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A mini joystick module from austriamicrosystems has been selected by Google for the new Android Open Accessory Development Kit (ADK).
The kit is an open-source electronics prototyping platform and is aimed at developers, engineers, hobbyists and artists interested in creating interactive objects or environments.
The reference design platform uses the N50P111 EasyPoint joystick module with the AS5013 linear Hall sensor IC to support a new user interface for developers.
The kit is an open-source electronics prototyping platform and is aimed at developers, engineers, hobbyists and artists interested in creating interactive objects or environments.
The reference design platform uses the N50P111 EasyPoint joystick module with the AS5013 linear Hall sensor IC to support a new user interface for developers.
The Arduino board using the EasyPoint mini joystick module operates with the Android OS (2.3.4 or later).
It controls servos and LEDs and can fetch information from various sensors or Human Machine Interfaces (HMI).
An open system such as Android is very attractive to developers.
There are no NDAs, no fees, no approval process, and it is completely open for fast and easy development.
"Our EasyPoint module is based on our unique AS5013 magnetic encoder IC and provides a robust and accurate user interface for a variety of position sensing applications," said Alfred Binder, marketing manager for HMI at austriamicrosystems.
"Being designed in as the key user interface on the Google Android Open Accessory Development Kit compatible board will speed development time for designers and proliferate our success in the Android space," said Binder.
Features include full 360 degree navigation; low power mode, down to 3µA; I2C interface; progressive speed control, and highly reliable contactless sensing (greater than one million cycles).
These features and capabilities make EasyPoint(tm) very well suited for gaming phones, remote controls, gaming consoles, keyboards (additional mouse control on keyboards), and MID's (Multimedia Internet Devices).
Find pictures of Google's Arduino-based ADK hands-on with austriamicrosystems EasyPoint module.
Learn more about the AS5013 Hall sensor IC.
Richard Wilson
It controls servos and LEDs and can fetch information from various sensors or Human Machine Interfaces (HMI).
An open system such as Android is very attractive to developers.
There are no NDAs, no fees, no approval process, and it is completely open for fast and easy development.
"Our EasyPoint module is based on our unique AS5013 magnetic encoder IC and provides a robust and accurate user interface for a variety of position sensing applications," said Alfred Binder, marketing manager for HMI at austriamicrosystems.
"Being designed in as the key user interface on the Google Android Open Accessory Development Kit compatible board will speed development time for designers and proliferate our success in the Android space," said Binder.
Features include full 360 degree navigation; low power mode, down to 3µA; I2C interface; progressive speed control, and highly reliable contactless sensing (greater than one million cycles).
These features and capabilities make EasyPoint(tm) very well suited for gaming phones, remote controls, gaming consoles, keyboards (additional mouse control on keyboards), and MID's (Multimedia Internet Devices).
Find pictures of Google's Arduino-based ADK hands-on with austriamicrosystems EasyPoint module.
Learn more about the AS5013 Hall sensor IC.
Richard Wilson
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