README.md

IoT Device Boilerplate

This is the boilerplate code for IoT devices running on node.js.

Devices will connect to a meteor.js server, with the URL and port defined in the config/default.json (or environment version) file

Output devices will open a DDP connection to the server and continue running, waiting for the server to send data

Input devices will run a single cycle, collecting the input data and sending it to the server, then the process will end

How do I run it?

Output devices

Just run node run_output.js [output device filename]

e.g. node run_output.js output_device_led.js

Input devices

Run node run_input.js [input device filename] [device parameters ...]

e.g. node run_input.js input_device_heartrate.js 40

How do I connect to a different environment?

You can set the environment like so NODE_ENV=uat70 node index.js - the env name should match the filename in the config directory

Where do I write my code?

Output devices

Make a copy of the output_device_template.js file and name it output_device_[devicename].js, you must implement all of the functions in the template

Input devices

Make a copy of the input_device_template.js file and name it input_device_[devicename].js, you must implement all of the functions in the template