Johnny Ruxpin

experiment to control Teddy Ruxpin motors with Johnny-Five

Note

Since I eventually want to evolve this to play and lip sync to wav files, I've decided to utilize a Raspberry Pi. Theoretically, you should easily be able to port this to any other board J5 supports.

What You'll Need

• Teddy Ruxpin
• RaspberryPi 3 (probably works on earlier versions, but unverified)
• Breadboard
• jumpers
• Sparkfun TB6612FNG H-Bridge Breakout
• 5v 1A power supply & micro USB connector (to power Pi)
• 5v 1A power supply & power connectors (for motor power)

Wiring

Assumptions

• Pi is setup and accessible over network
• basic node installation is completed (tested on 0.10)

Installation

cd [project directory]
npm install

Configuration

note the pinouts assigned in puppet.js, they explicitly match the wiring described in the included fritzing diagram. If you use different pins, you'll need to update the variables accordingly.

Running the puppet app

sudo node puppet.js

this will open the Johnny-Five REPL

open eyes: eyes.open() close eyes: eyes.close() blink eyes: eyes.blink()

open mouth: mouth.open() close mouth: eyes.mouth() flap mouth: mouth.flap()

open eyes & mouth: all.open() close eyes & mouth: all.close() blink eyes & flap mouth: all.blink()

to exit the REPL: .exit