Published July 16, 2015

Partikon: Particle + Cylon.js

A quick tutorial from our workshop at CascadiaJS 2015!

IntermediateFull instructions provided2,817

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Particle Photon

Or Spark Core

Breadboard (generic)

LED (generic)

Resistor (100 ohms or so)

Current-limiting resistor for the LED

Software apps and online services

CylonJS Cylon.js

Story

Trigger your hardware project from anywhere, and make it sparkle! A Particle Spark Core or Photon puts WiFi everywhere. I built this little demo for a workshop at CascadiaFest 2015, and did a road test using my colleague Monica's phone tethering.

P.S.: I didn't have a resistor on hand. Use a resistor! Don't burn out your pins!

If you're interested in teaching this as a workshop, feel free to use my walkthrough presentation: Google Slides

with bonus R2-D2 shoe!

First, make sure you've got Node.js installed and updated.

1. Say hello to your Particle

Create your Particle account: Go to https://build.particle.io and sign up.

Install the Node module for Particle: npm install -g particle-cli

Claim your Particle device: particle setup

Save the device ID you get at the end of this process, in a file somewhere.

Explore the Particle online IDE: http://build.particle.io/build

Grab your API token from the "Settings" pane – the cog icon at the bottom of the left sidebar. Put it in the file with your device ID.

2. Introduce it to Javascript

Set up VoodooSpark: This is a sketch that you save to the Core, so that it will listen for API commands coming over the web. Here's the process, taken from http://voodoospark.me/:

Grab voodoospark.cpp and paste it into the Particle online editor.
Click "Verify" and "Flash" to plonk it onto the device.
Now, open your terminal and enter this curl command – subbing in the device ID and API token you grabbed earlier:

curl "https://api.spark.io/v1/devices/{DEVICE-ID}/endpoint?access_token={ACCESS-TOKEN}"

You don't need to do anything more from that tutorial. See how you're supposed to make a TCP connection and send commands defined in bytes? We can turn that into something a little friendlier, with Cylon!

Set up Cylon.js: Following the instructions given in the GitHub README for use with VoodooSpark, do this:

Install cylon: npm install cylon cylon-spark
Save this example code as a .js file (for example, cascadia.js) – again, pasting in your device ID and API token from before.

3. Get blinking!

The code you just saved is a JavaScript app that blinks an LED on and off.

So, go ahead and connect your LED's positive lead to pin d0 (digital pin 0).
Connect the negative leg to one end of a 220-ohm resistor.
The resistor's other leg gets connected to GND.

Now, open your terminal window and navigate to the directory where you stored the cascadia.js app (or whatever you called it). Run: node cascadia.js
If you get an error, you may need to install cylon-gpio: npm install cylon-gpio

Remember, this app isn't stored on your Core! So when you unplug your device and plug it into another power source, it won't start running the program again. But you can launch it from your terminal anytime, since it has your personal and device identifiers in the app.

Woohoo! Now you can write Javascript to connect your Core with about a million different platforms and APIs. Cylon was designed specifically for robots, but don't let that limit you :)

Code

voodoospark.cpp

/**
  ******************************************************************************
  * @file    voodoospark.cpp
  * @author  Chris Williams
  * @version V2.7.2
  * @date    16-June-2015
  * @brief   Exposes the firmware level API through a TCP Connection initiated
  *          to the spark device
  ******************************************************************************
  Copyright (c) 2015 Chris Williams (voodootikigod)  All rights reserved.

  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
  obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
  files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
  restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
  copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
  copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
  Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
  conditions:

  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
  included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
  EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
  OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
  NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
  HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
  WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
  FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
  OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  ******************************************************************************
  */

#include "application.h"

