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r-pi-brick

A Node.js API for the BrickPi.

Getting Started

Installation

npm install r-pi-brick --save

Integration

var brick = require('r-pi-brick');

API

Overview

• Events
• brick.init([maxRetries])
• brick.isMotorEnabled(port)
• brick.setMotorEnabled(enabled, port)
• brick.getMotorPosition(port)
• brick.getMotorPower(port)
• brick.setMotorPower(power, port)
• brick.getMotorSpeed(port)
• brick.MOTOR_PORT_A
• brick.MOTOR_PORT_B
• brick.MOTOR_PORT_C
• brick.MOTOR_PORT_D

Events

The error Event

brick.on('error', function (error) {
    // ...
});

The init Event

brick.on('init', function () {
    // ...
});

The update Event

brick.on('update', function () {
    // ...
});

brick.init([maxRetries])

Initializes the serial connection to the BrickPi. Updates all brick values, every 10 ms, via the serial connection. Retries an update if a serial communication timeout occurs. The number of maximum retries has a default value of 3.

Emits an error if the number of maximum retries is exceeded.

brick.init(3);

brick.isMotorEnabled(port)

Returns the enabled flag of the motor plugged into the specified port.

var enabledA = brick.isMotorEnabled(brick.MOTOR_PORT_A);
var enabledB = brick.isMotorEnabled(brick.MOTOR_PORT_B);
 
var enabledC = brick.isMotorEnabled(brick.MOTOR_PORT_C);
var enabledD = brick.isMotorEnabled(brick.MOTOR_PORT_D);

brick.setMotorEnabled(enabled, port)

Sets the enabled flag of the motor plugged into the specified port.

brick.setMotorEnabled(true, brick.MOTOR_PORT_A);
brick.setMotorEnabled(true, brick.MOTOR_PORT_B);
 
brick.setMotorEnabled(false, brick.MOTOR_PORT_C);
brick.setMotorEnabled(false, brick.MOTOR_PORT_D);

brick.getMotorPosition(port)

Returns the position of the motor, in 0.5-degree increments, plugged into the specified port. The position is an integer in the range of -1073741823 to 1073741823. Divide by 2 to get degrees.

var positionA = brick.getMotorPosition(brick.MOTOR_PORT_A);
var positionB = brick.getMotorPosition(brick.MOTOR_PORT_B);
 
var positionC = brick.getMotorPosition(brick.MOTOR_PORT_C);
var positionD = brick.getMotorPosition(brick.MOTOR_PORT_D);

brick.getMotorPower(port)

Returns the power of the motor plugged into the specified port. The power is an integer in the range of -100 to 100.

var powerA = brick.getMotorPower(brick.MOTOR_PORT_A);
var powerB = brick.getMotorPower(brick.MOTOR_PORT_B);
 
var powerC = brick.getMotorPower(brick.MOTOR_PORT_C);
var powerD = brick.getMotorPower(brick.MOTOR_PORT_D);

brick.setMotorPower(power, port)

Sets the power of the motor plugged into the specified port. The power must be an integer in the range of -100 to 100.

brick.setMotorPower(100, brick.MOTOR_PORT_A);
brick.setMotorPower(100, brick.MOTOR_PORT_B);
 
brick.setMotorPower(-100, brick.MOTOR_PORT_C);
brick.setMotorPower(-100, brick.MOTOR_PORT_D);

brick.getMotorSpeed(port)

Returns the speed of the motor, in degrees per second, plugged into the specified port.

var speedA = brick.getMotorSpeed(brick.MOTOR_PORT_A);
var speedB = brick.getMotorSpeed(brick.MOTOR_PORT_B);
 
var speedC = brick.getMotorSpeed(brick.MOTOR_PORT_C);
var speedD = brick.getMotorSpeed(brick.MOTOR_PORT_D);

brick.MOTOR_PORT_A

This port should be used together with port B.

brick.MOTOR_PORT_B

This port should be used together with port A.

brick.MOTOR_PORT_C

This port should be used together with port D.

brick.MOTOR_PORT_D

This port should be used together with port C.

Example

This example rotates two motors A and B alternately in opposite directions.

node node_modules/r-pi-brick/example/rotator.js

Running Tests

To run the test suite first install the development dependencies:

npm install

then run the tests:

npm test