olimex-iot-demo v2.0.2

node.js demo for displaying tweets with #olimex or @olimex on MOD-LED8x8RGB

Requirements

To use this demo you have to

1. Use Olimex IoT Firmware on your ESP8266-EVB
2. Configure your computer as IoT Server using ESP-Sample-Application.html
   • Select IoT tab
   • Check WebSocket
   • Uncheck SSL
   • Set Server to your computer IP address
   • Leave everything else blank

Installation

First install node.js on your computer.

Then use the following command in command prompt:

npm install olimex-iot-demo

Usage

You should have the following environment variables set to be able to use Twitter API:

TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY
TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET
TWITTER_TOKEN
TWITTER_TOKEN_SECRET

These are unique for every twitter account and they are obtained from https://apps.twitter.com

To start the demo use the following command

[sudo] node node_modules\olimex-iot-demo\index.js