Chapter 5. Output: making things happen

This chapter covers

  • Mastering more advanced LED-controlling techniques—animating LEDs and using full-color RGB LEDs
  • Using pulse-width modulation (PWM) support to make digital output signals behave more like analog output signals
  • The basics of bitshifting and binary operations in JavaScript
  • Integrating a third-party weather API to create a multi-colored LED “weather ball” gadget
  • Wiring up and controlling a parallel LCD module with Johnny-Five and the Uno
  • Combining multiple input and output components to build an advanced timer device
  • Making noises and playing tunes with piezo components and Johnny-Five

Now it’s time to do something noisy. Or something bright. Or something blinky or expressive. You’ve ...

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