note-arduino

The note-arduino Arduino library for communicating with the Blues Notecard via serial or I²C. Includes example sketches in the examples directory.

This library allows you to control a Notecard by writing an Arduino sketch in C or C++. Your sketch may programmatically configure Notecard and send Notes to Notehub.io.

This library is a wrapper around the note-c library, which it includes as a git subtree.

Installation

1. Open the Arduino IDE and click Tools > Manage Libraries....

2. Search for "Blues" in the input box and click the "Install" button next to the "Blues Notecard" result.

   

3. Create a new sketch and select the Sketch > Include Library > Contributed Libraries > Blues Notecard menu option, to add the following include to your sketch:

   #include <Notecard.h>
   

Usage

#include <Notecard.h>

// Create an instance of the Notecard class.
Notecard notecard;

Both configuration methods use the begin() method, though the parameters differ depending on your approach.

Serial Configuration

For Serial, pass in the Serial object and baud rate.

notecard.begin(Serial1, 9600);

I2C Configuration

For I2C, you may simply call Notecard begin() with no parameters.

notecard.begin();

Sending Notecard Requests

Notecard requests use bundled J json package to allocate a req, is a JSON object for the request to which we will then add Request arguments. The function allocates a "req request structure using malloc() and initializes its "req" field with the type of request.

J *req = notecard.newRequest("hub.set");
JAddStringToObject(req, "product", "com.[mycompany].[myproduct]");
JAddStringToObject(req, "mode", "continuous");
notecard.sendRequest(req);

Reading Notecard Responses

If you need to read a response from the Notecard, use the requestAndResponse() method and JGet* helper methods to read numbers, strings, etc. from the JSON response.

J *rsp = notecard.requestAndResponse(notecard.newRequest("card.temp"));
if (rsp != NULL) {
   temperature = JGetNumber(rsp, "value");
   notecard.deleteResponse(rsp);
}

Keeping up to date with note-c repo

This library depends on the Blues note-c library. To update this repo with the latest from note-c, run the update_note_c.sh shell script from the scripts/ folder:

scripts/update_note_c.sh

NOTE: It is important to use the script. It utilizes git subtrees to include the appropriate files in the src/note-c folder. It also eliminates folders that necessary for testing note-c individually, but interfere with the Arduino build environment.

Documentation

The documentation for this library can be found here.

Examples

The examples directory contains examples for using this library with:

• Notecard Basics
• Performing Periodic Communications
• Handling inbound requests with polling
• Handling inbound interrupts
• Using Note templates
• Sensor tutorial
• Power control

Before running an example, you will need to set the Product Identifier, either in code or on your connected Notecard. Steps on how to do this can be found at https://dev.blues.io/tools-and-sdks/samples/product-uid.

Contributing

We love issues, fixes, and pull requests from everyone. Please run the unit-tests (as described in the following section), prior to submitting your PR. By participating in this project, you agree to abide by the Blues Inc code of conduct.

For details on contributions we accept and the process for contributing, see our contribution guide.

Note Arduino Tests

Dependencies

The tests are designed to be executed using Docker, and the environment required by the tests is defined in .github/actions/run-tests-in-container/Dockerfile. The following directions are provided to aid in executing the tests in a container.

NOTE: If you are uncomfortable using Docker, then you may wish to use the Dockerfile as a guide to install the necessary dependencies and execute run_all_tests.sh locally.

Invocation

1. From the note-arduino folder, build the container with the following command:

docker build .github/actions/run-tests-in-container/ --tag note-arduino-test

1. Execute the tests inside the container using the following command:

docker run --rm --volume $(pwd):/note-arduino/ --workdir /note-arduino/ note-arduino-test

1. Similar test results should print to your terminal for review.

Success

Upon success, you will see a message similar to the following:

...
[passed] test_noteserial_arduino_transmit_invokes_hardware_serial_flush_when_flush_parameter_is_true
[passed] test_noteserial_arduino_transmit_does_not_invoke_hardware_serial_flush_when_flush_parameter_is_false
[passed] test_noteserial_arduino_transmit_does_not_modify_hardware_serial_write_result_value_before_returning_to_caller
==13467==
==13467== HEAP SUMMARY:
==13467==     in use at exit: 0 bytes in 0 blocks
==13467==   total heap usage: 2 allocs, 2 frees, 73,728 bytes allocated
==13467==
==13467== All heap blocks were freed -- no leaks are possible
==13467==
==13467== For lists of detected and suppressed errors, rerun with: -s
==13467== ERROR SUMMARY: 0 errors from 0 contexts (suppressed: 0 from 0)
NoteSerial_Arduino tests passed!

All tests have passed!

gcov (Alpine 10.3.1_git20210424) 10.3.1 20210424
Copyright (C) 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

lcov: LCOV version 20200626-2688-g6cc6292bbc
Capturing coverage data from .
Found gcov version: 10.3.1
Using intermediate gcov format
Scanning . for .gcda files ...
Found 4 data files in .
Processing NoteLog_Arduino.gcda
Processing NoteI2c_Arduino.gcda
Processing NoteSerial_Arduino.gcda
Processing Notecard.gcda
Finished .info-file creation
Reading tracefile ./coverage/lcov.info
Summary coverage rate:
  lines......: 100.0% (215 of 215 lines)
  functions..: 92.9% (39 of 42 functions)
  branches...: no data found

Failure

When a test fails, you will see a message similar to the following:

...
[passed] test_notei2c_arduino_constructor_invokes_twowire_parameter_begin_method
[passed] test_notei2c_arduino_receive_requests_response_data_from_notecard
[FAILED] NoteI2c_Arduino.test.cpp:120
        twoWireBeginTransmission_Parameters.invoked == 2, EXPECTED: > 1
        twoWireWriteByte_Parameters.invoked == 4, EXPECTED: > 2
        twoWireEndTransmission_Parameters.invoked == 2, EXPECTED: > 1
[FAILED] test_notei2c_arduino_receive_will_retry_transmission_on_i2c_failure
==14566==
==14566== HEAP SUMMARY:
==14566==     in use at exit: 0 bytes in 0 blocks
==14566==   total heap usage: 7 allocs, 7 frees, 73,738 bytes allocated
==14566==
==14566== All heap blocks were freed -- no leaks are possible
==14566==
==14566== For lists of detected and suppressed errors, rerun with: -s
==14566== ERROR SUMMARY: 0 errors from 0 contexts (suppressed: 0 from 0)
NoteI2c_Arduino tests failed!

TESTS FAILED!!!

Here, the failed test is the last reported test, test_notei2c_arduino_receive_will_retry_transmission_on_i2c_failure. The first line marked with [FAILED] indicates the file and line number related to the failed test: file NoteI2c_Arduino.test.cpp near line 120. The return value of each test is a non-zero identifier related to the test suite.

Adding a New Test

The signature of a test function is int(*test_fn)(void), so to say, a test function takes NO parameters and returns an integer.

To add a new test to a test suite, create your new test and add the test to the test runner at the bottom of the file. You may find it easiest to copy an existing test and adapt the Arrange, Action, and Assert sections. Please create an expressive error message that can assist in understanding a failed test.

To add a test to the runner, copy the test's name and use it to create an entry in the tests array in the main function. The entry will occupy it's own line at the end of the array, and syntax should be as follows, {test_name, "test_name"},.

More Information

For additional Notecard SDKs and Libraries, see:

• note-c for Standard C support
• note-go for Go
• note-python for Python

To learn more about Blues, the Notecard and Notehub, see:

• blues.com
• notehub.io
• wireless.dev

License

Copyright (c) 2019 Blues Inc. Released under the MIT license. See LICENSE for details.