Index

A

• AdaFruit
  • URL / Shopping for the hardware essentials
• AdaFruit Proto Plate
  • about / Breadboard and the mounting plate
• Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) driver / Understanding the Android HAL
• analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
  • about / The analog-to-digital converter
• Android
  • about / Looking back on Android and BeagleBone Black development
  • URL, for source code / Looking back on Android and BeagleBone Black development
  • preparing, for PacktHAL / Preparing Android for PacktHAL
  • preparing, for GPIO / Preparing Android for GPIO use
  • custom hardware projects, integrating with / Integrating your solution with Android
• Android, interfacing with
  • Android HAL / Understanding the Android HAL
  • PacktHAL, installing / Installing PacktHAL
  • Android NDK, setting up for PacktHAL / Setting up the Android NDK for PacktHAL
  • BeagleBone Black pins, multiplexing / Multiplexing the BBB pins
• Android. 4D Systems
  • URL / Commercial capes that interface with Android
• Android HAL
  • about / Understanding the Android HAL
  • Android managers / Android managers
  • development workflow / The HAL development workflow
  • PacktHAL, working with / Working with PacktHAL
• Android installation, on BBB
  • about / Installing Android on the BeagleBone Black
  • premade Android image, downloading / Downloading a premade Android image
  • Android microSD card, creating with Windows / Creating your Android microSD card using Windows
  • Android microSD card, creating with Linux / Creating your Android microSD card using Linux
• Android managers
  • about / Android managers
• Android microSD card
  • creating, Windows used / Creating your Android microSD card using Windows
  • creating, Linux used / Creating your Android microSD card using Linux
• Android Native Development Kit (NDK)
  • setting up, for PacktHAL / Setting up the Android NDK for PacktHAL
  • header, adding under Linux / Adding the header to the NDK under Linux
  • header, adding under Windows / Adding the header to the NDK under Windows
• Android Open Source Project (AOSP) KitKat Android / Installing Android on the BeagleBone Black
• Application Not Responding (ANR) / Understanding the AsyncTask class
• AsyncTask
  • about / Understanding hardware polling in an app
  • using, with long-lived threads / Using AsyncTask with long-lived threads
  • isCancelled() method / Using AsyncTask with long-lived threads
  • cancel() method / Using AsyncTask with long-lived threads
  • onCancelled() method / Using AsyncTask with long-lived threads
  • publishProgress() method / Using AsyncTask with long-lived threads
  • doPublishProgress() method / Using AsyncTask with long-lived threads
• AsyncTask methods
  • doInBackground() / Learning the details of the HardwareTask class
  • execute() / Learning the details of the HardwareTask class
  • onPreExecute() / Learning the details of the HardwareTask class
  • onPostExecute() / Learning the details of the HardwareTask class

B

• BB-PACKTPUB-00A0.dtbo file / Preparing Android for GPIO use
• BBBAndroid
  • URL / Installing Android on the BeagleBone Black
  • about / Installing Android on the BeagleBone Black
• BBBAndroid image
  • about / Installing Android on the BeagleBone Black
• BeagleBoard Toys
  • URL / Commercial capes that interface with Android
• BeagleBone Black (BBB)
  • about / Looking back on Android and BeagleBone Black development
  • hardware / Shopping for the hardware essentials
  • hardware components / Learning about the hardware you'll interface with
  • Android, installing / Installing Android on the BeagleBone Black
  • booting options / Installing Android on the BeagleBone Black
  • interfaces / Exploring the BBB's other interfaces
• BeagleBone Black pins
  • multiplexing / Multiplexing the BBB pins
  • kernel Device Tree / The kernel Device Tree and capemgr
  • cape manager (capemgr) / The kernel Device Tree and capemgr
  • cape, defining / Defining a cape
• Binder IPC / Understanding the Android HAL
• booting options, BeagleBone Black (BBB)
  • onboard eMMC / Installing Android on the BeagleBone Black
  • microSD card / Installing Android on the BeagleBone Black
  • over the network / Installing Android on the BeagleBone Black
• breadboard, BeagleBone Black (BBB)
  • about / Breadboard and the mounting plate

C

• cape
  • defining / Defining a cape
• cape manager (capemgr)
  • about / The kernel Device Tree and capemgr
  • services / The kernel Device Tree and capemgr
• Cape Manager (capemgr) functionality
  • about / Installing Android on the BeagleBone Black
• chip select (CS) signal / Understanding SPI
• CircuitCo / Looking back on Android and BeagleBone Black development
• complete example app
  • about / Exploring the complete example app
  • user interface / The app's user interface
  • hardware polling / Understanding hardware polling in an app
  • AsyncTask, using with long-lived threads / Using AsyncTask with long-lived threads
  • HardwareTask class, using / Using the HardwareTask class
• complete interface circuit
  • building / Building the complete interface circuit
• controller area network (CAN)
  • about / Controller area network
• custom app
  • creating, including PacktHAL / Creating a new app project that uses PacktHAL
  • PacktHAL, building under Windows / Building PacktHAL under Windows
  • PacktHAL, building under Linux / Building PacktHAL under Linux
• custom hardware projects integration, with Android
  • performing / Integrating your solution with Android
  • custom kernel, creating / Creating a custom kernel and Device Tree
  • Device Tree, creating / Creating a custom kernel and Device Tree
  • hardware communication, adding into kernel / Adding hardware communication into the kernel
  • existing managers, integrating into / Integrating into existing managers
  • new managers, creating / Creating new managers for custom hardware
  • hardware / Combining your project with other hardware
  • custom prototype capes, constructing / Constructing your own prototype capes
  • commercial capes / Commercial capes that interface with Android
• custom kernel
  • creating / Creating a custom kernel and Device Tree

