Install node.js serial port on Rasperry Pi

serialport_raspberry_pi.md

• Starting with a a vanilla New Out of the Box Software (NOOBS) Raspbian image
• Log into your Raspberry Pi through whatever means works best and ensure you are on a terminal prompt for the remaining steps. This could be local or through an SSH (or a serial connection if you like).
• Issue the following commands to ensure you are up to date:

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get upgrade -y

• Download and install node.js:

   wget http://node-arm.herokuapp.com/node_latest_armhf.deb
   sudo dpkg -i node_latest_armhf.deb
   node -v

• If your paths are not set correctly:

   echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/node/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
   source ~/.bashrc

• Install using npm, note this will take a while as it is actually compiling code and that ARM processor is getting a workout.

   npm install serialport