Setting up Thingy:52 and Raspberry Pi using Node.js

Nordic Semiconductor provide Node.js library to handle the Bluetooth connection between Thingy:52 and Raspberry Pi or any other Linux based systems.

 

 

# Installation

 

1. Download Node.js Armv7 for Raspbian and Binux Binaries (x64) for for Linux system
2. Check Node.js and npm version

   node -v
   npm -v​

3. Install noble-device

   npm install noble-device​

4. Install thingy52 package

   npm install thingy52​

5. Install node version manager and downgrade node to v 8.9.0

   sudo npm install -g n
   sudo n 8.9.0​

6. Install bluetooth socket

   sudo npm install bluetooth-hci-socket --unsafe-perm​

7. Find examples in following directory

   cd node_modules/thingy52/examples​

 

 

# Examples

 

A few examples like reading environment sensor data, reading button presses, color sensor calibration, connecting Thingy to Firebase and more can be found in the examples folder.

 

To run the examples, you must install required npm packages. Open the radio.js example file and find the required packages.

var Thingy = require('../index');
require('console.table');
var enabled;

 

Install required npm packages.

npm install console.table

 

Run radio.js example.

sudo node motion.js

 

To specify Thingy for connection, use option '-a' and UUID.

sudo node motion.js -a xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

Check motion sensor data on the screen.