• Katie Roberts-Hoffman, TI▪ Software Engineer for ARM

Microprocessors Business Unit

• Brad Dixon, Mentor Graphics▪ Sr. Marketing Manager for Android,

Nucleus, and Linux

Introductions

• Introduction to TI and Mentor’s Android efforts

• Android application framework and architecture

• Overview of TI OMAP3 and Rowboat project• Android beyond mobile• Demo of Rowboat and Mentor tools for

Android

Agenda

Android• Base

Technology

Rowboat• Android to

OMAP 3• Joint TI and

Mentor project

Mentor• Support• Tools• Unique IP• Services

Three Efforts – How Do They Relate?

Linux• Recent Linux kernel

▪ 115 patches required

• Provides…▪ process management▪ memory management▪ security▪ networking▪ drivers:

• display, keypad, camera, WiFi, flash, audio, IPC, power

Android Architecture

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Linux is at the bottom of the Android stack, providing basic

system functionality like process and

memory management and

security.

Linux handles the networking and a

vast array of device drivers to interface

with peripheral hardware.

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Android Architecture

Libraries• Some examples…

▪ libc (Bionic is Google’s libc rather than glibc or uClibc)

▪ Media libraries for audio and video

▪ Graphics▪ SQLite (embedded

database engine for application data and sharing)

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Android Architecture

Android runtime• Dalvik VM

▪ Not a Java VM, but uses the Java language

▪ One instance per application

▪ Uses its own byte code optimization

▪ Memory optimized▪ Uses Linux to manage

memory and threading

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Android Architecture

Application framework• Higher-level services

and systems:▪ Views▪ Content providers▪ Resource manager▪ Notification manager▪ Activity manager

• All implemented as Java classes

• Any application can publish its capabilities

A key Android capability is sharing

of functionality

Every application can export

functionality for use by other

applications in the system

This promotes straightforward

software re-use and a consistent user

experience

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Android Architecture

Applications• Provided by Google:

• Email• SMS• Calendar• Web browser• Contacts

• All applications have the same status

• Java programs▪ Use standard Java tools ▪ Converted to Dalvik byte

code

• An open source, integrated software platform • An application framework on top of Linux• Not licensed through GPL

▪ Developers can extend Android freely with minimal IP concerns in the application layer

• Uses Java tools• Every application can export functionality for use

by other applications in the system• Designed for straightforward software re-use• Enables a consistent user experience

Android Summary

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• Introduction to TI and Mentor’s Android efforts

• Android application framework and architecture

• Overview of TI OMAP3 and Rowboat project• Android beyond mobile• Demo of Rowboat and Mentor tools for

Android

Agenda

• OMAP35x inspires new applications with unprecedented performance at handheld power levels

OMAP35x Overview

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ARM®

Cortex™-A8

CPU

L3/L4 Interconnect

C64x+™ DSP and video

accelerators (3525/3530 only)

Peripherals

Program/Data Storage

System

I2Cx3

Serial Interfaces

Display Subsystem

Connectivity

MMC/SD/

SDIOx3

USBHost

Controller x3

USB 2.0 HSOTG

Controller

GPMC

SDRCUARTx2

UARTw/IRDA

McBSPx5

McSPIx4

TimersGP x12WDT x2

Image Pipe

Parallel I/F

Camera I/FPOWERVR SGX™ Graphics(3515/3530 only)

