Intel Edison Node Setup

by @rexstjohn

http://bit.ly/edison-j5

Rex St. John

@rexstjohn 

Get the deck

http://bit.ly/edison-j5

• FileZilla for Mac, Linux, Windows
• Latest Edison Image 
• PuTTy  (Windows only)

Copy the USB stick (or use s3 download links)

• Form groups by OS
• Default username is "root" on Edison
• Down arrow means "Drill into" topic
• Use the deck and videos at your speed
• Downloads are on USB and linked

Important notes

Workshop agenda

• Assemble Edison
• Flash Edison
• Configure Edison
• Johnny-Five Setup

http://bit.ly/edison-j5

assemble your edison

Snap your Edison to the breakout board, attach the Arduino shield, plug in both Micro-USB cables.

Workshop agenda

• Assemble Edison
• Flash Edison
• Configure Edison
• Johnny-Five Setup

http://bit.ly/edison-j5

windows 7

OSX El Capitan

Flashing Edison

Linux

http://bit.ly/edison-j5

OSX Yosemite

Follow these instructions to flash your device.

windows 8 & 10

If you use the Windows installer, uncheck everything except for the drivers and the "flash / update" device option.

(download and run the installer)

(I recommend using flashall.bat)

Workshop agenda

• Assemble Edison
• Flash Edison
• Configure Edison
• Johnny-Five Setup

http://bit.ly/edison-j5

Run "configure edison"

$ configure_edison --setup

Initiate a Serial connection, use default login "root"

Name your Edison, set a password, get your Edison online!

Workshop agenda

• Assemble Edison
• Flash Edison
• Configure Edison
• Johnny-Five Setup

http://bit.ly/edison-j5

Run the blink sketch

We will be blinking the Pin 13 LED shown above.

deploy code

1. Open FileZilla
2. Enter Edison IP
3. Use "root" as user
4. Use your PW
5. Port 22
6. Quickconnect
7. Drag & drop!

Download FileZilla Here

You can either edit code directly on your Intel Edison or you can edit the code on your computer and copy it to your Edison using SCP or FileZilla!

npm init

$ mkdir demo
$ cd demo
$ touch package.json

Install NPM using the Node Installer

Open a serial connection to your Edison and run these commands in the shell.

// Blink an LED
var five = require("johnny-five");
var Edison = require("edison-io");
var board = new five.Board({
  io: new Edison()
});

board.on("ready", function() {
  var led = new five.Led(13);
  led.blink(1000);
});

{
  "name": "edison-johnny-five",
  "description": "A simple Edison blink.",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "main": "index.js",
  "engines": {
    "node": ">=0.10.0"
  },
  "dependencies": {
      "johnny-five": "*",
      "edison-io": "*"
  }
}

package.json

index.js

Basic project

Edit your project using your IDE of choice or on Edison using vi:

$ touch index.js
$ vi index.js 

Copy the following into each file using vi.

running the code

$ npm install
$ node index.js

Run the above command in your terminal to run the blink example

More Johnny-Five Samples

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