#define DEBUG 0
#define PORT 48879
#define MAX_DATA_BYTES 128

// table of action codes
// to do: make this an enum?
#define PIN_MODE                    0x00
#define DIGITAL_WRITE               0x01
#define ANALOG_WRITE                0x02
#define DIGITAL_READ                0x03
#define ANALOG_READ                 0x04
#define REPORTING                   0x05
#define SET_SAMPLE_INTERVAL         0x06
#define INTERNAL_RGB                0x07
/* NOTE GAP */
// #define SERIAL_BEGIN                0x10
// #define SERIAL_END                  0x11
// #define SERIAL_PEEK                 0x12
// #define SERIAL_AVAILABLE            0x13
// #define SERIAL_WRITE                0x14
// #define SERIAL_READ                 0x15
// #define SERIAL_FLUSH                0x16
/* NOTE GAP */
// #define SPI_BEGIN                   0x20
// #define SPI_END                     0x21
// #define SPI_SET_BIT_ORDER           0x22
// #define SPI_SET_CLOCK               0x23
// #define SPI_SET_DATA_MODE           0x24
// #define SPI_TRANSFER                0x25
// /* NOTE GAP */
// #define WIRE_BEGIN                  0x30
// #define WIRE_REQUEST_FROM           0x31
// #define WIRE_BEGIN_TRANSMISSION     0x32
// #define WIRE_END_TRANSMISSION       0x33
// #define WIRE_WRITE                  0x34
// #define WIRE_AVAILABLE              0x35
// #define WIRE_READ                   0x36
/* NOTE GAP */
#define SERVO_WRITE                 0x41
#define ACTION_RANGE                0x46

uint8_t bytesToExpectByAction[] = {
  // digital/analog I/O
  2,    // PIN_MODE
  2,    // DIGITAL_WRITE
  2,    // ANALOG_WRITE
  1,    // DIGITAL_READ
  1,    // ANALOG_READ
  2,    // REPORTING
  2,    // SET_SAMPLE_INTERVAL
  3,    // INTERNAL_RGB
  // gap from 0x08-0x0f
  0,    // 0x08
  0,    // 0x09
  0,    // 0x0a
  0,    // 0x0b
  0,    // 0x0c
  0,    // 0x0d
  0,    // 0x0e
  0,    // 0x0f
  // serial I/O
  2,    // SERIAL_BEGIN
  1,    // SERIAL_END
  1,    // SERIAL_PEEK
  1,    // SERIAL_AVAILABLE
  2,    // SERIAL_WRITE  -- variable length message!
  1,    // SERIAL_READ
  1,    // SERIAL_FLUSH
  // gap from 0x17-0x1f
  0,    // 0x17
  0,    // 0x18
  0,    // 0x19
  0,    // 0x1a
  0,    // 0x1b
  0,    // 0x1c
  0,    // 0x1d
  0,    // 0x1e
  0,    // 0x1f
  // SPI I/O
  0,    // SPI_BEGIN
  0,    // SPI_END
  1,    // SPI_SET_BIT_ORDER
  1,    // SPI_SET_CLOCK
  1,    // SPI_SET_DATA_MODE
  1,    // SPI_TRANSFER
  // gap from 0x26-0x2f
  0,    // 0x26
  0,    // 0x27
  0,    // 0x28
  0,    // 0x29
  0,    // 0x2a
  0,    // 0x2b
  0,    // 0x2c
  0,    // 0x2d
  0,    // 0x2e
  0,    // 0x2f
  // wire I/O
  1,    // WIRE_BEGIN
  3,    // WIRE_REQUEST_FROM
  1,    // WIRE_BEGIN_TRANSMISSION
  1,    // WIRE_END_TRANSMISSION
  1,    // WIRE_WRITE  -- variable length message!
  0,    // WIRE_AVAILABLE
  0,    // WIRE_READ
  // gap from 0x37-0x3f
  0,    // 0x37
  0,    // 0x38
  0,    // 0x39
  0,    // 0x3a
  0,    // 0x3b
  0,    // 0x3c
  0,    // 0x3d
  0,    // 0x3e
  0,    // 0x3f
  0,    // 0x40
  // servo
  2,    // SERVO_WRITE
  1,    // SERVO_DETACH
};


TCPServer server = TCPServer(PORT);
TCPClient client;

bool hasAction = false;
bool isConnected = false;

byte buffer[MAX_DATA_BYTES];
byte cached[4];
byte reporting[20];
byte pinModeFor[20];
byte analogReporting[20];
byte portValues[2];

int reporters = 0;
int bytesRead = 0;
int bytesExpecting = 0;
int action, available;

unsigned long lastms;
unsigned long nowms;
unsigned long sampleInterval = 100;
unsigned long SerialSpeed[] = {
  600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 14400, 19200, 28800, 38400, 57600, 115200
};

/*
  PWM/Servo support is CONFIRMED available on:

  D0, D1, A0, A1, A4, A5, A6, A7

  Allocate 8 servo objects:
 */
Servo servos[8];
/*
  The Spark board can only support PWM/Servo on specific pins, so
  based on the pin number, determine the servo index for the allocated
  servo object.
 */
int ToServoIndex(int pin) {
  // D0, D1
  if (pin == 0 || pin == 1) return pin;
  // A0, A1
  if (pin == 10 || pin == 11) return pin - 8;
  // A4, A5, A6, A7
  if (pin >= 14) return pin - 10;
}

void send(int action, int pinOrPort, int pinOrPortValue) {
  uint8_t buf[4];