D

• development workflow, Android HAL
  • about / The HAL development workflow
• Device Tree
  • creating / Creating a custom kernel and Device Tree
• directory structure, PacktHAL
  • about / The PacktHAL directory structure

E

• Eclipse Android Development Tools (ADT) / Looking back on Android and BeagleBone Black development
• electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) chip / Defining a cape
• Enhanced High Resolution Pulse Width Modulator module (eHRPWM)
  • about / Pulse width modulation
• Enhanced Quadrature Encoder Pulse (eQEP) module
  • about / Pulse width modulation
• evaluation modules (EVMs) / Integrating into existing managers

F

• file I/O method
  • about / GPIO access methods under Android
  • pros / Pros and cons of the file I/O method
  • cons / Pros and cons of the file I/O method
• FRAM chip / Adding hardware communication into the kernel
• FTDI cable, BeagleBone Black (BBB)
  • about / The FTDI cable
• Future Technology Devices International (FTDI) cable / Shopping for the hardware essentials

G

• GPIO
  • about / Understanding GPIOs
  • voltage levels / Nuts and bolts of GPIO
  • on/high state / Nuts and bolts of GPIO
  • off/low state / Nuts and bolts of GPIO
  • access methods, under Android / GPIO access methods under Android
  • Android, preparing for / Preparing Android for GPIO use
• GPIO-interfacing circuit
  • building / Building a GPIO-interfacing circuit, Constructing the circuit
  • P9.11 pin / Constructing the circuit
  • P9.13 pin / Constructing the circuit
  • wiring, checking / Checking your wiring
• GPIO access methods
  • about / GPIO access methods under Android
  • file I/O method / GPIO access methods under Android, Pros and cons of the file I/O method
  • memory-mapping method / GPIO access methods under Android, Pros and cons of the memory-mapping method
• GPIO example app
  • about / Exploring the GPIO example app
  • installing, under Windows / Installing the app and source under Windows
  • source, installing under Windows / Installing the app and source under Windows
  • installing, under Linux / Installing the app and source under Linux
  • source, installing under Linux / Installing the app and source under Linux
  • user interface / The app's user interface
  • PacktHAL functions, calling / Calling the PacktHAL functions
  • PacktHAL GPIO functions, using / Using the PacktHAL GPIO functions

H

• hardware, BeagleBone Black (BBB)
  • about / Shopping for the hardware essentials
  • FTDI cable / The FTDI cable
  • power supply / Power supply
  • breadboard / Breadboard and the mounting plate
  • mounting plate / Breadboard and the mounting plate
  • microSD cards / MicroSD cards
• hardware components, interfacing with
  • about / Learning about the hardware you'll interface with
  • general-purpose components / General-purpose components
  • AdaFruit memory breakout board / The AdaFruit memory breakout board
  • AdaFruit sensor breakout board / The AdaFruit sensor breakout board
  • breakout boards, preparing / Preparing the breakout boards

I

• I2C
  • about / Understanding I2C
  • devices / Devices that use I2C
  • multiplexing, on BeagleBone Black / Multiplexing for I2C on the BBB
• I2C-interfacing circuit
  • building / Building an I2C-interfacing circuit
  • FRAM, connecting / Connecting the FRAM
  • FRAM connection, checking with I2C-tools / Checking the FRAM connection with I2C tools
• I2C devices
  • representing, in Linux kernel / Representing I2C devices in the Linux kernel
  • Android, preparing for FRAM / Preparing Android for FRAM use
• I2C FRAM example app
  • about / Exploring the I2C FRAM example app
  • user interface / The app's user interface
  • PacktHAL FRAM functions, calling / Calling the PacktHAL FRAM functions
  • AsyncTask class, using / Understanding the AsyncTask class
  • HardwareTask class, using / Learning the details of the HardwareTask class
• installation, PacktHAL
  • about / Installing PacktHAL
  • PacktHAL, preparing under Linux / Preparing PacktHAL under Linux
  • PacktHAL, preparing under Windows / Preparing PacktHAL under Windows
  • PacktHAL directory structure / The PacktHAL directory structure
  • Android, preparing for PacktHAL / Preparing Android for PacktHAL
  • PacktHAL files, pushing under Linux / Pushing PacktHAL files under Linux
  • PacktHAL files, pushing under Windows / Pushing PacktHAL files under Windows
• interfaces, BeagleBone Black (BBB)
  • programmable real-time units (PRUs) / Programmable real-time units
  • serial communications / Serial communications
  • controller area network (CAN) / Controller area network
  • analog-to-digital converter (ADC) / The analog-to-digital converter
  • Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) subsystem / Pulse width modulation

