Expander - PCA9685

Using an PCA9685 Expander as a Virtual Board (Adafruit 16 Channel PWM Shield)

Breadboard for "Expander - PCA9685"

Fritzing diagram: expander-PCA9685.fzz

 

Run this example from the command line with:

node eg/expander-PCA9685.js

const { Board, Expander, Leds } = require("johnny-five");
const board = new Board();

board.on("ready", () => {
  const virtual = new Board.Virtual(
    new Expander("PCA9685")
  );

  const leds = new Leds(
    Array.from(Array(8), (_, i) =>
      ({ pin: i * 2, board: virtual })
    )
  );

  leds.pulse();

  board.repl.inject({
    leds
  });
});

 

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