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Google Android for Consumer Device Market – Understanding Google’s Android Business Model

AnanthapadmanabanApril 2, 20220

This blog is the second in the series of blogs where we are trying to analyze the usage of Android for embedded systems other than smartphones and tablets. We would analyze Google Android for the Consumer Device Market. We would consider 2 things as we discussed in the earlier blog....

Using Android for Embedded Systems

AnanthapadmanabanApril 1, 20220

Android has gained an enviable market share in the mobile space and is gaining momentum in the tablet market space as well. From the time Android was bought by Google in 2005, the Open Handset Alliance was announced in 2007, the first Android Smart Phone (T-Mobile G1) in 2008 followed...

Porting of 2G GSM Modem to Android – Telephony

AnanthapadmanabanApril 1, 20220

Integration of new modem hardware onto Android and making all the features work is not that easy…. I found part of it when I integrated the modem onto the Alioth platform for establishing data connection (see my earlier blogs on them here How to integrate GSM/2G Modem in Android –...

How to get USB Camera Driver Working in WEC7

Prabu KumarApril 2, 20220

As we know Microsoft has released the USB camera driver source code for Windows Embedded CE 6.0. Using this driver we can directly plug in the USB webcam to the WinCE 6.0 device and we can test the same. Check out my other post about “How to Get USB Camera...

How to integrate GSM/2G Modem in Android – To establish data Connection

AnanthapadmanabanApril 1, 20221

In my previous blog I had shown how Alioth established a data connection and was able to browse the internet. I am going a bit into the details on how we achieved this in this blog. When I wanted to enable data on the Android Porting that we made to...

Data connection on Android – e-con Alioth Platform

AnanthapadmanabanApril 1, 20220

Alioth, the PXA300 based evaluation platform has been supporting Android for some time now. However, e-con’s GPRS/GPS module was not integrated onto it until recently. Alioth Linux has the eCOMM support, but to introduce this in Android, we had to do get some work done on the Android RIL layer....

Building a Simple Camera DirectShow Filter graph Application in WEC7

Prabu KumarApril 2, 20220

Many of you might have noted that your WinCE 6.0 DirectShow camera application was not working with Windows Embedded Compact 7 (WEC7). The reason is “In the newly launched Windows Embedded Compact 7 OS, the Video Mixing Renderer (VMR) filter replaces the DirectShow Video renderer filter as a default video...

Image Viewer for Windows CE and Windows Embedded Compact devices

HarishankkarApril 2, 20220

e-con launches a freeware application for viewing images addressing the most common requirements for image viewing on Windows CE and Windows Embedded Compact devices. As you all know that there is no standard or default image viewer application in Windows CE versions up to Windows CE 6.0 R3. The only...

Capturing micro prints on the dollar bill using e-con’s camera!

HarishankkarJanuary 20, 20230

Here is a video which uses the e-CAM50_CU35x and captures the text micro printed on the dollar bill. The e-CAM50_CU35x connects to the OMAP3530 EVM board on the header dedicated for camera. The coat of benjamin Franklin contains the text “United states of America” and we use a magnifying lens...

5MP HD Camera for DaVinci Processors

HarishankkarJanuary 20, 20230

We have launched a new camera board for the AM3715/DM3730. The DM3730 is powerful when compared to the OMAP3530. It can run at 1Ghz and the encoder in the DM3730 can do 30fps at 720p. The encoding can be H.264. The camera ISP is the same and there is little...

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Google Android for Consumer Device Market – Understanding Google’s Android Business Model

Using Android for Embedded Systems

Porting of 2G GSM Modem to Android – Telephony

How to get USB Camera Driver Working in WEC7

How to integrate GSM/2G Modem in Android – To establish data Connection

Data connection on Android – e-con Alioth Platform

Building a Simple Camera DirectShow Filter graph Application in WEC7

Image Viewer for Windows CE and Windows Embedded Compact devices

Capturing micro prints on the dollar bill using e-con’s camera!

5MP HD Camera for DaVinci Processors