Microchip has rolled out its Accessory Development Starter Kits for Android, which enable accessory development for Google’s Android platform.
Specifically, Android versions 2.3.4 and 3.1 and later include a new framework that allows apps to communicate directly with an accessory connected to a smartphone or tablet, via USB.
The kits consist of a development board and a software library, available via free download from www.microchip.com/get/522D, which enable the development of Android smartphone and tablet accessories based on Microchip’s large portfolio of 16-bit and 32-bit PIC microcontrollers. A video overview of the kit can be viewed at www.microchip.com/get/6CTU.
According to the Nielson Company, Android smartphones comprised 40,8% of all smartphone purchases from June to November 2010. This represents a huge potential market for hardware accessories, including automotive, home, fitness/health and business applications. Microchip’s starter kits make it possible for designers to quickly design, develop and debug electronics accessories for this large and growing market. In addition to providing the schematics and gerber files for the development boards, the free software library includes a sample application protocol and an abstraction layer, which enables designers to focus on creating the application. The development boards feature a USB connector, an onboard debugger, a programming user interface and standard Arduino connectors, for use with a host of third-party ‘Shield’ expansion daughtercards.
Example accessory applications include automotive (car kits, audio, GPS); home (audio docks, remote controls, data backup); fitness/health (glucose meters, fitness equipment); and business (credit-card terminals, projectors).
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