viam-micro-server

viam-micro-server is the lightweight version of viam-server which can run on resource-limited embedded systems (ESP32) that cannot run the fully-featured viam-server. viam-micro-server is built from the open-source Micro-RDK.

Hardware requirements

You need an Espressif ESP32 microcontroller to use viam-micro-server. Viam recommends purchasing the ESP32 with a development board. The following ESP32 microcontrollers are supported:

• ESP32-WROVER Series

You will also need a data cable to connect the microcontroller to your development machine.

Your microcontroller should have at least the following resources available to work with viam-micro-server:

• 2 Cores + 384kB SRAM + 2MB PSRAM + 4MB Flash

Support

Client API usage with the Micro-RDK currently supports the following resources:

Base

Board

Camera

Encoder

Movement Sensor

Motor

Sensor

Servo

Generic

Data Management

Next steps

To use viam-micro-server, follow the installation guide. If you want to access camera functionality, extend the functionality of viam-micro-server, or customize it see the development setup guide.

Start a new machine

Install the software that drives hardware and connects your device to the cloud.

viam-micro-server modules

Set up the Espressif ESP32 for development with `viam-micro-server` including writing a module for viam-micro-server.