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The power of node.js (with quadcopters)

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November 05, 2012
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The power of node.js (with quadcopters)

Presentation given at øredev.

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Felix Geisendörfer

November 05, 2012

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Transcript

  1. felixge The Power of Node Felix Geisendörfer

  2. @felixge felixge Background 2005 - 2008 2008 - now 2009

    - now

  3. @felixge felixge npm modules

  4. @felixge felixge Audience • Heard of node.js? • Used node.js

    for something? • Node in production?

  5. felixge This Talk

  6. @felixge felixge This Talk • Write a node.js app •

    Deploy & run it in production • Ask me anything

  7. felixge The App

  8. @felixge felixge Blog App

  9. Blog tutorials are insanely boring and nobody should have to

    suffer through one of them again. Ever.

  10. @felixge felixge Robotics App

  11. felixge Why?

  12. @felixge felixge Benefits of robotics example apps • A small

    distributed system • Production environment • Many interesting aspects / challenges

  13. felixge The Robot

  14. @felixge felixge Parrot AR Drone 2.0

  15. felixge The Specs

  16. @felixge felixge The Specs • WiFi (b/g/n) Router • 1

    GHz 32Bit ARM Cortex A8 processor • 125 MB DDR2 Memory • Linux 2.6.32 you can telnet into it (Busybox) • 720p front facing camera (30 FPS) • 240p vertical camera (60 FPS) • USB 2.0 connector

  17. @felixge felixge The Specs • 3 axis gyroscope (2000°/second precision)

    • 3 axis accelerometer (+-50mg precision) • 3 axis magnetometer (6° precision) • Pressure sensor (+-10 Pa precision) • Ultrasound sensors • Fully reparable - all components can be ordered

  18. @felixge felixge Safety Warnings • Don’t be fooled, all drones

    want to kill people • The protection hull did not fit in my suitcase

  19. felixge Let’s fly it

  20. felixge Let’s program it

  21. @felixge felixge Plan • REST API to control the drone

    • GET /sensors • PUT /control

  22. felixge <Live Coding>

  23. felixge </Live Coding>

  24. felixge

  25. felixge 3395,- SEK http://www.parrotshopping.com

  26. @felixge felixge The Node Copter

  27. @felixge felixge The Node Copter +

  28. @felixge felixge Berlin, Oct 5th

  29. @felixge felixge Berlin, Oct 5th

  30. @felixge felixge Berlin, Oct 5th

  31. @felixge felixge NodeCopter Worldwide • Dublin, Oct 20th • San

    Francisco, Oct 31st • Seattle, Nov 8 - 9 • Brighton, Nov 11 • ...

  32. felixge Summer of Drones June 2013 http://nodecopter.com/

  33. felixge That’s it Felix Geisendörfer

  34. felixge Ask me anything Felix Geisendörfer

  35. felixge Thank You Felix Geisendörfer