TestDrive Arduino Library

This library adds Arduino support for the TestDrive Dashboard. It provides a simple API with support for common sensor data.

This library is designed to work with the TestDrive Dashboard desktop application to provide a real-time dashboard view for your Arduino projects.

Demo!

To view the demo dashboard, please visit http://blakejakopovic.github.io/TestDrive/. The demo uses simulated sensor readings, however your dashboard will be automatically customised based on the data you send it.

Key Features

• Simple integration into existing projects
• Light weight
• Easy to use
• Supports many sensor readings, including Temperature, Distance, Light, Pressure, Altitude, Humidity, Current and Voltage (with Acceleration, Magnetic, Orientation, Gyro, Color and others coming soon)
• Supports sensor labels (eg. Bedroom, Kitchen, Front Left, Front Right)
• Ability to control update frequency

Getting Started

#include <TestDrive.h>

// Variable to store temperature reading
float my_temp;

void setup() {
  // Initialise TestDrive (using a USB serial connection)
  TestDrive.begin();
}

void loop()
{
  // Read temperature
  my_temp = 23.5; // celsius

  // Update sensor reading using TestDrive
  TestDrive.sendTemperature(my_temp);

  // Delay 250ms before reading sensors again
  delay(250);
}

Examples

• Getting Started

Future

• Support for more sensor types, with more contextual (Mapping, 3D, etc) dashboard visualisations.
• Support for TCP, for both Ethernet and Wifi data transport

Thank you

• Firmata

Contributing

All contributions welcome.

Developers should take a look at the DEVELOPER.md document for how to setup their environment.

License

Copyright © 2014 Blake Jakopovic

Distributed under the Eclipse Public License either version 1.0 or (at your option) any later version.