dial-a-device-node
This package contains a gem AND a npm package AND a standalone node.js application.
Installation in node.js (Ubuntu Linux)
Install the latest node.js and node package manager
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common python-software-properties
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs git-core curl build-essential openssl libssl-dev coffeescript
Install the packages manually for development use: Download the dial-a-device-node source code and the required packages
sudo git clone https://github.com/Cominch/dial-a-device-node.git
sudo npm install -g coffee-script
sudo npm install -g serialport
sudo npm install -g websocket
sudo npm install -g bonescript
sudo npm install -g getmac
Go! on Linux
Make sure your user is in the dialout group or give full access to your serial port
sudo chmod 777 /dev/ttyUSB0
Edit start.js
Define your serial port and websocket URL, if you don't want to use the default values
Run the dial-a-device-node client
node start.js
Installation on BeagleBone (Angstrom Linux) for development and debugging
Install required OS packages
opkg update
opkg install python-compiler
opkg install python-misc
opkg install python-multiprocessing
Install the npm package
npm update
npm install -g coffee-script
npm install -g serialport
npm install -g websocket
npm install -g getmac
cd /var/lib/cloud9
env GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY=true git clone https://github.com/Cominch/dial-a-device-node
cd /var/lib/cloud9/dial-a-device-node
npm install
node start.js
You can access and modify the source code via the cloud9 editor on your BeagleBone:
http://192.168.7.2:3000
Installation as part of a Ruby on Rails project (gem)
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'dial_a_device_node'
Change these settings in /config/environments/production.rb
config.serve_static_assets = true
config.assets.compress = false
config.assets.compile = true
And then execute:
$ bundle
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install dial_a_device_node
License
GPLv3