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[KB1147]How to emulate SnapVue or TouchVue on a Mac or Windows OS?

Tags: SnapVue, TouchVue

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3 years ago
By GRCH
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Applies to:

PcVue 15 onwards and its associated SnapVue version.

Caution: This article is internal. The tool described in this article has not been qualified officially but could be used for personal or internal tests.
Summary:

Since PcVue 12, it is not possible anymore to run TouchVue in a web browser installed on Windows OS.

In this article we introduce Bluestacks, an Android emulator tool. In other words, it’s like a virtual Android phone running on a Mac or Windows OS.

With some restrictions, it can be useful for testing SnapVue or TouchVue without having a cell phone. 
Details:

Bluestacks is available for Mac and Windows OS depending on the versions released. You will find this tool here:

Bluestacks 1

 

  • To download applications, you will need an email address in order to install and access to Google Play:

Bluestacks 2

 

This tool has not been fully tested with SnapVue or TouchVue. Therefore, it is not officially qualified by Arc Informatique.

Nevertheless, few tests realized up to now has shown good results. Following, a summary:

  • SnapVue:

Actions like: Trends, Symbol, Mimic, Send command, Open Mimics;

Notifications: From alarms or messages;

Geo-tags: Due to harware limitations, some Geo-tags will be difficult to detect/scan; but it is possible to scan a QR code if you have a Webcam installed on your computer. Also, in the upcoming versions of PcVue; by modifying a property, Zones will be always displayed without scaning a Geo-tag. 

 SnapVue 1

 

 SnapVue 2

 

  •  TouchVue:

Notifications: From alarms;

Trends;

Browsing;

Watch list;

TouchVue 1

 

TouchVue 2

Created on: 20 Jan 2022 Last update: 30 May 2024