Android GW11036 Development Kit

Gateworks has a fully featured Android Development Kit - ​- Click here for specifications and datasheets.

This kit features the following special software configuration:

• 7" LVDS LCD Touchscreen Display
• Wireless radio to connect to wireless access points (access through the settings section)
• Bluetooth support - coming soon.
• GPS module - Also requires antenna to be plugged in and a clear view of the sky
  • For use with maps, etc
• System on / off
  • Press and hold the main pushbutton for more than 10 seconds to turn the board off.
  • Press the bushbutton again to wake the board
• Custom Digital IO Pushbutton for Navigation - Coming soon
  • Connect a pushbutton to the DIO connector (J4) and the pushbutton will act as a 'Home' button in the Android OS

Setting Up

Most of the steps below have already been done from the factory:

• Unpack all components
• Confirm SD card is mounted correctly in the SD Card Slot
• Connect LVDS cable to LVDS conenctor
• Connect Wireless Antenna
  • Bluetooth support - coming soon.
• Connect GPS Antenna (Optional, not required)
• Power on board
• For serial console access, please see our generic 'Getting Started' page.

Additional Features

• The user pushbutton has been configured to act like a power button. Hold down the pushbutton for 10 seconds or until the screen goes black. You can then push the button to turn the system back on. Note, this is a full shut down and not a 'sleep'.
  • This is accomplished with a script in /data/bin/init.sh More Information Here
• Coming soon - The ability to hook an external pushbutton to a DIO pin on the board and that button would then act as a navigation button in the software, for example, acting as a 'HOME' button.
  • Bluetooth support - coming soon.

Developing and Next Steps

For more Android information, please reference the following links on this page:

• Gateworks Android Wiki Page
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