There are a few Chinese smart watches available that are running android 4.0 or higher and have built in mini usb ports. I am wondering if anyone knows if, or thinks that, the watch will support usb hosting. More specifically I would like to run an ANT+ usb stick through the watch in order to use it as a stand alone bike/exercise computer. My HR monitor and power measuring bike hub use the ANT+ signal.
Any other advice to get this little project rolling would be appreciated.
I'm looking at something like the CL-W211 smart watch.
Thanks
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here you can find how the Galaxy Tab is constructed :
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-Teardown/4103/1
and intrestingly here there is the datasheet of the wifi/bt/fm chip:
http://pdf.eccn.com/pdfs/Datasheets/Broadcom/BCM4329.pdf
as you can see it got fm support and not only a receiver but also a transmitter meaning that implementing support at kernel level you could listen your mp3 or whatever you want on your car radio!
it got double simultaneous stereo bt output support ! wow
as you can see bt spec are about 2.1+edr and not 3.0 ... why?
cause bt3.0 is simply a bt2.1edr+wifi support for large files...so hardware is the same , only software support is needed for 3.0!
you can see the collaborative support bt+wifi described inside the datasheet and even wimax support!
I am interested in knowing if it is possible to power a portable hdd from the tab. I recently tried to plug my portable 1tb usb powered hdd into the tab via a usb to micro adaptor I got on eaby. It all connects up, however there is not power to the drive. I wonder if any tech guys who break these things down would know if there is a switch or program that would make this possible. This way, I can have 1 tb of vids and apps instead of 16gb on an sd card.
dubie, I have already answered this question in your thread about the matter, and even went as far as to explain WHY it will not work. Please do not hijack other's threads, especially for info that was answered in your own thread about the matter.
On another note, cheers for the links Triplex Good to see the innards of our tab hehe.
just a quick OT answer to dubie...
usb host function is not supported from the tab at the moment but this is not the only problem.
to work properly an external usb 2.5" hard drive needs almost 500mA, it doesn't need (the best one!) that much of juice when working but when starting to spin it needs double the mA cause there is a peak just as it happens for car battery where specs are different for start amperage (peak) and continuos one.
galaxy tab can't provide 500mA, better can't provide at all cause the usb is not a feeded one type.there are phones and tabs where the usb works as an host but they needed an external power supply to feed the hard-disk if you want to connect one.usb host on mobile stuff is just there for static memory, pendrives,external hid peripherals.probably some newer ssd could work good too.
Other than repair and information, are there any mods that can be done by taking one of these apart?
If I understand it correctly, ant+ is the same 2.4 GHz as wifi and I see there is an ant+ driver on the play store. So will ant+ networking work on the n10 (or any android 4.2 tablet) or is it something the manufacturer need to hardwire into the hardware?
I have several devices including several heart rate monitors and a bike cadence / speed sensor I would like to use with my tablets. I use them on another android device and the frequency is there... So there should be a way to get then n10 to recognize it?
Ant+ driver on play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dsi.ant.service.socket
Anyone got ideas or a solution.?
Thanks!
The 2.4Ghz band is used by many different wireless products (ANT+, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cordless phones, car alarms etc), but they will not run on your tablet without the correct firmware and drivers to run them. The N10 does not have ANT+ firmware or drivers (there's a list of devices on the Play Store page you link to) on the hardware it includes. So yes, the manufacturer must build a device that has ANT+ built in to it.
However, you can still use ANT+ on your device. As the N10 supports the USB Host feature, you should be able to connect an ANT USB stick with the ANT USB Service (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dsi.ant.usbservice) and a USB OTG cable.
Hopefully this is a solution which works for everyone until there are more devices available with built in ANT+!
metaled222 said:
If I understand it correctly, ant+ is the same 2.4 GHz as wifi and I see there is an ant+ driver on the play store. So will ant+ networking work on the n10 (or any android 4.2 tablet) or is it something the manufacturer need to hardwire into the hardware?
I have several devices including several heart rate monitors and a bike cadence / speed sensor I would like to use with my tablets. I use them on another android device and the frequency is there... So there should be a way to get then n10 to recognize it?
Ant+ driver on play store: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dsi.ant.service.socket
Anyone got ideas or a solution.?
Thanks!
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iRant said:
The 2.4Ghz band is used by many different wireless products (ANT+, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cordless phones, car alarms etc), but they will not run on your tablet without the correct firmware and drivers to run them. The N10 does not have ANT+ firmware or drivers (there's a list of devices on the Play Store page you link to) on the hardware it includes. So yes, the manufacturer must build a device that has ANT+ built in to it.
However, you can still use ANT+ on your device. As the N10 supports the USB Host feature, you should be able to connect an ANT USB stick with the ANT USB Service (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dsi.ant.usbservice) and a USB OTG cable.
Hopefully this is a solution which works for everyone until there are more devices available with built in ANT+!
