Platform Support

The following shows PWM module APIs available for each platform.

	Linux (Ubuntu)	Raspbian (Raspberry Pi)	NuttX (STM32F4-Discovery)	TizenRT (Artik053)
pwm.open	O	O	O	O
pwmpin.setPeriod	O	O	O	O
pwmpin.setPeriodSync	O	O	O	O
pwmpin.setFrequency	O	O	O	O
pwmpin.setFrequencySync	O	O	O	O
pwmpin.setDutyCycle	O	O	O	O
pwmpin.setDutyCycleSync	O	O	O	O
pwmpin.setEnable	O	O	O	O
pwmpin.setEnableSync	O	O	O	O
pwmpin.close	O	O	O	O
pwmpin.closeSync	O	O	O	O

Class: PWM

new PWM()

Returns a new PWM object which can open a PWM pin.

This object allows the developer to specify a pin and generate a pulse-width modulatated (PWM) signal through that.

pwm.open(configuration[, callback])

• configuration {Object} Configuration object which can have the following properties.
  • pin {number} The pin number to use with this PWM object (mandatory configuration).
  • chip {number} The PWM chip number (only on Linux). Default: 0.
  • period {number} The period of the PWM signal, in seconds (positive number).
  • frequency {integer} In Hz (positive integer).
  • dutyCycle {number} The active time of the PWM signal, must be within the 0.0 and 1.0 range.
• callback {Function} Callback function.

  • err {Error

    null} The error object or null if there were no error.

• Returns: <PWMPin>

Opens PWM pin with the specified configuration.

To correctly open a PWM pin one must know the correct pin number:

• On Linux, pin is a number which is 0 or 1.
• On NuttX, you have to know pin name. The pin name is defined in target board module. For more module information, please see below list.
  • STM32F4-discovery

Example

var Pwm = require('pwm');
var pwm = new Pwm();
var config = {
  pin: 0,
  period: 0.1,
  dutyCycle: 0.5
}
var pwm0 = pwm.open(config, function(err) {
  if (err) {
    throw err;
  }
});

Class: PWMPin

pwmpin.setPeriod(period[, callback])

• period {number} The period of the PWM signal, in seconds (positive number).
• callback {Function}

  • err {Error

    null} The error object or null if there were no error.

The setPeriod method allows the configuration of the period of the PWM signal in seconds. The period argument must specified and it should be a positive number.

Configuration is done asynchronously and the callback method is invoked after the period is configured to the new value or if an error occured.

Example

pwm0.setPeriod(1, function(err) {
  if (err) {
    throw err;
  }
  console.log('done');
});
// prints: do
console.log('do');
// prints: done

pwmpin.setPeriodSync(period)

• period {number} The period of the PWM signal, in seconds (positive number).

The setPeriodSync method allows the configuration of the period of the PWM signal in seconds. The period argument must specified and it should be a positive number.

Configuration is done synchronously and will block till the period is configured.

Example

pwm0.setPeriodSync(1);
// prints: done
console.log('done');

pwmpin.setFrequency(frequency[, callback])

• frequency {integer} In Hz (positive integer).
• callback {Function}

  • err {Error

    null} The error object or null if there were no error.

The setFequency method congifures the frequency of the PWM signal. frequency is the measurement of how often the signal is repeated in a single period.

Configuration is done asynchronously and the callback method is invoked after the frequency is configured to the new value or if an error occured.

Example

pwm0.setFrequency(1, function(err) {
  if (err) {
    throw err;
  }
  console.log('done');
});
// prints: do
console.log('do');
// prints: done

pwmpin.setFrequencySync(frequency)

• frequency {integer} In Hz (positive integer).

The setFequencySync method congifures the frequency of the PWM signal. frequency is the measurement of how often the signal is repeated in a single period.

Configuration is done synchronously and will block till the frequency is configured.

Example

pwm0.setFrequencySync(1);
// prints: done
console.log('done');

pwmpin.setDutyCycle(dutyCycle[, callback])

• dutyCycle {number} Must be within the 0.0 and 1.0 range.
• callback {Function}

  • err {Error

    null} The error object or null if there were no error.

The setDutyCycle method allows the configuration of the duty cycle of the PWM signal. The duty cycle is the ratio of the pulse width in one period.

Configuration is done asynchronously and the callback method is invoked after the duty cycle is configured to the new value or if an error occured.

Example

pwm0.setDutyCycle(1, function(err) {
  if (err) {
    throw err;
  }
  console.log('done');
});
// prints: do
console.log('do');
// prints: done

pwmpin.setDutyCycleSync(dutyCycle)

• dutyCycle {number} Must be within the 0.0 and 1.0 range.

The setDutyCycleSync method allows the configuration of the duty cycle of the PWM signal. The duty cycle is the ratio of the pulse width in one period.

Configuration is done synchronously and will block till the duty cycle is configured.

Example

pwm0.setDutyCycleSync(1);
// prints: done
console.log('done');

pwmpin.setEnable(enable[, callback])

• enable {boolean}
• callback {Function}

  • err {Error

    null} The error object or null if there were no error.

The setEnable method can turn on/off the generation of the PWM signal. If the enable argument is true then the PWN signal generation is turned on. Otherwise the signal generation is turned off.

After enabling/disabling the signal generation the callback is invoked.

Example

pwm0.setEnable(true, function(err) {
  if (err) {
    throw err;
  }
  console.log('done');
});
// prints: do
console.log('do');
// prints: done

pwmpin.setEnableSync(enable)

• enable {boolean}

The setEnableSync method can turn on/off the generation of the PWM signal. If the enable argument is true then the PWN signal generation is turned on. Otherwise the signal generation is turned off.

Example

pwm0.setEnableSync(false);
// prints: done
console.log('done');

pwmpin.close([callback])

• callback {Function}

  • err {Error

    null} The error object or null if there were no error.

The close method closes the PWM pin asynchronously.

The callback method will be invoked after the PWM device is released.

Example

pwm0.close(function(err) {
  if (err) {
    throw err;
  }
  console.log('done');
});
// prints: do
console.log('do');
// prints: done

pwmpin.closeSync()

The closeSync method closes the PWM pin synchronously.

Example

pwm0.closeSync();
// prints: done
console.log('done');