Create a fake Sensor
Use a fake
sensor to test implementing a sensor component on your robot without any physical hardware.
Configure a fake
sensor 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 sensor
type, then select the fake
model.
Enter a name for your sensor and click Create.
{
"name": "<your-sensor-name>",
"type": "sensor",
"model": "fake",
"attributes": {}
}
No attributes are available for fake
sensors.
Info
A call to Readings()
on a fake
sensor always returns readings of {"a":1, "b":2, "c":3}
.
Test the sensor
After you configure your sensor, navigate to the Control tab and select the Sensors dropdown panel. If you have multiple sensors configured, your sensor will be listed here among others. To access detailed readings from your sensor, select the Get Readings button.

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