Date: 31/12/2012

Kit to port Android's Jelly Bean to TI's Sitara ARM A8 processors

The new kit from Texas Instruments now can help in porting Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean to TI's ARM Cortex-A8 Sitara processors. TI suggests this solution for wearable gadgets such as watches, goggles, display panels for home appliances and automation, enterprise tablets, point-of-sale terminals, portable navigation devices and industrial automation.

The development kit is fully tested using the Android compatibility test suite on the AM335x evaluation module (EVM), AM335x Starter Kit and BeagleBone development boards, and a number of BeagleBone Cape Plug-in Boards such as the LCD7 Cape, DVI-D Cape and Camera Cape.

TI's Android 4.1.2 Development Kit also features:
Integrated Android Open Accessory protocol support, allowing connectivity to any Android-based accessory with AM335x products.
Haptics feedback, accelerometer, and ambient light sensors.
Soft navigation keys, supported on landscape displays to help customers build products without any mechanical keys on-board.
Multiple USB features, including USB pen drive support and USB-based camera capture and preview.
3D graphics using Imagination Technologies' POWERVR SGX OpenGL accelerator drivers and libraries.
Application notes, guides and test results to help developers with their designs.

"Android 4.1.2 offers a faster and easier interface that makes transitions between applications smoother and the latest graphics effects stand out," said Adrian Valenzuela, marketing director, Sitara ARM processors, TI. "This enables developers who are leveraging Sitara's AM335x processors to create robust embedded applications for better user experiences."

The Android 4.1.2 Development Kit for TI's Sitara ARM Cortex-A8 processors is available for free download now.