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
A moving platform that the other parts of a mobile robot attach to.
Build a simple smart machine
Build a simple smart machine in a few steps using Viam’s modular system of components and services without writing much or any code.
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.
Find a Module for your Machine
Add a modular resource to your machine by configuring it.
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.
Create a new module
Create a module to provide a new modular resource to your machine.
Configure an ESP32 Board (Micro-RDK)
Configure an esp32 board.
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 Jetson Board
Configure a jetson board to integrate an NVIDIA Jetson Orin Module and Developer Kit, NVIDIA Jetson AGX, or NVIDIA Jetson Nano into your machine.
Configure a Raspberry Pi 4, 3, or Zero 2 W Board
Configure a Raspberry Pi 4, 3, or Zero 2 W board.
Configure a Raspberry Pi 5 Board
Configure a Raspberry Pi 5 board.
Configure a TI Board
Configure a ti board.
Upload your Own Modules to the Viam Registry
Use the Viam CLI to upload a custom module to the Viam registry as a public module or as a private module that is shared only within your organization.
Micro-RDK Base Models
The micro-RDK support for moving platforms that the other parts of a mobile robot attach to.
Micro-RDK Board Models
The micro-RDK support for the signal wire hub of a smart machine, with GPIO pins for transmitting signals between the machine’s computer and its other components.
Configure a Smart Machine
Before you can program a machine, you must configure its components and services as well as any modules, remotes, processes and frames.
Micro-RDK Encoder Models
Support in the micro-RDK for encoders, a special type of sensor that measures rotation of a motor or joint.
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.
Micro-RDK Generic Models
Support in the micro-RDK for generic compoent types.
Configure a GPIO/ADC-Based Input Controller
Configure a GPIO- or ADC-based device as an input controller.
Micro-RDK Motor Models
Support in the micro-RDK for motors, rotating machines that transform electrical energy into mechanical energy.
Micro-RDK Movement Sensor Models
Support in the micro-RDK for movement sensors, sensors that measure location, kinematic data, or both.
Configure a Mux Input Controller
Configure a mux input controller to combine one or more input controllers.
Micro-RDK Sensor Models
Support in the micro-RDK for sensors, devices that measure information about the outside world.
Micro-RDK Servo Models
Support in the micro-RDK for servos, small motors whose position you can precisely control.
Configure a Two-Wheeled Base (Micro-RDK)
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 a Velodyne Camera
Configure a camera that uses velodyne lidar.
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.
Configure a Join Color Depth View
Combine and align the streams of a color and a depth camera.
Configure a BeagleBone Board
Configure a BeagleBone board.
Camera Component
A camera captures 2D or 3D images and sends them to the computer controlling the machine.
Configure a Join Point Clouds View
Combine the point clouds from multiple camera sources and project them to be from the point of view of target_frame.
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.
Configure a Numato Board
Configure a Numato peripheral board.
Configure an Odroid Board
Configure an Odroid board.
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
Instructions for transforming a camera.
Configure an Ultrasonic Sensor (Micro-RDK)
Configure an ultrasonic sensor.
Configure an Ultrasonic Camera
Configure an ultrasonic model camera.
Configure an Ultrasonic Sensor
Configure an ultrasonic model sensor.
Configure a BME280 Environmental Sensor
Configure a BME280 sensor.
Configure a DS18B20 Temperature Sensor
Configure a ds18b20 model sensor.
Modular Resource Examples
Tutorials and repositories with modular resources configuration examples.
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.
Configure a PCA9685 Board
Configure a PCA9685 board.
Power Sensor Component
A device that provides information about a machine’s power systems, including voltage, current, and power consumption.
Configure a Sensirion-SHT3x-DIS Sensor
Configure a sensirion-sht3xd model sensor.
Sensor Component
A device that sends information about the outside world to the computer controlling a machine.
Configure a Single-Axis Gantry
Configure a single-axis gantry.
Configure an UP Board
Configure an UP board.
Configure a Custom Linux Board
Configure a custom Linux board.
Advanced Modular Resources
Some usage may require you to define new APIs or deploy custom components using a server on a remote part
Calibrate a Camera
Calibrate a camera and extract the intrinsic and distortion parameters.
Configure a Multi-Axis Gantry
Configure a multi-axis gantry.
Servo Component
A hobby servo is a special type of small motor whose position you can precisely control.
Configure a GPIO Servo (Micro-RDK)
Configure a gpio servo with a microcontroller.
Configure a GPIO-Controlled Servo
Configure a gpio servo.
Configure a Raspberry Pi-Controlled Servo
Configure a pi servo to integrate a hobby servo controlled by GPIO pins on a Raspberry Pi board.
Extend Viam with Models from 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 AMS-AS5048 Encoder
Configure an AMS-AS5048 encoder.
Configure an Incremental Encoder (Micro-RDK)
Configure an incremental encoder with a microcontroller.
Configure an Incremental Encoder
Configure an incremental encoder.
Configure a Single Encoder (Micro-RDK)
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.