Android SDK for TI processors
23 January 2013
Design Automation
Texas Instruments announced the availability of a new development kit that brings Android 4.1.2 (‘Jelly Bean’) to Sitara AM335x Cortex-A8 processors. This complete software offering allows innovators to fully evaluate Android 4.1.2 on embedded applications running on TI’s Sitara processors for easier and faster navigation.
Sitara ARM developers can now take advantage of Android 4.1.2 for feature-rich, low-power applications, including wearable gadgets such as watches, goggles, display panels for home appliances and automation, enterprise tablets, point-of-sale terminals, portable navigation devices and industrial automation.
Complete with pre-integrated connectivity and 3D graphics capabilities, the Android 4.1.2 development kit provides a stable software foundation for Sitara AM335x processor-based products.
To help developers quickly and easily integrate and evaluate Android-based applications, the development kit is fully tested using the Android compatibility test suite on the AM335x evaluation module (EVM), AM335x Starter Kit and BeagleBone development boards, and a number of BeagleBone Cape plug-in boards such as the LCD7 Cape, DVI-D Cape and Camera Cape.
The kit also features:
* Integrated Android Open Accessory protocol support, allowing connectivity to any Android-based accessory with AM335x products.
* Haptics feedback, accelerometer and ambient light sensors.
* Soft navigation keys, supported on landscape displays to help customers build products without any mechanical keys onboard.
* Multiple USB features, including USB pen drive support and USB-based camera capture and preview.
* 3D graphics using Imagination Technologies’ POWERVR SGX OpenGL accelerator drivers and libraries.
* Application notes, guides and test results to help developers with their designs.
The Android 4.1.2 Development Kit for TI’s Sitara ARM Cortex-A8 processors is available for free download, with no development or production restrictions. Developers interested in experimenting with the latest Android code for Sitara can also visit the open-source community at arowboat.org.
For more information contact EBV Electrolink, +27 (0)21 402 1940, [email protected], www.ebv.com
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