Smart Home Appliance Simulator

This website is provided as a service to partner developers who do not have actual appliance devices.

Developers can test their applications using Cloud APIs and our simulator, which acts as a virtual device.

- URL

https://simulator.cspserver.net/

- Cloud API

You can also use Smart Home Cloud APIs for virtual devices.

https://simulator.cspserver.net/api/

*(refer to Samsung Smart Home Cloud API Specification.pdf)

- Environment

Web Browser : Chrome, Opera, Firefox, Safari, IE8 or above (Recommended)

Display : Screen width > 1024 (Recommended)

To use this service, you must be a registered member of Samsung Account and also registered as a Partner.

If you are not a partner, you may request for partnership at http://developer.samsung.com/smart-home.

1. 1) Smart Home Appliance Simulator : This logo acts as a home button. Click here wherever you are to come back to the main page.
2. 2) Log in / Log out : Log in to start your experience with Smart Home Appliance Simulator
3. 3) My Appliance : This menu will appear once you have created at least one appliance. This is where you can test your application with our simulators.
4. 4) FAQ : Here are some frequently asked questions. If you have any questions, try our FAQ for answers.
5. 5) Notice : Any announcements or information regarding the simulator website will be posted here for your reference.
6. 6) User Guide : If you are using the simulator for the first time, review the User Guide on how to use our website.

You can create a virtual device in a couple of ways.

When you are creating a virtual device for the very first time, you will start at the main page.

1. 1) Select an appliance you wish to create and click.
2. 2) Enter a device name and create.

When you have at least one created device, you will be directed to the My Appliance page.

1. 1) Click on the Plus button.
2. 2) Select the type of appliance you wish to create.
3. 3) Enter a device name and create.

You will be able to manage all of your virtual devices from this device dashboard.

1. 1) Use the navigation buttons to see more created devices.
2. 2) The device you are working on currently will be highlighted.
3. 3) You can filter the devices by Device Type for easier viewing.
4. 4) Click on the Add button to create a new virtual device.
5. 5) Click on the Settings button to edit your devices.

To edit your devices, first click on the Settings button.

1. 1) To delete a device, click on the delete button of the device you wish to delete (*delete cannot be undone)
2. 2) To edit the name of a device, click on the edit button of the device you wish to edit.
   Once an edit box appears, revise the name in the edit box and click the save button.
3. 3) To cancel making changes, click on the return button (*delete cannot be undone)

1. 1) Select a device to query.
2. 2) Information on selected device is shown here.
3. 3) On the Device Panel, enter figures for any of the functions you wish to query.
   The query results will be shown as either success or failure on your screen for about 1 second.
4. 4) The queried status will be shown in the Device Status area
5. 5) Items with asterisks(*) are controllable with APIs. Place your mouse over to see a sample query.
6. 6) Click the refresh button to display the latest sever data on the Device Panel and Device Status.

Notification

You can get notification as a response to the command that you input to a device on the simulator.

To register for receiving notification, please enter your Callback URI on the developer website.

1. 1) Call POST subscriptions API to the simulator server.

   ex) POST https://simulator.cspserver.net/api/subscriptions

   {
  "Subscriptions": ["12345678-ABCD-0000-0000-000000000FFF"]
}

2. 2) Query(Control) your device on the Device Panel on the simulator.

   ex) Set Power to Off

3. 3) The simulator server will send the result to your Callback URI, along with notification payload.

     {
   	  "Notification": {
	   	"Events": [{
		   	"id": "12345678-ABCD-0000-0000-000000000FFF",
		   	"resource": "Operation",
		   	"eventTime": "2015-09-15T01:49:01",
		   	"eventTimeUTC": "2015-09-15T01:49:01+00:00",
		   	"event": "Notified",
		   	"Operation": {
		   		"power": "Off"
		   	}
	   	}]
 	  }
}

Please refer to Samsung Smart Home Cloud API Specification.pdf for details about Subscription and Notification.