IMX8 Android Platform: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 19:31, 21 September 2023

DART-MX8M-MINI Android Pie

Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. In addition, Google has further developed Android TV for televisions, Android Auto for cars, and Wear OS for wrist watches, each with a specialized user interface. Variants of Android are also used on game consoles, digital cameras, PCs and other electronics. Freescale/NXP i.MX is part of OHA the Android Project providing a release based on the Android Project and Google and Linux Foundation sources. Variscite extends this release to support its i.MX8 System On Module products.

Release version: P9.0.0_r01

General

Programming

Support

Variscite Customer Portal
Register at Variscite Customer Portal to get high-quality engineering support for Variscite products

Build

Build Android, Linux and U-Boot

How-to

Test and use an Interface

Notes:

In any "How-to" steps where manual steps to be executed on the target are mentioned, either the serial port or an adb shell should be used.
If a certain interface requires changes in the kernel code, then after those changes are done the boot image needs to be rebuilt and flashed on the SOM.
All device tree changes and kernel driver changes the code path is:

android_build/vendor/variscite/kernel_imx/arch/arm64/boot/dts/

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 --> {{SoftwareEx
-|title={{#var:HARDWARE_NAME}} Android {{#var:ANDROID_NAME}}
+|title={{#var:HARDWARE_NAME}} {{#switch: {{#var:ANDROID_NAME}} | Android 10 = {{#var:ANDROID_NAME}} | Android 11 = {{#var:ANDROID_NAME}} | | Android 12 = {{#var:ANDROID_NAME}} | Android 13 = {{#var:ANDROID_NAME}} | Android {{#var:ANDROID_NAME}} }}
 |image=Android.png
 |description=Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. In addition, Google has further developed Android TV for televisions, Android Auto for cars, and Wear OS for wrist watches, each with a specialized user interface. Variants of Android are also used on game consoles, digital cameras, PCs and other electronics.
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 * {{Varlink|Installing Google Play Store|{{#var:RELEASE_LINK}}|Google Play Store}}
 * {{Varlink|Fastboot Unlock|{{#var:RELEASE_LINK}}|Fastboot Unlock}}
+* {{Varlink|Android Application Accessing Hardware Resources|Android_HW_Access|Android Application Accessing Hardware}}
 === Support ===
-* [http://www.variscite.com/support/variscite-customer-portal '''Variscite Customer Portal'''] <br> Register at Variscite Customer Portal to get high quality engineering support for Variscite products
+* [http://www.variscite.com/support/variscite-customer-portal '''Variscite Customer Portal'''] <br> Register at Variscite Customer Portal to get high-quality engineering support for Variscite products
 |color=darkblue}}<nowiki>
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 ===Build Android, Linux and U-Boot===
-* {{#var:RELEASE_NOTES_LINK}} Release Notes
+* {{Varlink|VAR-SOM-MX8_Release_Notes|{{#var:RELEASE_LINK}}|Release Notes}}
 * {{Varlink|Android_Development_Environment|{{#var:RELEASE_LINK}}|Setting a Development Environment}}
 * {{Varlink|Android_NXP_Guide|{{#var:RELEASE_LINK}}|'''Build Android from source code'''}}
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 * {{Varlink|Android_NXP_Guide|{{#var:RELEASE_LINK}}#Flashing_Android_with_USB_Fastboot|Android flashing}}
 * {{Varlink|Android_UUU_IMX8|{{#var:RELEASE_LINK}}|Booting from USB using UUU(Universal Update Utility) and Flashing Android OS}}
+* {{Varlink|Adding_Android_APK_packages|{{#var:RELEASE_LINK}}| Adding application / APKs to AOSP builds and System Application }}
 |color=green}}<nowiki>
 </nowiki>{{SoftBox
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 * {{Varlink|IMX8_Android_Audio|{{#var:RELEASE_LINK}}|Audio}}
 * {{Varlink|Android_Bluetooth_stack_and_Low_Energy|{{#var:RELEASE_LINK}}|Bluetooth}}
-* {{Varlink|DART-MX8M Backlight|{{#var:RELEASE_LINK}}|Backlight}}
+* {{Varlink|DART-MX8M Android Backlight|{{#var:RELEASE_LINK}}|Backlight}}
+* {{Varlink|DART-MX8M Android Display|{{#var:RELEASE_LINK}}|Display}}
 * {{Varlink|DART-MX8M Android Camera|{{#var:RELEASE_LINK}}|Camera}}
 * {{Varlink|Android_Canbus|{{#var:RELEASE_LINK}}|CAN bus}}
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 Notes:<br>
 * In any "How-to" steps where manual steps to be executed on the target are mentioned, either the serial port or an adb shell should be used.
-* If a certain interface require changes in the kernel code, then after those changes are done the boot image needs to be rebuilt and flashed on the SOM.
+* If a certain interface requires changes in the kernel code, then after those changes are done the boot image needs to be rebuilt and flashed on the SOM.
+* All device tree changes and kernel driver changes the code path is: <br>
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{{#var:BUILD_FOLDER_ANDROID}}/vendor/variscite/kernel_imx/arch/arm64/boot/dts/
 </div>
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