Thanks for the advice.  We may very well go with the route of communicating 
with arduino over USB.  
Regards,  Jerry

On Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 8:13:08 AM UTC-7, Ytai wrote:
>
> I don't know specifically about this radio, but indeed SPI is possible. 
> Usually, unless the device has some weird timing requirements, there should 
> be no problem. You should be able to translate the Arduino-based library to 
> Java.
> Alternatively, you can leave the Arduino in the loop and use the Android 
> as display only. In this case, what I would do is have the Arduino present 
> the data that needs to be displayed over UART or I2C and consume it via a 
> IOIO.
> Another option is not to use the IOIO and use one of the Arduino boards 
> that can talk to Android over USB or add a Bluetooth shield to the Arduino.
>
> On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 2:47 PM, Jerry Howard <[email protected] 
> <javascript:>> wrote:
>
>> We are currently using a small Arduino type board to manage an attached 
>> LoRa radio similar to the SparkFun RFM69 at 915MHz.  There is a fine 
>> arduino c++ library (RadioHead) that we use.   We also use sensors attached 
>> to the arduino board and send sensor data over the LoRa radio to a central 
>> hub.
>>
>> We are wanting to use an Android tablet as a display for our 
>> transmitting/sensing device and would like to use the IOIO or something 
>> similar that can talk to the Android via usb.   Has anyone used the IOIO to 
>> control such a radio?   I know SPI can be used to communicate with the 
>> radio board, but are there any examples or libraries that can give us a 
>> start?
>>
>> Or does anyone have other suggestions for using an Android as a display 
>> for some type of board with sensors and a radio?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jerry
>>
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