  // See https://github.com/voodootikigod/voodoospark/issues/20
  // to understand why the send function splits values
  // into two 7-bit bytes before sending.

  buf[0] = action;
  buf[1] = pinOrPort;
  // LSB
  buf[2] = pinOrPortValue & 0x7f;
  // MSB
  buf[3] = pinOrPortValue >> 0x07 & 0x7f;

  server.write(buf, 4);
}

void report() {
  if (isConnected) {

    #if DEBUG
    Serial.println("--------------REPORTING");
    #endif

    int pin;
    int pinValue;
    int i;

    for (int k = 0; k < 2; k++) {
      bool shouldSend = false;
      // D0-D7
      // portValues[0] = 0;
      // A0-A7
      // portValues[1] = 0;
      portValues[k] = 0;

      for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
        pin = (k * 10) + i;

        if (reporting[pin] == 1) {
          shouldSend = true;
          pinValue = digitalRead(pin);

          if (pinValue) {
            portValues[k] = (portValues[k] | pinValue) << i;
          }
        }
      }

      if (shouldSend) {
        #if DEBUG
        Serial.print("Reporting: ");
        Serial.print(k, DEC);
        Serial.println(portValues[k], DEC);
        #endif

        send(REPORTING, k, portValues[k]);
      }
    }

    for (i = 10; i < 18; i++) {
      if (analogReporting[i] == 1) {
        int adc = analogRead(i);

        #if DEBUG
        Serial.print("Analog Reporting: ");
        Serial.print(i, DEC);
        Serial.print(": ");
        Serial.println(adc, DEC);
        #endif

        send(ANALOG_READ, i, adc);
        delay(1);
      }
    }
  }
}

void restore() {
  #if DEBUG
  Serial.println("--------------RESTORING");
  #endif

  hasAction = false;
  isConnected = false;

  reporters = 0;
  bytesRead = 0;
  bytesExpecting = 0;

  lastms = 0;
  nowms = 0;
  sampleInterval = 100;

  memset(&buffer[0], 0, MAX_DATA_BYTES);
  memset(&cached[0], 0, 4);
  memset(&pinModeFor[0], 0, 20);
  memset(&reporting[0], 0, 20);
  memset(&analogReporting[0], 0, 20);
  memset(&portValues[0], 0, 2);

  for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
    if (servos[i].attached()) {
      servos[i].detach();
    }
  }

  // Restore defaults.
  for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
    pinMode(i, OUTPUT);
    pinMode(i + 10, INPUT);

    pinModeFor[i] = 1;
    pinModeFor[i + 10] = 0;
  }
}

void setup() {

  server.begin();

  #if DEBUG
  Serial.begin(115200);
  #endif

  IPAddress ip = WiFi.localIP();
  static char ipAddress[24] = "";

  // https://community.particle.io/t/network-localip-to-string-to-get-it-via-spark-variable/2581/5
  sprintf(ipAddress, "%d.%d.%d.%d:%d", ip[0], ip[1], ip[2], ip[3], PORT);

  Spark.variable("endpoint", ipAddress, STRING);
}

void processInput() {
  int pin, mode, val, type, speed, address, stop, len, k, i;
  int byteCount = bytesRead;

  #if DEBUG
  Serial.println("--------------PROCESSING");
  #endif

  // Only check if buffer[0] is possibly an action
  // when there is no action in progress.
  if (hasAction == false) {
    if (buffer[0] < ACTION_RANGE) {
      action = buffer[0];
      bytesExpecting = bytesToExpectByAction[action] + 1;
      hasAction = true;

      #if DEBUG
      Serial.print("Bytes Read: ");
      Serial.println(bytesRead, DEC);
      Serial.print("Bytes Required: ");
      Serial.println(bytesExpecting, DEC);
      Serial.print("Bytes Remaining: ");
      Serial.println(bytesRead - bytesExpecting, DEC);
      #endif
    }
  }

  if ((bytesRead - bytesExpecting) < 0) {
    hasAction = false;
    bytesExpecting = 0;

    #if DEBUG
    Serial.println("Not Enough Bytes.");
    #endif
    return;
  }

  // When the first byte of buffer is an action and
  // enough bytes are read, begin processing the action.
  if (hasAction && bytesRead >= bytesExpecting) {

