Welcome to the Sun SPOT Emulator!

The Sun SPOT software includes an emulator capable of running Sun SPOT software just the way the physical Sun SPOT does – either for testing or when a real Sun SPOT is not available.

Virtual Sun SPOTs appear in a graphical window that depicts their sensor panel, controls, and outer casing. Programs running on a virtual Sun SPOT can do almost anything a physical Sun SPOT can do, including:

• change LED color and illumination
• set digital pin output levels
• receive and send messages by radio (network emulated)
• sense the emulated light level and temperature
• sense emulated acceleration
• sense pushing of emulated switch buttons and the reset button
• sense emulated digital pin input levels and analog input voltages

Using your mouse, you can control the emulated environment sensed by the virtual Sun SPOT.

Next: Running the Sun SPOT Emulator