Customer:Premier American rugged device manufacturer
Scope
Productization of Android JB (4.1.2) based rugged handheld computer with bar code scanner on TI OMAP4470 chipset
Solution
- Porting of OMAP Blaze Linux kernel to the device
- Boot loader changes
- Configuration of Memory and OMAP core peripherals
- GPIO MUX Configurations, Bus configurations
- Display, Touch screen, LED driver development
- Enabling Power Management
- Adapt architecture specific CPU Frequency Governor & CPU Idling & corresponding suspend-resume & wakeup operations are enabled.
- HAL porting for Sensors, Camera.
- Additional enhancements to Android framework
- Multiple key layouts, key wedging, scanner support, battery hot swap feature, accessory peripherals and docking stations
- System Testing & Validation, Supporting certifications.
- Profile and tune Power utilization and performance of the system for various use cases
- Enable system-wide suspend-resume operations and test its states.
- Test Retention & OFF State , Test the above with various wakeup.
Impact
- Enabled customer to launch their first Android-based ruggedized handheld device in US market
- Exceeded the power and performance benchmarks by 14%
- Enabled OEM with more flexibility on choice of devices due to access to the large Android ecosystem and enhanced user experience
