Docker-Piface-Node-REST

A simple Docker container for controlling PiFace on RPi

Docker Hub : https://hub.docker.com/r/epicblox/node-piface/

Sreenshot :

Features :

• Controle PiFace from web bage
• Controle PiFace from REST
• Multi piface support (up to 8)
• Live update of inputs and outputs

TODO :

• write REST doc

Run :

• sudo modprobe spi-bcm2835 (or enable SPI from raspi-config)

• --name piface \
  --hostname piface \
  --cap-add ALL \
  -v /lib/modules:/lib/modules \
  -v /sys:/sys \
  -e PIFACE_COUNT=1 \
  --device /dev/spidev-0.0:/dev/spidev-0.0 \
  --device /dev/mem:/dev/mem \
  -p 80:80\
  --privileged -d epicblox/node-piface```
  
  

If you have more than 1 PiFace card, you must ajust PIFACE_COUNT and add correct divices in docker run command.

Access test page with http://pi-ip/ in web browser.

Plans :

• add websockets for live update
• make toggle cancel action on fail
• auth

Thanks to :

• http://www.piface.org.uk/guides/Install_PiFace_Software/
• https://github.com/tualo/node-pifacedigital
• https://www.npmjs.com/package/express