    // Copy the expected bytes into the cache and shift
    // the unused bytes to the beginning of the buffer
    for (k = 0; k < byteCount; k++) {
      // Cache the bytes that we're expecting for
      // this action.
      if (k < bytesExpecting) {
        cached[k] = buffer[k];

        // #if DEBUG
        // Serial.print("Cached: ");
        // Serial.println(cached[k], DEC);
        // #endif
      }

      // Shift the unused buffer to the front
      buffer[k] = buffer[k + bytesExpecting];
    }

    byteCount -= bytesExpecting;

    #if DEBUG
    Serial.print("ACTION: ");
    Serial.println(action, DEC);
    #endif

    // Proceed with action processing
    switch (action) {
      case PIN_MODE:  // pinMode
        pin = cached[1];
        mode = cached[2];
        #if DEBUG
        Serial.print("PIN: ");
        Serial.println(pin);
        Serial.print("MODE: ");
        Serial.println(mode, HEX);
        #endif


        if (pinModeFor[pin] != mode) {

          if (pinModeFor[pin] == 0x04) {
            servos[ToServoIndex(pin)].detach();
          }

          pinModeFor[pin] = mode;

          // The following modes were derived
          // from uses in core-firmware.
          if (mode == 0x00) {
            // INPUT
            pinMode(pin, INPUT_PULLDOWN);
          }
          if (mode == 0x01) {
            // OUTPUT
            pinMode(pin, OUTPUT);
          }
          if (mode == 0x02) {
            // ANALOG INPUT
            pinMode(pin, INPUT);
          }
          if (mode == 0x03) {
            // ANALOG (PWM) OUTPUT
            pinMode(pin, OUTPUT);
          }
          if (mode == 0x04) {
            // SERVO
            pinMode(pin, OUTPUT);
            servos[ToServoIndex(pin)].attach(pin);
          }
        }
        break;

      case DIGITAL_WRITE:  // digitalWrite
        pin = cached[1];
        val = cached[2];
        #if DEBUG
        Serial.print("PIN: ");
        Serial.println(pin, DEC);
        Serial.print("VALUE: ");
        Serial.println(val, HEX);
        #endif
        digitalWrite(pin, val);
        break;

      case ANALOG_WRITE:  // analogWrite
        pin = cached[1];
        val = cached[2];
        #if DEBUG
        Serial.print("PIN: ");
        Serial.println(pin, DEC);
        Serial.print("VALUE: ");
        Serial.println(val, HEX);
        #endif
        analogWrite(pin, val);
        break;

      case DIGITAL_READ:  // digitalRead
        pin = cached[1];
        val = digitalRead(pin);
        #if DEBUG
        Serial.print("PIN: ");
        Serial.println(pin, DEC);
        Serial.print("VALUE: ");
        Serial.println(val, HEX);
        #endif
        send(0x03, pin, val);
        break;

      case ANALOG_READ:  // analogRead
        pin = cached[1];
        val = analogRead(pin);
        #if DEBUG
        Serial.print("PIN: ");
        Serial.println(pin, DEC);
        Serial.print("VALUE: ");
        Serial.println(val, HEX);
        #endif
        send(0x04, pin, val);
        break;

      case REPORTING: // Add pin to
        pin = cached[1];
        val = cached[2];

        #if DEBUG
        Serial.print("PIN: ");
        Serial.println(pin, DEC);
        Serial.print("TYPE: ");
        Serial.println(val, DEC);
        #endif

        if (analogReporting[pin] == 0 || reporting[pin] == 0) {
          reporters++;
        }

        if (val == 2) {
          analogReporting[pin] = 1;
        } else {
          reporting[pin] = 1;
        }
        break;

      case SET_SAMPLE_INTERVAL: // set the sampling interval in ms
        sampleInterval = cached[1] + (cached[2] << 7);

        #if DEBUG
        Serial.print("SET_SAMPLE_INTERVAL (2 bytes): ");
        Serial.println(sampleInterval, DEC);
        #endif

        // Lower than ~100ms will likely crash the spark,
        // but
        if (sampleInterval < 20) {
          sampleInterval = 20;
        }
        break;

      // // Serial API
      // case SERIAL_BEGIN:  // serial.begin
      //   type = cached[1];
      //   speed = cached[2];
      //   if (type == 0) {
      //     Serial.begin(SerialSpeed[speed]);
      //   } else {
      //     Serial1.begin(SerialSpeed[speed]);
      //   }
      //   break;

      // case SERIAL_END:  // serial.end
      //   type = cached[1];
      //   if (type == 0) {
      //     Serial.end();
      //   } else {
      //     Serial1.end();
      //   }
      //   break;

