NodeBots introduction

"That's right... if you've any JavaScript experience, you can now use your powers to manipulate the machines."

This slides give you an overview of the Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Spark and Tessel devices.

Also, if you are looking for advices on how to develop your Internet of Things business, reach out to RisingStack: http://risingstack.com

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1. NodeBots introduction Gergely Nemeth @nthgergo
2. INTERNET OF THINGS
5. INTERNET OF THINGS It’s about connectivity and APIs
6. INTERNET OF THINGS
7. INTERNET OF THINGS - CONNECTIVITY - low power communication protocols
8. INTERNET OF THINGS - CONNECTIVITY - low power communication protocols - internet
9. WITH WHAT?
10. RASPBERRY (February, 2012)
11. RASPBERRY - runs Linux - uses SD card as a storage - comes with 256MB/512MB RAM - 0.041 GFLOPS ( == 300Mhz Pentium II) - affordable (starts from $25) - can connect to internet with Ethernet or external Wi-Fi module
12. RASPBERRY yes, you can install Node.js on it
13. RASPBERRY Pros: - quite powerful - runs everything* - lots of outputs (HDMI, USBs, Ethernet, Digital/Analog IOs) Cons: - not that cheap - consumes quite a lot of power *no JVM please :)
14. ARDUINO (2005)
15. ARDUINO - based on the 8-bit Atmel AVR microcontroller - Wiring platform - setup() - loop() - programs written using C/C++ - needs external Wi-Fi/Ethernet adapter
16. ARDUINO WHAAAAAT? C?
17. JOHNNY-FIVE “jQuery for the Internet of Things”
18. JOHNNY-FIVE var five = require("johnny-five"); var board = new five.Board(); board.on("ready", function() { // Create an Led on pin 13 and strobe it on/off // Optionally set the speed; defaults to 100ms var led13 = new five.Led(13) led13.strobe(); });
19. ARDUINO - FIRMATA - it is a communication protocol - needs a host computer
20. ARDUINO Pros: - consumes less power - almost free (~4$ the cheapest models) - if not used with Firmata, it can be programmed with C Cons: - needs a host machine(server) when used with Firmata (johnny-five) - if not used with Firmata it needs programming in C - no built-in Wi-Fi, nor Ethernet
21. SPARK (June, 2013)
22. SPARK - Arduino compatible - can be used with Johnny-five - ships with Spark OS - open source cloud for the Spark devices - you can host your own - Pub/Sub - Spark cores can talk to each other - deployment made easy - yes, firmware update as well - built-in Wi-Fi
23. SPARK Pros: - relatively cheap (~15$) - very small - Arduino compatible - (johnny-five as well) - lots of things out-of-the-box: deploying, security, REST API Cons: - less outputs
24. TESSEL (2013)
25. TESSEL - microcontrollers that runs Javascript - all the things for NPM - modular - great for prototyping - audio - accelerometer - etc… - built-in Wi-Fi
26. TESSEL npm install climate-si7005
27. TESSEL (climate.js) var tessel = require('tessel'); var climatelib = require('climate-si7005'); var climate = climatelib.use(tessel.port['A']); climate.on('ready', function () { climate.readTemperature('c', function (err, temp) { console.log(temp); }); });
28. TESSEL tessel run climate.js
29. TESSEL Pros: - fast to push your first app (as it is written is Javascript) - lots of resources are ready to be used (NPM with more than 100K packages) - do not need a server - great for prototyping Cons: - expensive
30. OVERVIEW Raspberry Pi Arduino Spark Tessel Runs Unix Yes No No No Built-in Ethernet Yes No No No Built-in Wi-Fi No No Yes Yes Programming language Your call C/C++ C/C++ Javascript Price ~$25 from $4 from $15 ~$100
31. THANKS! Gergely Nemeth @nthgergo