# Johnny Five

> The JavaScript "Tessel 2" Programming Framework
>
> Johnny-Five is the original JavaScript Robotics programming framework. Released by Bocoup in 2012, Johnny-Five is maintained by a community of passionate software developers and hardware engineers. Over 75 developers have made contributions towards building a robust, extensible and composable ecosystem.

* [Johnny Five Homepage](http://johnny-five.io/)
* [Johnny Five Github](https://github.com/rwaldron/johnny-five)
* [Johnny Five IO Plugins](https://github.com/rwaldron/johnny-five#io-plugins)
* [Intel Galileo & Intel Edison IO Plugin for Johnny-Five](https://github.com/rwaldron/galileo-io/)
* [Intel Edison + Grove IoT Kit Examples](http://johnny-five.io/news/intel-edison-+-grove-iot-kit-examples/)

## galileo-io

> Intel Galileo IO Plugin for Johnny-Five JavaScript Robotics

* [NPM JS Galileo-Io](https://www.npmjs.com/package/galileo-io)

```bash
    root@edison:~# npm install galileo-io johnny-five
    -\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\-\|/-\|/--\|/-\|
    > galileo-io@0.9.4 postinstall /home/root/node_modules/galileo-io
    > node scripts/postinstall
    ...
    ��├��─��─ es6-shim@0.35.0
    ��└��─��─ serialport@2.0.6 (bindings@1.2.1, sf@0.1.7, async@0.9.0, debug@2.2.0, optimist@0.6.1, nan@2.0.9)
    root@edison:~# vi jf.js
```

```javascript
var five = require("johnny-five");
var Edison = require("galileo-io");
var board = new five.Board({
  io: new Edison()
});

board.on("ready", function() {
  var led = new five.Led(13);
  led.blink(500);
});
```

```bash
    root@edison:~# node jf.js
    1459102398059 Device(s) Intel Edison  
    1459102398074 Connected Intel Edison  
    1459102398097 Repl Initialized  
    >> 
    ^C
    >> 1459102426530 Board Closing. 
    root@edison:~#
```

## edison-io

> Intel Edison IO Plugin for Johnny-Five JavaScript Robotics

Requirements:

* Grove Button @ D4

```bash
    root@edison:~/trash# npm install johnny-five edison-io
    -\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/-
    ...
    npm WARN engine edison-io@0.9.4: wanted: {"node":"latest"} (current: {"node":"0.10.38",")
    edison-io@0.9.4 ../node_modules/edison-io
    root@edison:~/trash# vi edi.js
```

```javascript
var five = require("johnny-five");
var Edison = require("edison-io");
var board = new five.Board({
  io: new Edison()
});

board.on("ready", function() {

  var button = new five.Button(8);
  var led = new five.Led(13);

  button.on("press", function() {
    led.on();
  });

  button.on("release", function() {
    led.off();
  });
});
```

```bash
    root@edison:~/trash# node edi.js
    1459107445851 Device(s) Intel Edison  
    1459107445867 Connected Intel Edison  
    1459107445892 Repl Initialized  
    >>
```

Push Grove Button and see Board Led

```bash
    ^C
    (^C again to quit)
    >> 
    1459107452651 Board Closing.
```

## LCD I2C

Requirements:

* Grove LCD RGB Backlight @ I2C

```javascript
var five = require("johnny-five");
var Edison = require("edison-io");
var board = new five.Board({
  io: new Edison()
});

board.on("ready", function() {

  var lcd = new five.LCD({
    controller: "JHD1313M1"
  });

  lcd.useChar("heart");
  lcd.cursor(0, 0).print("hello :heart:");
  lcd.blink();
  lcd.cursor(1, 0).print("Blinking? ");
});
```

## Buzzer

Requirements:

* [Grove - Buzzer](https://www.seeedstudio.com/Grove-Buzzer-p-768.html)

```javascript
var songs = require("j5-songs");
var five = require("johnny-five");
var Edison = require("edison-io");
var board = new five.Board({
  io: new Edison()
});

board.on("ready", function() {
  var buzzer = new five.Piezo(4);
  var tetris = songs.load("tetris-theme");
  buzzer.play(tetris);
});
```


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