BlinkStick Node 1.2.0-beta.0 test package

arvydas · August 29, 2016, 6:29pm

I’ve restructured and updated BlinkStick Node package. Seems that node-hid package has advanced significantly and now offers installation of precompiled module without the need of any build tools. This applies specifically for Windows, but all other platforms seem now to be supported making the installation a breeze.

If you could run a quick test to check if BlinkStick package works on your platform by directly installing from GitHub via one simple command.

For Windows run:

npm install git+https://github.com/arvydas/blinkstick-node.git#node-hid

For OSX and Linux run:

npm install git+https://github.com/arvydas/blinkstick-node.git\#node-hid

I currently tested this on Linux Mint 17, Windows 7 and OSX Mavericks which all seems to be working very well with Node 4.5 release. Seems Node.js versions older than 4.0 are no longer supported by node-hid package so users will have to stick to 1.1.3 release.

p0ke · August 30, 2016, 6:02pm

Work well on Windows 10, too!
But don´t forget to

npm install node-hid

arvydas · August 30, 2016, 9:36pm

You shouldn’t have to install node-hid, because it’s a dependency for BlinkStick package and is installed automatically. Does it work without the additional command?

p0ke · August 30, 2016, 10:22pm

No, getting a Node-hid not found error then.

p0ke · August 31, 2016, 7:05pm

It works with a fresh installation. So everything is ok

Install Node 4.5 32bit Download | Node.js
Install Git Git - Downloading Package (Set the PATH variable to the \git\bin\ folder).
do a “npm install git+https://github.com/arvydas/blinkstick-node.git#node-hid”

These are the steps I´ve tested on a Win10 machine.