To anyone interested:
I've written an independent, third-party Android app for the 121GW called "Meteor". It is a free app and you can get it from the Google Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.westerncomputational.meteorIt was designed to look and function much like the official EEVBlog app, with a few additions:
* Control buttons in landscape mode
* Long-press on control buttons to get alternate functions
* Option for spoken measurements (using Android voice synthesizer)
* Option for continuity tone and/or vibration
* Dark mode option
* Connect/disconnect button and connection-status label
There are a couple of features that the EEVBlog app has that Meteor doesn't (yet):
- Does not support two connected meters or math mode
- Does not capture or log measurements
As with all Android BLE apps, there is no guarantee that Meteor will work with your particular phone. Try it out and see, especially if you've had trouble connecting with the EEVBlog app. If you don't see your meter in the scan list, make sure it's not already connected to another phone or computer. Turning the meter's BLE off and back on (with the 1ms button) can help, as can turning your phone's BLE off and back on again (in the Android Settings app). Note that you will also have to grant Meteor location permissions on your phone, since Android requires this to scan for nearby BLE devices.
I've also written and released an iOS version, which I recently updated to v0.2:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meteor-for-121gw/id1452124710This version adds automatic, continuous datalogging, so now any measurement you receive while connected with the app is automatically recorded for later export. You can limit the number of samples recorded, or turn off logging, using the Settings page. This version also adds some display options and fixes some bugs in some of the VA meter modes.
Both of these apps are still under development and should be considered beta quality. Meteor is something of a testbed for my development on other BLE projects, so bug reports and feature suggestions are always welcome: support@westerncomputational.com.
Regards,
David Lavo
david@westerncomputational.com