Problem: There are a few negatives about using a console without a display such as the GW1000. Namely that there isn't a display and it requires a mobile device to view Live data, to configure the device, and to manage and calibrate it. Here is a solution to run the Android app on a PC computer (on a Mac it may work...untested). Although you can have a GW1000 and a separate display console (such as a WS-2000 or HP2551) at the same time (actually as many display consoles as you want.)
Solution: Run NoxPlayer which is Android running as a virtual OS from Nox on your computer. It is important to run Nox's Multi-Drive setup to manually select Android 7 as a base OS install for the VM. Otherwise it defaults to creating an Android 5 instance and a lot of apps will not work. You'll also need to add network bridge software adapter in the the NoxPlayer. Then you install and run the WS View app. Although this will only work for viewing Live data and managing and calibration. You will not be able to use this for initial network setup of the GW1000.
The reason you will not be able to use this for initial network setup of the GW1000 is because that process requires that the mobile device switch off the local network over to the default pre-setup wireless connection on the GW1000 to give it the network settings. That is something the NoxPlayer Android emulator cannot do.
Download and install NoxPlayer (very easy): https://www.bignox.com/* If you have thought about using Bluestacks instead it will not work. Bluestacks does not have a way to bridge the network connection and thus the WS View will not be able to see your GW1000.
How to set up Bridge Connection in NoxPlayer* These steps need to be done again if Nox Player software gets a major update.
https://www.bignox.com/blog/new-feature-tutorial-set-bridge-connection-play-multiplayer-game-noxplayer-v5-2-0-0/- Go to System Settings
- Select Property settings
- Click on link to Install Network Bridge Connection
- Enable Bridge Connection and select DHCP mode
Installing and running WS View app- Open the Google Play Store and log in with your Google account.*
- Install the WS View app using the Google Play Store.
- Run the WS View app and you should see the GW1000. (If you skipped the Bridged Connection setup or didn't do that step correctly it won't show you the GW1000. Go back and fix that then close and re-open the WS View app.)
* The Google Play Store does not work unless you sign in to that app with your Google account. The NoxPlayer does also support side-loaded .apk files if you prefer but it is then up to you to get the .apk file and maintain the app updates without the Google Play Store. So I don't recommend going that route unless you know what you are doing.
TIP: If you don't like the NoxPlayer look and feel and all those game icons that you can't get rid of then I recommend installing Nova Launcher which changes the Android experience to be more standard and gives you great customization options. If fact I like Nova Launcher so much that I upgraded to the premium paid version to gain extra features and I use it on my Samsung Galaxy phone, as I prefer it to the Samsung launcher that came with the phone.
Screenshot of WS View running in Windows 10 via NoxPlayer
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Yes it is LIVE and refreshes automatically just like on your mobile device. You can resize the NoxPlayer to be just about any size you want on your computer.