Arduino UNO R3 And Android ?

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1

Hello,

I would like to ask whether i can use the Arduino UNO R3 Board to connect it to an android device to send and receive data between them or it must be an Arduino ADK Board?

Thanks in advance

2

hello,
i think this website http://www.amarino-toolkit.net/ well help
thanks

3

Thanks a lot for your reply, I would just like to ask you one more question,Does AMARINO works with any type of Ardunio boards ?

4

You can connect an UNO to an Android but that is only if you have an wireless Shield connected to establish a wireless connection or you can do that via the net(using Ethernet Shield).
The ADK acts as a host for Android, making the Android usable in Accessory mode.
The ADK is more useful if you wanna make a direct wired connection with and Android and also if you wanna transfer data from the sensors like (accelerometer, etc.)

-Basically both boards can be connected, but ADK is recommended if you want to transfer more data and for a better response time.

Hope this Helps :slight_smile:

5

well, i will only need the wired connection to transfer data from the Android phone to the Arduino UNO Board.Since the UNO Board doesn't have USB Jack to connect it to the android phone,So how can i connect the wire between the mobile and the Arduino UNO Board ?

Sorry for being annoying it's just my first experience to deal with arduino :smiley:

6

You have two options two accomplish this.

  1. Buy a Shield for the UNO which gives it similar capabilities like the ADK.

  2. Buy an ADK.

My suggestion would be that if you wanna make use of an Android with an Arduino for most of your projects, then you go for ADK as it is based on the Mega 2560 and I feel its worth the extra Buck if you have a clear picture in mind about how you wanna use the Android-Android combo together.

7

If you are new two this and wanna get a clear idea about the capabilities of Arduino and Android Combo then I suggest you go thru a few Google I/O and Android Open Conference videos on the Youtube.
Also you can watch a few projects which have used the ADK and Android for Bots and other stuff....

All the Best :slight_smile:

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I am very very thankful for your help :slight_smile: !!

I guess i will be using a bluetooth shield instead of wired connection. I searched and found that it would be better to send the data through the bluetooth since the mobile and the board will be relatively close to each other in my project :D.

thanks A LOT :D!

9

Just out of curiosity, What exactly are you trying to make in you project?
(I ask coz I feel that very few ppl are using Android-Arduino together and it would be nice to know how this ADK platform is being used).

Thankx

10

If you have bluetooth shield, take a look at ArduinoCommander- https://market.android.com/details?id=name.antonsmirnov.android.arduinocommander