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Hot News !
If you have ever thought that it would be great to be able to connect a PIC based
development board to an Android mobile or Tablet - Dream no more!
The Android 3.1 platform (also backported to Android 2.3.4) introduces Android Open
Accessory support, which allows external USB hardware to interact with an Androidpowered device in a special "accessory" mode.
Google have released this functionality called the Android Open Accessory toolkit that
will allow PBP developers to use open source hardware interfaces like AMICUS18 to
connect multiple input devices to almost any Android system.
Like other AMICUS18 developments, PBP users can leverage off the widely available
Arduino Shields, one such product is the Android Accessory Demo Shield from RT
Corporation , This new shield enables PBP developers tomwork witht he AMICUS18 to
create real world solutions incorporating sensors, displays, motors, and robotics that
interface directly to Android mobiles and tablets.

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The shield is based upon the Google Android reference design and includes the ability to
interface with a wide range of sensors and control output devices like LEDs and motors.
Previous Android designs focused on physical world interaction depended primarily on
Bluetooth interface technology. That approach was often limited by wireless
connectivity issues and inherent latency concerns. This caused problems in applications
where real-time sensing and control are critical factors.

To address those limitations, the RT-ADK/RT-ADS design features on-board USB and
computer interfaces allowing direct and reliable connection with smart phones and other
Android (release 2.3.4 or later) based devices, as well as compatibility with the Arduino
world and Thus AMICUS18 and PBP

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- 11th May 2011,

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For those that want to create their own shield to connect directly to the Amicus18 /
Android, Google have released the design files for their Arduino reference design,
including the shield design here

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- 13th May 2011,

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That combination could be interesting.
I just got my Amicus board today. Android shields do, indeed, fit. Now I just have to
write some code to make use of all the hardware.
And by the way - who decided on the name 'Amicus' ?

Charles Linquist

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- 13th May 2011,

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What does the name Amicus mean ?
The name Amicus derives from the Latin word Amici, meaning friend. An Amicus is a
person who speaks or performs on your behalf. The Amicus18 board will become your
best friend, allowing a freedom to perform tasks that you never dreamed possible.
It seemed to fit well.

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- 13th May 2011,

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Very nice stuff.
I recently got my first android-type phone; a Garmin A50. It sucks that the latest
update available for this phone at Garmin-Asus is android v2.1 (Eclair), a tad short of
v2.3.4 (Gingerbread).
Supposedly Garmin has pulled out of the cell phone business, so it's highly unlikely that
my new phone will ever get on the list. And now I'm tied to Videotron with this phone
for a while, oh well, such is life.
EDIT: And no reply since March to that question on Garmin forums:
https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?t=17265
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Re: PBP & Android Interfacing

Originally Posted by Demon

I recently got my first android-type phone; a Garmin A50. It sucks that the latest update
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available for this phone at Garmin-Asus is android v2.1 (Eclair), a tad short of v2.3.4
(Gingerbread).

Why be stuck to a USB cable?

http://hak5.org/?s=garage+door+opener&x=0&y=0

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