martinledel/micro-bit-webapp

Project for a BTH course.

micro:bits - webapp

This is a readme for setting up the webapp associated to a project regarding micro:bit sensors. Some features are:

• Input measurements to get a copy of a real life room.
• Place sensors in a "room" for future reference where the user put the sensor.
• Show data from all sensor associated to that room or just an individual sensor.

Language

• HTML
• Javascript
• Node.js
• Express

Installation

Start by checking if node and npm is installed.

node -v
npm -v

If node isn't installed, use this link. If just npm is missing it can be installed with:

[sudo] npm install npm -g

With that out of the way you have to install the modules from the package.json.

npm install

The webapp utilizes a database to push and pull data from. That has to be configured. Go to the webapp root directory and create the following structure db/config.json. Paste these line in config.json.

{
    "host":     "localhost", //Change to something like remotemysql.com if you are using a non local database.
    "port":     "8080", //Change to the desired port if you are using a non local database.
    "user":     "user", //Change to the username for the database.
    "password": "pass", //Change to the password for the database.
    "database": "microbits", //Change to the name you gave the database.
    "multipleStatements": true //Dont change.
}

With all of this out of the way you are now ready to go!

Usage

To start the server use:

node index.js

Or if nodemon is installed:

npm start