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Learning Javascript Robotics

You're reading from   Learning Javascript Robotics Design, build, and program your own remarkable robots with JavaScript and open source hardware

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2015
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ISBN-13 9781785883347
Length 160 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Kassandra Perch Kassandra Perch
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Preface 1. Getting Started with JS Robotics 2. Working with Johnny-Five FREE CHAPTER 3. Using Digital and PWM Output Pins 4. Using Specialized Output Devices 5. Using Input Devices and Sensors 6. Moving Your Bot 7. Advanced Movement with the Animation Library 8. Advanced Components – SPI, I2C, and Other Devices 9. Connecting NodeBots to the World, and Where to Go Next Index

Johnny-Five sensor events


As discussed in the previous chapters, Johnny-Five is dependent on events for a lot of its functionality. This is not different for inputs and sensors—most of the time, you'll interact with these by waiting for events. While most input devices have ways way to read data at any given moment, these are mostly used for debugging, and you'll need to have a good grasp of the events available for your input device or sensor when coding your projects.

Most input devices and sensors have a data event; this event tells the program when data is read from the device. This is a kind of a firehose: it reports quite quickly and can be a little overwhelming. This is usually used for debugging, as most robotics programs are more interested in when the sensor or input data changes rather than when there is new input to be read.

The change event, also available on most devices, is a very commonly-used event—it only fires when the incoming data has changed. A good example is a temperature...

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