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

NOTE: Some GPIO pins require root or sudo.

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	Requires root or sudo	Info
LCD-D2	17	Input	✓
PWM0	18	Input, Output, PWM	✓
LCD-D4	19	Input, Output	✓
LCD-D3	20	Input, Output	✓
LCD-D6	21	Input, Output	✓
LCD-D5	22	Input, Output	✓
LCD-D10	23	Input, Output	✓
LCD-D7	24	Input, Output	✓
LCD-D12	25	Input, Output	✓
LCD-D11	26	Input, Output	✓
LCD-D14	27	Input, Output	✓
LCD-D13	28	Input, Output	✓
LCD-D18	29	Input, Output	✓
LCD-D15	30	Input, Output	✓
LCD-D20	31	Input, Output	✓
LCD-D19	32	Input, Output	✓
LCD-D22	33	Input, Output	✓
LCD-D21	34	Input, Output	✓
LCD-CLK	35	Input, Output	✓
LCD-D23	36	Input, Output	✓
LCD-VSYNC	37	Input, Output	✓
LCD-HSYNC	38	Input, Output	✓
LCD-DE	40	Input, Output	✓
LRADC	51	Analog	✓
XIO-P0	53	Input, Output		Connected to the built-in PCF8574A IO extender
XIO-P1	54	Input, Output		Connected to the built-in PCF8574A IO extender
XIO-P2	55	Input, Output		Connected to the built-in PCF8574A IO extender
XIO-P3	56	Input, Output		Connected to the built-in PCF8574A IO extender
XIO-P4	57	Input, Output		Connected to the built-in PCF8574A IO extender
XIO-P5	58	Input, Output		Connected to the built-in PCF8574A IO extender
XIO-P6	59	Input, Output		Connected to the built-in PCF8574A IO extender
XIO-P7	60	Input, Output		Connected to the built-in PCF8574A IO extender
CSIPCK	67	Input	✓
CSICK	68	Input	✓
CSIHSYNC	69	Input	✓
CSIVSYNC	70	Input, Output	✓
CSID0	71	Input, Output	✓
CSID1	72	Input, Output	✓
CSID2	73	Input, Output	✓
CSID3	74	Input, Output	✓
CSID4	75	Input, Output	✓
CSID5	76	Input, Output	✓
CSID6	77	Input, Output	✓
CSID7	78	Input, Output	✓
I2C		I2C		Uses I2C port 2 (TWI2-SCK and TWI2-SDA)

Additional Features

Type	Usage	Johnny-Five type	Notes
Battery Voltage	new chipio.BatteryVoltage();	five.Sensor	Reads battery voltage from the AXP290
Internal Temperature	new chipio.InternalTemperature();	five.Thermometer	Reads internal temperature from the AXP290
Status LED	new chipio.StatusLed;	five.Led	Controls status LED connected to GPIO2 on the AXP290