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I am a newbie in Android development, I want to establish a connection between an Android device and an FTDI chip (FT230X) so that the Android device can send data to a microcontroller via the FTDI chip. I already installed the D2xx library in Android Studio. Can anybody tell me how should I start with this FTDI stuff? How do I detect the FTDI chip from an Android app?

Jay Kominek
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pallavi
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    Have you tried anything so far? – Mauker Aug 27 '15 at 20:13
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    And how does this connection look like? Where did you solder the chip? – greenapps Aug 27 '15 at 20:27
  • @Mauker : yes , started with basic android programming. I am reading documentation provided by google. Also I started with USB device detection but no success. – pallavi Aug 27 '15 at 21:17
  • @greenapps : I have one USB to serial communication module containing FTDI chip.( FT230x ,i know its vender and product id. ) first I want my app to detect FTDI chip module which is connected to tablet. FTDI Module have its own power supply. – pallavi Aug 27 '15 at 21:24
  • 'i know its vender and product id.'. Any reason not to tell them? 'FTDI chip module which is connected to tablet'. How exactly? – greenapps Aug 27 '15 at 21:33

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Late answer but hopefully future readers will find it useful.

Take a look at FTDI's Android examples.

SoroushA
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FTDI provide a driver to talk to their chips using the inbuilt Android USB Host API. The driver is distributed as a .jar file that you would incorporate into your app. There's a sample on their website showing how to use the driver.

Android Java D2XX

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