The power of node.js (with quadcopters)

Presentation given at øredev.

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1. felixge The Power of Node Felix Geisendörfer
2. @felixge felixge Background 2005 - 2008 2008 - now 2009 - now
3. @felixge felixge npm modules
4. @felixge felixge Audience • Heard of node.js? • Used node.js for something? • Node in production?
5. felixge This Talk
6. @felixge felixge This Talk • Write a node.js app • Deploy & run it in production • Ask me anything
7. felixge The App
8. @felixge felixge Blog App
9. Blog tutorials are insanely boring and nobody should have to suffer through one of them again. Ever.
10. @felixge felixge Robotics App
11. felixge Why?
12. @felixge felixge Benefits of robotics example apps • A small distributed system • Production environment • Many interesting aspects / challenges
13. felixge The Robot
14. @felixge felixge Parrot AR Drone 2.0
15. felixge The Specs
16. @felixge felixge The Specs • WiFi (b/g/n) Router • 1 GHz 32Bit ARM Cortex A8 processor • 125 MB DDR2 Memory • Linux 2.6.32 you can telnet into it (Busybox) • 720p front facing camera (30 FPS) • 240p vertical camera (60 FPS) • USB 2.0 connector
17. @felixge felixge The Specs • 3 axis gyroscope (2000°/second precision) • 3 axis accelerometer (+-50mg precision) • 3 axis magnetometer (6° precision) • Pressure sensor (+-10 Pa precision) • Ultrasound sensors • Fully reparable - all components can be ordered
18. @felixge felixge Safety Warnings • Don’t be fooled, all drones want to kill people • The protection hull did not fit in my suitcase
19. felixge Let’s fly it
20. felixge Let’s program it
21. @felixge felixge Plan • REST API to control the drone • GET /sensors • PUT /control
22. felixge <Live Coding>
23. felixge </Live Coding>
24. felixge
25. felixge 3395,- SEK http://www.parrotshopping.com
26. @felixge felixge The Node Copter
27. @felixge felixge The Node Copter +
28. @felixge felixge Berlin, Oct 5th
29. @felixge felixge Berlin, Oct 5th
30. @felixge felixge Berlin, Oct 5th
31. @felixge felixge NodeCopter Worldwide • Dublin, Oct 20th • San Francisco, Oct 31st • Seattle, Nov 8 - 9 • Brighton, Nov 11 • ...
32. felixge Summer of Drones June 2013 http://nodecopter.com/
33. felixge That’s it Felix Geisendörfer
34. felixge Ask me anything Felix Geisendörfer
35. felixge Thank You Felix Geisendörfer