# fake

Reference for the fake base model. Fake base to use for testing without physical hardware.
> Source: https://docs.viam.com/reference/components/base/fake/


Configure a `fake` base to test implementing a base component on your machine without any physical hardware:




### JSON Template

```json
{
  "name": "<your-base-name>",
  "api": "rdk:component:base",
  "model": "fake",
  "attributes": {}
}
```



No attributes are available for `fake` bases.
See [GitHub](https://github.com/viamrobotics/rdk/blob/main/components/base/fake/fake.go) for API call return specifications.