You can create builds for Nexus devices using Android Open Source Project (AOSP) builds and the relevant hardware-specific binaries. For available Android builds and targeted devices, see Source Code, Tags, and Builds.
You can also create builds for HiKey Android reference boards, which are designed to help non-Nexus component vendors develop and port drivers to Android releases. Using a reference board can ease upgrade efforts, reduce time-to-market for new Android devices, lower device costs by enabling ODM/OEMs to choose from a wider range of compatible components, and increase the speed of innovation among component suppliers.
Google supports HiKey960 and HiKey certified 96Boards as Android reference boards. AOSP provides kernel source and board support for HiKey so developers can easily create and debug new and existing peripheral drivers, do kernel development, and perform other tasks with fewer OEM encumbrances. To develop new ContextHub features that use new sensors or LEDs, you can also use a Neonkey SensorHub connected to a HiKey or HiKey960 development board.
The HiKey960 board is available in a 3GB RAM configuration from LeMaker (via Amazon.com) and from Lenovator.
Additional resources:
Use the following commands to download, build, and run Android on the HiKey960 board.
repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b master
repo sync -j24
wget https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/arm-hikey960-OPR-cf4e0c80.tgz
tar xzf arm-hikey960-OPR-cf4e0c80.tgz
./extract-arm-hikey960.sh
. ./build/envsetup.sh
lunch hikey960-userdebug
make -j32
cd device/linaro/hikey/installer/hikey960
./flash-all.sh
fastboot flash boot out/target/product/hikey960/boot.img
fastboot flash dts out/target/product/hikey960/dt.img
fastboot flash system out/target/product/hikey960/system.img
fastboot flash cache out/target/product/hikey960/cache.img
fastboot flash userdata out/target/product/hikey960/userdata.img
git clone https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/hikey-linaro
cd hikey-linaro
git checkout -b android-hikey-linaro-4.9 origin/android-hikey-linaro-4.9
make ARCH=arm64 hikey960_defconfig
make ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-android- -j24
hi3660-hikey960.dtb
(arch/arm64/boot/dts/hisilicon/hi3660-hikey960.dtb
) to the
hikey-kernel
directory as file:
hi3660-hikey960.dtb-4.9
(arch/arm64/boot/Image.gz
) to the
hikey-kernel
directory as file:
Image.gz-hikey960-4.9
make bootimage -j24
To set random serial number, run:
fastboot getvar nve:SN@16_DIGIT_NUMBER
Bootloader exports the generated serial number to kernel via
androidboot.serialno=
.
Edit the device/linaro/hikey/hikey960/BoardConfig.mk
parameter
BOARD_KERNEL_CMDLINE
and configure the video
setting.
Example setting for a 24" monitor is video=HDMI-A-1:1280x800@60
.
The HiKey board (also known as HiKey620) is available in 1GB RAM and 2GB RAM configurations from Lenovator:
Additional resources:
Use the following commands to download, build, and run Android on the HiKey board.
repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b master
repo sync -j24
wget https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/linaro-hikey-20170523-4b9ebaff.tgz
tar xzf linaro-hikey-20170523-4b9ebaff.tgz
./extract-linaro-hikey.sh
apt-get install mtools
. ./build/envsetup.sh
lunch hikey-userdebug
make -j32
Note: For 4GB eMMC, instead of $ make -j32
use: $ make -j32 TARGET_USERDATAIMAGE_4GB=true
.
/dev/ttyUSB1
).cd device/linaro/hikey/installer/hikey
./flash-all.sh /dev/ttyUSB1 [4g]
fastboot flash boot out/target/product/hikey/boot.img
fastboot flash -w system out/target/product/hikey/system.img
git clone https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/hikey-linaro
cd hikey-linaro
git checkout -b android-hikey-linaro-4.9 origin/android-hikey-linaro-4.9
make ARCH=arm64 hikey_defconfig
make ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-android- -j24
/kernel/hikey-linaro
):
arch/arm64/boot/dts/hisilicon/hi6220-hikey.dtb
) to the
hikey-kernel directory as file hi6220-hikey.dtb-4.9.(arch/arm64/boot/Image-dtb
) to the
hikey-kernel directory as file Image-dtb-4.9.make bootimage -j24
Edit device/linaro/hikey/hikey/BoardConfig.mk
parameter
BOARD_KERNEL_CMDLINE
and configure the video
setting.
Example setting for a 24" monitor: video=HDMI-A-1:1280x800@60
.
Set the J2 low speed expansion connector to 1 - Gnd, 11 - Rx, 13 - Tx. For details, refer to the HiKey user guide.
To develop new ContextHub features that use new sensors or LEDs, you can use Neonkey SensorHub connected to a Hikey or Hikey960 development board.
Neonkey is a certified 96Boards mezzanine base on STM32F411CE with the following components:
Kernel source and ContextHub board support is available in AOSP to help developers create and debug new sensors, make new HAL and kernel changes, etc. with fewer OEM encumbrances.
To build, enable, and upload Neonkey:
repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b master & repo sync -j24
. ./build/envsetup.sh
lunch hikey-userdebug
. device/google/contexthub/firmware/toolchain-setup.sh
make -C device/google/contexthub/firmware/variant/neonkey
adb push device/google/contexthub/firmware/out/nanohub/neonkey/full.bin /data/local/tmp
adb root
adb shell stm32_flash -u -d /dev/ttyAMA2 -e 0xffff -w /data/local/tmp/full.bin
make TARGET_SENSOR_MEZZANINE=neonkey -j24
fastboot flashall