Virtual Device Modeling (+ Blender for Twin 3D)

Virtual Device Modeling (+ Blender for Twin 3D) · Firmware Development with the VS Code-based TESA Digital Twin course

Objectives

Design what the Twin simulates: a device model with sensors, behaviour, and a repeatable event script, together with Blender basics for the 3D model the Twin displays.

Lessons

#	Lesson	Content
1	Virtual Device, behavior, event scripts and a 3D model for the Twin	Defining the device model, sensors, behaviour, and a timed event script, then preparing a 3D model in Blender to export as GLB for the Twin
2	Lab: building a Virtual Device and an event script	Building the device model, defining behaviour, writing a repeatable event script, and (recommended) a brief Blender exercise, exporting a GLB

Approximate time per the original: about 4–5 hours (lessons) + a 3–3.5 hour lab (+ 1–1.5 hours if doing Lab E Blender).

Accompanying sheets and templates (in the resources/ folder of lesson 1):

• blender-twin-cheatsheet.md
• device-model-checklist.md
• sample-virtual-device.template.json

Checkpoint

Before moving to the next module, check that you can do the following:

• A device-model.json (or equivalent) with ≥ 2 sensor types
• At least one behaviour path with an observable result
• A repeatable event script, with evidence of the result in the visualization
• (Recommended) a .glb file from Blender

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