[android-developers] Re: USB - IR drivers

2011-09-19 Thread FrankG
Hello Achim, Yes, maybe .. I have no experiences with the new USB Accessory Development Kit, but I assume that this requires the hardware and kernel support means a 3.1 capable devise. Nevertheless it sounds very promising to allow many different external devices. Good luck ! Frank On 17

[android-developers] Re: USB - IR drivers

2011-09-17 Thread al
You are right, Frank, for android versions before 3.1. Using the USB framework introduced with android 3.1, it should be possible from within a java app. On 16 Sep., 13:58, FrankG frankgru...@googlemail.com wrote: Hello ! IMHO to add a new usb mode, you need to change nearly all parts of the

[android-developers] Re: USB - IR drivers

2011-09-17 Thread ColorTheorist
While I do not have experience writing the USB drivers for an IR device, I do have the experience writing USB drivers for an in-house built device that communicates over the USB cable connection. In order to communicate with the device you will need to know how the device reacts over the

[android-developers] Re: USB - IR drivers

2011-09-16 Thread FrankG
Hello ! IMHO to add a new usb mode, you need to change nearly all parts of the platform .. change the kernel ( new usb gadget) add some kernel to framework communication stuff and so on .. Without full platform access something like this is not possible. Good luck ! Frank On 16 Sep., 04:00,