bbc-microbit-io

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Johnny-Five IO Plugin for the BBC micro:bit

Prerequisites

* BBC micro:bit
* Bluetooth Low Energy capable Mac or Linux computer
* See node-bbc-microbit prerequisites

Getting Started

``sh npm install bbc-microbit-io johnny-five`

`Boilerplate Program`

`javascript var five = require('johnny-five'); var microbitio = require('bbc-microbit-io');

var board = new five.Board({ io: new microbitio({ // id: '', // optional // address: '

' // optional
  })
});

board.on('ready', function() { // do Johnny-Five stuff });`

`Examples`

See examples folder as well as Johnny-Five examples.

`API`

See Johnny-Five API docs.

`Pin Guide`

| Johnny-Five Compatible Name | Number | Supported Modes | |-----------------------------|--------|-----------------| | A0 | 0 | Input, Output, Analog, PWM | | A1 | 1 | Input, Output, Analog, PWM | | A2 | 2 | Input, Output, Analog, PWM | | A3 | 3 | Input, Output, Analog, PWM | | A4 | 4 | Input, Output, Analog, PWM | | | 5 | Input, Output | | | 6 | Input, Output | | | 7 | Input, Output | | | 8 | Input, Output | | | 9 | Input, Output | | A5 | 10 | Input, Output, Analog, PWM | | | 11 | Input, Output | | | 12 | Input, Output | | | 13 | Input, Output | | | 14 | Input, Output | | | 15 | Input, Output | | | 16 | Input, Output | | | 17 | - | | | 18 | - | | | 19 | Input, Output | | | 20 | Input, Output |

!micro:bit pinouts

`Additional Features`

| Type | Usage | Johnny-Five type | | ---- | ----- | -------- | | Accelerometer |new microbitio.Accelerometer();| five.Accelerometer | | Button |new microbitio.Button('A'); or new microbitio.Button('B');| five.Button | | Compass |new microbitio.Compass();| five.Compass | | LED Matrix |new microbitio.LedMatrix();| five.Led.Matrix | | Thermometer |new microbitio.Thermometer();` | five.Thermometer |