Configure a teleop workspace

You can use teleop to create a custom workspace where you can visualize and aggregate data from a machine. You can currently visualize data from a camera, a sensor, or a movement sensor.

Prerequisites

A configured machine with teleoperable components

Make sure your machine has at least one of the following:

  • A camera, movement sensor, sensor, base, arm, board, gantry, gripper, motor or servo

See configure a machine for more information.

Configure a workspace

1. Create a workspace in the Viam app

Log in to the Viam app.

Navigate to the FLEET page’s TELEOP tab. Create a workspace by clicking + Create workspace. Give it a name.

Blank teleop page.

2. Add widgets

Click Add widget and select the appropriate widget for your machine. Repeat as many times as necessary.

Now your workspace setup is complete:

Teleop workspace with values configured for each of the four widgets.

3. Select a machine

Now, select a machine with which to make your teleop workspace come to life. Select Monitor in the top right corner to leave editing mode. Click Select machine and select your configured machine.

Your dashboard now shows the configured widgets for the data from your machine:

Teleop workspace with values configured for each of the four widgets on monitor mode.

You can go back to Edit mode and drag and drop the widgets’ panes around to edit their appearance. For example:

Teleop workspace with values configured for each of the four widgets on monitor mode with four panes.

Next steps

Follow more of our how-to guides to do more with the Viam platform:

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Drive a rover (2 min)

Use a Viam SDK to program a rover to move in a square.

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Train and deploy computer vision models

Use your image data to train a model, so your machines can make inferences about their environments.

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