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Android Installation 

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Duration

3 Days

Android Installation 

Android installation on a hardware platform


Objectives

  • Understanding the specifics of the Android system.

  • How to configure and compile the Android sources to get a working system.

  • Control the operation of the Android emulator.

  • Understand how to test an Android image before flashing the system.

  • Detail the different flash file system image generation procedures.


Labs are conducted on i.MX6 or i.MX8 boards.

We use the last open source version of Android, as available on the board.


For on-site trainings, if suitable Linux workstations are not available, we provide virtual machine images for VirtualBox; in all cases the requisite is a recent 64bit PC (at least 4 cores) with at least 32Gb of RAM (16Gb may work but will be slow) and 400Gb of free disk space.


 

Course Outline

Day 1

Android overview

  • Android

    • History

    • The Open Handset Alliance

    • Existing ports (HTC Dream, Magic...)

  • The various licenses used by Android (GPL, LGPL, etc.)

The GIT distributed source management system

  • Installation and general usage.

    • Creating and using a local repository

    • Connecting to a remote repository

Exercise: 

Managing several versions of a program with GIT

  • Working with branches

    • Creation of a new branch

    • Merging branches

Exercise: 

Working with vendor branches

  • Team functions

    • Creating configuring and managing a public repository

    • Working with patches

Exercise: 

Creating a shared project repository

The Android Linux kernel

  • Downloading source code

  • The Android-specific drivers

    • Binder

    • Logger

    • Low_memory_killer

    • Timed_output

    • Timed_gpio

  • The Generic Kernel Image

Day 2

Day 3

 

Prerequisite

  • Embedded Linux installation and kernel usage.


Target Audience

  • Any embedded systems engineer or technician with the above prerequisites.


Course Environment

Theoretical course

  • PDF course material (in English) supplemented by a printed version.

  • The trainer answers trainees' questions during the training and provide technical and pedagogical assistance.

  • Practical activities

    • Practical activities represent from 40% to 50% of course duration.

    • Code examples, exercises and solutions

    • One PC (Linux ou Windows) for the practical activities with, if appropriate, a target board.

      • One PC for two trainees when there are more than 6 trainees.

    • For onsite trainings:

      • An installation and test manual is provided to allow preinstallation of the needed software.

      • The trainer come with target boards if needed during the practical activities (and bring them back at the end of the course).

  • Downloadable preconfigured virtual machine for post-course practical activities

  • At the start of each session the trainer will interact with the trainees to ensure the course fits their expectations and correct if needed


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