ArduinoScanner

An NPM module which makes it easy to detect an Arduino connected to any device!

Usage

Get it through NPM by running: npm install arduino-scanner

Troubleshooting

If your Arduino isn't being detected, you may need to add the productId to the boards.js file. If this happens, please make a pull request to have the boards.js updated so we can improve the module!

Usage Example

var ArduinoScanner = require('arduino-scanner');
var arduinoScanner = new ArduinoScanner();

arduinoScanner.start();

arduinoScanner.on('arduinoFound', function(response) {
  arduinoScanner.stop();
  console.log(response.message);
  connectToArduino(response.port);
});

Reference Guide

Constructor

You can search for any known Arduino types, or specify a kind of board.

Check boards.js for valid board names.

var arduinoScanner = new ArduinoScanner({
  board: 'mega', // Restrict search to a specific board type if you'd like!
                 // Note that some boards share productIds
                 
  debug: true    // Print potentially useful debug output.
  });

Methods

.start (interval)

Starts scanning for valid Arduino serial ports. It will emit an arduinoFound event once a matching port is found.

interval

The time in milliseconds before trying port reads again. The default is 500ms.

.stop ()

Stop scanning for Arduinos.

Events

.on('arduinoFound', callback)

Passes an object to the callback function containing the port comName and a message.

.on('arduinoNotFound', callback)

Passes an object to the callback function containing the port comName and a message.

.on('noPortsFound', callback)

This is potentially useful as a debugging tool. If no ports are found this will be called, it will pass an object containing a message to the callback.

Roadmap

• Add support for more Arduino boards.
• Testing on more hardware.

Currently supported boards

• Arduino Uno
• Arduino Mega
• Arduino Leonardo
• Arduino Micro
• Arduino Nano
• Arduino Duemilanove
• Arduino Pro Mini
• Femtoduino IMUduino
• Blend-Micro
• Tinyduino
• Sparkfun Mega Pro
• Sparkfun Pro Micro
• Qtechknow Qduino
• Pinoccio Scout

Please create pull requests adding additional boards, all you need is the productId

Thanks

Thanks to the node-serialport team for doing most of the work to make this happen.

License

MIT