      // case SERIAL_PEEK:  // serial.peek
      //   type = cached[1];
      //   if (type == 0) {
      //     val = Serial.peek();
      //   } else {
      //     val = Serial1.peek();
      //   }
      //   send(0x07, type, val);
      //   break;

      // case SERIAL_AVAILABLE:  // serial.available()
      //   type = cached[1];
      //   if (type == 0) {
      //     val = Serial.available();
      //   } else {
      //     val = Serial1.available();
      //   }
      //   send(0x07, type, val);
      //   break;

      // case SERIAL_WRITE:  // serial.write
      //   type = cached[1];
      //   len = cached[2];

      //   for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
      //     if (type == 0) {
      //       Serial.write(client.read());
      //     } else {
      //       Serial1.write(client.read());
      //     }
      //   }
      //   break;

      // case SERIAL_READ: // serial.read
      //   type = cached[1];
      //   if (type == 0) {
      //     val = Serial.read();
      //   } else {
      //     val = Serial1.read();
      //   }
      //   send(0x16, type, val);
      //   break;

      // case SERIAL_FLUSH: // serial.flush
      //   type = cached[1];
      //   if (type == 0) {
      //     Serial.flush();
      //   } else {
      //     Serial1.flush();
      //   }
      //   break;

      // SPI API
      // case SPI_BEGIN:  // SPI.begin
      //   SPI.begin();
      //   break;

      // case SPI_END:  // SPI.end
      //   SPI.end();
      //   break;

      // case SPI_SET_BIT_ORDER:  // SPI.setBitOrder
      //   type = cached[1];
      //   SPI.setBitOrder((type ? MSBFIRST : LSBFIRST));
      //   break;

      // case SPI_SET_CLOCK:  // SPI.setClockDivider
      //   val = cached[1];
      //   if (val == 0) {
      //     SPI.setClockDivider(SPI_CLOCK_DIV2);
      //   } else if (val == 1) {
      //     SPI.setClockDivider(SPI_CLOCK_DIV4);
      //   } else if (val == 2) {
      //     SPI.setClockDivider(SPI_CLOCK_DIV8);
      //   } else if (val == 3) {
      //     SPI.setClockDivider(SPI_CLOCK_DIV16);
      //   } else if (val == 4) {
      //     SPI.setClockDivider(SPI_CLOCK_DIV32);
      //   } else if (val == 5) {
      //     SPI.setClockDivider(SPI_CLOCK_DIV64);
      //   } else if (val == 6) {
      //     SPI.setClockDivider(SPI_CLOCK_DIV128);
      //   } else if (val == 7) {
      //     SPI.setClockDivider(SPI_CLOCK_DIV256);
      //   }
      //   break;

      // case SPI_SET_DATA_MODE:  // SPI.setDataMode
      //   val = cached[1];
      //   if (val == 0) {
      //     SPI.setDataMode(SPI_MODE0);
      //   } else if (val == 1) {
      //     SPI.setDataMode(SPI_MODE1);
      //   } else if (val == 2) {
      //     SPI.setDataMode(SPI_MODE2);
      //   } else if (val == 3) {
      //     SPI.setDataMode(SPI_MODE3);
      //   }
      //   break;

      // case SPI_TRANSFER:  // SPI.transfer
      //   val = cached[1];
      //   val = SPI.transfer(val);
      //   server.write(0x24);
      //   server.write(val);
      //   break;

      // // Wire API
      // case WIRE_BEGIN:  // Wire.begin
      //   address = cached[1];
      //   if (address == 0) {
      //     Wire.begin();
      //   } else {
      //     Wire.begin(address);
      //   }
      //   break;

      // case WIRE_REQUEST_FROM:  // Wire.requestFrom
      //   address = cached[1];
      //   val = cached[2];
      //   stop = cached[3];
      //   Wire.requestFrom(address, val, stop);
      //   break;

      // case WIRE_BEGIN_TRANSMISSION:  // Wire.beginTransmission
      //   address = cached[1];
      //   Wire.beginTransmission(address);
      //   break;

      // case WIRE_END_TRANSMISSION:  // Wire.endTransmission
      //   stop = cached[1];
      //   val = Wire.endTransmission(stop);
      //   server.write(0x33);    // could be (action)
      //   server.write(val);
      //   break;

      // case WIRE_WRITE:  // Wire.write
      //   len = cached[1];
      //   uint8_t wireData[len];

