function openWebSocket() {

            console.log("OpenWEbsocket!");
            //printReadyState();

            if ("WebSocket" in window) {

                var ip = IoDataHelper.readDataModelValue(VlxDevConstants.EXT_BROWSER_IP);
                // for testing


                   }
                }if (!vproduction) {
                    if (ip == "") {
                        ip = "192.168.0.124";

                var port = IoDataHelper.readDataModelValue(VlxDevConstants.EXT_BROWSER_PORT);

                wsUri = "ws://" + ip + ":" + port + "/";

                console.log("--------------------------------------------------------");
                console.log("IP ADDRESS FOR SOCKET:" + wsUri);
                console.log("--------------------------------------------------------");


                if (((vlxWebSocket != null) && (vlxWebSocket.readyState == vlxWebSocket.OPEN)) ||
                ((vlxWebSocket != null) && (vlxWebSocket.readyState == vlxWebSocket.CLOSED)) || (vlxWebSocket==null))
                {
                    console.log("Socket exists and is idle");
                    vlxWebSocket = null;

                    vlxWebSocket = new WebSocket(wsUri);
                    vlxWebSocket.binaryType = "arraybuffer";
                    vlxWebSocket.onmessage = onMessage;
                    vlxWebSocket.onopen = onOpen;
                    vlxWebSocket.onclose = onClose;
                    vlxWebSocket.onerror = onError;

                }
                else {
                    return;
                }


            }