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How-to use a serial port with Android, Liquidware Ambrosia edition

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Saved by Will
on June 29, 2011 at 4:41:20 pm
 

This tutorial will help you transmit and recieve to a serial device using your Liquidware Android kit and Ambrosia Card

This could be useful to interface Android applications to serial devices like Arduinos, Accelerometers, and other sensors.

 

 

  • In your Skeleton app add this code to begin serial:
import android.serial.*;
....
SerialManager Serial; 

Serial = (SerialManager) getSystemService(Context.SERIAL_SERVICE);
  • In your Skeleton app add this code to receive serial:
/* Handle Serial messages */
 SerialStatus.SerialMsgListener sl = new SerialStatus.SerialMsgListener() {
 public void onSerialMsgReceived(String sMsg) {
  /* Handle the message.. */ 
  Log.v("SkeletonSerial", sMsg);
 }
};
Serial.addSerialMsgListener(sl);

 

  • Add this code to begin serial
Serial.begin("ttyUSB0", 9600);

 

  • In your skeleton app add this code to transmit serial: 
Serial.print("U");

 

  • Add this code to end serial
Serial.end("ttyUSB0");

 

  • Upload your code

 

  • Plug in your Serial device.  I am using an Arduino.

   

 

  • On the Arduino I used this sketch which will turn an LED on or off: 
void setup(){
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

int i=0;

void loop() {
  
  Serial.println(i++);
  delay(500);
  
  if (Serial.available()) {
    int msg = Serial.read();
    
    if (msg == 'A') {
      digitalWrite(13, HIGH);
      Serial.println("Turning LED on..");
    }
    
    if (msg == 'B') {
      digitalWrite(13, LOW);
      Serial.println("Turning LED off..");
    }
  }
}

 

 

 

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