Android Things

An intro to Android Things - https://developer.android.com/things

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1. Scott Alexander-Bown
   Freelance Android Developer
   @scottyab
   March 2017
   

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3. Developer Preview!!
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4. Cameras
   Gateways
   HVAC Control
   Smart Meters
   Point of Sale
   Inventory Control
   Interactive Ads
   Vending Machines
   Security Systems
   Smart Doorbells
   Routers
   Energy Monitors
   Asset Tracking
   Fleet Management
   Driver Assist
   Predictive Service
   Ideal for powerful, intelligent devices on the edge
   that need to be secure.
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5. Android SDK Android Studio Play Services Firebase Cloud Platform
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6. IoT Developer
   Console
   Automatic
   Security Updates
   Signed Images Verified Boot
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7. SoM
   Architecture
   Google Managed
   BSP
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8. Android Things for Developers
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11. Displays are Optional
    Consider Alternate UI
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12. dependencies {
    provided 'com.google.android.things:androidthings:...'
    }
    
    
    
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    Home Activity
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13. private GpioCallback callback = new GpioCallback() {
    @Override
    public boolean onGpioEdge(Gpio gpio) {
    int keyAction = gpio.getValue() ?
    KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN : KeyEvent.ACTION_UP;
    inputDriver.emit(new KeyEvent[]{
    new KeyEvent(keyAction, KeyEvent.KEYCODE_SPACE)});
    return true;
    }
    };
    Button User Driver (inside your Activity class)
    InputDriver inputDriver = InputDriver.builder(InputDevice.SOURCE_CLASS_BUTTON)
    .setName(DRIVER_NAME)
    .setVersion(DRIVER_VERSION)
    .setKeys(new int[]{KeyEvent.KEYCODE_SPACE})
    .build();
    UserDriverManager.getManager().registerInputDriver(inputDriver);
    

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14. Get Started today!
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15. ● Download the latest preview image
    ● writing the image to SD card
    ● Insert the flashed microSD card into your
    board.
    ● Connect power, ethernet and HDMI
    ● Connect via adb (IP shown on screen)
    $ adb connect
    connected to :5555
    Setting up your Raspberry Pi 3
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16. ● Smart doorbell with camera
    ● Weather station
    ● Distributed Piano (by @riggaroo)
    ● Electricity monitor (by @riggaroo)
    Example projects
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17. ● Dev preview
    ● No one is using live i.e distribution untested
    ● Weave not available yet
    ● Significant hardware requirements
    CONS
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18. The Power of
    Android
    Automatic and
    Secure
    Managed by
    Google
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19. Google's IoT Developers Community
    https://g.co/iotdev
    Google's IoT Solutions
    https://iot.google.com
    Android Things SDK
    https://developer.android.com/things
    Scott Alexander-Bown
    Freelance Android Developer
    @scottyab
    

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