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Andreas Goransson has created a set of libraries and tools for Arduino ADK boards to communicate easily over USB with Android devices, in collaboration with David Cuartielles Ruiz. He is an active contributor to popular programming communities, where he creates both tools and libraries.

David Cuartielles Ruiz is co-founder of the Arduino prototyping platform and head of the Prototyping Laboratory at K3, Malmo University, Sweden. Together with Andreas Goransson, he has written libraries that enable Arduino to communicate with Android phones over Bluetooth.

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INTRODUCTION xxi

PART I: WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ACCESSORIES

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO ANDROID OPEN ACCESSORY 3

I, Android 3

The Three Laws of Android 4

The Android Philosophy 6

Other Popular Systems 7

Preinstalled Applications 8

What Is Android Open Accessory? 9

Android USB in Short 9

Developing Android Accessories 10

What Is Arduino? 10

How Does AOA Work with Arduino? 11

What Can You Do with AOA? 12

What Can’t You Do with AOA? 13

Why it Matters that Google Chose Arduino 14

Summary 15

CHAPTER 2: SETTING UP THE (ARDUINO) HARDWARE 17

Choosing Microcontroller Boards for Your Project 18

One Platform, Many Architectures 18

Shields 26

Choosing Sensors and Actuators for Your Project 29

Sensors 30

Actuators 34

Powering up Your Project 38

Ways to Power up Your Project 38

Arduino Feeding Your Phone 41

Summary 41

CHAPTER 3: UNDERSTANDING DATA COMMUNICATION 43

Data Communication Basics 43

Protocols 44

Terminology 45

Hardware Layer for the Communication Protocol 47

ADB 47

Accessory Mode 48

Host Mode 48

TCP/IP 50

Audio Port 52

Bluetooth Options 53

Introducing MQTT 54

Heads Up! 55

MQTT Messages 58

P2PMQTT: A Modifi ed MQTT 63

Establishing a Connection 63

Subscribing to a Topic 63

Publishing a Message 64

Disconnecting 64

Summary 64

CHAPTER 4: SETTING UP DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS 67

Setting up Android Development 67

Android Development Environment 69

Hello, Android! 79

Setting up Arduino Development 80

Arduino Development Environment 80

Hello, Arduino! 82

Hello Open Accessory App 85

The Temperature Sensor 85

The Arduino Sketch 87

The Android Project 88

Ready to Go 88

Summary 89

CHAPTER 5: CREATING THE ACCESSORY LIBRARY 91

Getting Started with Android Libraries 92

Building the P2PMQTT Library 92

Preparing the Library Project 92

Sketching the API 93

Implementing MQTT 94

Decoding MQTT 108

Managing Open Accessory Connections 117

Creating the Connection Class 117

USB Connection 119

Bluetooth Connection 123

Creating the Connection 126

Summary 131

CHAPTER 6: USING YOUR ACCESSORY LIBRARY 133

Using Custom Android Libraries 133

The WroxAccessories Library 134

Building the Mini Projects 137

The LSMSD 137

The Parking Assistant 145

The Basic Robot 154

The Sampler 164

Summary 170

CHAPTER 7: DIGITAL ARDUINO 171

Digital Actuators 172

The Blinking LEDs 172

Controlling a Desk Lamp — The Relay 178

Digital Project 1: Large SMS Display 182

Writing the Arduino Program 186

Digital Sensors 190

Buttons and Switches 190

Tilt Sensor 194

Digital Project 2: Small Sampler 197

Summary 202

CHAPTER 8: ANALOG ARDUINO 205

Analog Actuators 206

The Piezo Element 207

Motors 211

Analog Project 1: The Basic Robot 215

Analog Sensors 223

Potentiometers 224

Ultrasound Sensors 228

Analog Project 2: The Parking Assistant 233

Summary 239

PART II: PROJECTS

CHAPTER 9: BIKE RIDE RECORDER 243

The Concept Behind Bike Computers 244

The Design Brief 245

Working with the Arduino Side 246

Creating the Hardware and Mechanics 247

Programming the Bike Computer 251

Building the Android App 259

Creating the Bike Ride Recorder Project 260

Creating the User Interface 261

Setting up the AoaService 266

Building the Main Menu Activity 271

Building the Recording Activity 271

Building the List Recordings View 282

Building the Playback View Activity 285

Making Further Improvements 290

Mechanics 290

More Sensors 290

Making a Better App 290

Summary 291

CHAPTER 10: KITCHEN LAMP 293

The Concept 293

The Design Brief 295

The Arduino Side 296

Hardware 298

Software 301

Building The Android App 307

Sketching the Application Layout 307

Create the Kitchen Lamp Project 308

Create the User Interface 308

Building the Kitchen Timer 313

Responding to Phone Calls 315

Listen for SMS Events 319

Connecting to the WroxAccessory 322

Further Improvements 325

Product-ready Embedded System 326

Making a Better App 326

Summary 327

CHAPTER 11: MR. WILEY 329

The Concept 330

The Design Brief 331

The Arduino Side 332

The Hardware 332

The Firmware (on the Robot Board) 335

Creating Software for the Mega ADK Board 340

Building the Android App 342

Sketching the Application Layout 343

Creating the Mr. Wiley Project 343

Building the Computer Vision Algorithm 348

Connecting to the WroxAccessory 358

Making Further Improvements 364

Electronics 364

Making a Better App 364

Summary 364

INDEX 365