Configure a Fake Base
You can use a fake
base to test implementing a base component on your robot without any physical hardware.
Configure a fake
base as follows:
Navigate to the Config tab of your robot’s page in the Viam app.
Click on the Components subtab and click Create component.
Select the base
type, then select the fake
model.
Enter a name for your base and click Create.
{
"name": "<your-base-name>",
"type": "base",
"model": "fake",
"namespace": "rdk",
"attributes": {}
}
No attributes are available for fake
bases.
See GitHub for API call return specifications.
Test the base
After you configure the base, go to the Control tab and expand the base component to view the controls to enable keyboard or discrete control over your robot’s movement. If your base makes use of a camera component, the Control tab for your base will also display a Live Feeds section. This section contains buttons to toggle cameras on or off and to arrange how you view the camera feeds.

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