Introduction to Android Things

Your First Android Things App

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This lesson is going to show you how to write your first Android Things application using Android Studio. Coding your first Android Things application that can be installed and run on your Raspberry Pi.

When complete, you will have learned the basics of Android Things hardware components and also written your first Android Things application. You are now ready to investigate the rest of the platform.

Hardware needed.

For this lesson you will require:

A Raspberry Pi 3
A microSD card >= 8gig flashed with AndroidThings

If you need to buy the Raspberry Pi to start with Android Things I would recommend this kit.

The kit contains:

Raspberry Pi 3
Rainbow HAT (used in future lessons)
Pibow Coupé for Android Things
2.5A official Raspberry Pi worldwide power supply
8GB microSD card

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Lessons in Introduction to Android Things

Introduction to the Android Things Framework

Introduction to the Android Things Console

Setup Utility Tool, Flashing Android Things

Setup Utility Tool, Connecting to WiFi

Your First Android Things App

Understanding Pinout Diagrams

Understanding Datasheets

Understanding permissions

The Rainbow Hat Overview

Peripheral IO, learning GPIO output with an LED

Peripheral IO, learning GPIO input with a Capacitive Button

Peripheral IO, learning PWM with a Piezo Transducer

Peripheral IO, learning I²C Input with a Temperature Sensor

Peripheral IO, learning I²C Output with an Alphanumeric Character Display

Peripheral IO, learning SPI with a Rainbow of LEDs

Peripheral IO, learning UART with a ZX Gesture Sensor

Creating a Peripheral IO Driver Library

Releasing a Peripheral IO Driver Library