Arduino Now Acts As An Android Open Accessory “kit” For Google

Arduino Now Acts As An Android Open Accessory “kit” For Google

Android,a brand which always goes beyond the mobile phone.Now Google picks Arduino for Android Open Accessory “kit”.

A USB micro-controller board that is based on the Arduino Mega2560 and Circuits@HomeUSB Host Shield designs (now referred to as the ADK board), which you will later implement as an Android USB accessory. The ADK board provides input and output pins that you can implement through the use of attachments called “shields.” Custom firmware, written in C++, is installed on the board to define the board’s functionality and interaction with the attached shield and Android-powered device. The hardware design files for the board are located in hardware/ directory.

This is the Arduino board for Android OS (2.3.4 or later) to connect I/O. This item is the same model which is devlivered by Google in USB session of Google I/O 2011. All software are working with this boards set. http://a.android.com/demokit Contents in box RT-ADK 1 RT-ADS 1 microUSB cables 2 Please download software from above URL. RT-ADK、RT-ADS main feature CPU: AVR Base mode: Arduino with USB host function.