Arm Component
A robotic arm is made up of a series of links and joints, ending with a device you can position.
Tag: Components
Base Component
The base component allows you to move a mobile robot without needing to send commands to individual components like motors.
Modular Resources
Integrate additional hardware or software functionality into your machine with modular resources.
Create and configure a machine
Create a machine in a few steps using Viam’s modular system of components and services without writing much or any code.
Write and deploy code to control your machine
Write code to control machines and run it on the machine or remotely.
Configure a Fake Camera
Configure a camera to use for testing."
Configure a Fake Encoder
Configure a fake encoder.
Configure a Fake Gantry
Configure a fake gantry.
Configure a Fake Generic Component
Configure a fake generic component.
Configure a Fake Gripper
Configure a fake gripper.
Create a Fake Sensor
Configure a fake sensor to use for testing.
Configure a Fake Servo
Configure a fake servo.
Configure a Renogy Power Sensor
Configure a renogy model power sensor to return battery voltage and load current, power, and various other readings.
Board Component
The signal wire hub of a machine, with GPIO pins for transmitting signals between the machine’s computer and its other components.
Configure an ESP32 Board (viam-micro-server)
Configure an ESP32 board running viam-micro-server.
Configure a Fake Base
Configure a fake base to use for testing without physical hardware.
Configure a Fake Board
Configure a fake board.
Configure a Fake Camera (viam-micro-server)
Configure a camera to use for testing."
Configure a Raspberry Pi 5 Board
Configure a Raspberry Pi 5 board.
Create a Hello World module
Get started writing your own modular resources by creating a Hello World module.
Create a new module
Add support for a new component or service model by writing a module.
Create a sensor module with Python
Add a new model of sensor component by writing a module in Python.
Upload a module to the Viam Registry
Make your module available to others by uploading it to the modular resource registry.
Update and manage modules you created
Update or delete your existing modules, or change their privacy settings.
Configure a Fake Input Controller for Testing
Configure a fake input controller for testing.
Configure an ffmpeg Camera
Uses a camera device, a video file, or a stream as a camera.
Configure a Linux-supported Gamepad
Configure a linux-supported gamepad as an input controller.
Configure a GPIO/ADC-Based Input Controller
Configure a GPIO- or ADC-based device as an input controller.
Configure a Mux Input Controller
Configure a mux input controller to combine one or more input controllers.
Configure a Two-Wheeled Base (viam-micro-server)
Configure and wire a two-wheeled base with a microcontroller.
Configure a Web Gamepad
Configure a web-based gamepad as an input controller.
Configure a Wheeled Base
Configure and wire a wheeled base.
Configure an Image File Camera
Configure a camera that gets color or depth images frames from a file path.
Configure an esp32-camera (viam-micro-server)
Configure a camera connected to an esp32 board, initialized and configured using esp-idf.
Configure a Webcam
Configure a standard camera that streams camera data.
Configure a Fake Arm
Configure a fake arm to use for testing.
Configure a lite6 Arm
Configure a UFACTORY Lite 6 arm for your machine.
Configure an xArm6 Arm
Configure a UFACTORY xArm 6 into your machine.
Configure an xArm7 Arm
Configure a UFACTORY xArm 7 for your machine.
Camera Component
A camera captures 2D or 3D images and sends them to the computer controlling the machine.
Machine Architecture: Parts
Connect multiple machine parts to each other as sub-parts or remotes.
Configure a Sensor-Controlled Base
Configure a sensor-controlled base, a robotic base with feedback control from a movement sensor.
Configure a UR5e Arm
Configure a UR5e arm.
Encoder Component
A special type of sensor that measures rotation of a motor or joint.
Gantry Component
A mechanical system of linear rails that can precisely position an attached device.
Generic Component
A component that does not fit any of the other APIs.
Gripper Component
A gripper is a robotic grasping device that can open and close.
Input Controller Component
An input controller, like a gamepad or joystick, is a device humans use to control a machine’s actions.
Transform a Camera
Use the transform camera model to apply transformation to a camera stream. For example, crop, resize, or add overlays with info about the camera stream.
Configure an Ultrasonic Sensor (viam-micro-server)
Configure an ultrasonic sensor with a microcontroller.
Move a robot arm
Connect to a robotic arm and control it with the arm API.
Motor Component
A motor is a rotating machine that transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy.
Movement Sensor Component
A sensor that measures location, kinematic data, or both.
Power Sensor Component
A device that provides information about a machine’s power systems, including voltage, current, and power consumption.
Sensor Component
A device that sends information about the outside world to the computer controlling a machine.
Modular Resource Examples
Tutorials and repositories with modular resources configuration examples.
Configure a Single-Axis Gantry
Configure a single-axis gantry.
Servo Component
A hobby servo is a special type of small motor whose position you can precisely control.
Calibrate a Camera
Calibrate a camera and extract the intrinsic and distortion parameters.
Advanced Modular Resources
Some usage may require you to define new APIs or deploy custom components using a server on a remote part
Configure a Multi-Axis Gantry
Configure a multi-axis gantry.
Configure a GPIO Servo (viam-micro-server)
Configure a gpio hobby servo with a microcontroller.
Configure a GPIO-Controlled Servo
Configure a gpio servo.
Viam Architecture
How a machine running on Viam is structured, from on-device to cloud communications.
Machine Configuration
Before you can program a machine, you must configure its components and services as well as any modules, remotes, processes and frames.
The Viam Registry
Add additional models of components and services or ML models from the Viam Registry, or extend Viam by creating new modular resources.
Control a Robot Dog with a Custom Viam Base Component
Integrate a custom base component with the Viam Python SDK.
Create a Modular Resource to Control a Rover like Intermode
Integrate an Intermode rover as a modular resource base component with CAN bus.
Configure an Incremental Encoder (viam-micro-server)
Configure an incremental encoder.
Configure an Incremental Encoder
Configure an incremental encoder.
Configure a Single Encoder (viam-micro-server)
Configure a single encoder with a microcontroller.
Configure a Single Encoder
Configure a single encoder.
Configure a Wheeled Odometry Movement Sensor
Configure a wheeled odometry movement sensor.