AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.androidusbhost"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.usb.host" />
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="13"
android:targetSdkVersion="18" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="com.example.androidusbhost.MainActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:configChanges="keyboard|orientation" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.hardware.usb.action.USB_DEVICE_ATTACHED" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data android:name="android.hardware.usb.action.USB_DEVICE_ATTACHED"
android:resource="@xml/device_filter" />
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.hardware.usb.action.USB_DEVICE_DETACHED" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
Create /res/xml/device_filter.xml to define our target vendor-id and product-id. The file name, device_filter, should be matched with android:resource inside <meta-data> of AndroidManifest.xml. Here vendor-id="9025" and product-id="32828" target to Arduino Esplora board.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<usb-device
vendor-id="9025"
product-id="32828" />
</resources>
MainActivity.java
package com.example.androidusbhost;
import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import android.hardware.usb.UsbConstants;
import android.hardware.usb.UsbDevice;
import android.hardware.usb.UsbDeviceConnection;
import android.hardware.usb.UsbEndpoint;
import android.hardware.usb.UsbInterface;
import android.hardware.usb.UsbManager;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.Spinner;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.IntentFilter;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
TextView textInfo;
TextView textInfoInterface;
TextView textEndPoint;
TextView textDeviceName;
TextView textStatus;
Spinner spInterface;
ArrayList<String> listInterface;
ArrayList<UsbInterface> listUsbInterface;
ArrayAdapter<String> adapterInterface;
Spinner spEndPoint;
ArrayList<String> listEndPoint;
ArrayList<UsbEndpoint> listUsbEndpoint;
ArrayAdapter<String> adapterEndpoint;
private static final int targetVendorID= 9025;
private static final int targetProductID = 32828;
UsbDevice deviceFound = null;
private static final String ACTION_USB_PERMISSION =
"com.android.example.USB_PERMISSION";
PendingIntent mPermissionIntent;
UsbInterface usbInterface;
UsbDeviceConnection usbDeviceConnection;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
textStatus = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textstatus);
textDeviceName = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textdevicename);
spInterface = (Spinner)findViewById(R.id.spinnerinterface);
spEndPoint = (Spinner)findViewById(R.id.spinnerendpoint);
textInfo = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.info);
textInfoInterface = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.infointerface);
textEndPoint = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.infoendpoint);
//register the broadcast receiver
mPermissionIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, new Intent(ACTION_USB_PERMISSION), 0);
IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter(ACTION_USB_PERMISSION);
registerReceiver(mUsbReceiver, filter);
registerReceiver(mUsbDeviceReceiver, new IntentFilter(UsbManager.ACTION_USB_DEVICE_ATTACHED));
registerReceiver(mUsbDeviceReceiver, new IntentFilter(UsbManager.ACTION_USB_DEVICE_DETACHED));
connectUsb();
}
@Override
protected void onDestroy() {
releaseUsb();
unregisterReceiver(mUsbReceiver);
unregisterReceiver(mUsbDeviceReceiver);
super.onDestroy();
}
private void connectUsb(){
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
"connectUsb()",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
textStatus.setText("connectUsb()");
checkDeviceInfo();
if(deviceFound != null){
doRawDescriptors();
}
}
private void releaseUsb(){
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
"releaseUsb()",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
textStatus.setText("releaseUsb()");
if(usbDeviceConnection != null){
if(usbInterface != null){
usbDeviceConnection.releaseInterface(usbInterface);
usbInterface = null;
}
usbDeviceConnection.close();
usbDeviceConnection = null;
}
deviceFound = null;
}
private void doRawDescriptors(){
UsbDevice deviceToRead = deviceFound;
