bbc-microbit-io

Johnny-Five IO Plugin for the BBC micro:bit

Prerequisites

• BBC micro:bit
• Bluetooth Low Energy capable Mac or Linux computer
  • See node-bbc-microbit prerequisites

Getting Started

npm install bbc-microbit-io johnny-five

Boilerplate Program

var five = require('johnny-five');
var microbitio = require('bbc-microbit-io');
 
var board = new five.Board({
  io: new microbitio({
    // id: '<id of micro:bit>', // optional
    // address: '<address of microbit>' // optional
  })
});
 
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
A0	0	Input, Output, Analog, PWM
A1	1	Input, Output, Analog, PWM
A2	2	Input, Output, Analog, PWM
A3	3	Input, Output, Analog, PWM
A4	4	Input, Output, Analog, PWM
	5	Input, Output
	6	Input, Output
	7	Input, Output
	8	Input, Output
	9	Input, Output
A5	10	Input, Output, Analog, PWM
	11	Input, Output
	12	Input, Output
	13	Input, Output
	14	Input, Output
	15	Input, Output
	16	Input, Output
	17	-
	18	-
	19	Input, Output
	20	Input, Output

Additional Features

Type	Usage	Johnny-Five type
Accelerometer	new microbitio.Accelerometer();	five.Accelerometer
Button	new microbitio.Button('A'); or new microbitio.Button('B');	five.Button
Compass	new microbitio.Compass();	five.Compass
LED Matrix	new microbitio.LedMatrix();	five.Led.Matrix
Thermometer	new microbitio.Thermometer();	five.Thermometer