Android Development Kit for Sitara Microprocessors
ANDROIDSDK-SITARA
This product has been released to the market and is available for purchase. For some products, newer alternatives may be available.
This product has been released to the market and is available for purchase. For some products, newer alternatives may be available.
Important Note
For information about TI Android support, including supported TI processors, visit the TI Processor SDK page.
TI’s Design Network platinum member Witekio offers a complete Android software development kit developed and optimized for Sitara processors so developers can
quickly get started on evaluating and developing on the Android OS. The kit provides a stable and fully tested software foundation that can be utilized on a wide range of TI Sitara platforms.
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| Part Number | Buy from Texas Instruments or Third Party | Alert Me | Status | Current Version | Version Date | OS | Linux Kernel | OS Version | Core |
ANDROIDDEVKIT-GINGERBREAD-AM335X: |
Free |
ACTIVE | v2.1.1 | 14 Feb 2012 | Android | v3.1 | Gingerbread v2.3.4 | ARM Cortex-A8 | |
ANDROIDDEVKIT-GINGERBREAD-AM35X-AM37X: |
Free |
ACTIVE | v2.1.0 | 23 Sep 2011 | Android | v2.6.37 | Gingerbread v2.3.4 | ARM Cortex-A8 | |
ANDROIDDEVKIT-ICS-AM335X: |
Free |
ACTIVE | v3.0.1 | 31 Jul 2012 | Android | v3.2 | Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) v4.0.3 | ARM Cortex-A8 | |
ANDROIDDEVKIT-ICS-AM37X: |
Free |
ACTIVE | v3.0.0 | 12 APR 2012 | Android | v2.6.37 | Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) v4.0.3 | ARM Cortex-A8 | |
ANDROIDDEVKIT-JB-AM335X: |
Free |
ACTIVE | v4.01 | 20 Nov 2012 | Android | v3.2 | Jelly Bean (JB) v4.1.2 | ARM Cortex-A8 | |
ANDROIDEVKIT-JB-AM335X: |
Free |
ACTIVE | v4.1.1 | 28 Jun 2013 | Android | v3.2 | Jelly Bean (JB) v4.2.2 | ARM Cortex-A8 |
Description
Although originally designed for mobile handsets, the Android Operating System offers designers of embedded applications the ability to easily add a high-level OS to their product. Developed in association with Google, Android delivers a complete operating system that is ready for integration and production today.
Highlights of the Android OS include:
- Complete, Open Source Software solution
- Based upon Linux
- Easy licensing terms for commercial development (Apache)
- Includes a complete Application Framework
- Allows for easy integration of customer developed Applications via Java
- Multimedia, Graphics, and Graphical User Interface are included out of the box
- A large community of Android and Applications developers are ready today
Additional Information
Features
The Android Development Kit from TI is a complete software offering developed
and optimized for Sitara ARM® Cortex™-A8 processors so developers can quickly
get started on evaluating and developing on the Android OS. The kit provides a
stable and fully tested software foundation that can be utilized on a wide range
of Sitara hardware including Evaluation Modules, Starter Kits and the
Beagleboard family of kits (beagleboard.org).
The development kits include:
- Linux Kernel
- Uboot/x-loader
- 3-D Graphics OpenGL(r) Driver & Libraries
- RowboPERF, performance benchmarking application
- Example Applications including 3-D Graphics
- Host Tools
- Debugging options
- Complete documentation
Additional integrated features such as support for WLAN, Bluetooth(R),S-video,Component
Video, Fastboot,Power Management,NAND UBIFS, Camera, HDMI, Gb Ethernet, Audio
in/outand more are available depending on the hardware platform utilized. For a
list of individual features of each release, please click the corresponding GET
SOFTWARE button (above) to find Release Notes, related Guides and other
documentation.
With the inclusion of OpenGL support, users will be able to accelerate the
graphics functions included in Android for a smooth and robust user experience.
While supporting numerous Sitara devices, developers can also take advantage of
ARM(r) Cortex™-A8 cores up to 1GHz and numerous peripherals to fit most embedded
applications.
The Android Development Kit for Sitara devices is provided free of charge with
no development or production restrictions. Developers who would like to
experiment with the latest Android code for Sitara can also visit the open
source community at arowboat.org. There, users can download the latest code as
well as interact with other developers and users of the Android operating
system.
Available Versions
The following previously released Android Development Kits are also available.
| SDK | Version | Date |
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| Android FROYO - Dev Kit for AM35x, AM37x and OMAP35x | v2.0 | 28 JAN 2011 |
| Android GINGERBREAD 2.3- Dev Kit for AM389x | v2.0 | 30 APR 2011 |
