Index: scripts/globals.sh
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diff -u -r316fd0742fb841e3a6bb27fcc628240a262cb5a3 -r2d38e1a292732115e5884919d3dd7ae7152fa0ad
--- scripts/globals.sh	(.../globals.sh)	(revision 316fd0742fb841e3a6bb27fcc628240a262cb5a3)
+++ scripts/globals.sh	(.../globals.sh)	(revision 2d38e1a292732115e5884919d3dd7ae7152fa0ad)
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 USB_MNT=/media/usb
 
 CLOUDSYNC_FOLDER=cloudsync # both for log and application
+DRYDEMO_FOLDER=drydemo
 
 LOG_LOCATION=$HOME/Desktop
 LOG_OUT_FILE=""
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@
 SRC_PATH_SCRIPTS="scripts"
 SRC_PATH_CONFIG="settings"
 SRC_PATH_CLOUDSYNC="cloudsync"
+SRC_PATH_DRYDEMO="dry-demo"
 SRC_PATH_FONTS="fonts"
 
 DST_IP=""
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@
 DST_PATH_HOME="/home/$DST_USER"
 DST_PATH_SCRIPTS="/home/$DST_USER/scripts"
 DST_PATH_CLOUDSYNC="/home/$DST_USER/cloudsync"
+DST_PATH_CLOUDSYNC="/home/$DST_USER/dry-demo"
 DST_PATH_FONTS="/usr/share/fonts/truetype"
 
 POSTLOG=/tmp/post.log
@@ -116,10 +119,32 @@
 CLOUD_HOME=/home/$CLOUD_USER
 DENALI_USER=denali
 DENALI_HOME=/home/$DENALI_USER
+DEMO_USER=root
+DEMO_HOME=/home/$DEMO_USER
 
 SETTING_CONF_FOLDER_PATH=/var/configurations 
 SETTINGS_CRC_FILE_PATH=$DENALI_HOME/settings.crc
 
+DEMO_MODE=0
+P_CANBUS=can0
+V_CANBUS=can1
+D_CANBUS=$P_CANBUS
+
+function checkDemoMode() {
+  if [ -d "$DEMO_HOME/$DEMO_FOLDER" ]; then
+    DEMO_MODE=1
+  fi
+}
+
+# *** this function should be used without brackets in the if to be effective.
+function isDemoMode() {
+  if [ "$DEMO_MODE" == "1" ]; then
+    return 0 # exit/return     0 for if in bash is true
+  else
+    return 1 # exit/return not 0 for if in bash is false
+  fi
+}
+
 function user_input() {
   read -p "$1? $2" -n 1 -r
   if [ "$CONTINUE" == "y" ]; then
@@ -292,22 +317,43 @@
   post_log      "$(ip addr show $ieth)" # -details -statistics 
 }
 
-function setupCANBus() {
+function setupPCAN() {
   #setting up can interface ----------------- CANBus
   post_log_dash                             " CANBus "
   #current settings can be retrieved by the command below
-  #$ ip -details -statistics link show can0
-  ip link set can0 up type can bitrate 250000 restart-ms 100
-  ifconfig can0 txqueuelen 4000
-  candump can0 -T1 # check if candump can successfully use the port. will terminate in 1ms
+  #$ ip -details -statistics link show $P_CANBUS
+  ip link set $P_CANBUS up type can bitrate 250000 restart-ms 100
+  ifconfig $P_CANBUS txqueuelen 4000
+}
+
+function setupVCAN() {
+  modprobe vcan
+  ip link add dev $V_CANBUS type vcan
+  ip link set $V_CANBUS up
+}
+
+function checkCANBus() {
+  candump $D_CANBUS -T1 # check if candump can successfully use the port. will terminate in 1ms
   if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
       post_log_pass "$POSTMSG_CANBUS$POSTMSG_POSTFIX_PASSED"
-      post_log      "$(ip link show can0)" # -details -statistics 
+      post_log      "$(ip link show $D_CANBUS)" # -details -statistics
   else
       post_log_fail "$POSTMSG_CANBUS$POSTMSG_POSTFIX_FAILED"
   fi
 }
 
+function setupCANBus() {
+  # *** eliminated brackets are intentional. ***
+  if $(isDemoMode); then
+    D_CANBUS=$V_CANBUS
+    setupVCAN
+  else
+    D_CANBUS=$P_CANBUS # it is the default but kept to be consistent.
+    setupPCAN
+  fi
+  checkCANBus
+}
+
 function setupSDCard() {
   #mounting sdcard -------------------------- SD-CARD
   post_log_dash                             " SD-CARD "
@@ -418,7 +464,6 @@
   fi
 }
 
-
 function testApplicationShasum_setup() {
   # ----------------------------------------- Sha256Sum
   post_log_dash                             " Sha256Sum "
@@ -432,7 +477,6 @@
   fi
 }
 
-
 function testApplicationShasum_local() {
   # ----------------------------------------- Sha256Sum
   post_log_dash                             " Sha256Sum "
@@ -446,15 +490,13 @@
   fi
 }
 
