Is there a Java API for accessing the USB port in the latest release? Company looking to develop an attachment for data collection.
Best, Roy On Dec 30 2008, 8:53 am, rr...@scires.com wrote: > Justin, > > You say "In 1.0 you don't have access to theUSBport via the Java API > layer. ". Does that imply that there is another interface that may > allow me to access theUSBport? We would like to use the G1 as a > control head for several devices and a wireless link will not be > appropriate. We are hoping to use theUSBto get control information > and data back and forth. > > Thanks, > Rob > > On Dec 15, 5:39 pm, "Justin (Google Employee)" <j...@google.com> wrote: > > > Pavel, > > > It sounds like you're trying to do hardware development, and the SDK > > isn't really designed for this. You can modify the source and, > > assuming you have a developer device, flash your new system on to your > > device. > > > Its unlikely that any device will ever support simultaneous access to > > the SD card by the device and a host computer. The file system of the > > SD card (FAT32) is not designed for this type of multi-host access. > > > Cheers, > > Justin > > Android Team @ Google > > > On Oct 27, 3:59 pm, Pavel Antokolsky aka Zigmar <zig...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > On Oct 24, 6:35 pm, "Justin (Google Employee)" <j...@google.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > In 1.0 you don't have access to theUSBport via the Java API layer. > > > > What is the goal of your project? > > > > Hello Justin, > > > I'm unsure what Chamika is doing, but I have a similar problem. My app > > > needs to communicate with a hardware device (an embedded device, > > > running WindowsCE and acting asUSBhost). Currently, I'm kinda stuck > > > because I can't figure out how to do this. I was hoping to accomplish > > > this by making my app write and read to files at SD Card, while the > > > other device would access those files via mass storage interface, but > > > as discovered recently (discussed in this topic:http://tinyurl.com/6xxovg) > > > an android app can't write on SD card while it is accessible viausb > > > (at G1 unit at least). Could you suggest some direction to look at, > > > please? > > > > Best Regards, > > > Zigmar- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
