{"id":15835,"date":"2022-09-15T11:37:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T18:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/?p=15835"},"modified":"2025-03-20T13:03:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T20:03:30","slug":"how-do-i-connect-bluetooth-and-usb-sensors-to-a-progressive-web-app-version-of-graphical-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/15835","title":{"rendered":"How do I connect Bluetooth sensors to the Progressive Web App version of Graphical Analysis (and other Vernier apps)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graphical Analysis is available both as an installed application and as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/15246\">Progressive Web App<\/a> (PWA) on some platforms. (This is also true for our apps Spectral Analysis and Instrumental Analysis apps.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sensor connection process to a PWA includes an additional step compared to the installed application because you must give the browser permission to connect to the sensor before the app running in the browser can connect to it. The steps here describe that process for wireless Bluetooth connection of a Go Direct sensor to the PWA version of Graphical Analysis. (See also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/15928\">instructions for connecting sensors via USB<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open a new Chrome (or Edge) browser window and enter the URL for the Progressive Web App (PWA) version of Graphical Analysis\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/graphicalanalysis.app\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/graphicalanalysis.app\">https:\/\/graphicalanalysis.app<\/a><\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From the New Experiment dialog box, click or tap <strong>Sensor Data Collection<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For <a href=\"https:\/\/spectralanalysis.app\">Spectral Analysis<\/a>, click or tap <strong>Connect a Spectrometer<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>For <a href=\"https:\/\/instrumentalanalysis.app\">Instrumental Analysis<\/a>, click or tap <strong>Connect an Instrument<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>To access the new experiment box, click or tap File Menu, <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"25\" class=\"wp-image-22610\" style=\"width: 80px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/File-menu-icon.png\" alt=\"File menu button\">, and select <strong>New Experiment<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/image-1024x727.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/image-1024x727.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/image-600x426.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/image-768x545.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/image.jpeg 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Turn on your sensor and verify that the Bluetooth LED on the sensor is flashing red.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If the LED is flashing green then it is already connected to another device. To disconnect the sensor from that device, press and hold the power button on the sensor until the sensor powers off, then turn the sensor on again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From the Sensor Setup dialog box, click or tap Wireless, <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"29\" class=\"wp-image-19624\" style=\"width: 80px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/Wireless.png\" alt=\"Wireless button\">.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/image-1-1024x525.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/image-1-1024x525.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/image-1-600x308.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/image-1-768x394.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/image-1.jpeg 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From the &#8220;app wants to pair&#8221; dialog box, select the sensor you want to use, then click or tap Pair, <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"27\" class=\"wp-image-23525\" style=\"width: 60px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Pair.png\" alt=\"Pair button\">.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If a sensor does not appear in the box, make sure the sensor is on and its Bluetooth LED is flashing red.<\/li>\n<li>If no sensors appear in the box, make sure your browser permissions allow Bluetooth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"896\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/image-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/image-2.jpeg 896w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/image-2-600x576.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/image-2-768x737.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Once your sensor is paired, you can make adjustments to the <strong>Sensor Channels<\/strong> for that sensor, if needed. <em>This is not applicable to all sensors.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"7\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Repeat Steps 4 \u2013 6 to connect additional sensors, if needed. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/image-3-1024x525.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/image-3-1024x525.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/image-3-600x308.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/image-3-768x394.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/image-3.jpeg 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"8\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click or tap Done, <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"55\" height=\"26\" class=\"wp-image-23524\" style=\"width: 55px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/done-2.png\" alt=\"\">, to proceed to data collection.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Links<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/15928\/\">How do I connect USB sensors to the Progressive Web App version of Graphical Analysis (and other Vernier apps)?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/15246\/\">What is the difference between a Progressive Web App and an installed version of Graphical Analysis and other Vernier apps?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graphical Analysis is available both as an installed application and as a Progressive Web App (PWA) on some platforms. (This is also true for our&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8976,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15835\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}