Trev writes to inform us of an Android computer in a USB key. This device is now being prototyped by FXI and has been code named Cotton Candy. “The Cotton Candy is a USB stick sized computer device that allows users a single, secure point of access to all personal cloud services and apps through […]
Tag Archives: Android
IOIO andriod development board gets bluetooth support
Ytai demoed an IOIO android development board over Bluetooth. Connect the board to your Android enabled device and control various IO pins on the board: IOIO is a board providing I/O connectivity for Android. Until recently it would use a USB connection for communicate with Android. Yesterday, I announced Bluetooth support, which is achieved by plugging any […]
Network controlled relays & 3 channel PWM
A new internet controlled lighting project called SplashLight is being developed. It has 4 relays to turn lights on and off, and 3 PWM outputs to drive RGB LEDs. The core of the project is a Cortex M3 uC with an Ethernet PHY/MAC from Texas Instruments. The project includes iPhone, Android, and web applications to […]
Glass Block LED Matrix, controlled outdoors via tablet
Here is a video from Hive 13 that shows how an Android tablet is used to control a glass block LED matrix via a wireless connection. After installing a LED matrix behind a glass block wall in their bathroom, hackers at Hive 13 are figuring out a way to control them. After some initial struggles […]
Source code for the EvalBotADK USB host driver released under GPL V2
TitanMKD has finished up his USB host driver for Android open accessory on EvalBot. He added an external power supply for host applications that can now draw up to the 500mA specified by the USB standard. He also provided an example of it communicating with the DemoKit. Image by Français: CC BY-SA
EvalBot and Android open accessory dev kit
TitanMKD posted an EvalBot driver for Android Open Accessory (ADK): I have just finished to develop an USB Host Driver for Android Open Accessory on EvalBot (it should work also with any other Stellaris ARM chipset supporting USB OTG). The video demo show how it’s easy and fun to communicate with EvalBot with a modern […]
Arduino releasing new ADK, ethernet and sensor dev boards
According to the Arduino Blog they are in the process of releasing several new boards, including an Ethernet Board, Mega Sensor Board and Mega ADK. The Arduino Ethernet combines a regular Arduino board with the Ethernet Shield into a single board designed to power your internet of things projects. It has the ability (if fitted […]
Scripting Bluetooth on Android
Brian writes: I have just finished writing up info on an Android application I am calling BlueScripts along with a demo embedded application BlueZigbee for the Eridani development board. Many embedded system applications need simple message communications between two devices of a repetitive nature. Good examples are any remote control application. These types of of […]
Free O’Reilly webcast: Open Android
O’Reilly is presenting a free webcast on Open Android: What it means to be open and why you would care, on Friday, July 8, 2011 at 10 AM PT. The presentation by Marko Gargenta will last approximately 60 minutes. Open is another buzz word that means many things to many people. In Open Android talk, […]
Android Arduino MIDI sequencer
Here’s a project from SuLuLab using an Android smartphone to send commands via WiFi to an Arduino board in order to control a MIDI sequencer. It uses the new Processing 1.5 which provides Android support. SuLuLab writes: The first application developed to study the new Processing mode is a graphical interface for the simple MIDI […]
Processing 1.5 provides Android support
Processing version 1.5 is available for download. In addition to support for traditional desktop/web development, this release also includes an Android development mode. This should make Android development easier than using the Android SDK. For everything you need to know to start developing in Processing for Android, see the their Android Wiki page.
Open source perception manager
Cellbots is a collection of hobbyists who want to free your cell phone from your pocket and let it connect and move with the real word by integrating it with a robot. Now Anthony Francis, a member of Google’s Cloud Robotics team and a volunteer at Cellbots.com, has been given the green light to contribute […]
Arduino to Android IO on the cheap (aka Poor Man’s NFC)
Joe Desbonnet was looking for a cheap and easy way to transfer data from an Arduino to an Android device. The hack he devised requires only a 1-meter length of wire wound into a coil, a resistor and diode. He writes: This is a little hack that allows very low bandwidth communications in one direction […]
Android ADK with a standard Arduino Uno and USB host shield
Rather than wait for the pricey Google ADK hardware, Mario Bohmer decided to hack away at Android accessory development on his own. Since the Google firmware was based on their dev board, he had to port the firmware and software for use with the Arduino Uno and a USB Host Shield. He reports success using […]
Microchip PIC24 development kit for Android
Here is Microchip’s response to the Arduino based hardware for use with Google’s ADK. Microchip has announced the release of the Microchip PIC24F Accessory Development Start Kit for Android™. This is a standalone board used for evaluating and developing electronic accessories for Google’s Android operating system for smartphones and tablets. Microchip’s PIC24F Accessory Development Starter […]
Arduino based Android Open Accessory Development Kit
Joe Desbonnet informs us of the release by Google of their Android Open Accessory Development Kit (ADK). Interestingly, the ADK is Arduino based! The Android Open Accessory Development Kit (ADK) provides an implementation of an Android USB accessory that is based on the Arduino open source electronics prototyping platform, the accessory’s hardware design files, code […]
Sparkfun IOIO Android interface
SparkFun has announced the upcoming release of their IOIO for Android Board. The IOIO (pronounced “yo-yo”) is a board specially designed to work with your Android device (OS versions 1.5 and greater). The board provides extensive and robust connectivity to an Android device via a USB connection. The IOIO is fully controllable from within an […]
Android as a user interface to hardware projects
Mario Böhmer at Dev-O-Rama wanted to access data from his web enabled embedded HTLPSensorNode Arduino project using his Android phone. He decided to use the Barcode Scanner app instead of a more traditional approach in order to add an artistic angle. Mario describes the theory he employed to build an Android app which takes the […]
Amarino: Android meets Arduino
Several recent posts have dealt with the topic of interfacing Arduino with devices using the Android operating system. Here’s another approach: Amarino. “Android meets Arduino” is a toolkit, basically consisting of an Android application and an Arduino library which will help you to interface with your phone in a new dimension. You can build your […]
Google app inventor open to all
Google has opened up its App Inventor Android development GUI for public use. Formerly offered on an invitation only basis, the app inventor is a browser based IDE for Android apps. While it has its downsides including closed source, mandatory Google registration, no WiFi modules, and the need for a web connection (since compiling of […]