robot.js

var addCRC = require('./addCRC');

var PREFIX = 'fffffd00'; // Defined by http://support.robotis.com/en/techsupport_eng.htm#product/dynamixel_pro/communication.htm
var DYNAMIXEL_ID = 'c8'; // Not sure why, but I'm told this is 200
var COMMAND_PACKET_LENGTH = '0700';
var STATE_PACKET_LENGTH = '0700';
var INSTRUCTION_READ = '02';
var INSTRUCTION_WRITE = '03';
var ADDRESS_EXECUTE = '4200'; // 66 decimal expressed in hex, low byte first; "66 is the address value that states the motion will be executed"

var ROBOT_NAME_REGEXP = /Robotis/i;

exports.findRobots = findRobots = function findRobots(onFound)
{
    var btSerial = new (require('bluetooth-serial-port')).BluetoothSerialPort();
    btSerial.listPairedDevices(function (pairedDevices)
    {
        var robotDevices = pairedDevices.filter(function (device) 
        { 
            return (device.name.search(ROBOT_NAME_REGEXP) != -1);
        });

        robotDevices.forEach(function (device)
        {
            device.robotId = device.address.substr(-5).replace(/\-/g, '');
        });

        onFound(null, robotDevices);
    });
};

// Setup a little registry of btSerial ports, one per robot
var robotPorts = {};
function getPort(robotId)
{
    if (!(robotId in robotPorts))
    {
        robotPorts[robotId] = new (require('bluetooth-serial-port')).BluetoothSerialPort();
    }
    return robotPorts[robotId];
}

// Find the Robotis device among the paired devices, and connect to it
// robotId should be the last 4 characters of the bluetooth address of your Robotis device
// You can see its address on a Mac if you hold down 'option' while viewing the menu bar's bluetooth dropdown
// e.g. if the address is 'b8-63-bc-00-12-16' your robotId is 1216
exports.connect = function connect(robotId, onConnect)
{
    findRobots(function onFound(err, robots)
    {
        var candidates = robots.filter(function (r)
        {
            return (r.robotId == robotId);
        });

        if (candidates.length === 0)
        {
            onConnect('No robots found!');
        }
        else
        {
            if (candidates.length > 1) console.info('Found ' + candidates.length + ' robots; using the first');
            robot = candidates[0];
            channel = robot.services[0].channel;
            var btSerial = getPort(robotId);
            connectOne(btSerial, robot.address, channel, onConnect);
        }
    });
};

// Actually connect to the device, on its address and channel
function connectOne(btSerial, address, channel, onConnect)
{
    if (btSerial.isOpen())
    {
        console.info('already connected');
        onConnect(null, btSerial);
    }
    else
    {
        console.info('connecting...');

        btSerial.connect(address, channel, function() 
        {
            console.info('connected');
            onConnect(null, btSerial);

            // Log any returning data:
            btSerial.on('data', function (buffer) 
            {
                console.info('<< ' + buffer.toString('hex'));
            });

        }, function () 
        {
            onConnect('cannot connect', btSerial);
        });
        
    }
}

function toHexLowHigh(number)
{
    var hex = (number + 0x10000).toString(16).substr(-4); // e.g. '0262'
    hexHigh = hex.substr(0, 2);
    hexLow  = hex.substr(2, 2);
    return hexLow + hexHigh; // e.g. '6202'
}

// write a command to the bluetooth port
// command should be a number from 1-255
exports.sendCommand = function sendCommand(btSerial, command, onSent)
{
    var hexCommand = toHexLowHigh(command);

    var packet = PREFIX + DYNAMIXEL_ID + COMMAND_PACKET_LENGTH + INSTRUCTION_WRITE + ADDRESS_EXECUTE + hexCommand;
    packet = addCRC(packet);
    console.info('Sending packet: ' + packet);

    btSerial.write(new Buffer(packet, 'hex'), function (err, bytesWritten) 
    {
        console.info('sent');
        if (err) console.error(err);
        if (onSent) onSent(err, btSerial);
    });
};

// read a state from the bluetooth port
// address and lengthInBytes should be numbers
exports.readState = function readState(btSerial, address, lengthInBytes, onSent)
{
    var addr16 = toHexLowHigh(address);
    var len16  = toHexLowHigh(lengthInBytes);

    var packet = PREFIX + DYNAMIXEL_ID + STATE_PACKET_LENGTH + INSTRUCTION_READ + addr16 + len16;
    packet = addCRC(packet);
    console.info('Sending packet: ' + packet);

    btSerial.write(new Buffer(packet, 'hex'), function (err, bytesWritten) 
    {
        console.info('sent');
        if (err) console.error(err);
        if (onSent) onSent(err, btSerial);
    });
};