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Learning Javascript Robotics

Learning Javascript Robotics

By : Kassandra Perch
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Learning Javascript Robotics

Learning Javascript Robotics

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By: Kassandra Perch

Overview of this book

There has been a rapid rise in the use of JavaScript in recent times in a variety of applications, and JavaScript robotics has seen a rise in popularity too. Johnny-Five is a framework that gives NodeBots a consistent API and platform across several hardware systems. This book walks you through basic robotics projects including the physical hardware builds and the JavaScript code for them. You'll delve into the concepts of Johnny-Five and JS robotics. You'll learn about various components such as Digital GPIO pins, PWM output pins, Sensors, servos, and motors to be used with Johnny-Five along with some advanced components such as I2C, and SPI. You will learn to connect your Johnny-Five robots to internet services and other NodeBots to form networks. By the end of this book, you will have explored the benefits of the Johnny-Five framework and the many devices it unlocks.
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Creating a project with a servo and a sensor


Let's start with just a servo and the REPL, then we can add in a sensor. Use the diagram from the previous section as a reference to wire up a servo, and use pin 6 for signal.

Before we write our program, let's take a look at some of the options the Servo object constructor gives us. You can set an arbitrary range by passing [min, max] to the range property. This is great for low quality servos that have trouble at very low and very high values.

The type property is also important. We'll be using a standard servo, but you'll need to set this to continuous if you're using a continuous servo. Since standard is the default, we can leave this out for now.

The offset property is important for calibration. If your servo is set too far in one direction, you can change the offset to make sure it can programmatically reach every angle it was meant to. If you hear clicking at very high or low values, try adjusting the offset.

You can invert the direction of...

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