lasercat workshop  

Cats & Lasers & [johnny-five][2]

A step by step guide to building your own internet controllable laser turret and cat dazzler...

``shell
npm install -g lasercat-workshop
`

Fun is guaranteed...

!lasercat
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[johnny-five][2] is a node api for communicating with Arduino boards.

You _don't_ need an Arduino for this workshop.

The workshop will pose a challenge, and will test your code.
The low level code to talk to the Arduino is stubbed out.

You _will_ be writing working, executable johnny-five code.

Each of your solutions can be run directly as a node program.
Wire up an Arduino, connect the USB and you can see your solution run for real.

The lasercat turret

Here's what you're going to build. Amazing, right?

!lasercat

$3

Follow the build instruction here

$3

1. Power On Self Test - LED. Ensure everything is working
2. Spin Up - Turn the platter with a servo.
3. Pan & Tilt - Become master of the horizontal and the vertical.
4. Fire the Laser - WARNING: May attract cats.
5. Remote control - Cats over IP.

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Built by robots and:
- Cats and solenoids
- @Nodebots of London

Made with <3 and lasers for LXJS 2014

[1]: http://nodeschool.io/
[2]: https://github.com/rwaldron/johnny-five