Professional Android Open Accessory Programming with Arduino

01/21/2013 · No Responses

Learn how to control your home or car from your Android smartphone – air conditioning, lights, entertainment systems, and more!

Android Open Accessory is a new, simple, and secure protocol for connecting any microcontroller-empowered device to an Android smartphone or tablet. This Wrox guide shows Android programmers how to use AOA with Arduino, the microcontroller platform, to control such systems as lighting, air conditioning, and entertainment systems from Android devices. Furthermore, it teaches the circuit-building skills needed to create games and practical products that also take advantage of Android technology.

Introduces Android Open Accessory and shows how to set up the hardware and development environment
Explains how to code both Android and Arduino elements of an accessory
Features four complete projects developers can build using various sensors and indicators/actuators, including source code
Gives Android developers the tools to create powerful, sophisticated projects

Professional Android Open Accessory with Android ADK and Arduino opens exciting new opportunities for Android developers.

From the Back Cover
An innovative approach to using your smartphone for home automation

Android Open Accessory (AOA) is a simple and secure protocol for connecting any microcontroller-empowered device to an Android smartphone or tablet. This unique book shows you how to use AOA with Arduino, the microcontroller platform, in order to automate everyday tasks in your home—such as lighting, air conditioning, and entertainment systems—with your smartphone. Assuming basic knowledge of the Android framework, this visionary author duo provides you with the tools you need to create powerful, sophisticated projects. Detailed explanations, helpful examples, and accessible prototypes all contribute to empowering you to take full advantage of Android technology.

Professional Android Open Accessory Programming with Arduino:

Reviews the various options available for connecting an Arduino-based prototype to an Android phone
Covers the basics of data communication and introduces MQTT
Guides you through setting up both Android and Arduino
Demonstrates how to build an Android library and create Android accessory applications
Describes the processes for building each of the featured projects, using various sensors and indicators/actuators

Table of Contents
Part I: Welcome to the Wonderful World of Accessories
Chapter 1. Introduction to Android Open Accessory
Chapter 2. Setting Up the (Arduino) Hardware
Chapter 3. Understanding Data Communication
Chapter 4. Setting up Development Environments
Chapter 5. Creating the Accessory Library
Chapter 6. Using Your Accessory Library
Chapter 7. Digital Arduino
Chapter 8. Analog Arduino

Part II: Projects
Chapter 9. Bike Ride Recorder
Chapter 10. Kitchen Lamp
Chapter 11. Mr Wiley