+1 I was lucky enough to get a preview copy of this for review, and I highly recommend it. It's got enough examples and theory to get you started building apps running on Android on the BBB. You'll get a hang of building Android apps that use GPIO, SPI, I2C. And I personally think that it opens up so many possibilities, it's amazing.
-Anuj On Monday, February 23, 2015 at 1:04:33 AM UTC+5:30, William Hermans wrote: > > Hey, Andrew, > > Good Job ! Question though. Do you and your co-author ( plus perhaps packt > ) plan on releasing an electronic version ? Old eyes prefer a medium that > can be easily magnified ( zoom ) for better reading experience . . . > > On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 11:22 AM, Andrew Henderson <hend...@icculus.org > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Hello all! I am happy to announce that one of my colleagues, Aravind >> Prakash, and I have put together a book that gives some practical guidance >> on using Android on the BeagleBone Black platform. This book is "Android >> for the BeagleBone Black" from Packt Publishing (ISBN 978-1784392161), and >> it is now available on Amazon. It covers a number of the details involved >> in installing Android on the BBB using the 3.8 Linux kernel and creating >> apps that interface with hardware connected to the BBB's P8/P9 connectors. >> There are step-by-step instructions on getting ADB over USB running, adding >> device tree overlays to your Android system, and setting up the system at >> boot via the Android init*.rc files. There is also complete source code >> provided for sample apps that use JNI and AsyncTask background threads to >> talk with GPIO, I2C, and SPI hardware. We've selected some nice hardware >> components for the examples that will get you up-and-running without >> requiring you to have extensive hardware knowledge: >> http://i.imgur.com/bz4Fjeq.jpg >> >> Packt has made a sample of the book available for free here: >> http://www.slideshare.net/Products123/android-for-the-beaglebone-black-sample-chapter >> >> Back in 2013, I began experimenting with getting Android running on the >> BeagleBone Black with the 3.8 kernel so that I could quickly and easily >> interface capes and custom hardware with Android. I made a few Android >> 4.2.2 JellyBean images available and I received *thousands* of mails from >> hobbyists, engineers, and students asking all sorts of questions and >> sharing info about what they've discovered while using Android on the BBB. >> The Android building process was a bit rough around the edges, so I tried >> to streamline the process as best as I could. The result was the >> BBBAndroid project (bbbandroid.org), which allows you to build Android >> 4.4.4 KitKat with the 3.8 kernel in only a handful of simple steps. >> >> I was surprised at all of the BBB projects that people have been using >> Android for! A number of engineering firms and universities from all over >> the world have contacted me for advice about using the open hardware design >> of the BBB as an Android EVM or as a basis for new Android gizmos and >> research projects. Having the 3.8 kernel available has allowed them to >> rapidly integrate and test hardware with their Android system prototypes, >> so I've heard about all sorts of tablets, car computers, portable media >> devices, smart toasters, etc. that people have been putting together with >> BBBs running Android. Hopefully, this book will help give people those >> critical missing bits of information that they need to really dig in and >> start creating some nice Android-based projects. Since the tutorials and >> documentation available for Android target the more "official" support for >> Android on the BBB with the 3.2 kernel, this book helps out those of you >> who want to use the BBB's cape manager to easily use commercially-available >> capes and quickly prototype new hardware and get it talking to Android apps. >> >> Enjoy, and be sure to let me know what Android projects you're creating >> for the BBB! >> >> Andrew >> >> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to beagleboard...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
