AdaBox 019 - Adafruit MicroPad

References

• Adafruit MacroPad Official Product page
• Primary Guide: MacroPad
• MacroPad Pinouts
• CircuitPy Firmware Download
• CircuitPy Library Collection

This is a quick guide to creating a Node.js package for npm. Full package.json documentation available from npmjs.com.

Intro

This is the very basics of using Socket.io.

Two other articles that may be relevant:

• WebSocket Basics with JavaScript
• Express.js Basics

Installation

You need socket.io at a minimum. The others are optional.

Intro

To implement WebSockets, you need a client and a server. Ws.js is a library for Node.js that lets you create servers. For the client side, we'll use the native WebSocket object in the browser.

• Server side: ws.js WebSocket implementation
• Client side: Native WebSocket object in browser

Server example

You need to install the ws package with npm first:

Intro

This is a quick overview of a very simple express.js app.

Installation

npm install --save express ejs

The ejs package is for simple HTML templates.

Use auto-generated project template

Read more at https://expressjs.com/en/starter/generator.html.

This will guide through the steps to install Lutris for gaming on Debian Linux. I followed these steps using Debian 11 to play StarCraft 2 and other games.

When installing Debian or other Linux distributions as a guest in VirtualBox, you should install the guest additions for better integration. This allows shared clipboard, screen resizing, and more.