nunchuck.js

Node.js module for nunchuck controller device. Provides a device object and a decoder object. The device object enables to receive raw data. A typical usage could be:

  var nunchuckModules = require('nunchuck-js').nunchuck;
  var NunchuckDevice = nunchuckModules.device;
  var device = new NunchuckDevice(NUNCHUCK_ADDRESS, 10,[]);
  device.init();
  device.start(function(data){
      var x = data[0];
      var y= data[1];  
      var cBtn = data[2];
      var zBtn = data[3];
      var aX = data[4]; //accelerometer X axis values from 0-255;
      var aY = data[5]; //accelerometer Y axis values from 0-255;
      var aZ = data[6]; //accelerometer Z axis values from 0-255;
  });

The device object:

The NunchuckDevice constructor takes 3 parameters:

• The address of the device (typically 0x52);
• The request frequency in milliseconds ( 10 => request every 10 ms)
• An array of values to calibrate the device, if empty will be used default values: [thresholdX, threshoholdY];

The start method takes a callback function in input. The callback will be invoked at the requested frequency, every time the callback is invoked new data are passed in a data object. The data object is an array of length = 7, the value mapping is:

• data[0] X axis of the stick, contains a number value [min=0, max=255];
• data[1] Y axis of the stick, contains a number value [min=0, max=255];
• data[2] C button can be 0 or 1;
• data[3] Z button can be 0 or 1;
• data[4] X axis of the accelerometer contains a number value [min=0, max=255];
• data[5] Y axis of the accelerometer contains a number value [min=0, max=255];
• data[6] Z axis of the accelerometer contains a number value [min=0, max=255];

The decoder object:

The decoder object wraps a device object and decode raw data in an human readable way. Below a typical example usage:

  var nunchuckModules = require('nunchuck-js').nunchuck;
  var NunchuckDevice = nunchuckModules.device;
  var NunchuckDecoder = nunchuckModules.decoder;
  var nunchuck = new NunchuckDevice(NUNCHUCK_ADDRESS, 10,[]);
  nunchuck.init();
  var decoder = new NunchuckDecoder(nunchuck);
  decoder.start(function(stream){
    var hX = stream[0]; //possible values left, right, center
    console.log(hX);
  }

Process values returned by the decoder:

Decoder sends data in an array. The decoder has an utility method (asObject) to transform the array in a generic JSON object:

  decoder.start(function(stream){
    var obj = decoder.asObject(stream);
    console.log(obj.stick.x)
  }

Here is the spec of the returned JSON object:

var message = {
  stick: {
    xDirection: ,//['left','center','up']
    yDirection:: ,//['up','center','down']
    x: ,//single X stick direction value
    y: ,//single Y stick direction value
  }
  buttons:{
    C: ,//['idle','pressed']
    Z: ,//['idle','pressed']
  },
  accelerometer:{
    aX: ,//single X axis acceleration value
    aY: ,//single Y axis acceleration value
    aZ: ,//single Z axis acceleration value
  },
  motion:{
    accel: ,// total acceleration from 3 axes
    tilt: ,//['left', 'right', 'up', 'down']
  },
  rotation:{
    x: ,// x rotation angle in radians (roll)
    y: ,// y rotation angle in radians (pitch)
    z: ,// z rotation angle in radians (yaw)
  }
}