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# usb-serial-for-android
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Library for talking to Arduinos and other USB serial devices on Android, using
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USB Host mode and Android 3.1+
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This is a driver library for communication with Arduinos and other USB serial hardware on
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Android, using the
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[Android USB Host API](http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/usb/host.html)
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available on Android 3.1+.
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Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/usb-serial-for-android
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No root access, ADK, or special kernel drivers are required; all drivers are implemented in
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Java. You get a raw serial port with `read()`, `write()`, and other basic
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functions for use with your own protocols.
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## About
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* **Homepage**: https://github.com/mik3y/usb-serial-for-android
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* **Google group**: http://groups.google.com/group/usb-serial-for-android
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* **Latest release**: v0.1.0 (November 13, 2012, see [http://usb-serial-for-android.googlecode.com/git/CHANGELOG.txt CHANGELOG])
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This project provides an Android userspace driver for USB serial devices. You
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can use it to talk to your Arduino, or any other supported serial devices.
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## Quick Start
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## Usage
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**1.** Download [usb-serial-for-android-v010.jar](http://usb-serial-for-android.googlecode.com/files/usb-serial-for-android-v010.jar)
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Download the sources. Inside you will find two Eclipse projects:
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**2.** Copy the jar to your Android project's `libs/` directory. (See [Android's FAQ](http://developer.android.com/guide/faq/commontasks.html#addexternallibrary) for help).
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* UsbSerialLibrary - the main library code, an "Android Library" project.
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* UsbSerialExamples - a demo Android application
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**3.** Copy [device_filter.xml](http://usb-serial-for-android.googlecode.com/git/UsbSerialExamples/res/xml/device_filter.xml) to your project's `res/xml/` directory.
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In Eclipse, open "File", "Import", and then select "General, "Existing Projects
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into Workspace".
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**4.** Configure your `AndroidManifest.xml` to notify your app when a device is attached (see [Android USB Host documentation](http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/usb/host.html#discovering-d) for help).
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Navigate to the directory you just checked out and import both projects. Then
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run the demo application.
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```xml
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<activity
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android:name="..."
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...>
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<intent-filter>
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<action android:name="android.hardware.usb.action.USB_DEVICE_ATTACHED" />
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</intent-filter>
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<meta-data
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android:name="android.hardware.usb.action.USB_DEVICE_ATTACHED"
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android:resource="@xml/device_filter" />
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</activity>
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```
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**5.** Use it! Example code snippet:
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```java
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// Get UsbManager from Android.
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UsbManager manager = (UsbManager) getSystemService(Context.USB_SERVICE);
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// Find the first available driver.
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UsbSerialDriver driver = UsbSerialProber.acquire(manager);
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if (driver != null) {
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driver.open();
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try {
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driver.setBaudRate(115200);
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byte buffer[] = new byte[16];
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int numBytesRead = driver.read(buffer, 1000);
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Log.d(TAG, "Read " + numBytesRead + " bytes.");
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} catch (IOException e) {
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// Deal with error.
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} finally {
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driver.close();
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}
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}
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```
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For a more complete example, see the
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[UsbSerialExamples project](https://github.com/mik3y/usb-serial-for-android/master/UsbSerialExamples)
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in git, which is a simple application for reading and showing serial data.
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A [simple Arduino application](https://github.com/mik3y/usb-serial-for-android/master/arduino)
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is also available which can be used for testing.
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## Compatible Devices
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* *Serial chips:* FT232R, CDC/ACM (eg Arduino Uno) and possibly others. See CompatibleSerialDevices
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* *Android phones and tablets:* Nexus 7, Motorola Xoom, and many others. See CompatibleAndroidDevices.
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## Compatible Serial Devices
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## Author, License, and Copyright
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Supported and tested:
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usb-serial-for-android is written and maintained by *mike wakerly*.
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* FT232R
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Possibly supported (untested):
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* FT232H
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* FT2232D
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* FT2432H
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Unsupported (send patches!):
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* Arduino Uno (CDC)
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## Compatible Android Devices
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Supported and tested:
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* Motorola Xoom, Android 3.1/3.2
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Possibly supported (untested):
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* Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
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## License and Copyright
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This library is licensed under LGPL Version 2.1. Please see LICENSE.txt for the
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This library is licensed under *LGPL Version 2.1*. Please see LICENSE.txt for the
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complete license.
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Copyright 2011, Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Copyright 2011-2012, Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Portions of this library are based on libftdi
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(http://www.intra2net.com/en/developer/libftdi). Please see
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FtdiSerialDriver.java for more information.
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## Help & Discussion
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## Contributing
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Patches are welcome. We're especially interested in supporting more devices.
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Please open a bug report.
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## Credits
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Author/maintainer: mike wakerly <opensource@hoho.com>
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Contributors:
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* Robert Tsai <rob@tsaiberspace.com> (code review)
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Please join our Google Group,
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[usb-serial-for-android](https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/usb-serial-for-android).
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Are you using this library? Let us know and we'll add your project to ProjectsUsingUsbSerialForAndroid.
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