NodeBots SF November 2013 Meetup - Spherofest

dshaw commented 11 years ago

Wednesday 11/20/13 5:30-8:30

Location: New Relic

Project

Adventures in Spero hacking.
We have several Spheros that we can distribute pre-event. Ping @dshaw to get one.
The most stable Sphero module and the one that's endorsed by Orbotnix is spheron.
- npm docs spheron
- /alchemycs/spheron
- npm docs spheron-leap
- /alchemycs/spheron-leap - We will have a leap motion thanks to the generous sponsorship from Modulus.
- Watch: Leap Motion Controlled Sphero
  Sponsors
Modulus - Hardware sponsor!
Orbotnix - Hardware flow.
The Node Firm - Event organization and support.
New Relic - Event space. Food and drinks.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Contact @dshaw or @nexxy for to sponsor hardware for next month.
Sponsorship opportunities are typically $500, unless there's something particularly creative you'd like to do.
Contribute

Watch this repo to participate in event and project development. We'd love your help.

RSVP

http://lanyrd.com/2013/nodebotssf-november/

dshaw commented 11 years ago

What's the preferred Sphero module? http://npmsearch.com/?q=sphero

cesarandreu commented 11 years ago

Oh man, now I'm so tempted to buy a Sphero.

So the plan for this meetup is to get a bunch of Spheros and do cool stuff with em? :+1:

andrew commented 11 years ago

Has anyone got one working successfully with a mac recently? I couldn't and someone else on twitter struggled too, no trouble with Linux though.

dshaw commented 11 years ago

@cesarandreu Exactly!

dshaw commented 11 years ago

@andrew Going to be working on the one we have over the next few weeks.

pchristensen commented 11 years ago

@andrew @dshaw - It looked at the libs and chose https://github.com/mick/node-sphero, but I couldn't connect on OSX. After some Googling, I found it was some problem that was fixed in Node 0.8 but present in 0.9 and 0.10. I got stuck there and punted.

voodootikigod commented 11 years ago

A recommendation for avoiding crazy issues is to copy/borrow Artoo.io and use socat to convert the bluetooth stream into a socket stream. https://github.com/hybridgroup/artoo/blob/master/lib/artoo/commands/connect.rb#L46

Just a thought to get you over the annoying bluetooth crap.

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dshaw commented 11 years ago

Thanks, @voodootikigod. I'll give that a try.

I should have some loaner Sphero's in about a week if anyone else wants to hack on one and isn't ready to go all in like @cesarandreu.

dshaw commented 11 years ago

The spheron module is great. Got it working. https://github.com/alchemycs/spheron

Going to pick up a Leap for the event too. https://github.com/alchemycs/spheron-leap

morganrallen commented 11 years ago

After hacking this weekend Spheron seems to be the most reliable module. node-sphero requires an old version of node-serialport that wont compile against 0.10.x (at least on Linux). Although cloning and updating did get it to work.

@andrew I am working with Linux as well and took a couple of extra steps to get going. Namely I have to set up my bluetooth device using rfcomm bind/connect. Feel free to get in touch with me if you need some extra help getting started.

morganrallen commented 11 years ago

@dshaw Can I step up to demo/talk about my NKO experience?

dshaw commented 11 years ago

@morganrallen Fo sho!

dshaw commented 11 years ago

I'd like to get together with @morganrallen @nexxy @jacobgroundwater and talk about how to lay out this session. Maybe a Google Hangout together on Thursday?

If @othiym23 can get us greenlit on our new location, I also want to see if we can setup a water course!

morganrallen commented 11 years ago

Thursday looks fine for me.

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groundwater commented 11 years ago

Thursday works for me any time after lunch

morganrallen commented 11 years ago

This going down today?

dshaw commented 11 years ago

Yes. How does 7:30 work for everybody?

groundwater commented 11 years ago

Works for me +1

morganrallen commented 11 years ago

Yeah, i'm okay with that

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rockbot commented 11 years ago

Due to a slight scheduling conflict, I pulled the short straw on walking/feeding the dogs tomorrow evening... Would it be more useful for me to help with setup or cleanup? I'm happy to do either; I just can't do both, unfortunately :-(

Can't wait to see what everyone's been up to with the spheros!!

dshaw commented 11 years ago

Thanks, @rockbot. I have plenty of help with setup, so let's go with cleanup.

rockbot commented 11 years ago

Sounds great! I'll be in around 7-ish then :-) Thanks!!

parshap commented 11 years ago

@dshaw do you still have spheros available?

dshaw commented 11 years ago

@parshap There will be a bunch during the meetup tomorrow. Unless you're willing to come to the Dogpatch today and promise to have it at the meetup by 5:30 tomorrow, then it's probably not going to happen.

parshap commented 11 years ago

@dshaw I happen to be close by and would love to hack on one tonight before the meetup. I'll definitely be there at 5:30 tomorrow so if it's not inconvenient for you I'd love to swing by.

dshaw commented 11 years ago

@parshap Shoot me an email at dshaw@thenodefirm.com then. We can meet at Piccino Cafe for a coffee later today. Preferably before 5pm.

parshap commented 11 years ago

I've been putting together some documentation for setting up and controlling the Sphero. This has been compiled from the information in this thread, the Lanyrd page, and my own experience. If anyone has anything to add that'd be great! I think some information for pairing/connecting from Linux would be especially great (/cc @morganrallen)!

https://gist.github.com/parshap/7570754

pchristensen commented 11 years ago

So bummed - sickness at home so I can't make it tonight (not the kids either ;().

@parshap Thanks for the guide!

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