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Drivers

In DeviceScript, any hardware component is accessed through a service client. A driver implement one or more service servers for a given hardware peripheral.

The drivers builtin package exposes drivers for a number of peripherals.

Analog (builtin)​

DeviceScript provides helper functions to mount a variety of servers out of the box in the @devicescript/servers module.

For example, the startButton function allows your script to mount a button server over a pin and returns the client for it.

import { gpio } from "@devicescript/core"
import { startButton } from "@devicescript/servers"

const buttonA = startButton({
    pin: gpio(2),
})
buttonA.up.subscribe(() => {
    console.log("up!")
})

Once you've added this code to your script, you can interact with pin 2 (hardware specific identifier) through the buttonA client. The variable name is automatically used as the role and instance name.

Digital IO​

Drivers can be implemented using digital IO and are either built-in from C or authored in DeviceScript directly.

import { gpio, GPIOMode } from "@devicescript/core"
import "@devicescript/gpio"

const p0 = gpio(0)
await p0.setMode(GPIOMode.Output)
await p0.write(true)

I2C​

Drivers can be implemented using I2C and are either built-in from C or authored in DeviceScript directly.

import { i2c } from "@devicescript/i2c"

...
await i2c.writeReg(address, register, value)

SPI​

Drivers can be implemented using SPI and are either built-in from C or authored in DeviceScript directly.

import { spi } from "@devicescript/spi"

...
await spi.write(hex`abcd`)

What about missing drivers?​

So the driver you need isn't here? There are a few options:

Jacdac modules​

If you connect a Jacdac module, it will automatically run as a service server and you will be able to bind a role to that module.

For example, the KittenBot KeyCap button will surface as a button server when connected.

A KittenBot KeyCap button

Serial, PWM​

Serial, PWM are not supported yet at the DeviceScript level, however specific PWM uses (such as servos, buzzers, light bulbs, motors) are supported through @devicescript/servers.