https://github.com/hxlnt/robowriter-dashboard

Displays a live view of the motion of NodeBots connected to an Azure IoT Hub.
https://github.com/hxlnt/robowriter-dashboard

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Displays a live view of the motion of NodeBots connected to an Azure IoT Hub.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/hxlnt/robowriter-dashboard
• Owner: hxlnt
• Created: 2016-12-12T16:06:36.000Z (about 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-01-14T16:50:29.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-28T05:00:59.157Z (about 2 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: robowriter.azurewebsites.net
• Size: 802 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# RoboWriter

This dashboard shows the motion of real-life robotic cars connected to an Azure IoT Hub via WiFi. It's a playful wink to my first programming experience at age 7: LogoWriter for the Apple IIGS.

![RoboWriter](screenshot.png)

## Technology stack

 - NodeBots: Robotic cars powered by Adafruit Feather Huzzah microcontrollers running [Johnny-Five](https://github.com/rwaldron/johnny-five) Javascript framework

 - [iothub-explorer](https://www.adafruit.com/products/3032): A CLI tool that allows individuals to register devices to an Azure IoT Hub

 - Azure IoT Hub + Streaming Analytics: Cloud services to injest and transform lots of data from lots of connected devices

 - Azure Functions: "Serverless" node.js code triggered by IoT Hub activity to store incoming data to a table

 - Azure Table Storage: A table in zee cloud that stores the data

 - [jtg](https://github.com/greim/jtg): A JavaScript library that emulates LOGO, used to take NodeBots data and draw it to an HTML canvas

 - socket.io: Keeps the web view updated