...
VIrtual Devices emulate real device behaviour. They generate raw messages that are identical similar to real devices. Virtual Devices are helpful for testing HTTP and RabbitMQ integration without having to physically occupy and vacate sensors. There is no need to have a base station to use virtual devices.
Getting started
To start using virtual devices go to the Virtual devices.
...
Fill in the form and click Add.
You can create a maximum of 10 virtual devices. To extend this limit, please contact Nwave.
...
After creating a device, it has to be positioned using SPlace.
...
Message Type | Sending | Use | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heartbeat | Automatic | This messages are sent every 3 hours and are necessary for the Device Monitoring system to track the device’s health status. Heartbeat messages are enabled by default. |
| 2 | Occupancy Status Change | On-demand & periodic | Testing occupancy processing. |
| 3 | Calibration | On-demand | Testing calibration message processing. |
| 4 | User Registration | On-demand | Testing BLE tag authorization |
| Note |
|---|
Real devices must be calibrated after installation. |
Sending messages on-demand
To send message on-demand, click on the Send Messages button.
...
Occupancy Status
Select the Occupancy Status Change message type, the next occupancy status will be displayed below, click Send.
...
User Registration
Select the User Registration message type, enter the SDI tag id and click Send.
| Info |
|---|
SDI tag ID is an 8-digit hexadecimal number |
...
Calibration
Select the Calibration message type and click Send.
| Info |
|---|
Calibration messages will always contain free occupancy status. |
...
Sending messages periodically
...
To configure periodic sending, enable auto-change occupancy toggle, select auto-change occupancy period period and click Save.
...
Occupancy messages will now be generated by your virtual device at the specified period.
Viewing Messages
You can view raw messages sent by a device, by clicking the View Messages button on the device’s row.
...