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SHARP SDK AddOn Android 4.0.3 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 4.0.3, API 15, revision 2".


2. Downloading the SHARP SDK AddOn Android ver. 4.0.3
   To download the latest SHARP SDK AddOn Android ver. 4.0.3 (Compressed file in ZIP format), click here:


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 ID
   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 Android ver. 4.0.3 is "2".
   $ android list target
     Available Android targets:
     id: 1 or "android-15"
        Name: Android 4.0.3
        Type: Platform
        API level: 15
        Revision: 2
        Skins: HVGA, QVGA, WQVGA400, WQVGA432, WSVGA, WVGA800 (default), WVGA854, WXGA720, WXGA800
        ABIs : armeabi-v7a
     id: 2 or "SHARP Corporation:sharp_addon:15"
        Name: sharp_addon
        Type: Add-On
        Vendor: Sharp Corporation
        Revision: 5
        Description: SHARP Add-on
        Based on Android 4.0.3 (API level 15)
        Libraries:
        * jp.co.sharp.android.io.irrc (irrc.jar)
   
        * jp.co.sharp.android.hardware (hardware.jar)
   
        * jp.co.sharp.android.io.obex (obex.jar)
   
        * jp.co.sharp.android.stereo3dlcd (stereo3dlcd.jar)
   
       Skins: WVGA854, WQVGA400, WSVGA, WXGA720, HVGA, HD720 (default), WQVGA432, QHD, WVGA800, QVGA, WXGA800
       ABIs : armeabi-v7a
       Adds USB support for devices (Vendor: 0x04DD)


6. Creating the AVD (Android Virtual Device)
   In the following example, the AVD is created using "SHARP5_15" 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 "SHARP5_15" that has been created in the previous step.
   $ emulator @SHARP5_15 -scale 0.4
   • ※By entering "-scale 0.4", the emulator screen size is scaled down to 40% when it is launched.

【Note】

With the SHARP SDK AddOn Android ver. 4.0.3, you can also launch the emulator from the Android SDK and AVD Manager. When the emulator is launched for the first time, it freezes at the "Android" screen. Press the HOME key to display the HOME screen.