink.