Node.js for Embedded Systems by Mulder, Patrick -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Foreword Preface

Who This Book Is For How to Use This Book Conventions Used in This Book Using Code Examples Safari® Books Online How to Contact Us Acknowledgments

From Patrick From Kelsey

1. Connecting Worlds

Why the Internet of Things?

Embedded Devices Embedded Internet Protocols Examples and Use Cases

JavaScript for Distributed Programming

JavaScript and the IoT Hello World with JavaScript

Basic syntax Higher-level functions Objects and arrays JSON

JavaScript Runtime Environments

The Browser The Server Embedded Devices

The Node.js API

Buffer Streams

2. Blink with Arduino

Getting Started with Microcontrollers Arduino

The Blink Sketch

The Firmata Bridge

Programming an Arduino with JavaScript

Functional Blocks of an MCU

Pins Microcontroller Versus Microprocessor Block Diagrams Analog Inputs Pulse-Width Modulation Pinouts

Firmware

3. Espruino

The Espruino Hardware Programming Espruino Variable Blink Modules Flashing Espruino Firmware

4. The Tessel 2

Hardware Toolchain

Command-Line Interface

Pin Abstractions

Digital Pins Analog Pins

Embedded Internet with System-on-Chip

5. Particle Photon

The Particle Photon Particle Command-Line Interface OTA Code Deploys

6. Single-Board Computers

The Raspberry Pi BeagleBone The Intel Edison Boards with 64-Bit Instruction Sets Using Embedded Linux

Working with SD Cards Embedded Linux Distributions OpenWRT Debian Yocto

Network Configuration

Debugging Network Settings

Running Node.js Deploy Projects with Git

7. Components for Prototyping

Wiring Circuits

Breadboards Grove Kit Soldering Printed Circuit Boards Tessel Modules

Basic Components

Datasheets Passive Components LEDs

Sensors

Temperature Motion Ultrasonic Distance

Actuators

Servo Motors Stepper Motors DC Motors

Multimedia Cables

Jumper Wires USB Cables FTDI-USB-Cable Network Cables

8. Node.js Libraries for Hardware

JavaScript for the Hardware Abstraction Layer The node-serialport Library

Serial Communication with JavaScript Scanning for Devices Receiving Data from Arduino Sending Data to Arduino

The Johnny-Five Library

An Empty Project The Board Object The Johnny-Five REPL Buttons Analog Inputs Proximity Nodebot The I2C Library

The LibMRAA Library

MRAA Setup Outputs Reading Inputs Interrupts Communications

The Cylon.js Library

9. Exploring Network Protocols

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Requesting the Weather Prepare the HTTP Client

Building a Weather Station

Adding a Database

The Transmission Control Protocol and User Datagram Protocol The WebSocket Protocol

The ws Module Remote Procedure Calls over Websockets

10. Web Frontends for Things

Adding Static Pages Basic jQuery

Adding the Model-View-Controller

Websockets in a Browser

A Bare Minimum Websocket Connection

The D3.js Library for Plotting Data P5.js

11. Entering the Cloud

Publish–Subscribe Pattern The MQTT Protocol

Connecting to an MQTT Broker Publish Messages Subscribe to Updates MQTT Server with Mosca

Cloud Services

CloudMQTT HiveMQ PubNub Telegram Temboo

System Design with NodeRED

Install NodeRED Concepts

12. Making Robots with Node.js

What Is a Robot? Why Build Robots in Node.js?

Community Education Product Development

The Tessel Project Robot Kits

Motors and Potentiometers Sumobot Jr. Hackarobot

Example Project: The Robot Claw Example Project: Move a Vehicle

Servo MD25 Motor Shield

13. Wireless Data with Bluetooth

The Bluetooth Low Energy Protocol

Communication Modes Connect with Centrals Beacons RedBear Shields and Boards BlueIOT

Libraries for Bluetooth

Arduino BLE Scanner and Parser Noble.js Bleno.js

Example Project: Proximity Detection

14. Toward the Physical Internet

What Are Shared Experiences?

Connected Products Responsive Environments

Impacts of the Physical Internet

15. From Products to Toolkits

JavaScript as a Toolkit The Power of Modularity Modularity in Hardware Node.js: Driving Innovation in the IoT Building Good Technology

A. Node.js

Module Basics

The Filesystem Module

The Node Package Manager

Install Modules with npm Running Scripts with npm The Stream Module

B. Early Hardware for IoT Systems

Raspberry Pi BeagleBone Intel Galileo

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