Yay! I have got a new toy in the house to play with – Just bought Arduino ADK board. Ever since Google announced Android ADK at Google I/O 2011, I have been trying to get hold of one. I couldn’t get it till now because of my geographical location and the demand for the board. Finally, I have ordered it from SimpleLabs, Chennai and received the package yesterday. I will be playing around with it in the next couple of weeks and share my experience in this blog.
What is Android ADK?
Android 3.1 introduces powerful new APIs which allows external USB hardware to interact with an Android device. The APIs are based on a USB stack and services that are built into the platform, including support for both USB host and device interactions. Using the APIs, we can create applications that are able to discover, communicate with, and manage a variety of device types connected over USB. More info here.
Arduino ADK
The Arduino ADK is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega2560 (datasheet). It has a USB host interface to connect with Android based phones, based on the MAX3421e IC. It has 54 digital input/output pins (of which 14 can be used as PWM outputs), 16 analog inputs, 4 UARTs (hardware serial ports), a 16 MHz crystal oscillator, a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header, and a reset button. Source: Arduino.cc
-- Varun
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