About this app

Use the XR-3 Remote companion app to remotely monitor and control Applied Instruments' WiFi enabled XR-3 Modular Test Instrument when paired with a compatible Android phone or tablet. The mobile device connects to the XR-3 satellite meter using WiFi technology without using any 4G data and without going through the internet.

Application example: Connect your XR-3 satellite meter at the ground block location and power on the XR-3. Then pair your XR-3 to your Android mobile device via WiFi. Climb the ladder with your phone on an armband, run the XR-3 Remote app, and check signal level and quality and re-align your satellite dish without having to first remove the LNBF head and temporarily connect short coax jumper cables from the LNBF to your satellite meter. The XR-3 meter's screen is mirrored on your mobile device, allowing you to identify the satellite, toggle to different satellites and transponders and measure RF level, demodulated signal quality, and LNB LO drift. This method offers safety and speed advantages for the satellite technician.

Present Limitations:
1) Only works with XR-3 hardware version 3.01 (XR-3's with optional WiFi hardware module installed). To confirm the hardware version of your XR-3, press MENU, select Versions from the Main Menu and refer to the Base HW Version field. If your XR-3 doesn't have hardware version 3.01, contact Applied Instruments for a quote to have it modified.
2) XR-3 Remote app only works with the XR-3's satellite meter modules.
3) Only the XR-3's main Run screen and AZ/EL screens are viewable and controllable via the mobile device. Increased functionality (more screens) will be offered at a later date via software updates.
4) Only 1 mobile device can be connected to each XR-3 at a time.
5) WiFi range of Android mobile device to XR-3 satellite meter varies depending on obstacles and terrain, but is approximately 100 to 300 feet.

What do I need to get started?
1) Android phone or tablet running Android 4.0.3 or later
2) WiFi Enabled XR-3 Modular Test Instrument (hardware version 3.01) with a related satellite meter module

For more details about WiFi functions of the WiFi-enabled XR-3, visit http://www.appliedin.com/www/assets/products/XR_3/downloads/XR-3_Meter_WiFi_Operations.pdf

For more details about the XR-3 Remote Android app, visit http://www.appliedin.com/www/assets/products/XR_3/downloads/XR-3_Remote_Android_App.pdf

How do I link my Android mobile device to the XR-3?
Method 1:
a.) Power on your XR‐3.
b.) Enable the Wi‐Fi hotspot on your phone. Note: If your phone or cellular plan doesn’t support the Wi‐Fi hotspot
feature, then proceed to Method 2.
c.) On your XR‐3, select MENU --> WiFi --> WiFi Networks. Select your phone mobile hotspot’s SSID from the list of available WiFi Networks and enter the password, if applicable. You can also save this network as one of your five
favorite WiFi Networks.
d.) On your XR‐3, exit the WiFi menu to return to the XR-3 meter’s Run screen (where your bar graphs are shown)
e.) On your phone, open the XR‐3 Remote app. The phone will sync with your meter and your meter’s main Run
screen display will be mirrored on the phone.

Method 2:
a.) Power on your XR‐3.
b.) Turn on Wi‐Fi on your phone if it’s not already enabled.
c.) When searching on your phone for the wireless network that you’d like to join, select the SSID (name) of your
XR‐3 and enter the password.
In your XR‐3, you can view and modify its related SSID and password by selecting MENU --> WiFi -->
WiFi Menu --> WiFi Options --> Hands Free Cfg.
d.) On your XR‐3, exit the WiFi menu to return to the meter’s Run screen (where your bar graphs are shown)
e.) On your phone, open the XR‐3 Remote app. The phone will sync with your meter and your meter’s main Run
screen display will be mirrored on the phone.

Learn more about the Applied Instruments XR-3 and other Applied Instruments products at www.appliedin.com

New features

Fixed issue with some devices not connecting with the hotspot method.