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SHARP SDK AddOn Android ver. 2.2 Quick Start Guide

1. Installing the Android SDK
   The Android SDK distributed by Google is available on the Android Developers Site.
   Android Developers Site
   For the SDK Platform, download and use "Android 2.2, API 8, revision 3".


2. Downloading the SHARP SDK AddOn for Android ver. 2.2
   To download the latest SHARP SDK AddOn for Android 2.2 (Compressed file in ZIP format), clickhere:


3. Uncompressing the AddOn
   Extract the downloaded ZIP file into the /add-ons/ directory.


4. Executing android update adb
   If you are using Android SDK Tools revision 5 or earlier, navigate to the /tools/ directory and execute the android tool command with the option shown below, and then execute android update adb. If you are using Android SDK Tools revision 6 or later, you do not need to execute android update adb.
   $ android update adb


5. Verifying the Target
   To verify the Target ID for SHARP SDK AddOn, open the command line and execute android list target. In the following example, the Target ID for SHARP SDK AddOn for Android ver. 2.2 is "2".
   $ android list target
     Available Android targets:
     id: 1 or "android-8"
        Name: Android 2.2
        Type: Platform
        API level: 8
        Revision: 3
        Skins: HVGA, QVGA, WQVGA400, WQVGA432, WVGA800 (default), WVGA854
        ABIs : armeabi
     id: 2 or "SHARP Corporation:sharp_addon:8"
        Name: sharp_addon
        Type: Add-On
        Vendor: Sharp Corporation
        Revision: 3
        Description: SHARP Add-on
        Based on Android 2.2 (API level 8)
        Libraries:
        * jp.co.sharp.android.io.irrc (irrc.jar)
   
        * jp.co.sharp.android.stereo3dlcd (stereo3dlcd.jar)
   
        * jp.co.sharp.android.io.obex (obex.jar)
   
        * jp.co.sharp.android.hardware (hardware.jar)
   
       Skins: WVGA854, WQVGA400, HVGA, WQVGA432, WVGA800 (default), QVGA
       ABIs : armeabi
       Adds USB support for devices (Vendor: 0x04DD)


6. Creating the AVD (Android Virtual Device)
   In the following example, the AVD is created using "SHARP3_8" for the AVD name, "128MB" for the SD card capacity and "2" for the Target ID.
   $ android create avd -n SHARP3_8 -t 2 --sdcard 128M


7. Launching the emulator
   Launch the emulator by specifying the AVD "SHARP3_8" that has been created in the previous step.
   $ emulator @SHARP3_8

【Note】

With the SHARP SDK AddOn for Android ver. 2.2, you can also launch the emulator from the Android SDK and AVD Manager.