UsbManager manager = (UsbManager) getSystemService(Context.USB_SERVICE);
Boolean permitToRead = manager.hasPermission(deviceToRead);
if(permitToRead){
doReadRawDescriptors(deviceToRead);
}else{
manager.requestPermission(deviceToRead, mPermissionIntent);
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
"Permission: " + permitToRead,
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
textStatus.setText("Permission: " + permitToRead);
}
}
private final BroadcastReceiver mUsbReceiver =
new BroadcastReceiver() {
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
String action = intent.getAction();
if (ACTION_USB_PERMISSION.equals(action)) {
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
"ACTION_USB_PERMISSION",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
textStatus.setText("ACTION_USB_PERMISSION");
synchronized (this) {
UsbDevice device = (UsbDevice)intent.getParcelableExtra(UsbManager.EXTRA_DEVICE);
if (intent.getBooleanExtra(UsbManager.EXTRA_PERMISSION_GRANTED, false)) {
if(device != null){
doReadRawDescriptors(device);
}
}
else {
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
"permission denied for device " + device,
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
textStatus.setText("permission denied for device " + device);
}
}
}
}
};
private final BroadcastReceiver mUsbDeviceReceiver =
new BroadcastReceiver() {
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
String action = intent.getAction();
if (UsbManager.ACTION_USB_DEVICE_ATTACHED.equals(action)) {
deviceFound = (UsbDevice)intent.getParcelableExtra(UsbManager.EXTRA_DEVICE);
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
"ACTION_USB_DEVICE_ATTACHED: \n" +
deviceFound.toString(),
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
textStatus.setText("ACTION_USB_DEVICE_ATTACHED: \n" +
deviceFound.toString());
checkDeviceInfoSkipDeviceSearching();
doRawDescriptors();
}else if (UsbManager.ACTION_USB_DEVICE_DETACHED.equals(action)) {
UsbDevice device = (UsbDevice)intent.getParcelableExtra(UsbManager.EXTRA_DEVICE);
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
"ACTION_USB_DEVICE_DETACHED: \n" +
device.toString(),
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
textStatus.setText("ACTION_USB_DEVICE_DETACHED: \n" +
device.toString());
if(device!=null){
if(device == deviceFound){
releaseUsb();
}
}
textInfo.setText("");
textInfoInterface.setText("");
textEndPoint.setText("");
listInterface.clear();
listUsbInterface.clear();
adapterInterface.notifyDataSetChanged();
listEndPoint.clear();
listUsbEndpoint.clear();
adapterEndpoint.notifyDataSetChanged();
}
}
};
private void doReadRawDescriptors(UsbDevice device){
final int STD_USB_REQUEST_GET_DESCRIPTOR = 0x06;
final int LIBUSB_DT_STRING = 0x03;
boolean forceClaim = true;
byte[] buffer = new byte[255];
int indexManufacturer = 14;
int indexProduct = 15;
String stringManufacturer = "";
String stringProduct = "";
UsbManager manager = (UsbManager) getSystemService(Context.USB_SERVICE);
usbDeviceConnection = manager.openDevice(device);
if(usbDeviceConnection != null){
usbInterface = device.getInterface(0);
usbDeviceConnection.claimInterface(usbInterface, forceClaim);
byte[] rawDescriptors = usbDeviceConnection.getRawDescriptors();
int lengthManufacturer = usbDeviceConnection.controlTransfer(
UsbConstants.USB_DIR_IN|UsbConstants.USB_TYPE_STANDARD,
STD_USB_REQUEST_GET_DESCRIPTOR,
(LIBUSB_DT_STRING << 8) | rawDescriptors[indexManufacturer],
0,
buffer,
0xFF,
0);
try {
stringManufacturer = new String(buffer, 2, lengthManufacturer-2, "UTF-16LE");
} catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, e.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
textStatus.setText(e.toString());
}
int lengthProduct = usbDeviceConnection.controlTransfer(
UsbConstants.USB_DIR_IN|UsbConstants.USB_TYPE_STANDARD,
STD_USB_REQUEST_GET_DESCRIPTOR,
(LIBUSB_DT_STRING << 8) | rawDescriptors[indexProduct],
0,
buffer,
0xFF,
0);
try {
stringProduct = new String(buffer, 2, lengthProduct-2, "UTF-16LE");
} catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
"Manufacturer: " + stringManufacturer + "\n" +
"Product: " + stringProduct,
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
textStatus.setText("Manufacturer: " + stringManufacturer + "\n" +
"Product: " + stringProduct);
}else{
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
