juliancwirko:caprica - Packosphere

Admin panel for Meteor Cylon.js

Meteor CylonJS wrapper for Arduino board.

This is just for fun but all ideas and PRs are welcomed :)

Usage

Then add the packages:

meteor add juliancwirko:arduino-cylon
meteor add juliancwirko:caprica

Blog post

Meteor meets Arduino and Cylon

and config your Cylon:

Example

Server side:

Meteor.startup(function () {

    Cylon.robot({
        name: 'Number Six',
        description: 'Description is optional...',

        connections: {
          arduino: { adaptor: 'firmata', port: '/dev/ttyACM0' }
        },

        devices: {
          redLed: { driver: 'led', pin: 13 },
          yellowLed: { driver: 'led', pin: 12 }
        },

        redLed: function () {
            this.devices.redLed.toggle();
            return 'Cylon ' + this.name + ' toggles red led';
        },

        yellowLed: function () {
            this.devices.yellowLed.toggle();
            return 'Cylon ' + this.name + ' toggles yellow led';
        },

        toggleAll: function () {
            this.devices.redLed.toggle();
            this.devices.yellowLed.toggle();
            return 'Cylon ' + this.name + ' toggles red and yellow led';
        },

        commands: function () {
            return {
                'Toggle red Led': this.redLed,
                'Toggle yellow Led': this.yellowLed,
                'Toggle all': this.toggleAll
            };
        }
    }).start();

});

Next step is to place {{> capricaHomeland}} template somewhere in your Meteor app layout. You can se it in demo app here: https://github.com/juliancwirko/caprica-demo

Client side (HTML):

<head>
    <title>caprica</title>
</head>

<body>
    {{> capricaHomeland class="my-custom-class" defaultTheme=true}}
</body>

More configuration options and devices documentation on cylonjs website:

http://cylonjs.com/

You can also read more about juliancwirko:arduino-cylon package here:

https://github.com/juliancwirko/meteor-arduino-cylon

Current UI demo

http://caprica-demo.meteor.com/

Video demo

Caprica video demo

Problems to solve

better understanding of npm packages and sudo privilages with Meteor - I have to run meteor with sudo after adding packages :/
better exceptions handling - if there is no Arduino connected we should comment devices and connections blocks
you need to refresh page after changes in Cylonjs config

TODO (if time permits):

http api (maybe with Iron Router) ( ..yes I know that there is cylon-api-http ;) )
better UI
more research on cylonjs events etc.
more demos and examples