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DAQFlex for Android™

Software Framework for Developing Apps for Android Tablets

Introducing DAQFlex for And roid

DAQFlex for Android from Mea s urement Computing (MCC) is a software framework for developing data
acquisition applications, or apps, to run on Android-based tablets.

DAQFlex for Android greatly simplifies developing drivers and apps targeted for Android tablets. The
DAQFlex for Android framework consists of the DAQFlex API, device driver and the DAQ device message
engine. The message engine parses and converts the DAQFlex message-based command set, simplifying the
transfer of t he DAQFlex instructions that control the DAQ device and process data.

A DAQFlex for Android program sends DAQFlex methods to the driver. The driver sends the encapsulated
messages to the DAQ device. The DAQ device interprets the message using the message engine, and sets its
corresponding attributes using the DAQ engine. The DAQ device then returns the requested data to the
DAQFlex driver, which returns the d ata to the program.

DAQFlex for Android includes example prog rams that give Android developers a head-start in creating mobile
data acquisition apps that perform common data acquisition operations.

Computer and Tablet Hardware Requirements

 A computer running Windows® 8/7/Vista®/XP (SP 2 or la ter)
 A tablet running Android 3.1 or later and with USB Host mode support

www.mccdaq.com/support/android-apk.aspx for a list of MCC-tested tablets)

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 A supported MCC DAQFlex device with the latest device firmware installed

www.mccdaq.com/solutions/DAQFlex-Solutions.aspx for a list of DAQFlex-supported devices)

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www.mccdaq.com/firmware.aspx to see if you need to update the firmware on your MCC DAQ

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device. If no firmware is listed at that page, there are no firmware updates available for your DAQ device.

Computer Software Requirements

 Android SDK: Refer to developer.android.com/sdk/index.html to download and install the Android SDK

on your computer.

 DAQFlex for Android API zip file (

download this file to your computer.

 Eclipse IDE: Visit www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-ide-java-ee-developers/indigosr2 to

download and install this software on your computer.

daqflex_android.zip): Visit www.mccdaq.com/android to