J

• Java Native Interface (JNI)
  • about / Understanding the Java Native Interface

K

• kernel Device Tree
  • about / The kernel Device Tree and capemgr
• kernel drivers / Adding hardware communication into the kernel

L

• land grid array (LGA) / Building an SPI interface circuit
• Linux
  • used, for creating Android microSD card / Creating your Android microSD card using Linux
• Linux kernel
  • I2C devices, representing / Representing I2C devices in the Linux kernel
  • SPI devices, representing / Representing SPI devices in the Linux kernel

M

• master in, slave out (MISO) signal / Understanding SPI
• master out, slave in (MOSI) signal / Understanding SPI
• memory-mapping method
  • about / GPIO access methods under Android
  • pros / Pros and cons of the memory-mapping method
  • cons / Pros and cons of the memory-mapping method
• microSD cards, BeagleBone Black (BBB)
  • about / MicroSD cards
• mounting plate, BeagleBone Black (BBB)
  • about / Breadboard and the mounting plate
• multiplexing, for I2C on BeagleBone Black
  • about / Multiplexing for I2C on the BBB
  • I2C, connecting via P9 header / Connecting to I2C via the P9 header
  • performing / Multiplexing for I2C

O

• on-board diagnostics (OBD)
  • about / Controller area network

P

• PacktHAL
  • about / The HAL development workflow
  • working with / Working with PacktHAL
  • installation / Installing PacktHAL
  • preparing, under Linux / Preparing PacktHAL under Linux
  • preparing, under Windows / Preparing PacktHAL under Windows
  • directory structure / The PacktHAL directory structure
  • Android, preparing for / Preparing Android for PacktHAL
  • files, pushing under Linux / Pushing PacktHAL files under Linux
  • files, pushing under Windows / Pushing PacktHAL files under Windows
• PacktHAL, adding to apps
  • about / Including PacktHAL within your apps
  • Java Native Interface / Understanding the Java Native Interface
• PacktHAL FRAM functions
  • openFRAM() function / Calling the PacktHAL FRAM functions
  • closeFRAM() function / Calling the PacktHAL FRAM functions
  • readFRAM() function / Calling the PacktHAL FRAM functions
  • writeFRAM() function / Calling the PacktHAL FRAM functions
• PacktHAL functions
  • calling / Calling the PacktHAL functions
• PacktHAL GPIO functions
  • openGPIO() function / Using the PacktHAL GPIO functions
  • closeGPIO() function / Using the PacktHAL GPIO functions
  • readGPIO() function / Using the PacktHAL GPIO functions
  • writeGPIO() method / Using the PacktHAL GPIO functions
  • onClickButtonLightOn() method / Using the PacktHAL GPIO functions
  • onClickButtonLightOff() method / Using the PacktHAL GPIO functions
• PacktHAL sensor functions
  • openSensor() function / Calling the PacktHAL sensor functions
  • closeSensor() function / Calling the PacktHAL sensor functions
  • getSensorTemperature() function / Calling the PacktHAL sensor functions
  • getSensorPressure() function / Calling the PacktHAL sensor functions
• paused state / Understanding hardware polling in an app
• power supply, BeagleBone Black (BBB)
  • about / Power supply
• premade Android image
  • downloading / Downloading a premade Android image
• programmable real-time units (PRUs)
  • about / Programmable real-time units
• Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
  • about / Pulse width modulation

R

• resumed state / Understanding hardware polling in an app

S

• serial clock (SCLK) signal / Understanding SPI
• serial communications
  • about / Serial communications
• slave select (SS) signal / Understanding SPI
• small outline package (SOP) / Building an I2C-interfacing circuit
• SparkFun
  • URL / Constructing the circuit
• SPI
  • about / Understanding SPI
  • serial clock (SCLK) signal / Understanding SPI
  • master out, slave in (MOSI) signal / Understanding SPI
  • master in, slave out (MISO) signal / Understanding SPI
  • slave select (SS) signal / Understanding SPI
  • chip select (CS) signal / Understanding SPI
  • multiplexing, for BeagleBone Black / Multiplexing for SPI on the BBB
• SPI devices
  • representing, in Linux / Representing SPI devices in the Linux kernel
• SPI interface circuit
  • building / Building an SPI interface circuit
  • sensor, connecting / Connecting the sensor
• SPI sensor
  • Android, preparing for / Preparing Android for SPI sensor use
• SPI sensor example app
  • about / Exploring the SPI sensor example app
  • user interface / The app's user interface
  • PacktHAL sensor functions, calling / Calling the PacktHAL sensor functions
  • HardwareTask class, using / Using the HardwareTask class

T

• thread of execution / Understanding the AsyncTask class

U

• using
  • HardwareTask class / Using the HardwareTask class

V

• 3.3 V logic level
  • about / Nuts and bolts of GPIO

W

• Win32 Disk Imager application
  • URL / Creating your Android microSD card using Windows
• Windows
  • used, for creating Android microSD card / Creating your Android microSD card using Windows
• WinRAR
  • URL / Creating your Android microSD card using Windows