First Arduino and Android setup

Had a bit more of a play with the Arduino, and managed to get it connected to a handset after a few days of frustration. It appears that even with the correct version of Android, the Samsung Galaxy S2 doesn't pass the correct Vendor ID to the Arduino, meaning it's not currently possible to connect the two (at least without doing some deep firmware modifications).

Using a HTC Sensation worked perfectly first time however, as shown in this video:

The source code I used is available here;

• Arduino Sketch
• Java Class (Android App)
• Android Manifest

It's basically a trimmed down version of Google's DemoKit app, which will only work with a very limited edition demonstration board. It was helpful in showing me the basic construction of an App and a Sketch that will work together though.

I have ordered a second-hand HTC Desire, which will hopefully work the same as the Sensation, as I can't borrow that for the duration of the project. I'm a little annoyed with Samsung, and the complete lack of documentation of this problem on the net.

I'm still waiting on the arrival of my servos, the next step will hopefully be connecting them to the dish and having a basic prototype operational pretty soon. I've also started work on the Look Angle Algorithms I'll be using to direct the dish.