HDQ /1-wire

OMAP35x Processor

10 bit DACVideoEnc 10 bit DAC

LCDCont-roller▪ Performance

▪ High-performance superscalar ARM Cortex-A8 featuring NEON co-processor

▪ SGX vector graphics accelerator

▪ Multimedia acceleration via TMS320C64x+ DSP and video hardware accelerators

Scalable platform of devicesApplications

Software Compatibility

2D/3D Graphics

Compatibility

DSP Processing

& Multimedia Software

Compatibility

SharedPeripheral

Set

OMAP3503OMAP™ ARM

Cortex™-A8600 MHz

Peripherals

OMAP3503OMAP™ ARM

Cortex™-A8600 MHz

Peripherals

OMAP3515OMAP™ Graphics

Open GL ES 2.0

POWERVR SGX™

ARMCortex™-A8

600 MHzPeripherals

OMAP3503OMAP™ ARM

Cortex™-A8600 MHz

Peripherals

OMAP3515OMAP™ Graphics

Open GL ES 2.0

POWERVR SGX™

ARMCortex™-A8

600 MHzPeripherals

OMAP3525OMAP™ C64x+ DSP

& video accelerator

ARMCortex™-A8

600 MHzPeripherals

OMAP3515OMAP™ Graphics

Open GL ES 2.0

POWERVR SGX™

ARMCortex™-A8

600 MHzPeripherals

OMAP3525OMAP™ C64x+ DSP

& video accelerator

ARMCortex™-A8

600 MHzPeripherals

OMAP3530OMAP™ ARM

Cortex™-A8720 MHz

C64x+ DSP & video

accelerator

GraphicsOpen GL ES

2.0POWERVR SGX™

Peripherals

OMAP3503OMAP™ ARM

Cortex™-A8600 MHz

Peripherals

Production Now

• Development boards▪ OMAP35x EVM – www.ti.com/omap3530▪ Beagle Board – www.beagleboard.org

• Linux and WinCE SDKs available today with DSP and SGX enablement

• DSP codecs: JPEG (e/d), MPEG4 (e/d), H.264 (e/d), MPEG2 (d), G.711 (e/d), AAC (e/d), MP3 (d)

Begin development today

• Complete Android solution designed to take full advantage of OMAP35x processors▪ Open Source – no royalties, complete source available▪ Includes DSP/IVA Multimedia Acceleration▪ 3D graphics acceleration in Éclair ▪ Connectivity and Imaging options

• Great for applications requiring:▪ Rich GUIs▪ Touch screens▪ Web browsers▪ App stores▪ Multimedia and graphics▪ Power management

Android for OMAP35x

• Rowboat – a codename for Android on OMAP35x

• A completely free, open-source project for all customers, developers, and other parties

• Website provides everything needed to start Android evaluation on TI OMAP35x

• Includes: Code (binary and source), WiKi, How-to’s, links, IRC, FAQs, and more

Rowboat Android – arowboat.org

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Rowboat Experience

▪ Download pre-built kernel and file system for OMAP3EVM or Beagle

▪ Follow simple instructions to rebuild from complete source – either for ARM-only or ARM+DSP

▪ Read wiki articles to learn how to install Android apps, run Android functional tests, and more

▪ Download Rowboat’s benchmarking application▪ Ask questions on #rowboat IRC on freenode.net or

rowboat@googlegroups.com mailing list

Rowboat Advantages

Frequently synced with Google’s latest official releases Full source code

and documentation

OMAP3 EVM I & II Beagle Board

Supported on Popular Boards

Open and Current

Uses TI’s non-handset DVSDK software stack

Stability and performance optimizations Fully utilizes

OMAP35xx hardware features Includes

benchmarking test suite

Focus on Quality and

Performance

Designed specifically

for non-handsets

Rowboat Roadmap

In Development

Future

Time

DonutOMAP3503

Available Today!

DonutOMAP3525

Android 1.6-rc1 base Validated on OMAP3EVM

and Beagle Board Access the DSP codecs via gstreamer

ÉclairOMAP3530

Add SGX accelerated 3D graphics Improved 2D graphics using NEON Continue DSP multimedia support

OpenMax/DMAI wrappers integrate DMAI with Android’s OpenCore Multimedia Framework

Today 1Q10 2Q10

Rowboat Block Diagram

Linux Kernel (Linux OMAP)

OM

AP35

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Cortex A8 Integrated Peripherals

LPDDR, NAND, One NAND, MMC/SD

UART, I2C, SP, McBSP, Timers, USB OTG/Host, Ethernet

Graphics Driver

PowerVR SGX3D Graphics

C64 + Video Accelerators

DSP Link Driver

Codec Engine

DSP Link

DMAI

OpenMax

OpenGLES 2.0

WebKit

libc

Surface Manager

SGL

Media Framework

SQLite

SSL

FreeType

Graphics APIMedia API

GUI APILocation API

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Keypad

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Custom Home Contacts Browser Media Player Other

Webkit & Widget API

OMAP35x Resources

▪ OMAP Wiki - http://wiki.omap.com▪ TI Forums – http://e2e.ti.com▪ Rowboat Project – http://www.arowboat.org▪ Rowboat introduction -

http://tinyurl.com/RowboatIntro▪ Rowboat running on OMAP3EVM I/II and Beagle –

http://tinyurl.com/RowboatYouTube

• Introduction to TI and Mentor’s Android efforts

• Android application framework and architecture

• Overview of TI OMAP3 and Rowboat project• Android beyond mobile• Demo of Rowboat and Mentor tools for

Android

Agenda

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Android is Designed for Mobile Phones

• Android is▪ Complete and ready to deploy▪ Extensible by developers and users▪ More portable than standard Linux applications▪ Better for screens & touch▪ Insulates applications from rapidly evolving open

source

Why Android on Other Devices?

