JavaScript Electronics: Beginners guide to building circuits and program electronics with JavaScript, Node.js and Arduino - Softcover

Marschalko, Mate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1790464919 ISBN 13: 9781790464913

Publisher: Independently published, 2018

Synopsis

In this book, among many other projects, you will learn how to build a Smart JavaScript Talking Plant with electronic sensors, data logging, SMS notifications, all served from a Node.js server on your own computer.

All projects and concepts are discussed from the very basics, with no prior knowledge of electronics required! You will also be able to get started with beginner level JavaScript experience.

Introductory topics:

• Running JavaScript outside the browser
• Intro to electronic development boards and the Arduino UNO
• Electricity and circuit building basics
• Building a simple web server, a RESTful API server, and a real-time WebSocket server with Node.js

Example projects:

• Blinking an LED light and using an electronic button
• Reading data from simple temperature and light sensors
• Controlling your operating system with electronics and changing the volume with a potentiometer
• Setting up a motion sensing alarm with light and sound
• Connecting sensors to a desk plant including a soil moisture sensors
• Sending notifications via SMS text messages or a post on Twitter
• Logging sensor data and displaying it in a HTML and CSS web app and a dynamic chart
• Making the plant talk with speech synthesis and letting it complain about its environmental conditions

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1790464919
• ISBN 13: 9781790464913
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 141