Alice in Hardware Land - JavaScript models of interaction with the physical world
summary
Three concrete models: JavaScript running on-board a single‑board computer — Tessel running OpenWRT, Raspberry Pi 3, BeagleBone — with Node.js controlling GPIO and a servo (live knob demo that works). Tethered JavaScript on a laptop using Firmata + Johnny‑Five over serialport to an Arduino driving a NeoPixel ring and showing TX/RX breathing and temperature readings. Server‑side JavaScript talks to wireless devices (TI SensorTag over BLE) via a gateway, feeding platforms like ThingSpeak or AWS IoT for visualization and long‑term collection.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Start
- 3:16JS on Single-board computer
- 3:56JS on micro-controllers
- 4:45Demo
- 6:21Hardware: Tessel & Servo
- 7:04Practical application: Robotics
- 8:51Abstraction: Tethered app
- 13:17Hardware: Neopixel & Arduino
- 13:35Software: JavaScript
- 15:15Examples of Firmata
- 18:39Hardware: TI Sensor Tag
- 19:08Software: Node.js
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