chip-io

chip-io

Johnny-Five IO Plugin for the Next Thing Co. C.H.I.P.

Prerequisites

• Next Thing Co. C.H.I.P. board
• Node.js installed
  1. Install curl: sudo apt-get install curl
  2. Follow Debian section of NodeSource installations instructions
• Build essential installed: sudo apt-get install build-essential
• Add chip user to i2c group: sudo adduser chip i2c

Getting Started

npm install chip-io johnny-five

Boilerplate Program

var five = require('johnny-five');
var ChipIO = require('chip-io');

var board = new five.Board({
  io: new ChipIO()
});

board.on('ready', function() {
  // do Johnny-Five stuff
});

Examples

See examples folder as well as Johnny-Five examples.

API

See Johnny-Five API docs.

Pin Guide

Johnny-Five Compatible Name	Number	Supported Modes	Info
XIO-PO	53	Input, Output	Connected to the PCF8574A IO extender
XIO-P1	54	Input, Output	Connected to the PCF8574A IO extender
XIO-P2	55	Input, Output	Connected to the PCF8574A IO extender
XIO-P3	56	Input, Output	Connected to the PCF8574A IO extender
XIO-P4	57	Input, Output	Connected to the PCF8574A IO extender
XIO-P5	58	Input, Output	Connected to the PCF8574A IO extender
XIO-P6	59	Input, Output	Connected to the PCF8574A IO extender
XIO-P7	60	Input, Output	Connected to the PCF8574A IO extender
STATUS	81	Output	Connected to status LED via GPIO2 of the AXP290
BAT	82	Analog	Reads battery voltage from the AXP290
INTTEMP	83	Analog	Reads internal temperature from the AXP290
I2C		I2C	Uses I2C port 1 (TWI1-SCK and TWI1-SDA)