Programming Sphero BB-8

README.md

Programming Sphero BB-8

Install dependencies

$ sudo npm install cylon cylon-ble -g
$ npm install sphero noble

Get your BB-8 UUID

$ cylon-ble-scan

You should get an output like this:

Starting scan.
  Peripheral discovered!
  Name: BB-CC91
  UUID: efbec196e7124feb85e2dbb272fb0652
  rssi: -34

Change device UUID accordingly

var sphero = require("sphero"),
  bb8 = sphero("Your-BB-8-UUID");

Start the app

$ node app.js

For more about sphero.js visit https://github.com/orbotix/sphero.js

app.js

var sphero = require("sphero"),
    bb8 = sphero("efbec196e7124feb85e2dbb272fb0652"); //Change this accordingly
 
bb8.connect(function() {
  console.log("You BB-8 is now connected!")
  setInterval(function() {
    bb8.color({
      red: Math.floor(Math.random() * 255),
      green: Math.floor(Math.random() * 255),
      blue: Math.floor(Math.random() * 255)
    });
    bb8.roll(0, Math.floor(Math.random() * 360));
  }, 500);
});