Set up an openDAQ™ VirtualBox Device simulator
The openDAQ™ VirtualBox image provides a simulated Device that is discoverable by openDAQ™, and can be connected to using the openDAQ™ client. The Device itself outputs two sine wave Signals, with configurable parameters such as the signal amplitude and frequency.
To start, head over to The openDAQ™ downloads page and download the simulator image. Within this guide we will be using VirtualBox to run the simulator.
Running the simulator
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Open VirtualBox and import the .ova simulator image by navigating to
. Select the image file and click . -
Start the
opendaq_device_simulator
image, and wait for it to prompt for the username and password -
Login with the credentials
User: opendaq
,Password:
opendaq
Your virtual machine should look similar to this:
Running multiple simulators at once
To run multiple simulated Devices at once, for us to be able to connect to them, they must be set up on a separate network adapter:
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Follow Step 1 above to import another virtual machine.
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Navigate to VirtualBox
and click Create to create a new network adapter. -
Open the settings for your 2nd virtual machine, and under
switch the adapter to the newly created one.
You should now be able to discover and connect to both simulators.