Live Demo¶

The live demo lets you explore the SQMeter web interface without owning any hardware.

What the demo is¶

The demo is a fully interactive copy of the SQMeter web UI. All pages work — Dashboard, System, Settings, and Updates — and you can interact with every control.

It runs entirely in your browser. There is no server, no ESP32, and no network connection to any device.

Simulated data

All sensor readings, system status, and WiFi networks shown in the demo are generated by a mock layer in the browser. The values change on a realistic interval to illustrate live behaviour, but they are not measurements from real hardware.

What you can do in the demo¶

Browse all four pages of the web interface
Scan for WiFi networks (returns a fixed list of example networks)
Edit settings and click Save (changes are not persisted across page loads)
Use the Test MQTT Connection button (always returns a simulated success)
Select a firmware or filesystem file and click Upload (shows a fake progress bar — no file is actually sent anywhere)

What the demo does not do¶

Connect to a real ESP32
Store any configuration
Send any data anywhere
Require sign-in or any account

Values shown¶

All readings are illustrative. For example:

Reading	Demo value	What it represents
SQM	~21.45 mag/arcsec²	Typical truly dark site (Bortle 2)
Bortle	2	Excellent dark sky
Temperature	~12.4 °C	Ambient air temperature
Humidity	~64.8 %	Typical night-sky observing conditions

Small random jitter is applied each second to simulate a live sensor feed.

Source¶

The demo mock layer is part of the main SQMeter repository. See web/src/mocks/ for the simulated data and handlers.