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Using the otg+USB on the N10 is an option at the gym on a stationary bike or stair climber. Just have to be REAL careful about the USB port and doing any damage. Using it with my Samsung Tab 2 7.0 and my bike would be a little trickier since I have a weather-proof case that mounts to the handlebars. Getting a USB stick or cable into it would not work. Such a shame since there are so many great sport/fitness programs for Android that do support ant+. A little surprising that Google would note code it into their hardware since they are all about tracking/obtaining data.
Could it be done with a custom ROM or is it even deeper in the hardware?
Going to have to do some real hard research for my next tablet.... Find something that does it all?
Thanks for the insight!
The N10 ANT+ hardware has been enabled with the "ANT+ Enabler": http://forum.xda-developers.com/hardware-hacking/hardware/ref-devices-ant-hardware-t2879990
Hello everyone,
I am attempting to set up a Tronsmart MK908II TV dongle as a portable sandbox and web development environment. For my first attempt I'm using the stock ROM and apps from the app store such as Bit Web Server and Terminal IDE. I've had a fair amount of success, though very tempted to install Pi****u (Ubuntu) for a more powerful environment.
One of my main objectives have a miniature HD monitor so I can have direct access to the device if necessary even when I'm on the go. Before I go out and buy a suitable device for this, I'm trying to get my Nexus 7 to act as the display, since I will always have it with me and it's the perfect size. I believe I may have all the necessary cables and converters to make something like this possible... I'm just a bit stuck at the moment on getting it all to work as I want and I suspect its a software/config/capabilities limitation more than a physical one. I have already attempted this a couple of different ways, including using a USB cable from the dongle and an OTG converter for my Nexus 7, but could not get the Android USB Serial Monitor Lite app to recognize input from the dongle.
Does anyone know of any tools or knowledge that might help me achieve this? I can probably find an app that will allow me to remote control my dongle from my Nexus, which is plan B, but it's far less desirable since there are some circumstances that a purely software solution might not work from the dongle end.
Thank you for your time!
Tennyson Hull
Any chance to use an USB DVB-T DONGLE with NEXUS PLAYER?
Maybe. You want "TV" on your Set top box ?
Software is the tricky part. Does this work ? : http://www.geniatech.com/pa/pt115m.asp
I recall a decent thread here on XDA somewhere but can't find it right now and seem to recall the app wasn't going anywhere too fast.
And there's at least one 3 star app on Play, but doesn't work for many people.
I'll be happy just to get FM radio, with SDR Touch or whatever...
thanks, can be a thing like that but I want to use any usb dongle that I want and not a single choose like that.
For example I'v build for my daily use, a mini barebone with a small debian distro with VDR, in this way I can play divx and dvb-t as I want but, if my dongle usb dvb-t for any reason broke........I can buy the first dongle usb that I found on any market online, compile kernel module for that dongle and put in usb port it, it's so simple.......
I love nexus player, 99$ about, remote control, android marke, playing game, youtube, and more infinite possibility, but at TV DVB side I want be free to use any usb dongle DVB for desktop pc as I made today
There's any chance to get, nexus player kernel, enable DVB module for dongle, put inside usb port of nexus player, and watch tv?
At software side, is need an app or Android TV S.O. is capable to manage DVB correctly?
Thanks in advance!
Do you have any other Android devices? If you're already comfortable recompiling a kernel to support your hardware, I'd suggest trying that on a different Android device first. Then you would know if the Android framework could handle such a device.
EDIT: Here's a link to the Android TV developer site about supporting live TV in Android TV. It appears it's designed around that being possible, so if you can add your tuner hardware support to the kernel I don't see why it wouldn't be possible to make it work within Android.
ok tnx
Hi,
Anyone tried connecting nubia z17 to an external Monitor? If so Please advice what usb type c hub or cable used, cause i have tried several but no luck.
anyone care to comment...
Hi all.
Just want expand on this.... This awesome phone is snapdragon 835... Along with all the other hardware..
Microsoft has already released the Windows 10 Arm OS.... Which has minimum spec of the snapdragon 835 processor. Very soon someone out there is going to be able to run full Windows OS to be able to dual boot. So we can go to our office and put the phone into type C hdmi hub and use it just like a desktop pc with external monitor with keyboard and mouse. By the way processor is powerful enough to run Microsoft word.. Excellent and all the packages we use on a day to day basis. Not only that it can run Adobe Photoshop. In design etc.
All I am asking at this stage is..... has anyone out there tried connecting the external monitor via the USB type C.... I have tried various hubs including mhl hdmi, the Samsung dex with no luck. Let's discuss the possibilities.
I searched many other forums and found that other phones having the same issue. The issue is that when usb type C is connected to the hub or hdmi cable the notification is says the phone is in charging mode only. It does not let me change to MTP mode. Tried going to developers mode "select USB configuration" and changing it but it does not change. This same problem is happening in many other phones. It may be many things but after reading many pages it may be.... The cable or hub or android 7 it self.
I think it's a matter of wait and see.... Unless of course someone has tried and it is working. By the way we are talking about WIRED CONNECTION and NOT wireless miracast. Please post your comments.