Docker-IOT Using Arduino Uno And Johnny-Five Tranform Your IOT Platform to Next level

Docker-IOT Using Arduino Uno And Johnny-Five Tranform Your IOT Platform to Next level

Prerequisites

At least an Arduino or compatible board (Uno, Mega, Leonardo, Fio, Pro, Pro Mini)

Arduino UNO
Arduino Leonardo
Arduino MEGA
Arduino FIO
Arduino Pro
Arduino Pro Mini
TinyDuino

Sparkfun Inventor’s Kit (Recommended for getting started)

OSX

Install Node.js >= 0.10.x
Install Xcode
Install node-gyp npm install -g node-gyp

Windows

Via @ThomasDeutsch on https://github.com/rwldrn/johnny-five/issues/48#issuecomment-7696662

Install Node.js >= 0.10.x 32 bit (unless anyone can confirm success with 64 bit)
npm --add-python-to-path install --global --production windows-build-tools
Install node-gyp npm install -g node-gyp

Ubuntu and Debian

Install Node.js >= 0.10.x apt-get install nodejs
Install the nodejs-legacy package apt-get install nodejs-legacy
Install build-essential or a suitable alternative apt-get install build-essential

Arch Linux

Install Node.js pacman -S nodejs
Install Arduino Libraries (for firmware flashing) pacman -S arduino

Hello World

Generally Arduino boards (Uno, Mega, Leonardo, Fio, Mini) come pre-flashed with the compiled StandardFirmata firmware. In most cases, getting started is as simple as…

mkdir nodebot && cd nodebot;

npm install johnny-five;

Now open your text editor and create a new file called “strobe.js”, in that file type or paste the following:

var five = require("johnny-five"),
    board = new five.Board();

board.on("ready", function() {
  // Create an Led on pin 13
  var led = new five.Led(13);

  // Strobe the pin on/off, defaults to 100ms phases
  led.strobe();
});

Make sure the board is plugged into your host machine (desktop, laptop, raspberry pi, etc). Now, in your terminal, type or paste the following:

node strobe.js
Troubleshooting

Firmware

The StandardFirmataPlus firmware is the one that is used for Johnny-Five to communicate with the board. That means you have to install it first, then you can execute the nodejs programs. Arduiono IDE

Open Arduino IDE
Verify correct port and board
Navigate to File > Examples > Firmata > StandardFirmataPlus
Load sketch onto board.
Packaged

Install arduino package on your operating system ). Make a firmware folder and save this firmware.ino into it. if the link is dead again and not appearing in the Arduino IDE, use this gist backup. Install arduino libraries via arduino –install-library “Firmata,Servo” in the Terminal. Flash the arduino board via arduino –board “arduino:avr:uno” –upload ./path/to/firmware/firmware.ino. Remember to change your board according to what you use. See below on how to figure out that identifier. If the upload was successful, the board is now prepared for johnny-five usage. Finding out your Board identifier for arduino-tools

Go to the package index file of the Arduino tools. Download the url entry of the package that contains your boards, for example http://downloads.arduino.cc/cores/avr-1.6.18.tar.bz2. Inside the archive, there’s a boards.txt file that contains all supported boards. These boards can be used as the last part of the identifier. For example, the boards.txt lists yun meaning the arduino –board “arduino:avr:yun” has to be used. List of Arduino Board identifiers (May 2017)

This is a compiled list that may not be up-to-date. Use the method described above in case you can’t find your board here.

"arduino:avr:yun" for Arduino Yun
"arduino:avr:uno" for Arduino/Genuino Uno
"arduino:avr:diecimila" for Arduino Duemilanove or Diecimila
"arduino:avr:nano" for Arduino Nano
"arduino:avr:mega" for Arduino/Genuio Mega or Mega 2560
"arduino:avr:megaADK" for Arduino Mega ADK
"arduino:avr:leonardo" for Arduino Leonardo
"arduino:avr:leonardoeth" for Arduino Leonardo ETH
"arduino:avr:micro" for Arduino/Genuino Micro
"arduino:avr:esplora" for Arduino Esplora
"arduino:avr:mini" for Arduino Mini
"arduino:avr:ethernet" for Arduino Ethernet
"arduino:avr:fio" for Arduino Fio
"arduino:avr:bt" for Arduino BT
"arduino:avr:LilyPadUSB" for LilyPad Arduino USB
"arduino:avr:lilypad" for LilyPad Arduino
"arduino:avr:pro" for Arduino Pro
"arduino:avr:atmegang" for Arduino NG or older
"arduino:avr:robotControl" for Arduino Robot Control
"arduino:avr:robotMotor" for Arduino Robot Motor
"arduino:avr:gemma" for Arduino Gemma
"arduino:avr:circuitplay32u4cat" for Arduino Circuit Playground
"arduino:avr:yunmini" for Arduino Yun Mini
"arduino:avr:chiwawa" for Arduino Industrial 101
"arduino:avr:one" for Linino One
"arduino:avr:unowifi" for Arduino Uno WiFi
Other

Sometimes Windows systems will fail to compile native dependencies, if you run across this case try:

npm install johnny-five --msvs_version=2012

Step 1:

Install Docker Machine
Install VirtualBox

Step 2:

Create your local docker-machine VM

$ docker-machine create local -d virtualbox

Step 3:

Stop your Docker VM

$ docker-machine stop local 

Now, open VirtualBox

Go to settings and mount your Arduino

Step 4:

At this point, you should be able to use your Arduino with Johnny-Five and Docker

$ docker run -ti --privileged node /bin/bash
# mkdir test && cd test
# npm install johnny-five
# apt-get update && apt-get install -y vim
# vim test.js

And now for the code, the standard Johnny-Five hello world

var five = require(“johnny-five”);
var board = new five.Board();
board.on(“ready”, function() { 
  var led = new five.Led(13); 
  led.blink(500); 
});

Run the code

# node test.js

If everything worked, you should see a blinking light!

reference: http://johnny-five.io