Not optimized for OMAP 3 hardware• Who will be there to help tackle challenges?• What about existing C/C++ code?• What about my developer workflow?• How will my device stand out from the rest?

Android: Limitations and Concerns

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SupportDevelopment

System for Android

Inflexion

Mentor Android Support

Online Support Portal

Named Contacts

Support Engineers

Answer Questions

Identify Solutions

Android Support Programs

Benefits of Mentor Professional Services• Expertise others don’t have• Quality beyond even the highest

expectations• Managed by engineers, not bureaucrats

Who better to support your project than the engineers behind Rowboat?

Not optimized for OMAP 3 hardwareWho will be there to help tackle challenges?• What about existing C/C++ code?• What about my developer workflow?• How will my device stand out from the rest?

Android: Limitations and Concerns

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SupportDevelopment

System for Android

Inflexion

• Android applications are Java with bits of C/C++

• Mentor Real C/C++ makes C/C++ applications first class citizens

• Only C/C++ solution with full library and debug support

Mentor Real C/C++ Android Applications

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Java Java C/C++

IPC

Plain Android With Mentor

Android Developer Workflow

Is the Android SDK enough?▪ What about C & C++?▪ How do you define the specific software contents

of your design?▪ How will you evolve your design over versions?▪ How will you comply with license obligations?

Development System for Android

Development System for Android

• Only Real Native C/C++ with full debug capabilities

• Market leading performance optimization expertise

• Integrated C, C++, and Java development

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Bill of Materials Utilities

License Flagging

Documentation

Technical Support

Real Native C/C++

Android Runtime

Performance

Eclipse IDE

C/C++ Java

IDE

Toolchains*

Base Userspace

Not optimized for OMAP 3 hardwareWho will be there to help tackle challenges?What about existing C/C++ code?What about my developer workflow?• How will my device stand out from the rest?

Android: Limitations and Concerns

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SupportDevelopment

System for Android

Inflexion

The Androids Are Coming• Google Android is a rich internet-enabled

software platform for embedded devices▪ Appealing to many OEMs: can focus software

effort on differentiation, not core services

▪ Android is definitely not just about cell phones!

▪ Already in development: TV set-top boxes, auto infotainment, home appliances, medical…

▪ 100s of products will launch in the next 2 years

• BUT without lots of GUI customization work every product will look and feel the same

• Like Windows PCs? OEMs don’t want that!

Inflexion Offers The Solution• Compelling differentiation of any

Android product through rapid and radical GUI customization▪ Rebrand Android home screen and menu

system without any software changes▪ Apply stunning 3D effects (spinning, fading,

twisting, zooming, lighting…) in minutes▪ Provide multiple device ‘skins’ to meet

diverse market and user preferences▪ Build new native apps for your product...

…and give them skinnable 3D GUIs too

• Deliver totally unique products on a common technology platform

How It Works: Enhancing Android

InflexionEngine

java-sideframework

for Inflexion

replacement homescreen + menu system

Exploit Inflexion as the GUI framework for any new native (C/C++) application

Standard Inglexion Engine optimized to use Android’s built-in 3D OpenGL/ES API

(software or hardware accelerated)

Create new skins for standard Android GUI functions with

Designer visual tool: no code required

Example Screens:

Inflexion Designer

In Summary

differentiate your Android devices with

unique 3D GUIs…

…with low effort and no software modifications

• Android with the Rowboat project on OMAP 3• Mentor tools for real native C/C++ integration

Demo

• Android offers exciting new possibilities• The Mentor Advantage:

▪ The best available OMAP 3 architecture support with the TI / Mentor Rowboat project

▪ Faster performance▪ Expert support▪ Unique support for C/C++ code and tools▪ Complete workflow for building non-handset systems▪ Differentiate with ease

Get the Mentor Advantage

• Thank you for your attendance!▪ Katie Roberts-Hoffman, TI▪ Brad Dixon, Mentor Graphics

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