node-goose | Dobot SerialPort Driver and Gcode Interpreter Service

update:

• complete: refactor to socket.io complete to reduce i/o overhead
• pending: change camera service from periodic http:GET to stream

installation:

install core modules

• install nodeJS: https://nodejs.org/en/
• git clone https://github.com/rniice/node-goose.git
• cd node-goose
• npm install

install openCV binaries (optional)

• install OpenCV 2.3.1 or newer: http://opencv.org/downloads.html
• make OpenCV_DIR\bin available on system path

install node-opencv (optional)

• git submodule init
• git submodule update
• cd private/node-opencv
• npm install

usage:

• node server.js
• access controls at localhost:80 via web browser

demo laser cutting

• https://vimeo.com/album/3902621/video/164880605

• https://vimeo.com/album/3902621/video/162934513

GUI v0.2

System Architecture

driver details (/private/drivers)

| Component | Description | | ------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Dobot.js | top level dobot class | | DobotCommandBuffer.js | writes buffer dobot can understand for each command | | DobotCommandQueue.js | state management and queueing of gcode program commands | | DobotComputerVision.js | camera and vision tracking methods using opencv | | DobotFileManager.js | file management for gcode programs | | DobotGcodeInterpreter.js | parses gcode command string and dispatches object to send to commandbuffer | | DobotJogCommand.js | parses request for jog move and dispatches object to send to commandbuffer | | DobotResponseParser.js | parses response from dobot into state values (position, rotation, etc). | | DobotSerial.js | creates, maintains, and controls serialport connection to dobot |

check back for updates soon