"open failed",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
textStatus.setText("open failed");
}
}
private void checkDeviceInfo() {
deviceFound = null;
UsbManager manager = (UsbManager) getSystemService(Context.USB_SERVICE);
HashMap<String, UsbDevice> deviceList = manager.getDeviceList();
Iterator<UsbDevice> deviceIterator = deviceList.values().iterator();
while (deviceIterator.hasNext()) {
UsbDevice device = deviceIterator.next();
if(device.getVendorId()==targetVendorID){
if(device.getProductId()==targetProductID){
deviceFound = device;
}
}
}
textInfo.setText("");
textInfoInterface.setText("");
textEndPoint.setText("");
if(deviceFound==null){
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
"device not found",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
textStatus.setText("device not found");
}else{
String i = deviceFound.toString() + "\n" +
"DeviceID: " + deviceFound.getDeviceId() + "\n" +
"DeviceName: " + deviceFound.getDeviceName() + "\n" +
"DeviceClass: " + deviceFound.getDeviceClass() + " - "
+ translateDeviceClass(deviceFound.getDeviceClass()) + "\n" +
"DeviceSubClass: " + deviceFound.getDeviceSubclass() + "\n" +
"VendorID: " + deviceFound.getVendorId() + "\n" +
"ProductID: " + deviceFound.getProductId() + "\n" +
"InterfaceCount: " + deviceFound.getInterfaceCount();
textInfo.setText(i);
checkUsbDevicve(deviceFound);
}
}
private void checkDeviceInfoSkipDeviceSearching() {
//called when ACTION_USB_DEVICE_ATTACHED,
//device already found, skip device searching
textInfo.setText("");
textInfoInterface.setText("");
textEndPoint.setText("");
String i = deviceFound.toString() + "\n" +
"DeviceID: " + deviceFound.getDeviceId() + "\n" +
"DeviceName: " + deviceFound.getDeviceName() + "\n" +
"DeviceClass: " + deviceFound.getDeviceClass() + " - "
+ translateDeviceClass(deviceFound.getDeviceClass()) + "\n" +
"DeviceSubClass: " + deviceFound.getDeviceSubclass() + "\n" +
"VendorID: " + deviceFound.getVendorId() + "\n" +
"ProductID: " + deviceFound.getProductId() + "\n" +
"InterfaceCount: " + deviceFound.getInterfaceCount();
textInfo.setText(i);
checkUsbDevicve(deviceFound);
}
OnItemSelectedListener deviceOnItemSelectedListener =
new OnItemSelectedListener(){
@Override
public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent,
View view, int position, long id) {
UsbDevice device = deviceFound;
String i = device.toString() + "\n" +
"DeviceID: " + device.getDeviceId() + "\n" +
"DeviceName: " + device.getDeviceName() + "\n" +
"DeviceClass: " + device.getDeviceClass() + " - "
+ translateDeviceClass(device.getDeviceClass()) + "\n" +
"DeviceSubClass: " + device.getDeviceSubclass() + "\n" +
"VendorID: " + device.getVendorId() + "\n" +
"ProductID: " + device.getProductId() + "\n" +
"InterfaceCount: " + device.getInterfaceCount();
textInfo.setText(i);
checkUsbDevicve(device);
}
@Override
public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> parent) {}
};
private void checkUsbDevicve(UsbDevice d) {
listInterface = new ArrayList<String>();
listUsbInterface = new ArrayList<UsbInterface>();
for(int i=0; i<d.getInterfaceCount(); i++){
UsbInterface usbif = d.getInterface(i);
listInterface.add(usbif.toString());
listUsbInterface.add(usbif);
}
adapterInterface = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, listInterface);
adapterInterface.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
spInterface.setAdapter(adapterInterface);
spInterface.setOnItemSelectedListener(interfaceOnItemSelectedListener);
}
OnItemSelectedListener interfaceOnItemSelectedListener =
new OnItemSelectedListener(){
@Override
public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent,
View view, int position, long id) {
UsbInterface selectedUsbIf = listUsbInterface.get(position);
String sUsbIf = "\n" + selectedUsbIf.toString() + "\n"
+ "Id: " + selectedUsbIf.getId() + "\n"
+ "InterfaceClass: " + selectedUsbIf.getInterfaceClass() + "\n"
+ "InterfaceProtocol: " + selectedUsbIf.getInterfaceProtocol() + "\n"
+ "InterfaceSubclass: " + selectedUsbIf.getInterfaceSubclass() + "\n"
+ "EndpointCount: " + selectedUsbIf.getEndpointCount();
textInfoInterface.setText(sUsbIf);
checkUsbInterface(selectedUsbIf);
}
@Override
public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> parent) {}
};
private void checkUsbInterface(UsbInterface uif) {
listEndPoint = new ArrayList<String>();
