driving-bb-8

The adventures of Gery and BB-8 as we explore cylon.js

Windows Machines

On Windows machines we must make sure that the correct USB drivers are installed for our BLE: Reference

• Install official driver that comes with the device
• Download Zadig USB driver installer
• Run the program, select options -> list all devices
• Select your bluetooth device from the dropdown
• At driver section select WinUSB
• Click replace driver.

Initial Setup:

• requires Python >= v2.5.0 & < 3.0.0
• npm install -g cylon
• npm install -g cylon-ble --msvs_version=2015 (or your version of MSVS, default is 2010)
• npm install cylon cylon-ble cylon-sphero-ble --msvs_version=2015 (or your version of MSVS, default is 2010)

Running:

• run command cylon-ble-scan
• find BB UUID
• plug into code

Leap Motion

• npm install cylon-leapmotion --msvs_version=2015 (or your version of MSVS, default is 2010)