-
 function testCloudSystem() {
   # ----------------------------------------- CloudSystem
   post_log_dash                             " CloudSystem "
   post_log      "$(ip addr show $iwlan)" # -details -statistics
   post_log      "$(ping www.diality.staging.kebormed.com -I $iwlan -c 3 -4)"
 }
 
-
 function startCloudSync_setup() {
   # ----------------------------------------- CloudSync
   post_log_dash                             " CloudSync "
@@ -508,7 +550,6 @@
   echo ""
 }
 
-
 function startCloudSync_local() {
   # ----------------------------------------- CloudSync
   post_log_dash                             " CloudSync "
@@ -542,20 +583,34 @@
   fi
 }
 
-
 function startApplication_local() {
   # ----------------------------------------- Denali
   post_log_dash                             " Denali "
   #launching denali application
   DENALI_VERSION="$($DENALI_HOME/$DENALI_BIN -v)"
   if [ -n "$DENALI_VERSION" ]; then
     post_log_pass "$DENALI_VERSION" # log UI Software version
+    # *** eliminated brackets are intentional. ***
+    if $(isDemoMode); then
+      APPLICATION_PARAMS="$APPLICATION_PARAMS"" -q -D -A $D_CANBUS"
+    fi
     sudo -u $DENALI_USER  $DENALI_HOME/$DENALI_BIN $APPLICATION_PARAMS 1>> /tmp/denali.out 2>> /tmp/denali.out &
   else
     post_log_fail "Unknown Applicaion Version for $DENALI_HOME/$DENALI_BIN"
   fi
 }
 
+function startDemoMode_local() {
+  # *** eliminated brackets are intentional. ***
+  if $(isDemoMode); then
+    # ----------------------------------------- Demo Mode
+    post_log_dash                             " Demo Mode "
+    local DRYDEMO_PATH=$DEMO_HOME/$DEMO_FOLDER
+    cd $DRYDEMO_PATH
+    ./run.py > $DRYDEMO_PATH.log & # create the log file at same level and name of the folder.
+    post_log "Dry-Demo Started"
+  fi
+}
 
 function timerStart() {
   time_start=$(date +%s)
@@ -574,6 +629,7 @@
   setupConsoleout
   disableRootSSH
   cleanupPOSTLogs  
+  checkDemoMode
   queryOSVersion
   setupCANBus
   setupResolved
Index: scripts/run.sh
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diff -u -r3f328e08487912536ea5f9633014d08fd2010dac -r2d38e1a292732115e5884919d3dd7ae7152fa0ad
--- scripts/run.sh	(.../run.sh)	(revision 3f328e08487912536ea5f9633014d08fd2010dac)
+++ scripts/run.sh	(.../run.sh)	(revision 2d38e1a292732115e5884919d3dd7ae7152fa0ad)
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@
 applicationPOST
 testApplicationShasum_local
 startCloudSync_local
+startDemoMode_local
 startApplication_local
 timerEndLog
Index: scripts/start.sh
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diff -u -rccddb9de7bc94036e130e034b1de67dca00e028d -r2d38e1a292732115e5884919d3dd7ae7152fa0ad
--- scripts/start.sh	(.../start.sh)	(revision ccddb9de7bc94036e130e034b1de67dca00e028d)
+++ scripts/start.sh	(.../start.sh)	(revision 2d38e1a292732115e5884919d3dd7ae7152fa0ad)
@@ -20,10 +20,16 @@
 
 source ./globals.sh
 
+DEMO_SETUP=0
+DEMO_SWITCH="-D"
+if [ "$2" == $DEMO_SWITCH ]; then
+    DEMO_SETUP=1
+fi
+
 function displayHelp() {
   if [ "$1" = "-h" -o "$1" = "--help" ]; then
     echo -e "-h \t This help"
-    echo "usage start.sh [ <device ip> [xxx] or [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] or [] ]"
+    echo "usage start.sh [ <device ip> [xxx] or [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] ]"
     exit 0
   fi
 }
@@ -86,7 +92,7 @@
 }
 
 function sshRun() {
-  ssh $SSH_PARAM $DST_USER@$DST_IP $1
+  ssh $SSH_PARAM $DST_USER@$DST_IP $1::
   return $?
 }
 
@@ -230,6 +236,17 @@
   copyFileTo      $DENALI_BIN           $DST_PATH_HOME
 }
 
+function setupDemoMode() {
+  if [ $DEMO_SETUP != 0 ]; then return fi
+  echo_dash_comment
+  echo_dash_message "Installing Dry-Demo"                                               | tee -a $LOG_OUT_FILE
+  echo_dash_comment
+  sshRun "killall python3"
+  sshRun "rm    -frd                    $DST_PATH_DRYDEMO;"
+  sshRun "mkdir -p                      $DST_PATH_DRYDEMO;"
+  copyFolderTo  $SRC_PATH_DRYDEMO       $DST_PATH_DRYDEMO
+}
+
 function connect() {
   echo_dash_comment
   echo_dash_message "please ssh into device $DST_IP and run ./setup.sh"
@@ -266,6 +283,7 @@
   setupCloudSync
   setupFonts
   setupApplication
+  setupDemoMode
 }
 
 # running the main function