      //   for (i = 0; i< len; i++) {
      //     wireData[i] = cached[1];
      //   }
      //   val = Wire.write(wireData, len);

      //   server.write(0x34);    // could be (action)
      //   server.write(val);
      //   break;

      // case WIRE_AVAILABLE:  // Wire.available
      //   val = Wire.available();
      //   server.write(0x35);    // could be (action)
      //   server.write(val);
      //   break;

      // case WIRE_READ:  // Wire.read
      //   val = Wire.read();
      //   server.write(0x36);    // could be (action)
      //   server.write(val);
      //   break;

      case SERVO_WRITE:
        pin = cached[1];
        val = cached[2];
        #if DEBUG
        Serial.print("PIN: ");
        Serial.println(pin);
        Serial.print("WRITING TO SERVO: ");
        Serial.println(val);
        #endif
        servos[ToServoIndex(pin)].write(val);
        break;

      case INTERNAL_RGB:
        byte red;
        byte green;
        byte blue;
        red = cached[1];
        green = cached[2];
        blue = cached[3];
        #if DEBUG
        Serial.println("WRITING TO INTERNAL RGB LED.");
        Serial.print("Red: ");
        Serial.println(red);
        Serial.print("Green: ");
        Serial.println(green);
        Serial.print("Blue: ");
        Serial.println(blue);
        #endif
        RGB.control(true);
        RGB.color(red, green, blue);
        break;

      default: // noop
        break;
    } // <-- This is the end of the switch

    memset(&cached[0], 0, 4);


    #if DEBUG
    Serial.print("Unprocessed Bytes: ");
    Serial.println(byteCount, DEC);
    #endif


    // Reset hasAction flag (no longer needed for this opertion)
    // action and byte read expectation flags
    hasAction = false;
    bytesExpecting = 0;

    // If there were leftover bytes available,
    // call processInput. This mechanism will
    // continue until the buffer is exhausted.

    bytesRead = byteCount;

    if (byteCount > 2) {
      #if DEBUG
      Serial.println("Calling processInput ");
      #endif

      processInput();
    } else {
      #if DEBUG
      Serial.println("RETURN TO LOOP!");
      #endif
    }
  }
}

void loop() {
  if (client.connected()) {

    if (!isConnected) {
      restore();
      #if DEBUG
      Serial.println("--------------CONNECTED");
      #endif
    }

    isConnected = true;

    // Process incoming bytes first
    available = client.available();

    if (available > 0) {

      int received = 0;

      #if DEBUG
      Serial.println("--------------BUFFERING AVAILABLE BYTES");
      Serial.print("Byte Offset: ");
      Serial.println(bytesRead, DEC);
      #endif

      // Move all available bytes into the buffer,
      // this avoids building up back pressure in
      // the client byte stream.
      for (int i = 0; i < available && i < MAX_DATA_BYTES - bytesRead; i++) {
        buffer[bytesRead++] = client.read();
        received++;
      }

      #if DEBUG
      Serial.print("Bytes Received: ");
      Serial.println(received, DEC);

      Serial.print("Bytes In Buffer: ");
      Serial.println(bytesRead, DEC);

      for (int i = 0; i < bytesRead; i++) {
        Serial.print("[");
        Serial.print(i, DEC);
        Serial.print("] ");
        Serial.println(buffer[i], DEC);
      }
      #endif

      processInput();
    }


    // Reporting must be limited to every ~100ms
    // Otherwise the spark becomes unreliable and
    // exhibits a higher crash frequency.
    nowms = millis();
    if (nowms - lastms > sampleInterval && reporters > 0) {
      // possible just assign the value of nowms?
      lastms += sampleInterval;
      report();
    }
  } else {
    // Upon disconnection, restore init state.
    if (isConnected) {
      restore();
    }

    // If no client is yet connected, check for a new connection
    client = server.available();
  }
}

Credits

Alex Glow

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The Hackster team's resident Hardware Nerd. I like robots, music, EEG, wearables, and languages. FIRST Robotics kid.

Partikon: Particle + Cylon.js

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Software apps and online services

Story

1. Say hello to your Particle

2. Introduce it to Javascript

3. Get blinking!

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Code

voodoospark.cpp

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Alex Glow

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Partikon: Particle + Cylon.js

Partikon: Particle + Cylon.js

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Software apps and online services

Story

1. Say hello to your Particle

2. Introduce it to Javascript

3. Get blinking!

Schematics

schematic.png

Alternate view

Code

voodoospark.cpp

Github

Github

Credits

Alex Glow

Comments

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