listUsbEndpoint = new ArrayList<UsbEndpoint>();
for(int i=0; i<uif.getEndpointCount(); i++){
UsbEndpoint usbEndpoint = uif.getEndpoint(i);
listEndPoint.add(usbEndpoint.toString());
listUsbEndpoint.add(usbEndpoint);
}
adapterEndpoint = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, listEndPoint);
adapterEndpoint.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
spEndPoint.setAdapter(adapterEndpoint);
spEndPoint.setOnItemSelectedListener(endpointOnItemSelectedListener);
}
OnItemSelectedListener endpointOnItemSelectedListener =
new OnItemSelectedListener(){
@Override
public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent,
View view, int position, long id) {
UsbEndpoint selectedEndpoint = listUsbEndpoint.get(position);
String sEndpoint = "\n" + selectedEndpoint.toString() + "\n"
+ translateEndpointType(selectedEndpoint.getType());
textEndPoint.setText(sEndpoint);
}
@Override
public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> parent) {}
};
private String translateEndpointType(int type){
switch(type){
case UsbConstants.USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_CONTROL:
return "USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_CONTROL (endpoint zero)";
case UsbConstants.USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_ISOC:
return "USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_ISOC (isochronous endpoint)";
case UsbConstants.USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_BULK :
return "USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_BULK (bulk endpoint)";
case UsbConstants.USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_INT:
return "USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_INT (interrupt endpoint)";
default:
return "unknown";
}
}
private String translateDeviceClass(int deviceClass){
switch(deviceClass){
case UsbConstants.USB_CLASS_APP_SPEC:
return "Application specific USB class";
case UsbConstants.USB_CLASS_AUDIO:
return "USB class for audio devices";
case UsbConstants.USB_CLASS_CDC_DATA:
return "USB class for CDC devices (communications device class)";
case UsbConstants.USB_CLASS_COMM:
return "USB class for communication devices";
case UsbConstants.USB_CLASS_CONTENT_SEC:
return "USB class for content security devices";
case UsbConstants.USB_CLASS_CSCID:
return "USB class for content smart card devices";
case UsbConstants.USB_CLASS_HID:
return "USB class for human interface devices (for example, mice and keyboards)";
case UsbConstants.USB_CLASS_HUB:
return "USB class for USB hubs";
case UsbConstants.USB_CLASS_MASS_STORAGE:
return "USB class for mass storage devices";
case UsbConstants.USB_CLASS_MISC:
return "USB class for wireless miscellaneous devices";
case UsbConstants.USB_CLASS_PER_INTERFACE:
return "USB class indicating that the class is determined on a per-interface basis";
case UsbConstants.USB_CLASS_PHYSICA:
return "USB class for physical devices";
case UsbConstants.USB_CLASS_PRINTER:
return "USB class for printers";
case UsbConstants.USB_CLASS_STILL_IMAGE:
return "USB class for still image devices (digital cameras)";
case UsbConstants.USB_CLASS_VENDOR_SPEC:
return "Vendor specific USB class";
case UsbConstants.USB_CLASS_VIDEO:
return "USB class for video devices";
case UsbConstants.USB_CLASS_WIRELESS_CONTROLLER:
return "USB class for wireless controller devices";
default: return "Unknown USB class!";
}
}
}
activity_main.xml
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:autoLink="web"
android:text="http://arteluzevida.blogspot.com/"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textstatus"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textdevicename"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textStyle="bold|italic" />
<Spinner
android:id="@+id/spinnerinterface"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<Spinner
android:id="@+id/spinnerendpoint"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<ScrollView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="@+id/info"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/infointerface"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textStyle="italic" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/infoendpoint"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
</LinearLayout>
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Step-by-step: Android USB Host Mode programming