Pin

The Pin class constructs objects that represent any one pin on the physical board.

Parameters

• pin A Number or String address for the pin. If digital, use the number, if analog use the "A" prefixed string.

var digital = new five.Pin(13);

var analog = new five.Pin("A0");

• options An object of property parameters.

Property Name	Description	Required
pin	The Number or String address of the pin.	yes
type	"digital" or "analog"	no

Shape

{ 
  board: ...A reference to the board object the pin is on
  id: ...A user definable id value. Defaults to null
  pin: ...The pin address of the pin
  addr: ...The pin address of the pin
  type: ...The type of pin this is, either "digital" or "analog"
  value: ...The most recently reported value for this pin.
}

Usage Example

var five = require("johnny-five"),
    board = new five.Board();

board.on("ready", function() {
  var strobe, state;

  strobe = new five.Pin(13);

  this.loop(500, function() {
    strobe.write( state ^= 0x01 );
  });
});

API

• query(callback(value)) Query the board for the current state of this pin, invoking callback with argument state when complete.

var pin = new five.Pin(13);

pin.query(function(state) {
  console.log(state);
});

An example pin state object looks like:

{ 
  supportedModes: [ 0, 1, 3, 4 ],
  mode: 0,
  value: 0,
  report: 1,
  analogChannel: 127 
}

See Modes for supportedModes mapping.

• high() Set the pin HIGH.

var pin = new five.Pin(13);
// This will set pin 13 high (on)
pin.high();

• low() Set the pin LOW.

var pin = new five.Pin(13);
// This will set pin 13 low (off)
pin.low();

• write(value) Write a value to this pin.

var pin = new five.Pin(13);

pin.write(1);

• read(callback(value)) Register a handler to be called whenever the board reports the value (digital or analog) of this pin.

var pin = new five.Pin(13);

pin.read(function(value) {
  console.log(value);
});

Events

Whenever a pin is set to INPUT, it will automattically emit the following events:

• high The "high" event is emitted whenever the pin goes high.

• low The "low" event is emitted whenever the pin goes low.

• data The "data" event is emitted for every all data (firehose).

Static

Modes

Mode	Value	Constant
INPUT	0	Pin.INPUT
OUTPUT	1	Pin.OUTPUT
ANALOG	2	Pin.ANALOG
PWM	3	Pin.PWM
SERVO	4	Pin.SERVO

Methods

• Pin.write(pin, value) Write a value to a pin.

// This will set pin 13 High
five.Pin.write(13, 1);

• Pin.read(pin, value) Register a handler to be called whenever the board reports the value (digital or analog) of the specified pin.

five.Pin.read(13, function(value) {
  console.log(value);
});

Examples

• Pin
• Pin Circuit Event