The EdgeX Device Virtual is a device service that simulates devices that generate synthetic readings in various data types and respond to commands.
These are useful when demonstrating EdgeX or executing functional/performance tests without real devices.
Enable snaps on Debian and install edgex-device-virtual
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:
sudo snap install snapd
Install edgex-device-virtual
To install edgex-device-virtual, simply use the following command: