This will be an odd question...
I bought (from China of course) a nice little 7" tablet advertised as a "in-wall background music player". The tablet is equipped with built-in 20Wx4 audio amplifiers, an RS-485 serial port, HDMI and Ethernet connectors. It has a built-in AC input power supply and no battery. It is clearly intended to be installed permanently in the wall (it comes with an enclosure that looks like an overgrown light switch box intended to be nailed to the in-wall studs and where the tablet conveniently locks in). The tablet has two rows of screw terminals on the back for speakers, audio input and output and the RS-485.
Audio sounds great through outside speakers (no built-in speakers but there is a microphone), the display is IPS and the finish is better than much of the cheap Chinese stuff you can find so it has a lot going for it. The processor is a little slow, not helped with the 1GB of RAM. I am considering using it as the hub for my home control system.
It runs Android (I think 7 but it's hard to tell) but does not have any of the usual Android Settings page. It is a very customized version of the OS. The first problem is, it has a proprietary launcher and it does not have the standard Android Settings app, it has a very limited settings page where I can only configure the WiFi. Even though it is advertised as unlocked and rooted, there is no way to run the debugger on it, or I have not found how.
I have been able to sideload my B4A apps via the web browser, and they seem to be running normally. They open and run over TCP sockets.
I would like to access the RS-485 port (my house is wired with RS-485 cables running a bunch of home control stuff) and I was wondering if anyone has a suggestion to access it, assuming there is a "generic" way of doing it with Android.
Any suggestion appreciated.
I bought (from China of course) a nice little 7" tablet advertised as a "in-wall background music player". The tablet is equipped with built-in 20Wx4 audio amplifiers, an RS-485 serial port, HDMI and Ethernet connectors. It has a built-in AC input power supply and no battery. It is clearly intended to be installed permanently in the wall (it comes with an enclosure that looks like an overgrown light switch box intended to be nailed to the in-wall studs and where the tablet conveniently locks in). The tablet has two rows of screw terminals on the back for speakers, audio input and output and the RS-485.
Audio sounds great through outside speakers (no built-in speakers but there is a microphone), the display is IPS and the finish is better than much of the cheap Chinese stuff you can find so it has a lot going for it. The processor is a little slow, not helped with the 1GB of RAM. I am considering using it as the hub for my home control system.
It runs Android (I think 7 but it's hard to tell) but does not have any of the usual Android Settings page. It is a very customized version of the OS. The first problem is, it has a proprietary launcher and it does not have the standard Android Settings app, it has a very limited settings page where I can only configure the WiFi. Even though it is advertised as unlocked and rooted, there is no way to run the debugger on it, or I have not found how.
I have been able to sideload my B4A apps via the web browser, and they seem to be running normally. They open and run over TCP sockets.
I would like to access the RS-485 port (my house is wired with RS-485 cables running a bunch of home control stuff) and I was wondering if anyone has a suggestion to access it, assuming there is a "generic" way of doing it with Android.
Any suggestion appreciated.
