Dialtone Mock Mode Skill

Dialtone Mock Mode enables hardware-free development of the dashboard UI and telemetry pipelines. It simulates sensors, video, and system signals to keep the dev loop fast and reliable.

Core Focus

• •Run UI and data pipelines without physical hardware.
• •Generate realistic mock telemetry and video streams.
• •Disable heavy drivers and AI features to speed iteration.

Capabilities

• •Provide fake heartbeat, attitude, GPS, and video feeds.
• •Toggle mock execution for predictable test runs.
• •Support UI and workflow validation in a lightweight mode.

Inputs

• •Mock mode flags and environment options.
• •Desired telemetry profiles or ranges.
• •UI feature targets for validation.

Outputs

• •Deterministic mock streams and status data.
• •Debuggable UI state and reproducible demos.
• •Notes on differences from hardware mode.

Workflows

This skill can use many workflows, including:

• •docs/workflows/ticket.md for UI or pipeline tasks.
• •docs/workflows/subtask_expand.md for mock data coverage.
• •docs/workflows/issue_review.md for UI regressions.

Plugins

This skill can use many plugins, including:

• •./dialtone.sh ui for dashboard behavior.
• •./dialtone.sh camera and ./dialtone.sh mavlink for simulated IO boundaries.
• •./dialtone.sh logs and ./dialtone.sh test for validation and snapshots.

Example Tasks

• •Validate UI flows using simulated telemetry.
• •Reproduce a camera pipeline issue in mock mode.
• •Build a demo sequence with consistent sensor playback.

Notes

• •Activate with dialtone start --mock when hardware is absent.
• •Document deviations between mock and hardware paths.